For the fourth consecutive year, Victor is New York state’s top team in Class B. In a meeting between two girls lacrosse titans, the Blue Devils defeated Section VIII’s Garden City 12-9 on Saturday.
With the win, Victor becomes only the fourth team in state history to win four consecutive titles in girls lacrosse. Two finals wins during the four-year reign were against Garden City, the state’s all-time leader in NYSPHSAA titles with 15. The teams were separated by a total of five goals in those two contests.
Neither team led by more than two goals throughout the contest, until Victor freshman Gianna Hedden scored with under two minutes left in regulation.
Victor outscored the Trojans 8-4 in the second half. Three of those second-half tallies belonged to senior Morgan Livingston, who finished with four.
Here’s how the game played out:
Garden City’s Kathryn Monaco takes the opening draw control, and the Class B final is underway.
Allie Pisano opened the scoring three minutes in, but Garden City’s Kimberly Colucci answered a minute later. Trojans have won all three draws so far.
Victor led by two goals thanks to scores from McKenna Anderson and Camryn Adrid, but Garden City answered with two goals in the final minute of the quarter. Blue Devils were carded twice in the final two minutes of the quarter, and the Trojans took advantage.
Victor is trailing for the first time today. Trojans’ Kimberly Colucci scored on a shot from the 8-meter, the first free position chance of the game.
Morgan Livingston scores with 1:27 left in the half, after Victor allowed four straight goals to fall behind 5-3. Livingston’s goal, a run from the 8-meter, came while the Blue Devils were down a player.
The Blue Devils tie the score with goals from McKenna Anderson and Julia Bruno.
Teams traded goals in the third quarter. Morgan Livingston’s tally with 2:22 left in the third stands as the go-ahead score for now. Couple big saves from Garden City goalie Kate Connolly on Victor’s Maia Pronti to keep it a one-goal game.
Maia Pronti scored her second of the game on a twirling shot outside the crease, to put the Blue Devils back in front.
The four-peat is complete. Victor is again NYSPHSAA champions.
This story will be updated.