LACROSSE >> NORTHPORT 23, HALF HOLLOW HILLS 1
Tigers Maul Thundercolts
Northport lacrosse dominates the field during away game
By Tricia Arend / tarend@longislandernews.com

From the moment the Tigers hit the Half Hollow Hills East turf field last Friday they were unstoppable. Within minutes the team had scored their first goal to take a lead they would never relinquish. When the clock ran out in the fourth quarter, the Tigers walked away victoriously, having secured a 23-1 win over the Half Hollow Hills team.

The team was able to score so successfully during the game because of the team’s offense, said captain Lacey Vigmostad. The Tigers know how to work the ball on the field and weren’t just throwing the ball around as they have in the past.

“In general, our whole team was making the passes to each other and were really looking to each other, something that has been lacking in games prior to this. That made us play well that game, and we just came out strong and were able to out-play [Half Hollow Hills] on the field,” Vigmostad said.

The team was tenacious and on every ball, doubling the ball everywhere, added captain Nina Sarcona.

“We were getting open everywhere. We all had our heads up. We just transitioned well down the field. Everyone was looking to each other, and when we pass like that no one can stop us. No one can stop us when we play that well,” Sarcona said.

Despite the fact that the team is a young team, it is a strong team and has many key players, the captains said.

“I think our strengths lie in the fact that we have so many weapons all over the field. Anyone you could put in the game can play out there and you wouldn’t be able to tell who is a starter and who is a nonstarter,” Vigmostad said.

During the game, Kim McGeever had four goals and three assists and led 13 other Northport goal scorers. Devon Rhodes also had 4 goals and 3 assists; Sarcona scored 3 goals and had 1 assist; Vigmostad had 2 goals and 6 assists; and Jenna Theofield, Grace Schilling, Brianna Blumberg, Danielle Marini, Sam DelGaudio, Kiera McNally, Dana Baranaskas, Courtney Fortuanto, Erin Ehrhardt and Paige Bonomi scored 1 goal each.

“That game we were very unselfish,” said captain Laurie Filippone. “We just kept looking for each other and no one cared about who scored or who got the credit for the game, we just cared about scoring for the team. We really played as a team. The entire team played, everyone got a chance to get out there.”

Kate Loprieno, Shannon Gilroy, Theofield and Nicole Albino each had 1 assist, and DelGaudio had 4 assists. Filippone had 4 saves for Northport. Other standout players included Katie Ciaci, Megan Marinelli and Kerry Brenner, the captains said.

The game put Northport up 10-1 in Division I. Northport will next take on Lindenhurst at Northport on May 10 at 10 a.m.