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Mineola Girls Lacrosse Wins Second Straight Game

Lady Mustangs win their second game in a row beating Carle Place, 16-13 in double OT.

The Mineola girls varsity lacrosse team has caught fire this past week, beating and Carle Place on Tuesday afternoon . The Lady Mustangs needed double overtime to beat the Frogs, 16-13 in a stunning come from behind win.

“This was another nice win for our team,” Mineola head coach Frank Massaro said. “We were down 5 goals but were able to even the score off that shot by Ashley (Stavish) late in the second half. We had momentum on our side going into the overtime period.”

The momentum shift was obvious as Mineola scored three straight goals in the double overtime period and held Carle Place scoreless. In fact the Lady Mustang defense allowed the Frogs only one goal in the last half hour of the game after letting them reel off 12 straight.

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“Our defense really did a good job for us at the end,” Massaro said. “We tightened up the middle of the field and our goalie, Emma Carboine played a spectacular game with 13 saves. It was nice to see her have such a good game on senior day.”

The Frogs were on fire to start the game scoring 12 goals in the first half. Their star players, midfielder's Christine Wengland and Maria Hyland were unstoppable with 8 combined goals. But the second half was a different story as Mineola ratcheted up their defense and exploded on offense.

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Senior midfielder Kerri Medlock had another great game with 7 goals/3 assists and a big shot in the overtime period to make the score 15-13. Attacker, Natalie Kain had a stellar performance with 4 goals and Junior, Ashley Stavish had 2 goals including the direct shot to tie the game at 13 a piece in the second half.

 

1 2 OT 2OT F Carle Place Lady Frogs 12 1 0 0 13 Mineola Lady Mustangs 7 6 3 0 16 Mineola Scoring Statistics Player Goals Assts Kerri Medlock 7 3 Natalie Kain 4 0 Nicole Vella 2 1 Ashley Stavish 2 0 Marissa Athan 1 1 Alicia Mercurio 0 2 Teresa Ferreri 0 1 Mineola Goalkeeping Saves Emily Carboine 13
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