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Mineola Girls Lacrosse Lose Out to Kellenberg 18-10

Lady Mustangs drop second straight game.

Kellenberg fired 31 shots against Katie Dul, getting 18 of them past and into the net of the Lady Mustang’s varsity lacrosse goalkeeper in a 18-10 non-league loss in Uniondale Saturday afternoon.

While Mineola Coach Frank Massaro said he was still pleased with the team’s efforts, the team were subject to “just mental mistakes” and needed to focus more.

Mineola got on the board early thanks to goals from attacker Kerri Medlock and Erica Antonison but Kellenberg quickly took control of the ball.

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After unanswered goals from Kellenberg, the junior Medlock sister scored twice more after a timeout. The Firebirds retaliated with one of their own though and goals off the sticks of Grace Paldino and Ashley Stavish made it 11-6 at the half.

Antonison scored less than a minute into the second, but was quickly undone by two more Kellenberg goals leaving it 13-7. Midfielder Kalie Medlock came back with a goal only for the Lady Firebirds to score another as well.

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A tense moment came when a goal scored by the elder Medlock was taken away for a dangerous follow through, a call protested by Massaro.

Kellenberg scored again with 12 minutes left, followed in quick succession by one from midfielder Kayla Vesley, which left 15-9 on the scoreboard with less than 10 minutes on the clock.

Kellenberg came back with three unanswered goals, though Antonison managed to get one in just before the game ended.

Speed work is what Massaro will have the girls concentrate on before their next match, a contest  in an afternoon  Tuesday.

Despite losing the , Massaro maintains his feeling about the progress the team is making, and “hoping to see them make some noise,” as they’re still improving.

1 2 F Mineola Lady Mustangs 6 4 10 Kellenberg Lady Firebirds 11 7 18 Mineola Scoring Statistics Name Position Goals Assists Shots Kerri Medlock Attacker 3 1 6 Erica Antonison Defender 3 0 5 Ashley Stavish Attacker 1 1 4 Kalie Medlock Midfielder 1 0 4 Grace Paldino Attacker 1 0 2 Kayla Vesley Midfielder 1 0 2 Lacey Fater Midfielder 0 1 2 Tina Basile Defender 0 0 0 Cat Carboine Attacker 0 0 0 Gabby Contileno Defender 0 0 0 Julie Falotico Midfielder 0 0 0 Teresa Ferreri Defender 0 0 0 Heather Gessner Defender 0 0 0 Natalie Kain Attacker 0 0 0 Alicia Mercurio Defender 0 0 0 Kelsey Napolitano Attacker 0 0 0 Emma Perez Defender 0 0 0 Nikki Vella Defender 0 0 0 Hayley Ward Defender 0 0 0 Mineola Goalkeeping Saves Katie Dul 13
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