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Breaking: Rye Girls Lacrosse Falls in Section Title Game
Goal with 22 seconds left ends Rye girls' season
Coach Michelle Mason led Rye back to the section title game, but 19-0 Nyack was too much to overcome. (Photo by Steven Cao)
Nyack defeated Rye 13-12 on Wednesday to win the Section 1 Class C title. On the same Lakeland High School field where Rye took down Nyack in the 2024 section championship game, this year was the RedHawks’ turn to settle the account.
Ask anyone who witnessed the back-and-forth game between these two familiar Westchester lacrosse titans, and they would have said the same thing: this one would come down to whichever team had the last possession.
That team was the RedHawks. And they absolutely made it count. Nyack (19-0) netted the game-winner with just 22 seconds remaining to keep its perfect season alive and leave Rye (14-5) with a proud but quiet bus ride home.
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Rye jumped out to a 5-1 advantage. But Nyack crafted its own methodical response, and the game was knotted 5-5 at the half and 9-9 after three quarters.
Rye sophomore Blake Sasse scored with 2:46 left to give Rye a 12-11 lead, and the section repeat was within reach. But Nyack had other plans.
-by Steven Kearney