GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland girls’ lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season last week but bounced back in impressive fashion.

The Lady Dutch lost to Lakeland of Section I last Thursday, but came back to beat Suburban Council foe Averill Park on Monday.

Guilderland beat the Warriors, 17-8, on Monday to improve its record to 4-1.

The Lady Dutch got three goals from senior Nikki Branchini in the contest. Abbey Fashouer scored four goals for the Dutch. Bridget Daley, Courtney Davis, Danielle Tetreault, and Jen Madsen added two goals for Guilderland. Chelsey Newman and Amanda Best each had a tally for the Lady Dutch,

Jen Kaye made two saves in goal for Guilderland.

Lost to Lakeland

Last Thursday, the Lady Dutch faced Lakeland, which was ranked fourth in the state, and lost, 11-6.

Best led the scoring for the Lady Dutch with one goal and one assist. Newman, Davis, Fashouer, Branchini, and Tetreault each had a goal.

Kaye made 13 saves for Guilderland.
"We never got going," said Guilderland Coach Gary Chatnik. "There were plenty of opportunities, but not much execution. Lakeland is good, but we played very poorly. Jen Kaye had an excellent game, but, collectively, we were not on as a group.
"Our team is young," Chatnik added, "and tonight we played young. We will bounce back. This is why we play these tough non-league games. It will make us better. Next week, we have three tough league games [including the Averill Park contest], so hopefully, this will teach us what we need to do."

Shining over Shaker

Last Tuesday, the Lady Dutch beat Shaker, 15-8, in a Suburban Council game.

Branchini led the Guilderland scoring with five goals. Madsen added two goals and two assists. Davis, Fashouer, and Newman each added two goals. Best chipped in with a goal and an assist and Kristen Cagino had a goal.

Daley and Tetreault each had an assist.

Kaye made six saves in goal and Amanda Santandrea stopped three shots in her first varsity game.
"I thought we played well," Chatnik said. "Our offense really clicked through the game. At one point, we had a 13-2 lead because we moved the ball well. Shaker is one of the premier teams in the league as well as the state. We jumped out quickly and put them on the defensive. We have good results when many people score and tonight the results showed that.
"Nikki, who plays half of the game at defense, found herself in the middle of the offense, scoring five goals," Chatnik added. "All of our offense players figured in the scoring and, when that happens, we usually find ourselves on the positive end. Our defense also played well early on, getting the ball to the offense. It was another top performance by Julie Malkowski, Lynn Tran, Lauren Cagino, Amy Branchini, Laura Decker, Corinne Chatnik, and Molly Barker. Jen Kaye set the tone and Amanda Santandrea played excellent."

The Lady Dutch, who ended the week ranked eighth in the state, played at Saratoga on Wednesday. They host Shenendehowa on Friday and Colonie on Tuesday. Next Thursday, they travel to face rival Bethlehem.