Photos: Dutch Grit Prevails
After a rough loss on Saturday against Section 1 Yorktown, 18 to 10, the Guilderland girls’ lacrosse team rebounded on Sunday against John Jay, the 23rd-ranked team in New York State from Section 1, with an 8-to-6 victory at the University at Albany.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Making it look easy: Getting fouled and falling did not stop Guilderland’s Amanda Nieman, right, to get off a shot past the Patriot’s goalie, Taylor Rice. She scored. Nieman had two goals and Kadi Futia led the Dutch with four goals and one assist in the win.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Eyes on the ball: Guilderland’s Maya Banks reaches for the ball to get it away from her goal during the second half as John Jay applied pressure throughout the half.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Feeling the pain: Hayley Kmack rushes to the goal from a free position but John Jay defenders Cara O’Reilly (6) and Annie Conway (18) sandwich her in so she wasn’t able to get off a shot; no call was made. Kmack had an assist in the game.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Making it look easy: With ice water running through her veins, Dutch goaltender Alexa DiCaprio stops a point-blank shot from a John Jay forward as teammate Shea Thomson tries to stop the attacking player. DiCaprio had 10 saves.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Rushing away: Guilderland’s Christine Fish, with her three braids flying, sprints up the field against John Jay’s Tristen Novak. Many of the Dutch players wore three braids. Guilderland, with a 2-2 record, fell to Shenendehowa, 12 to 9, on Tuesday, and faces Shaker next.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Shake and bake: Guilderland’s Kadi Futia powers her way past John Jay’s Kelly Nolan during the first half of the Dutch’s 8-to-6 win over the Patriots on Sunday morning at the University at Albany. John Jay was ranked 23rd in Class A in New York State. Futia had four goals and added an assist.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
On her toes: Guilderland’s Maya Banks, left, defends her turf against John Jay’s Cara O’Reilly in the first half of Sunday’s game. The Dutch held the Patriots to a goal in the first half.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Looking ahead: Guilderland’s Kerry Gerety peers into the offensive zone while holding her stick with the ball at shoulder level in the first half of play on Sunday. Gerety had a goal and an assist in the 8-to-6 win.