The Cinderella Run by the Smithtown West Girls Varsity Soccer team has officially ended as they would finish runner up in the state tournament following a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Spencerport High School, who claimed the NYSPHSAA Championship by beating the Bulls Sunday morning.
Despite getting shut out by the eventual state champion in the state final, Athletic Director Jason Lambert and the school district as a whole was very proud of what his team accomplished in the 2023 season as they posted positive things about the team’s season on their Instagram pages following the loss.
The Bulls won their State Semi-Final match on Saturday as they blew out Columbia High School 4-1 at Tompkins-Cortland Community College, allowing them to advance to the state final for the first time in program history.
“We took it in,” said Senior Sophia Campites to Newsday after the loss. “It obviously didn’t turn out the way we wanted, but we all knew we fought hard. The other team we played today was really good; they deserved that.”
“We’ve been working toward this all year,” said midfielder Madison DeMaio. “This was our goal from day one and we’re here. We didn’t get the result we wanted, but I’m so proud of this team.”
With their victory over the Westsiders, the Spencerport Girls Varsity team completed a perfect season as they finished the season with a 23-0 record and a State Championship.
The Rangers scored their first goal with 1:11 left in the first half when Emily Peacock headed in a free kick from Lindsay Lenhard. They pulled away in the second half as the second goal came with 23:26 left in the game.
Their defense kept the Bulls off the board all day and limited their shots on goal throughout the contest.
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Smithtown West Senior Laina Friedmann makes an attempt to steal a ball from a Spencerport Player
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