There was concern, but not panic on the Staten Island Academy sideline. The Tigers trailed for the second-straight day, this time by two goals midway through the first half after Fieldston’s Hanna Kaeser and Tory Schmidt found the back the net.
“We just have confidence,” Staten Island Academy coach Carlene Crowe said. “We are not going to be shutout, so if we go down 1-0, 2-0 we know we are going to score.”
SIA rallied by scoring right before the half and Danielle Fuller scored twice after the break, including her third winner of the postseason, to give her team a 3-2 win over No. 3 Fieldston in the NYSAISAA girl soccer semifinals at the College of Staten Island Friday.
“She has scored four goals in two games,” Crowe said. “It’s just incredible.”
Fuller ran on to a through ball from Amanda Moschella, dodged the sweeper and scored the winner to the left side in the 75th minute. She tied the score at 2 in the 55th minute on another pass from Moscella. Fuller dribbled left across the goal, but struck the ball inside the right post.
Gabby Tricorico got SIA (17-0-1) on the board by blasting a 35-yard free kick over the Eagles (14-3-2) wall and just under the middle of the crossbar in the 30th minute. It gave her team some momentum going into the break.
SIA advances to the state final for the first time since 2008 when it lost to Hackley. It meets No. 1 and unbeaten Riverdale 1 p.m. Sunday at Manhattanville College for the championship.
“We are right where we wanted to be,” Crowe said.
No. 1 Riverdale 1, No. 5 Dalton 0: Athena Bermeo ran onto a through ball up the middle of the field from Zoe Clark and scored the winner from 25 yards out in the 22nd minute for No. 1 Riverdale (16-0-2) in the NYSAISAA semifinals at Fordham University. No. 5 Dalton (8-5-3) had a corner kick headed off the crossbar in the final minutes. The Falcons are in their first final since 2007.
PSAL CLASS A
No. 1 Beacon 4, No. 8 Cardozo 0: Jennifer Angione tallied a goal and an assists for No. 1 Beacon (15-0-0), which led 3-0 at the half, in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals at Randall’s Island. Sophie Kligler and Ella Kim each added goals and Charlotte Kohlman had an assist. The Blue Demons take on No. 5 Petrides Thursday at noon in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. No. 8 Cardozo ends the year at 10-3-2.
No. 3 Tottenville 4, No. 11 Bard 0: Kaityln Regan recorded a hat trick, including two first-half goals on passes from Nina Brennan for No. 3 Tottenville (12-2-0) in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals at Randall’s Island. Brianna Castaldo opened the scoring with a blast from 25 yards off a pass from Nicole Tantillo. No 11 Bard finishes the year at 12-4-0.
PSAL CLASS B
No. 9 Sheepshead Bay 1, No. 1 Frank Sinatra 1: Teda Roberts stopped three shots to give No. 9 Sheepshead Bay (10-3-1) the win 4-2 in penalty kicks in the PSAL Class B quarterfinals. Woodeleine Beaujour scored in the 25th minute to give Sheepshead Bay a 1-0 lead. It came five minutes after No. 1 Sinatra (12-2-1) missed a penalty kick. The Legends tallied the equalizer in the second half.
No. 5 New Utrecht 1, No. 4 Beach Channel 0: After a scoreless 80 minutes of regulation, Nicole Potenzone, Jennifer Paolino and Heather Maugeri all found the back of the net to give No. 5 New Utrecht (12-2-0) a 3-1 penalty kick win in the PSAL Class B quarterfinals. Goalkeeper Rosario Cuatlacuatl stopped two shots during the shootout. The Utes advance to their second semifinal in three years where they play No. 9 Sheepshead Bay 10 a.m. Thursday. The No. 4 Dolphins finish at 11-3-1.
No. 10 Lafayette 3, No. 2 Baruch 2: Sandra Staniszewska recorded a hat trick for No. 10 Lafayette (9-5-0) in the PSAL Class B quarterfinals. Her team advances to play No. 3 Newcomers 10 a.m. Thursday at Flushing Meadows Park in the semifinals. No. 2 Baruch ends the season at 14-2-0.
No. 3 Newcomers 2, No. 6 Telecommunication 0: Anamaria Amaya scored twice for No. 3 Newcomers (13-2-0) in the PSAL Class B quarterfinals. Melissa Calle added two assists. The Lions take on No. 10 Lafayette 10 a.m. Thursday in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows Park. No. 6 Telecom completes the season at 11-4-0.
