Sandra Staniszewska has made Lafayette go all year. Now she has them headed to the quarterfinals.
The senior forward, who had 10 goals during the regular season, scored twice in the No. 10 Patriots’ 2-0 upset of seventh-seeded Robert F. Wagner Jr. in the opening round of the PSAL Class B girls soccer playoffs on Monday. She scored on a breakaway in the 15th minute and kicked in a rebound 10 minutes later.
“She leads the team morale when she puts the ball in the net,” Lafayette coach Stephanie Holmes said. “It keeps our defense going strong.”
The victory was Lafayette’s first postseason win, after it finished fourth in Brooklyn B-VII. Holmes credited her defense for limiting Wagner’s offensive chances and shutting down the few times they got behind them. The Patriots (8-5-0), who visit No. 2 Baruch 3:30 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals, has a roster with seven seniors and littered with underclassman. Wagner ends the season 7-6-1.
“It’s great for our girls to see what it is really like to play in the playoffs,” Holmes said…“In the next couple year’s those girls will develop and help us even more.”
No. 5 New Utrecht 9, No. 12 No. Environmental Studies 0: Jennifer Paolino recorded a hat trick and added an assist for New Utrecht (11-2-0) in the opening round of the PSAL Class B playoffs. Ivette Sosa tallied two goals and Carmela Marchica had a goal and an assist. Rosario Cuatlacuatl made six saves for the clean sheet. New Utrecht visits No. 4 Beach Channel on Friday at 3:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals. No. 12 Environmental Studies ends the year 9-6-0.
No. 4 Beach Channel 5, No. 13 George Washington 0: Beach Channel, the Queens B-IV winner, advances to host fifth-seeded New Utrecht Friday in the quarterfinals. No. 13 George Washington finishes the season 8-6-1 while the Dolphins improve to 11-3-1.
OTHER SCORES
Brearley 3, Packer 0