SWR vs. Nanuet, Class C state semifinal

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Live here in Cortland, a day after two boys teams advanced to the state semifinals. Now the SWR girls will try to join them with a noon matchup set against Nanuet of Section 1.

It's a beautiful day here and the weather is not too hot like we had the past few days back on Long Island. 

My prediction for this game is SWR's firepower is too much for Nanuet to handle. I think the Wildcats will have this game in hand from the start. So we'll see.

Starting lineups have been introduced and the National Anthem played.

We're ready for action!

Stephanie Anderson will take the draw against Hannah Frey.

SWR wins the opening draw, but turns it over as Brie Claire Drost's pass sails out of bounds.

Brittany DeLea forces a turnover, SWR coming the other way, 23:56.

GOAL, 1-0 SWR, Jen DeVito scores on a free position, 23:24

Stephanie Anderson hits the right post.

Nanuet's K.C. Jentzen hits the crossbar, 22:09

GOAL, 1-1, Kelly Fanshawe on free position, 21:30

SWR calls an early time-out after the goal.

Nanuet wins the next draw.

Hannah Frey hits crossbar. 21:00.

SWR playing a little sloppy to start off. A few too many turnovers.

GOAL, 2-1 Nanuet, Frey scores in front off a feed from Lauren Kahn, 17:22

GOAL, 2-2, Brittany DeLea scores off feed from Erica DeVito, 16:38

Verbeeck makes her first save, 15:07

GOAL, 3-2, Nanuet, K.C. Jentzen scores, 14:32

GOAL, 4-2, Hannah Frey scores off feed from Lauren Kahn, 11:43

Mandatory water break...

Interesting note during that break, Vlahakis walked away from the huddle and let his team discuss things among themselves...

Nanuet wins the draw.

GOAL, 5-2, Hannah Frey scores off a feed from Lauren Kahn, once again, 10:59

SWR is in a ballgame here. This one isn't going to be as easy as thought.

GOAL, 5-3. Brittany DeLea scores her second on a free position, 10:23

Erica DeVito puts one in but a crease violation, 8:56

GOAL, 5-4, Kaitlin Rochler scores on a fast break on a feed from Codi Mullen. 7:08

Big save by Verbeeck after another Nanuet shot hits the post.

GOAL, 5-5, Megan Gersbeck scores from feed by Rochler. 5:07

Timeout Nanuet. 5:07

SWR with a couple shots, but nothing doing, 4:07

GOAL, 6-5 Nanuet, K.C. Jentzen scores on a fast break from Lauren Kahn again, 2:06

GOAL, 7-5, Courtney McGrath scores after SWR turns it over, assist by Kelly Fanshawe, :4.7

END 1.  Nanuet 7-5

Seven goals is the most SWR has given up in a first half since Bay Shore scored eight back in April. The Wildcats trailed that game 8-5 before coming back in the second half to win 14-9. The Wildcats will need a similar turnaround if they hope to play again tomorrow. Skaneateles is currently in control in the other Class C semifinal.

The last time SWR trailed after one was against Mt. Sinai May 12. The Wildcats came back to win that game, 12-11.

First-half stats:

SWR,

DeLea, 2 goals.

J. DeVito, 1 goal

Rochler, 1 goal

Gersbeck, 1 goal

Verbeeck, 4 saves.

Draws are 7-6 Nanuet.

SWR is 2-for-3 on free positions. Nanuet is 1-for-2.

Nanuet goalie Brianna Straut has three saves.

Nanuet's Lauren Kahn has four assists.

SECOND HALF:

Nanuet wins the draw.

GOAL, 8-5, Lauren Kahn scores, Kelly Fanshawe assist, 23:50

GOAL, 8-6, Anderson scores in transition, E. DeVito assist 22:50

GOAL, 8-7, Rochler scores in front, unassisted, 21:41

GOAL, 8-8, Brosco scores after draw off feed from E. DeVito, 21:29

GOAL, 9-8 SWR. After another draw win, Brosco scores again from Rochler 21:17

Yellow card on Frey after knocking into Anderson, 18:14

Verbeeck a big save on FPosition, 16:10

GOAL, 10-8, E. DeVito scores in transition, Brosco assist 15:59

SWR going into delay, passing the ball around perimeter. 

GOAL, 11-8, Rochler scores off feed from Cordaro, 13:30

GOAL, 12-8, J. DeVito scores off nice feed from E. DeVito, 12:00

Water Break, 12:00

GOAL, 13-8, Anderson comes charging down the middle and scores, 7:42.

SWR is in the middle of an 8-0 run. Nanuet has not scored since the opening minute of the half when the Golden Knights took their biggest lead, 8-5.

Verbeeck makes back-to-back saves with under 7 minutes to go.

GOAL, 14-8, Cordaro scores off a feed from Brosco, 3:42

Yellow card on Nanuet, #6. SWR gets the draw.

SWR has completely dominated the second half and will play Skaneateles tomorrow in a rematch of last year's state championship.

Headed down to field, back in a bit with more.....

14-8 is the final.

SWR meets Skaneateles at noon tomorrow for the Class C title.