Taylor Rutland scored her sixth goal of the season in the second overtime off a pass from Maya Rutland to give the Eagles a 2-1 upset over to-seed Caledonia-Mumford and their seventh overall Section V championship.
Maya Rutland began the scoring in the 11th minute with an assist from Julia Smith and Kendall took a 1-0 lead into halftime. The goal marked the juniors’ 28th tally of the season—tied for seventh among all Section V players—and the 43rd of her career.
Just three minutes into the second half, Cal-Mum tied the contest before the double overtime heroics.
The Eagles, with a nine-game unbeaten streak and ranked sixth in the latest New York State Sportswriters Association poll with a 17-1-1 record, advanced to the state regional round and were to play Class CC champ Avon. The winner will advance to the state semi-finals against Section VI winner Holland (ranked seventh in NYS) November 15 at Cortland High School.
