A perfectly executed give-and-go between juniors Camryn Sack and Erin Coykendall with less than two minutes remaining helped Spencerport overcome a two-goal second half deficit and defeat Webster-Schroeder 11-10 in the first round of the Section V girl’s lacrosse playoffs.
It was a see-saw affair throughout as neither team led by more than three goals at any point.
The Warriors scored twice over the first 1:48 of the contest sandwiching a tally by Rangers’ junior Natalie Choate.
The Rangers then netted four consecutive goals as Sack found Coykendall in front at 5:56 of the first half. Coykendall then set up in her office behind the net and fed scoring passes to first Choate and then Sack just 40 seconds apart to make it 4-2 Rangers. Choate completed her hat trick on a free possession play just 10:36 into the game.
But Schroeder scored four goals before halftime and limited the Rangers to just two more Choate tallies as they cut the Spencerport lead to 7-6 at the half.
The Warriors opened the second half by scoring four of the first five goals – a Hailey Rooney tally from Sack the only exception – to take a 10-8 lead.
But Coykendall came up big on the draws over the final ten minutes to help the Rangers come back.
Sack scored an unassisted goal at 16:27 of the second half to cut the Rangers deficit to one before Coykendall converted a free possession when she was bowled over by the goalie 71 seconds later to tie the game 10-10.
Both teams had their chances over the next five-plus minutes before the give-and-go with Sack converting the Coykendall return pass to complete her hat trick at 23:06 for the 11-10 Rangers lead.
Coykendall won the ensuing draw, which allowed her, Sack and Paige Pohleven to literally run off the remaining 1:54 of the contest and secure the win.
The second-seeded Rangers advanced to play third-seed Canandaigua in the Class B Section V playoff semi-finals.
