Massapequa Girls Lacrosse Picks Up Road Win at Calhoun

The Massapequa girls lacrosse team traveled to Calhoun on Friday afternoon for a league match up as the postseason fast approaches. The Chiefs (10-3, 6-0) used a dominant first half to take down the Colts (4-9, 3-4) to win,16-6, and remain undefeated in Conference A-I .

Kelsey O'Brien scored a career-high seven goals along with an assist. Danielle Doherty added eight points with four goals and four assists in the win. Meghan O'Sullivan scored four goals and two assists for Calhoun in the loss. 

The lead would only last so long as Massapequa’s Kelsey O’Brien scored the Chiefs’ first two goals to take a one-goal advantage. The visiting team scored seven more goals before the halftime whistle, including two more from O’Brien.

Massapequa came out in the beginning of the second half and kept the momentum going. Danielle Doherty added three goals and O’Brien kept finding the back of the net to make the score 15-1 in the Chiefs favor.

Calhoun scored the next four goals of the game, including two from O’Sullivan and one from Katie Teves and Jessica Silverman each to make the score 15-5. With one more goal from O’Brien for Massapequa and one from O’Sullivan for Calhoun, the Chiefs took the league match up on the road, 16-6.

Heroes: Kelsey O'Brien was dominant on the offensive end with the help of Danielle Doherty and also won the majority of her faceoffs in the middle. 

"We were definitely clicking out there. Today we were focused on working the ball around on offense and getting the goals up," O'Brien said. "We have a big game coming up next week against Farmingdale, so we wanted to put what we were working on today into the next game."

Turning Point: When Massapequa trailed 2-1 early in the first half, they went on to score eight straight goals to close out the half and 14 unanswered goals overall before Calhoun scored again. 

Quotable: "It took us a little bit to get situated, but once we got going then we were fine. The offense was flowing and the defense along with Christina [Fiorinelli] had another phenomenal game," Massapequa head coach Megan Zimmer said. "Our last game is against Farmingdale, which is always tough, so we will have three solid days of practice and hopefully come out with our best."

“Massapequa is a skilled team and they were able to capitalize on our mistakes and having the majority of the possession,” Calhoun head coach James Raucci said. “O’Sullivan played hard out there and wants to stay involved, so that was one bright spot for us.”

Bottom Line: Massapequa is rolling on all cylinders, and despite a tough loss against Wantagh, they have been dominant since the early parts of the season. With an important game awaiting with Farmingdale, goalie Christina Fiorinelli will be looked at to have another big game as she did against Cold Spring Harbor where she totaled 18 saves. 

Key Stat: Massapequa scored 14 consecutive goals between the first and second half to pull away for the win.

Who's Next: Massapequa vs. Farmingdale, May 11, 4:15 p.m.; Calhoun vs. Plainview JFK, May 9, 4:15 p.m. 

Box Score: 

Goals-Assists: M: O'Brien 7-1, Doherty 4-4, M.Pimental 2-2, Sadoff 1-1, Burke 1-0, Boylan 1-0. Totals: 16-8. C: O'Sullivan 4-2, Teves 1-0, Silverman 1-0, Sanders 0-1. Totals: 6-3. Goalies: M: Fiorinelli- 8 saves, DePasquale- 1 save; C: Murphy- 5 saves.