Sleepy's Jennifer Angevine and Hackley's Haley Greenberg Reach 100-Goal Milestone

The Sleepy Hollow and Hackley girls lacrosse squads have been led by two players that have reached the 100-goal plateau for their varsity careers this spring.

They are Sleepy Hollow junior Jennifer Angevine and Hackley senior Haley Greenberg, who will be playing the sport at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. next year.

Angevine has 134 career goals for Sleepy Hollow (7-5) while Greenberg has registered 108 for Hackley (9-2), the defending New York State Association of Independent Schools champion.

Hackley coach Jennifer Leffler is not surprised that Greenberg, who assisted on the game-winning goal in last year's state title game, an 11-10 overtime triumph against Portledge, has had as good a career as she's had at the Tarrytown-based school.

"She's really become into the player that I anticipated she would be but at the same time she's grown a ton," Leffler said. "She's grown on the field and off the field as a leader. I thought with her that would happen but you actually don't know it's going to happen until it does."

What happens when Angevine is on the field is that goals can come from her stick at any moment, especially when the game is on the line.

Case in point was in Sleepy Hollow's 15-14 triumph against visiting Ardsley May 5, when she scored the decisive goal with just one second left in the game. That winning tally was the sixth in the contest for Angevine, who is the first girls lacrosse player at Sleepy Hollow to reach the 100-goal plateau.

"It was crazy," Angevine said. "It was a lot of pressure. I honestly didn't even know there was one second left. I just went out there and knew we needed a goal."

Hackley has received clutch play from Greenberg as well.

"We needed someone to step up and I felt like I could do it," Greenberg said. "But again, it depends on the game on what I will concentrate on doing the most. Sometimes it maybe scoring, sometimes it's getting groundballs, other times it's setting up my teammates to score (she has 53 career assists). Each game is different."

What's not different about Greenberg and Angevine is the commitment they have to their programs. Both are willing to help those around them in any way they can.

"Haley's sticks skills are really great," Hackley senior Allie Piscina said. "She has perfected the stick skills that you need to do what she does. She really works hard at everything and she's willing to help anybody. She's one of the most experienced players on the team so her point of view is really valid."

Angevine falls into the same category. When her coach, Blair Moynahan, asked if anyone would be interested in talking to the players in the town's youth lacrosse program, she was the first to volunteer to do it. Emily Mottola, Andrea Alvarez and Valeria Morales also spoke to the players.

"I started in eighth grade and for them to start in fourth grade, they are just going to surpass every level we have achieved, they are going to go way past it starting at such a young age," Angevine said.

Moynahan said that Angevine could be joined soon by Alvarez, a junior, and senior Rachel Swenson, as fellow 100-goal scorers.

"The great thing about these girls is not only are they great athletes, they are also great kids," Moynahan said. "The attitude on this team is incredible."

Greenberg also has a great attitude and that, combined with her ability, is why she will be playing at Wesleyan along with her desire to play in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

"I really like the NESCAC, I love the coach (Holly Wheeler), she knows my coach," Greenberg said. "I spent a lot of time with the team, I got a good feel for them. They are a good group. Lacrosse doesn't define any of them. They are defined by other things like strong academics. The team itself had a really good vibe and one of the reasons why I chose it. Wesleyan was also bigger and more diverse then the other NESCAC schools I was looking at."