It was Nassau vs Suffolk in this matchup on Sunday, December 10th, at the Stony Brook University Indoor Complex, as Garden City and Mount Sinai clashed in week 2 of the HSWL.
This one was hanging in the balance in the first 20 minutes of play as the scoring initially got started by an 8 meter sniper from the 2026 lefty attacker Sophia Masone of Mt. Sinai just over five minutes into the game. In a 2-2 game with just over six minutes remaining before halftime, the Trojans outscored the Mustangs 3-1 to end the half, taking a 5-3 into halftime.
In the second half, Mt. Sinai was within a goal at 6-5 before Garden City went on a flurry to extended their lead, spearheaded by the junior Northwestern commit Kyle Finnell. Garden City went on to outscore Mt. Sinai 10-5 in the second half to secure the win.
Finnell stood out with a remarkable performance, scoring five goals and assisting one. Tori Ottomanelli the Harvard commit also made a significant impact with three goals. Garden City’s Yale bound goalie, Niamh Pfaff, made an impressive ten saves, playing a crucial role in her team’s defense, along with uncommitted 2025 defender Brynn Reilly with stout defense.
For Mount Sinai, Sophia Masone led the team with a three goal game, and UMass bound Kyla Orlando and Quinnipiac commit Peyton Choma also added two goals each.
In week 3 Mount Sinai will have a matchup on Thursday night at 10:15 against YJ Torre/Mitchell where they will look for their first win, while Garden City is back on Sunday December 17th against Smithtown East at 11:30am, looking to improve to 3-0 in pool play.
