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State Semi Win for Dalers Lacrosse

Farmingdale girls lacrosse advances to state Class A title game with 10-6 win over Penfield Friday.

The Dalers are now one step away from a state championship. 

The Farmingdale girls lacrosse team downed Section V champ Penfield, 10-6, Friday in a state Class A semifinal at SUNY Cortland

Marking their first trip to the Final Four since 2010, the Dalers (15-3) jumped on Penfield early, taking a 6-4 edge into halftime.

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Bridget Weill scored four goals and Nadine Hadnagy added three goals and four assists to power the Dalers, who return to the final after earning back-to-back state titles in 2009-10.

The Dalers reached the Final Four with a 12-11 win over Bay Shore.

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Tara Wahl and Weill scored consecutive goals to turn a tie at 2 into a 4-2 Farmingdale lead with 10:49 left in the half. 

Penfield (15-6) closed the gap to 7-6 on Lindsay Gamer’s goal with 11:57 remaining. But the Dalers answered with three straight to close the game. 

Olivia Kirk registered five saves for the Dalers, turning away a Penfield squad that played in the state title game a year ago.

Now it’s Farmingdale’s turn – again. The Dalers face Section III champ Baldwinsville – a 9-8 winner over Suffren in the other semifinal – for the championship Saturday 9:30 a.m. at Cortland.


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