For the second straight year, the Sachem East field hockey team is coming back to Long Island with a New York State championship.
Playing at Cicero-North Syracuse High School, Sachem East defeated Liverpool, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon.
Senior Karyn Ryan scored two goals for Sachem in the victory. Katie Trombetta scored a goal with 40 seconds left in the game. Cara Trombetta and Katie Shanahan added assists.
“It’s amazing to think about,” Ryan, a senior, told Newsday of the legacy her team is creating and the reputation it already has established. “I couldn’t be more proud to be part of a . . . great team like this.”
The Flaming Arrows, who beat Williamsville North 6-0 in the state semifinals on Saturday, finished the season a perfect 22-0.
“We just ran into an incredible team today,” Liverpool head coach Kim Dominick told the Syracuse Post Standard. “I think the team was running on a lot of adrenaline after our win on Saturday, but the fact was we just couldn’t get our offense going.”
Sachem East has not lost a game since Oct. 24, 2011, a stretch of 390 days and has won its last 29 games. That’s a mark of 43-1 over the last two years.
Jordan Miller recorded her 16th shutout of the season. Sachem has also recorded nine shutouts in its last 12 playoff games spanning the last two seasons.
Sachem allowed just one goal this post-season, during a Suffolk quarterfinal win over West Islip.
Another eye-opening stat … Sachem East allowed only one shot on net in the semifinals and finals combined.
Liverpool finishes the season 13-5-1 and goalie Meagan Evangelista made five saves in net.
Scoring Summary
-S: Karyn Ryan
-S: Karyn Ryan
-S: Katie Trombetta
-Words and photo by Chris R. Vaccaro