Queensbury Girls Lax Defeated By Blue Streaks

Saratoga, 15… Queensbury, 11.

The Blue Streaks Carly Wise totaled nine goals for Saratoga Springs varsity girls lacrosse team that handed visiting Queensbury its initial loss of 2023 with a 15-11 triumph. The Blue Streaks improved to 5-0 at home this year.

With the Blue Streaks trailing 4-1 after 7 minutes and 16 seconds of action, Wise tallied six of her squad’s final eight scores of the opening half to give Saratoga Springs a 9-5 advantage at intermission.

Janie Baringer, Faith Britton, and Allison Shamberger all finished with two goals for the hosts, and Jenna Amodio saved 16 shots on goal.

Queensbury, led by Kady Duffy’s four goals and Kaitlyn Barton’s three scores, the Spartans’ were unable to reduce the deficit below three in the second stanza.

Score by halves: Queensbury 5-6 = 11, Saratoga Springs 9-6=15.

Queensbury goals-assists: Kady Duffy 4-1, Kaitlyn Barton 3-0, Meredith Montgomery 1-1, Gianna Marcantonio 1-1, Sarah Johnson 1-0, Emerson Lochner-Fehl 1-0, Kendra Ballard 0-1. TOTALS: 11-4.

Saratoga Springs goals-assists: Carly Wise 9-1, Janie Baringer 2-2, Allison Shamberger 2-1, Faith Britton 2-0, Ava Mackenzie 0-2, Parker Laurin 0-1, Emery Judge 0-1. TOTALS: 15-8.

Goalkeeper saves—Queensbury: Bayley Duffy 7 (50 minutes, 15 goals allowed). Saratoga Springs: Jenna Amodio 16 (50 minutes, 11 goals allowed).

2023 Records: Queensbury 11-1, Saratoga Springs 10-3.

The Spartans’ program-record 22-game winning streak in true road contests came to a conclusion; This winning streak began five days after dropping a 12-11 decision at Corning-Painted Post on April 26, 2019. Queensbury had captured 39 straight regular-season assignments; this loss was the first since they fell 16-15 in overtime to visiting Saratoga Springs on May 2, 2019.