Queensbury Sports Roundup: Hand scores 50th career goal, Spartan girls soccer cruises past Hudson Falls

Hand reaches 50 career goals in 9-0 win

GLOVERSVILLE — Queensbury field hockey senior Dani Hand put herself in the Spartans’ record books on Tuesday, reaching the 50-goal milestone in a 9-0 win on the road against Gloversville.

Hand scored four goals and added an assist, becoming the fourth player in Queensbury field hockey history to score 50 career goals. The senior is fifth in points in team history, with 76 (50 goals, 26 assists). Hand’s older sister, Stephanie, is second in team history with 84 goals, behind Laura Gersten (127 career goals).

Ryan Allen added two goals for the Spartans in Tuesday’s win, while Gianna Marcantonio, Brianna Zehr, and Kendal Kelsey also scored goals. Kendra Bullard had two assists for Queensbury, with Lilyauna Hazelton and Maddy Moger also adding assists.

Felix Clo made 12 saves in goal for Gloversville, while Larissa Sheffield stopped eight shots.

Queensbury will host Schuylerville at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Queensbury girls soccer cruises past Hudson Falls

HUDSON FALLS — The Queensbury varsity girls soccer team rolled past Hudson Falls on Tuesday, earning a 7-0 win on the road.

Ava Roca opened the scoring with an unassisted goal, followed by a goal from Ava Stewart off an assist by Meredith Montgomery. Bayley Duffy extended the lead to 3-0, with a goal by Emily Tenner pushing the advantage to four goals.

Allison Dittrich made it 5-0 off an assist by Stewart, and Roca’s second goal stretched the lead to six. Dittrich’s second goal, assisted by Mia Keshmiri, brought the game to its 7-0 final score.

Stewart had a goal and three assists for the Spartans, while Roca and Dittrich each scored two goals. Duffy and Tenner also scored goals, with Montgomery and Keshmiri adding assists. Katie Mitchell made 18 saves in goal for Hudson Falls.

Queensbury will host Gloversville at 11 a.m. on Saturday.