Girls’ Lax Clinches Playoff Berth on Senior Day
Obasanjo in action earlier this season (PC: Dylan Van Law)
On Friday the girls’ lacrosse team earned a historic victory, topping Staten Island Academy, 17-6, to earn the first playoff berth in program history. Since the program moved to the varsity level in 1993, no team had ever punched a postseason ticket. Until now.
The Tigers got on the board just over two minutes into the game, but the Bears responded with 8 straight goals to take command of the game. Morgan Ruggieri ignited the run at the 22:07 mark, one of her four scores during the spurt. Shannuel Lamptey added a goal six seconds later to give the Brook a lead they would not relinquish while Ruggieri’s underhanded flip punctuated the run at the 13:13 mark. Wura Obasanjo added two scores in the 8-goal spurt and Lulu Ota notched 1.
Staten Island broke the string with a goal at 9:49, but the Brook responded when Ota added her second with 1:01 left. The Bears led 9-3 at the break en route to the dominant win on a wet Senior Day.
Ruggieri led all scorers with 7 goals on 7 shots, while adding an assist. Obasanjo (5 G/ 1 A), Ota (2 G, 1 A), Lamptey (2 G), and Ava McCormick (1 G) rounded out the scoring for the Brook while Kate DiRuggiero, the lone senior, turned away 10 shots in goal.
The Bears are back in action on Friday in the PSAA semifinals as the #4 seed. Their opponent is yet to be determined.
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