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Dalers State Champs!
Farmingdale girls lacrosse beats Baldwinsville, 8-5, Saturday for state Class A title.
There’s a new way to describe the Farmingdale girls lacrosse team: State champions.
Behind a tournament MVP performance from senior Nadine Hadnagy, the Dalers earned an 8-5 win over Section III champ Baldwinsville Saturday to claim the state Class A title.
The University of Maryland-bound Hadnagy scored three goals and added an assist against Baldwinsville (15-6). She had three goals in the semifinals and four in the Long Island championship game.
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The victory gave Farmingdale and coach Shari Campbell the programs third state championship. The Dalers won back-to-back titles in 2009-10 and Hadnagy was a member of the 2010 squad.
Farmingdale (16-3) jumped ahead 3-0, but Baldwinsville whittled away and Amari Pollard’s goal forged a tie at 4 with 23:03 left.
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Hadnagy put the Dalers up for good with 21:43 to go, igniting a run of four straight goals to take command, 8-4.
Tara Wahl and Amanda Turturro each added two goals for Farmingdale.
That makes three titles in five seasons. Call these Dalers a dynasty!
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