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Girls Lacrosse

Section XI News

Lindenhurst Hosts Lax Game in Honor of Morgan’s Message

On Thursday, April 25, the Lindenhurst Girls Varsity Lacrosse team, led by head coach – Mike McGuire and assistant coach – Danielle Santagato – ran a Morgan’s Message event organized by seniors Nina Tantillo, Emma Colford, and Isabella Wolff to promote Student-Athlete Mental Health and overall Wellness.

The Bulldogs were joined by coaches and team members of the Lindenhurst Youth Community Lacrosse League (made up of athletes from 1st grade through 7th).
Prior to the game, all attendees colored a Morgan’s Message Butterfly to self-reflect on mental health and wellness.
Section XI News

Top Lax Recruit Alexa Spallina Chooses Syracuse

Mount Sinai junior Alexa Spallina, the country’s top-ranked girl’s lacrosse recruit, has committed to play at Syracuse University.

Spallina will join her three older brothers, Joey, Jake, and Brett, at Syracuse.

“I am extremely excited to announce I will be continuing my lacrosse and academic career at Syracuse University!” she wrote on Instagram. “I want to thank my parents, coaches, teammates, and my brothers for helping me get to where I am today! The future is bright! GO ORANGE!!!”

The High School All-American, All-Long Island, and All-County selection still has plenty of lacrosse left in Section XI with her Mustang teammates. Make sure you head to some games this spring.

Congrats, Alexa!

Section XI News

Alexa Spallina Ranked as Top Lax Prospect in Class of 2025

Mount Sinai’s Alexa Spallina is carving her lacrosse path, and that journey just got a little more exciting when she was tabbed as the No. 1 lax prospect for the Class of 2025 when the National Lacrosse Federation rankings dropped last week.

Spallina is the latest to carry on the Spallina lacrosse legacy after her three older brothers, who are playing at Syracuse, and her dad, the head women’s lacrosse coach at Stony Brook. Her Uncle Brian is also a Professional Lacrosse Hall of Famer.

Check out the full story from Lacrosse Magazine.

Section XI News

Two from Section XI on US Girls Select Lax

USA Lacrosse has named 44 of the nation’s top high school girls’ lacrosse players to the 2023 USA Select U16 and U18 teams.  There were two from Section XI: seniors Kayla Gilmore (William Floyd) and Jayden Piraino (Hills East).

The USA Select teams represent the third phase of the National Team Development Program, designed to provide high-level training to players, introduce them to the U.S. National Team Program and offer competitive opportunities.

The USA Select teams will compete against international competition during the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic from Oct. 13-15 at USA Lacrosse headquarters.

Section XI News

Section XI Natives to Play in All-America Lax Game

Inside Lacrosse announced the North and South rosters for the boys’ and girls’ teams that will play in the 18th-annual Senior All-America Lacrosse Game on July 29 at Johns Hopkins University’s iconic Homewood Field.

The girls’ game will get underway at 5:30 p.m., immediately followed by the boys’ game at 8:00 p.m. Both games will air live on ESPNU.

Section XI representatives include (Name / Town / College):

  • Jake Spallina, Mount Sinai, Syracuse
  • Keira Rooney, Bayport-Blue Point, Florida
  • Kate Timarky, Centereach, Notre Dame
  • Lacey Downey, West Babylon, Boston College
  • Ava Arceri, Smithtown, Stanford
  • Felicia Giglio, Bayport-Blue Point, Navy
Section XI News

Three Section XI Alums Named to U20 USA Lax Training Team

Three former Section XI lacrosse players have been named to the Team USA U20 women’s training team by head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller.

The Suffolk County natives include:

  • Catherine Erb – Shoreham-Wading River – Dartmouth
  • GraceAnn Leonard – Shoreham-Wading River – North Carolina
  • Allison Reilly – Sayville – Army

The training team roster is now at 42 women. They train again in August before competing in the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic in October. The U20 World Championship is in China next summer.