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Kristin Desmond leads Northport to AA semis

Northport's Kristin Desmond shoots on goal defended by

Photo credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke | Northport's Kristin Desmond shoots on goal defended by East Islip's Caylan Carracino in the Suffolk Class AA girls soccer quarterfinal game. (Nov. 9, 2012)

Kristin Desmond spent two years playing defense, all the while wishing she was on the attack. Now that she is, oh, how opposing coaches wish she still was on defense.

"It was very frustrating," the Northport soccer star said. "Sometimes I would try to dribble out of the back just to show what I could do up front."

This season Desmond got the chance to show exactly what she can do. She...

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