Long Island girls lacrosse top 10

After no changes in last week's girls lacrosse top 10, there are quite a few changes in this week's rankings due to some surprising upsets in Suffolk.

Northport lost its first game of the season on Friday, 9-8 at Ward Melville (scroll down), but remains the No. 2 team on the list because it was playing without Suffolk's leading scorer Shannon Gilroy, who was nursing a hamstring injury. Gilroy will not play today in the Tigers' regular-season finale at Sachem North, but she is expected to return when the postseason begins on Monday. Northport's loss snapped a 33-game winning streak against Division I opponents (including playoffs).

Shoreham-Wading River's streak of wins over Suffolk foes was even longer — 57 games — until Hauppauge dealt the host Wildcats a 9-8 defeat on Tuesday. SWR's last loss to a Suffolk opponent was April 24, 2007, to Rocky Point. The Wildcats move down one spot to No. 4 this week.

West Islip, which had one 11 of its first 12 this season, drops out completely after its home loss to Middle Country on Wednesday, 13-11. The Lions bounced back with a 13-10 win at Sachem North on Friday behind three goals apiece from Lorraine Hodgson and Loren Ziegler.

O.K., so where does this leave girls lax in Gregg Sarra's Big 10? Well, nearly non-existent. Garden City, winner of 21 straight, is the lone girls lacrosse representative in Week 7 of the Big 10, checking in at No. 3 behind Bay Shore softball and West Islip boys lacrosse.

To hear Gregg Sarra discuss the entire Big 10, click here.

In this week's ESPN Rise FAB 50, 13 Long Island teams are in the top 50 in the country, including three in the top 20 and two in the top 10. Garden City remains at No. 2 (behind McDonogh of Maryland, whose season is now complete), while Manhasset moves up two spots to No. 10. Northport drops 10 spots to No. 14, Rocky Point checks in at No. 21, St. Anthony's is 23rd, and Eastport-South Manor jumps 21 spots to 27th. Hauppauge is 28th, Shoreham-Wading River drops 16 spots to No. 29, West Babylon is 36th, Farmingdale is 37th, West Islip is 38th, Bay Shore 41st, and Wantagh 49th.

Here's this week's Long Island top 10...

1. Garden City (15-0, 8-0 Conference I) — In the regular season finale on Tuesday, the Trojans were tested but kept their record unblemished with a 15-11 win over visiting Wantagh. Junior Caroline Tarzian scored three goals with a career-high five assists, and Kelly Weis made 11 saves (one of which is pictured above). Tarzian leads Garden City with 62 goals and 30 assists.

Next up for the Trojans: The Conference I champions, who have won a Long Island-high 21 straight games, are the top seed in the Nassau Class B playoffs, and they'll play host to No. 9 Jericho in the quarterfinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.

2. Northport (14-1, 12-1 Division I) — After a 16-6 win over Half Hollow Hills on Wednesday in which Paige Bonomi scored five goals with three assists, the Tigers suffered their first loss of the season at Ward Melville on Friday, 9-8. The loss snapped Northport's 33-game winning streak against Division I opponents (including playoffs). Northport was without Suffolk's leading scorer Shannon Gilroy for both games, who's nursing a hamstring injury.

Next up for the Tigers: They'll visit Sachem North today at 5 p.m. in the regular season finale, and then gear up for the postseason, which for them begins at home on Monday afternoon.

3.  Manhasset (12-1, 7-1 Conference I) — Jenny Vlahos scored five goals and Grace Morelli made six saves (including two on free poisitins) as the Indians won 13-10 at Farmingdale on Thursday in their regular season finale. The game was tied at 8 at halftime. Halle Majorana, who leads the team with 34 goals and 27 assists, chipped in two goals and three assists in the win.

Next up for the Indians: Manhasset, which has held its last three opponents to 10 or fewer goals, is the top seed in the Nassau Class C playoffs and will play host to No. 8 Island Trees in a quarterfinal game at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

4. Shoreham-Wading River (14-2, 13-1 Division II) — The Wildcats found themselves in a rare slump after losing a second straight game last Tuesday, a 9-8 decision against visiting Hauppauge. Kait Brosco scored three goals in the loss, SWR's first defeat against a Division II opponent since April 24, 2007, a span of 57 games. The Wildcats bounced back with a 17-2 win at Miller Place on Thursday and a 19-8 victory at Huntington yestebehind Brosco's game-high six goas. SWR closed the game on a 12-0 run. Jen DeVito had four goals and two assists, and Chelsey Newman had three goals and six assists. 

Next up for the Wildcats: The Division II champions are the top seed in the Suffolk Class C playoffs and will play host to No. 4 Babylon at 4 p.m. next Tuesday. SWR has won six straight county titles.

5. Rocky Point (15-1, 13-1 Division II) — Senior Kara Mupo scored the game-winner and hit the 300-goal mark for her career in the Eagles' 14-13 win over visiting Mt. Sinai last Tuesday. She then scored a game-high six goals in a 13-6 victory at Babylon on Thursday, and a season-high nine goals in a 16-6 win at Bayport-Blue Point yesterday to clinch the top seed in the Suffolk Class B playoffs. Mupo now has 320 career goals.

Next up for the Eagles: They'll play host to No. 8 Harborfields in the quarterfinals at noon on Saturday. They won four straight Suffolk Class B titles before losing to Sayville in last year's final.

6. St. Anthony's (13-3, 9-0 CHSAA) — The Friars won three CHSAA games last week in easy fashion — 17-8 at Kellenberg on Monday, 15-4 against Holy Trinity on Wednesday, and 17-5 against Sacred Heart on Friday. Casey Madden and Kerrin Maurer each scored seven goals in the three wins, while Tori Holland made 21 saves. Yesterday, the Friars continued their hot streak with an 18-7 win at St. John the Baptist behind Chrissy Schreiber and Annie Heagerty, who each had three goals and one assist. St. Anthony's has held its last nine opponents under 10 goals.

Next up for the Friars: As the top seed in the CHSAA playoffs, they'll host a semifinal game against an opponent to be determined at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.

7. Eastport-South Manor (13-2, 12-2 Division II) — In their only game last week, the Sharks earned a 14-13 win over visiting Islip on Tuesday. It was ESM's fifth one-goal win of the year (they also have four two-goal wins). Allison Gionta led the way with five goals and four assists, while seventh-grade goalie Samantha Giacolone made 14 saves. Giacolone has made 10 or more saves in all of the Sharks' games this season.

Next up for the Sharks: As the No. 2 seed in the Suffolk Class B playoffs, they'll play host to No. 7 Islip at noon on Saturday.

8. Hauppauge (13-2, 12-2 Division II): The Eagles defeated Shoreham-Wading River for the first time in their program history last Tuesday, 9-8 on the road. Samantha Losco, who finished with three goals and two assists, scored with 5:00 to play to give Hauppauge a 9-5 lead. Jenna Vinci scored two goals and Lisa Vedernikova made seven saves. Hauppauge has held five of its last six opponents under 10 goals. 

Next up for the Eagles: As the No. 3 seed in the Suffolk Class B playoffs, they'll play host to No. 6 Miller Place at noon on Saturday.

9. Bay Shore (12-3, 11-2 Division I) — The Marauders won a pair of Division I games on the road back-to-back days last week. They took out East Islip 18-7 behind five goals and one assist from Kyra Harney last Tuesday, and then knocked off Patchogue-Medford 14-3 on Wednesday behind Caroline deLyra's three goals and five assists.

Next up for the Marauders: They'll finish their regular season this afternoon at home against North Babylon at 4 p.m. A win and a West Islip loss at Ward Melville would give them the No. 2 seed in the Class A playoffs. If both teams win, West Islip will be the No. 2 seed, and Bay Shore will be No. 3.

10. Wantagh (10-4, 6-2 Conference I) — In their only game last week, the Warriors challenged Garden City, but inevitably fell 15-11 on the road last Tuesday. Paula Schmidt had four goals and three assists in the loss, and Kelly Keenan made 12 saves.

Next up for the Warriors: As the No. 2 seed in the Nassau Class B playoffs, they'll play host to No. 7 MacArthur at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Nassau players of the week

Amanda Thorner, Oceanside: The senior scored the game-winner in the Sailors' 8-7 win over Syosset on Thursday with 4:45 left in the second half.

Suffolk

Brittany Choplain, Middle Country: The senior goalie made 22 saves in the Cougars' 13-11 win at West Islip on Wednesday, and followed that up with 21 stops in a 20-10 win over Sachem East two days later.

Kelly Naslonski, Ward Melville: The senior scored three goals, including a score to break a 6-6 tie, in the Patriots' upset victory over Northport on Friday.