What a time to be a Syosset soccer participant.
Just like the boys group, the women have a date with the county finals this Sunday towards defending champion Oceanside, which as a one seed steamrolled its technique to a 6-0 victory over Port Washington within the semifinals.
Syosset, in the meantime, fought tooth and nail to beat Massapequa 1-0 in extra time within the final spherical.
“The ladies have actually come collectively as a gaggle and actually generated this team-first mentality,” three-seed Syosset head coach Tyler Arnone informed The Submit.
“That's helped us this 12 months as a result of we confronted a ton of adversity, whether or not it's accidents, taking part in in a prime convention, or outcomes didn't at all times go our approach.”
Each the girls and boys groups at Syosset are feeding off one another's power, mentioned Arnone, who added that the boys got here out to assist the women' semifinals sport.
“It's a pleasant scenario we're in,” he mentioned.
Down on the south shore, although, Danielle Chiera's Oceanside squad — which gained the county title final season for the primary time since 1978 — means enterprise.
“I feel that they really feel loads of delight going into the match, getting the quantity No. 1 seed,” mentioned the Sailors' coach, who added her group has been poised to repeat since Day 1 of the 2025 season.
“The uncomfortable elephant within the room was that we had 11 seniors graduate — and 6 of them had been starters,” Chiera mentioned.
“We knew success this time must come from the women. The gamers actually made certain that they'd the mindset that final 12 months wasn't a fluke.”
The coach added that her group “has large, large effort and coronary heart,” a sentiment Arnone echoed about his Syosset squad as nicely.
“This group specifically performs with an incredible quantity of grit. They've an enormous perception in what they're working towards,” he mentioned.
Occasions
Backyard Metropolis and South Facet do battle for the women AA soccer title on Sunday at Farmingdale State School at both 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
In soccer, mighty 7-0 Massapequa travels to 2-5 Herricks Wheatley Saturday at 2 p.m.
