Penn Yan falls to defending champion Bronxville in girls lacrosse state semifinals
The defending champs are still the team to beat.
Penn Yan hung with Bronxville for a bit but couldn't buck the Broncos and lost 18-8 in the Class D girls lacrosse state semifinals at Cortland High School.
It's Bronxville's fifth straight trip to the state championship game.
Bailey Cooper kept Penn Yan in the game early. She started the scoring to give Penn Yan a 1-0 lead. Bronxville rattled off three straight goals but Cooper bookended a 3-1 Pan Yan run with two goals to knot the game at 4.
That's when the Broncos took control. Bronxville scored six consecutive goals in less than six minutes for a 10-4 lead. It was 13-7 at halftime.
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Bronxville went on a four-goal run to start the second half to put the game away.
Cooper had the three first-half goals for Penn Yan and Maihue Miranda Wiltberger added goals and one assist.
Catherine Berkery had six goals with an assist for Bronxville.
It was Penn Yan's (15-5) first state semifinal appearance since 2006, before some of its roster was born. The Mustangs last captured a state title in 2004.
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This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Penn Yan falls Bronxville in NYSPHSAA girls lacrosse semifinals
