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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

Photo Credit: Hal Henty

CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

Photo Credit: Hal Henty

CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

Photo Credit: Hal Henty

CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

Photo Credit: Hal Henty

CNS vs Lpool 1/4 Finals

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Girl's Lacrosse 6/9/2021 5:50:00 AM Phil Blackwell

Cicero-North Syracuse girls lacrosse survives OT epic with Liverpool

Mere inches – or, to put it more accurately, the ping of a ball off the left post – separated the Cicero-North Syracuse girls lacrosse team from seeing its season end at the expense of its rivals from Liverpool. But Jenna Irwin's shot did not find the net – and less than two minutes later, when Molly Molchanoff converted, the Northstars had prevailed 12-11 in a classic playoff battle Tuesday night at Bragman Stadium, earning a berth in the Section III Class A semifinals against West Genesee. That it was so close and tense was hardly a surprise. Though C-NS had won each of the first two regular-season meetings with Liverpool, the Warriors had taken the third encounter 19-13 and was confident it could win here, too. And that was not shaken by the Northstars sprinting out to a 5-1 lead with Fran Tortora hitting on three of those goals. Maggie TIfft's three consecutive tallies quickly cut the margin to 5-4, and it went back and forth the rest of the half, C-NS leading 7-5 at the break. Liverpool had more first-half chances, but C-NS goalie Nicole O'Neill stopped nine of 14 shots. When O'Neill went out early in the second half, though, the Warriors caught up, tying the game 9-9 with Tifft's fifth goal. After regaining the lead 10-9, the Northstars would go nearly 12 minutes without a goal, but Liverpool didn't take full advantage, even though Macy Moore tied it and Tifft, earning her sixth goal with 7:23 left, gave the Warriors the lead for the first time. O'Neill went back in the net and made a key point-blank stop on Irwin, setting up a C-NS transition that Malchnoff finished off by putting in the tying goal with 4:29 left. A long Liverpool possession late in regulation did not result in a winning goal, and when a Northstars scramble led to a turnover in the waning seconds, OT was needed. Irwin won the draw and the Warriors worked it around until it drew a foul and Irwin gained a free-position shot to win it. And her shot beat O'Neill – but crashed off the pipe. In the ensuing scramble, C-NS gained possession and went to the other end. Malchanoff, from the point, powered through several defenders and, 2:25 into OT, beat Abby Cole for the game-winner.

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