What a time to be a Syosset soccer player.
Just like the boys team, the ladies have a date with the county finals this Sunday against defending champion Oceanside, which as a one seed steamrolled its technique to a 6-0 victory over Port Washington within the semifinals.
Syosset, meanwhile, fought tooth and nail to beat Massapequa 1-0 in additional time within the last round.
“The ladies have really come together as a gaggle and really generated this team-first mentality,” three-seed Syosset head coach Tyler Arnone told The Post.
“That’s helped us this yr because we faced a ton of adversity, whether it’s injuries, playing in a top conference, or results didn’t at all times go our way.”
Each the girls and boys teams at Syosset are feeding off one another’s energy, said Arnone, who added that the boys got here out to support the ladies’ semifinals game.
“It’s a pleasant situation we’re in,” he said.
Down on the south shore, though, Danielle Chiera’s Oceanside squad — which won the county title last season for the primary time since 1978 — means business.
“I believe that they feel a whole lot of pride going into the tournament, getting the number No. 1 seed,” said 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 were starters,” Chiera said.
“We knew success this time would have to come back from the ladies. The players really made sure that that they had the mindset that last yr wasn’t a fluke.”
The coach added that her group “has tremendous, tremendous effort and heart,” a sentiment Arnone echoed about his Syosset squad as well.
“This team particularly plays with an amazing amount of grit. They’ve an enormous belief in what they’re working toward,” he said.
Events
Garden City and South Side do battle for the ladies AA soccer title on Sunday at Farmingdale State College at either 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
In football, mighty 7-0 Massapequa travels to 2-5 Herricks Wheatley Saturday at 2 p.m.
