For the Mattituck/Greenport/Southoldgirls lacrosse team,three out of four would be even better.
The Tuckers are vying for their third Suffolk County Class Dchampionshipin four years. Before they can play top-seeded Bayport-Blue Point in the May 31 final at Stony Brook University, the third-seeded side will need to defeat No. 2 Babylon away on Tuesday, May 26, at 4:30 p.m.
Senior midfielder Gianna Calise understood the urgency.
“Last year, last chance to win this,” Calise said after the Tuckers’ 19-4 home loss to Sayville in their regular-season finale on May 14. “I will definitely say 100% that I’m hungry for this. I want this with everything. I know a lot of the other girls do, too. It’s our last year. What else would you want? You want to go out with the bang. That’s exactly what we’re going to try to do.”
Babylon has been Mattituck’s archrival in lacrosse. The Tuckers captured the 2023 crown with a 12-6 triumph. The Panthers bounced back behind an 11-8 victory in 2024 before Mattituck regained the title with a 13-6 win in 2025.
“We are so determined, especially playing Babylon,” said senior attack-midfielderClaire McKenzie,who scored twice against Sayville. “They’re our rivals. We want [to] beat them by as much as we can.”
“It’s definitely special,” added senior midfielder Page Kellershon, who leads all county scorers (55 goals, 43 assists for 98 points). “It is our last high school year. Nothing is guaranteed.”
For the third time in four years, the Tuckers enter the tournament as the third seed. The only time they didn’t celebrate a title was when they were the top-seeded team.
“Three’s been our lucky number,” head coach Logan McGinn said. “I’m not super mad that we’re at three. I’m a very superstitious person.”
This year’s squad is a special team, with 16 seniors, many of whom have played together well before high school. Many are close friends.
Source: The Suffolk Times
