The Rye Girls Soccer team’s quest to repeat as state champions is now one game shorter.
The Garnets crushed Long Island champion Seaford 5-1 on Sunday, November 8, as they clinched their fourth consecutive regional championship. Rye ceded their first goal in the postseason since the 2024 state semifinals, but their offense more than overcame the one Seaford tally to keep Rye’s season alive.
Rye scored early when Charlotte Keenan buried a grade-A chance. Cam Dawson doubled the lead before Seaford got to within one on a corner kick. Hannah Jachman finished a pass from Shira Rand for an important goal to send Rye into halftime with a 3-1 lead.
Rye functioned with a bright sun at their backs in the second half, which played to their advantage. The defense locked down any attempts from Seaford to generate a comeback, and the offense added two insurance tallies. Keenan factored on both, closing the scoring thanks to Rand’s second assist of the afternoon. Just prior to that, Keenan set up Jill DeSanto for the Garnets’ fourth goal.
Rye (20-0-2) will take their unbeaten record into the NYS Final Four next weekend in Cortland, where they will match up with New Hartford – the last team to beat the Garnets all the way back in 2024. Both teams are sectional and regional champions and are just two wins away from a state championship.
