Photos: Guilderland champs meet defeat

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Bending like a parentheses, Rebecca Golderman races for the goal.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Dutch defense, Michelle Burmistrova, and, behind her, Hayley Kmack, fight for a lose ball in the first half of Thursday’s sectional championship against Shenendehowa.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

En garde: Cara Quimby readies herself for a free-spot shot.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Eye on the ball: Guilderland goalie Kelsey Cox made three saves in Guilderland’s 17-to-7 victory over Shenendehowa on Thursday.
 

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Ready to rumble: Guilderland defense and Shenendehowa offense line up for a face-off in the second-half of Thursday’s sectional championship match at the University at Albany.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Jubilation! Michelle Burmistrova has picked up her sectional championship patch and, like the Dutch players before and after her, runs the gauntlet of cheering teammates.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Flying to victory: Cara Quimby scored nine goals against Shen Thursday after scoring 12 in the previous game.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

No room to run: Guilderland’s Michelle Burmistrova, center, blasts past Suffern’s Baley Parrot and Jordan Drab in the first half in the Dutch’s 17-to-6 loss to Suffern at the University at Albany on Saturday afternoon.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Boxed in: Guilderland’s Cara Quimby, center, is swarmed by three Suffern Mounties, which happened every time she got the ball near the goal. Quimby scored once in the Class A Regional Final matchup. Rebecca Golderman made four goals and Kerry Gerety scored a goal for the Dutch as well.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Doubled all day: Guilderland senior Rebecca Golderman, middle, was marked by at least two or three Suffern defenders throughout the Class A Regional Final on Saturday. Golderman led the Dutch with four goals, and Kelsey Cox made 11 saves.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Bermuda Triangle: Three Suffern players quickly cover Guilderland’s Cara Quimby, center, on a free position during the second half of the Regional Final in girls’ lacrosse at the University at Albany.

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Raising sticks in battle, Suffern defenders block Guilderland’s Cara Quimby, peeking from behind, as she approaches the goal. Guilderland fell short, 17 to 6, in the Class A Regional Final on Saturday at the University at Albany.