Advantage Federal Credit Union Sectional Championship Preview: Kendall and Byron-Bergen square off for Class C2 Girls’ title

Section V Girls’ Soccer hands out a championship on Friday, November 1 at 7:45 when Kendall and Byron-Bergen meet with the Class C2 title up for grabs at Gates Chili. Here is what you need to know:

No. 1 seed KENDALL EAGLES (18-1-0/GENESEE 2)
vs.
No. 2 seed BYRON-BERGEN BEES (17-1-1/GENESEE 1)

How they arrived here: Kendall (No. 5 NYSSWA Class C) opened the tournament with two straight shutouts, blanking No. 16 Perry (11-0) and No. 9 Oakfield-Alabama/Elba (4-0) before defeating No. 5 Caledonia-Mumford, 3-2, in the semifinals. Byron-Bergen began the tournament by beating No. 15 Red Jacket (10-0) before beating No. 7 Gananda (3-0) and No. 3 Genesee Valley-Belfast (6-1) in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.

Total goals scored: Kendall (92), Byron-Bergen (104)

Total goals allowed: Kendall (10), Byron-Bergen (6)

Trends: Kendall has won eleven straight games, nine of them by shutout, but the last game it lost was against the same Byron-Bergen squad (2-1) it meets in the Class C2 finals. Byron-Bergen enters the finals on a four-game win streak, having beaten Aquinas in its regular season finale.

Players to watch for Kendall: Ava Quintern Sr. (20 goals, 3 assists); Sophia Picardo So. (17 goals, 27 assists); Ryleigh Denning (16 goals, 9 assists); Isabella D’Agostino Fr. (5 goals, 6 assists); Olivia Sawyer So. (3 goals, 8 assists); Ava LeMay Sr. (7 goals, 5 assists); Stella Kwiatek Jr. (4 goals, 6 assists); Brooke Rodas Jr. GK (37 saves, 4 goals allowed in 550 minutes); Alea Barrett Jr. (8 goals, 27 saves and 5 goals allowed in 480 minutes in goal); Teagan Shaw Fr. GK (18 saves, one goal allowed in 330 minutes)

Byron-Bergen: Mia Gray Jr. M (34 goals, 24 assists); Janessa Amesbury Sr. F (18 goals, 7 assists); Grace DiQuattro Jr. F (16 goals, 23 assists); Elizabeth Starowitz Jr. M (15 goals, 10 assists); Riley Shallenberger So. M (3 goals, 9 assists); Natalie Prinzi Sr. GK (79 saves and 4 goals allowed in 1520 minutes)

Coaches: Angel Rosario (Kendall), Wayne Hill (Byron-Bergen)

History 101: Kendall has won a sectional title 11 times, most recently a D1 crown in 2018. Byron-Bergen has won seven titles and is going for its fourth straight.

What’s next: The winner faces either Williamson or Geneseo, on November 5 in the regional qualifier.