Eleni Andromidas controls the ball against Shoreham Wading River. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com With an undefeated record, the road to the state finals has gone smoothly for Garden City's varsity field hockey team. A 6-1semifinal win over North Shore followed by a 3-0 win in the Nassau Class B final over Manhasset brought the Trojans to Adelphi University for the Long Island championship on Wednesday evening November 5th. It was a rematch of last year's final against the Shoreham Wading River Wildcats.

Eleni Andromidas gave Garden City the 1-0 lead, scoring off a penalty corner at 22:19 in the first half. Eight minutes later, Amanda Keller scored to make it 2-0. Then, off an assist from Lauren Terracciano at 22:57 in the second half, Keller scored again.

Garden City went on to defeat the Wildcats 3-1 to win their fourth straight Long Island Class B field hockey championship. The Trojans advanced to last Saturday's state regional final, where they defeated Putnam Valley 2-1. GC will play in a state semifinal game today at Chittenango High School at 7:30 p.m.

Kaila McDonnell in action for Garden City. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com You can see many more photos from the Trojans' playoff games on Long Island at www.Newsphoto.com

Lauren Terracciano in action for the Trojans. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com Amanda Keller, who scored two goals, in action for GC. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com The field hockey team got together for a photo after winning the LI Championship. See this photo at www.Newsphoto.com