Thursday, October 1, 2026
Seaford’s girls lacrosse season has produced many more wins and far more joy than a year ago.
Seaford entered the week at 7-1 in Conference II, a far cry from last spring when the Vikings dropped six games by two goals or less during a 2-15 season competing against grueling competition in Nassau County’s power league.
“We're having a much more fun season in the sense that we are competing really well with teams,” fourth-year coach Krisa Ancona said. “This success has really allowed the girls to finally build some confidence in themselves and in the team.”
The foundation was set for Seaford competing for a conference title when it went toe-to-toe with Conference I foe Syosset in a narrow 15-12 loss on March 20. Seaford captured its first six Conference II games culminating in a 13-9 victory against Carle Place on April 16 featuring four goals from eighth-grade attacker Layla Wade along with three goals and three assists by junior midfielder Kelly Harrington.
The Vikings have gotten scoring production from a number of players led by junior midfielder Madison O’Hagan, a Virginia Tech commit who has 34 goals and 15 assists along with 64 draw controls.
Harrington, an Iona commit, has also shined with 37 goals, 20 assists and 76 draw controls following a 30-point sophomore campaign. The offense has also been paced by strong play from junior attacker/midfielder Jozie Collichio and Wade, who came up to varsity after starring on the Seaford Middle School team last spring.
“We have a lot of multi-dimensional players on offense,” Ancona said.
The defense has also stood out this season anchored by junior Kayla Straker, an Iona commit who tallied 23 caused turnovers through the first 12 games. She leads a unit with junior Allie Agostino, senior Mia Leggio and senior Cameron Calderero in front of junior goalie Sarah Ulzheimer that has held opponents to single digits in five games including just three in an 15-3 win at Division on March 31.
Ulzheimer has stepped up in net with 101 saves including 18 stops in a 14-10 win against Bethpage on April 13.
“My defense has been really stellar,” Ancona said. “Their off-ball awareness, their sliding and their communication has been really great.”
Seaford closes the regular season at Mepham on May 5 and home against neighborhood rival Plainedge on May 7 at 5 p.m. The Vikings will then compete in the Class C playoffs looking for a deep postseason run a year after suffering a 13-12 heartbreaker to Lynbrook in the Class quarterfinals.
The Vikings are now focused on capturing a conference title, which was a big goal coming into the season and may come down to the regular- season finale with Plianedge.
“That was one of the goals that we put on the board at the beginning of the year,” Ancona said. “That Plainedge game is going to be a huge game and is going to be like our Super Bowl.”
