Sabrina Asadurian's all-around game leads Wantagh girls lacrosse over Lynbrook
Wantagh's Sabrina Asadurian calls out a play during a Nassau Conference I girls lacrosse game against host Lynbrook on Friday. Credit: Derrick Dingle
Wantagh senior Sabrina Asadurian is dangerous no matter where she is on the field. So, when she took over the stat sheet in Wantagh’s 11-7 win over Lynbrook in girls lacrosse on Friday, it came as no surprise.
Asadurian led her team with three goals, three assists, two ground balls and four caused turnovers in the Nassau I road win. Despite the lofty numbers, her humble attitude stood out.
“We try not to make hero plays,” Asadurian said. “We focus on the team plays, working together to do the simple things right. I know that when I do my job and my teammates do their jobs and we execute together, we’ll be fine.”
Wantagh coach Lauren Ruppert said Asadurian is often an even bigger scoring threat than she was on Friday — she notched a season-high nine goals in a 15-14 loss to Syosset back in March and seven goals in a 10-9 overtime win over South Side last week.
Ruppert said seeing Asadurian settle into the facilitator role just proves her versatility.
“She took on more of a quarterback role today,” Ruppert said. “She was aware of the shot clock, she was aware of the game clock and she played according to those things. She knew what plays we needed to run, what cuts to send and how their defense worked. She’s not just a scorer, she sees everything.”
But Asadurian couldn’t secure the win for Wantagh (4-10, 3-7) alone. Two of her assists connected with Brigid Reilly, who tallied a team-high four goals. The pair is leading Wantagh in points.
Reilly said making those connections boils down to the way her team trusts one another.
“We have such good chemistry as a team and we all trust each other,” Reilly said. “That part of our game has been building all season and it’s really clicking for us now. Sabrina is also such a leader and if she tells me where she’s going to put the ball, I know it’ll be there.”
Eighth-grader Charlie Coco scored four goals and Delia Kirkpatrick made eight saves for Lynbrook (4-8, 1-8). Both teams have struggled against a difficult Conference I schedule, but Ruppert said her team's ability to come up with tough wins proves its growth from the start of the season.
“All year, we’ve been chipping away at different goals and parts of our game,” Ruppert said. “The most important thing I tell them each game is to control what we can control: effort and intensity. We’ve been progressing throughout the season and it’s starting to come together for us.”
Tess Ferguson is a reporter on Newsday's high school sports staff. She joined the team after graduating with a journalism degree from Ithaca College in 2025.
