Cold Spring Harbor girls basketball team reaches state Class B title game
Cold Spring Harbor's Ryan Reynolds shoots a free throw against Voorheesville during the state Class B semifiinals on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Troy, N.Y. Credit: Hans Pennink
The members of the Cold Spring Harbor girls basketball team are no strangers to competing in state finals.
Last June, the Seahawks took the state Class D title in lacrosse. In November, the soccer team made it to the state Class B final for the first time in school history. Now a team made up of those lacrosse and soccer players is competing for a state title on the basketball court.
Cold Spring Harbor defeated Section II’s Voorheesville, 62-32, in a state Class B semifinal at Hudson Community College on Friday morning.
“This is everything you hope for when you start a season,” coach Rory Malone said. “We had an inkling that we had a really good team, but to see it all come to fruition, it’s just unbelievable.”
The Seahawks went on a 15-0 run in the first six minutes of play and led 18-2 after the first quarter.
Sophomore point guard Olivia Mulada had seven points in the first quarter. She finished with 14 points and five steals.
“I just wanted to play my game,” she said. “Both on offense and defense.”
Cold Spring Harbor led 28-11 at halftime.
After scoring six points in the first half, senior forward Ryan Reynolds finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
“I feel like if she wasn’t here in the second half, the game would’ve been tied,” Mulada said. “She really gave us the energy we needed.”
“Ryan Reynolds was amazing today,” Malone said. “She dominated defensively and she knocked down big shots for us when we needed them.”
Freshman Eloise Rice added eight points and six rebounds and freshman Ainsley Dircks had six points.
Hannah Woodworth had 11 points and seven rebounds for Voorheesville (18-8).
Reynolds played a significant role in earning the state championship on the lacrosse field and hopes to play a similar role on the court.
“Being here for a different sport is motivating me even more to come home with another state championship,” Reynolds said. “Winning the first-ever state title in basketball would be astronomically amazing.”
The Seahawks (21-2) will face Section V’s Hornell (23-3), which defeated Chenango Forks, for the state championship on Saturday at 6 p.m.
“We’re locked in,” Reynolds said. “The game’s not until 6 p.m., so we’re planning on staying light and having fun as a team before.”
