Unstoppable Seaford girls soccer victorious again as it dominates Cold Spring Harbor
Giuliana Viggiano of Seaford, right, gets congratulated by teammates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of a non-league girls soccer game against Cold Spring Harbor at Seaford on Tuesday. Credit: James Escher
There’s no one way to slow down the Seaford girls soccer team. In fact, there may not even be any way at all.
Seaford coach Ken Botti called this year’s team “one of the most complete” he’s ever had in his 10 years at Seaford. The results would justify that statement as Seaford continued its undefeated season following a 6-0 home victory over Cold Spring Harbor in non-league girls soccer play on Tuesday night.
“We’ve been really trying to run teams into the ground and just use our depth as much as possible because there’s really no let off from our (starters) to our reserves,” Botti said. “If you stop my first 11, then you have to stop all 22, so we tend to really frustrate teams.”
Despite only four seniors on the team, Seaford is still filled with experience as the Vikings had one of the youngest teams in the county when they won the Long Island Class B championship in 2022 and reached the Nassau Class A final last year before losing, 2-1, to Plainedge in overtime. That experience has been key to a 7-0-1 start for the Vikings. Cold Spring Harbor is 5-2-1.
“It definitely gives some more motivation,” said senior goalkeeper Joanna Bello, who made two saves on Tuesday. “We’re trying to reach where we did a couple of years ago and make it to counties, make it to states and we’re just working together toward that goal.”
Giuliana Viggiano had three goals and Taylor Goldberg added two goals. Georgina Deros and Kendall Tricoli each had two assists and Riley Stovall also had a goal. The Vikings scored their final three goals over the final seven minutes of the game as their depth was truly displayed with many of the starters removed at that point of the contest.
“The experience is there,” Botti said. “The experience is growing. They know what it takes so that certainly helps and then (older players) are nurturing the young ones and bringing them along and those kids are growing leaps and bounds.”
Viggiano, a freshman, comes off the bench but already has nine goals in her first varsity season. She said she didn’t expect to play much entering the season but is pleasantly surprised with her scoring role.
“I was just having fun out there, so that’s all that matters,” Viggiano said. “Being on a new team, new people, new friends, it’s just been nice playing with each other.”
