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GREENVILLE — The fourth-seeded Greenville Lady Spartans booked a spot in the Section II, Class B semifinals with a 1-0 overtime victory over No. 5 Schuylerville Friday at Greenville.

Toressa Young scored the game-winner 2:24 into the first OT period when she beat Schuylerville ’keeper Erin Palma from close range. The Lady Spartans weathered the Black Horses’ attack for the remainder of overtime to claim the victory.

Greenville was in control for most of regulation, outshooting Schuylerville 29-7. The Horses’ best chances came on counterattacks, but Lady Spartans goalie Rhiannon Jardim came up with a save on each encounter she faced. The biggest stop came at the end of the first OT, when Schuylerville’s Courtney Pierce split between two Greenville defenders to set up a one-on-one opportunity with the Greenville ’keeper. Jardim quickly closed in, sliding to gather the ball just before Pierce could poke it by her.

“My goalie didn’t have to make many saves, but she made a nice one at the end of the first overtime,” said Greenville coach Eileen Kiefer.

Greenville applied constant pressure, led by Kim Fabian and Toressa Young. The two midfielders were particularly dangerous with the ball at their feet, either challenging Palma with shots or connecting with forwards Taylor Anne Young and Alex VanAuken behind the Black Horses defense.

Taylor Anne Young nearly put the Lady Spartans ahead with 16:35 remaining in the first half when she sent a curling shot past Schuylerville’s netminder, only to see the ball rattle the crossbar.

Jardim finished with six saves for Greenville while Palma grabbed 15 saves for Schuylerville.

Greenville returns to action against top-seeded Mechanicville at Broadalbin-Perth Tuesday at 5 p.m.

TROY — The No. 6 Chatham Lady Panthers fell 2-0 in the Section II, Class B soccer quarterfinals Friday at Tamarac, according to Chatham scorekeeper Julie Brown.

Tamarac took the lead with a minute to go in the first half when Brittany Smith scored off an assist from Julia Sloboda. The lead was doubled with 18:48 remaining in the game when Lindsay King converted a Smith assist.

Brittany Lassow made seven saves on 13 shots for Chatham while Courtney Ryan grabbed three saves on four shots for Tamarac.

SCHALMONT — Morgan VanAlstyne found open field with just over a minute left to play and knocked in the deciding goal for No. 5 Ichabod Crane in a 2-1 upset win over No. 4 Schalmont during Section II, Class A quarterfinal action at Schalmont Friday.

Lady Riders’ Kylie Watt netted the equalizer off an assist from Olivia Armstrong with 4:30 left in the first half after Sabres’ Kristina Strang scored her team’s only goal at about three minutes into the game.

“They came out in the first half ready to play, I don’t think we were used to the speed of play that they were able to do,” ICC coach Tracy Nytransky said. “They brought it at us the first 10 minutes and they were able to score quickly but we settled down a little bit started to control our passing. The last 25 minutes we dominated the whole game.

“Second half we came out on a tear, we had the ball on our half of the field, we only gave them one shot in the second half,” the coach added. “We were able to play the ball to Morgan and she was able to take it down the field and give us the win. I’m really proud of the girls, we came back, battled the whole way — we’re trying to prove something as the five seed.”

Riders’ Courtney Barry had five saves on eight shots while Michelle Cuomo had 11 saves on 16 shots for the Schalmont.

ICC (17-2-1) plays at Broadalbin-Perth against either No. 1 Burnt Hills or No. 8 Catholic Central at 7 p.m. on Tuesday

TAMARAC — Top-seeded Tamarac shut out No. 9 Greenville 3-0 in the quarterfinals of Section II, Class B Tournament play at Tamarac Friday.

GREENVILLE — No. 5 Greenville dropped its first-round match of the Section II, Class B volleyball tournament 3-2 to No. 12 Cambridge Friday at Greenville.

The Patroon Conference co-champion Lady Spartans appeared to be going about business as usual in the first two games, winning 25-15 and 25-19, but Cambridge rallied to win the final three games 25-20, 25-22, 25-20 to claim the upset.

Leading Greenville were Danielle Cattell with 16 points, nine kills and 25 digs, Josh St. Dennis with six aces and 17 points on 25-25 serving, Sophia Mastrantuono with 12 blocks and 10 points on 16-18 serving, Tyler Winnie with eight blocks and Courtney McDonald with 11 digs.

“The girls played hard tonight. We let our momentum slip and we struggled to get it back. I’m very proud of the girls and the season we played, each game we played with heart and intensity.”

CRARYVILLE — No. 12 Glens Falls upset No. 5 Taconic Hills 3-2 in the opening round of Section II, Class B girls varsity volleyball at TH Friday by scores of 25-16, 18-25, 25-19, 22-25 and 25-13.

For Glens Falls, Shevaun Sparks had 26 assists, nine service points and four kills, Ariana Abrams had 12 kills and nine points, Briana Stenken had 14 kills and eight digs and Mariah McGowan had seven kills and nine digs

Lady Titans’ Kelsey Campbell has six service points, two kills, six assists, a block and a service ace, Chelsea Halsted had seven service points, 10 kills, eight blocks and four aces, Lexi Kutski had six assists and six digs, Kristi Schroder had 20 service points, three digs and five aces and Laura Davenport had nine service points, two aces, a kill and four digs.

“It just was a game of momentum today,” TH coach Alan Eggleston said. “Whichever team got it rolling ended up winning that particular game, it was a very well-played match, a good match to watch.

“We’re graduating seven seniors but we have four juniors coming back, so we’ll be doing some rebuilding, a lot of coaching, a lot of teaching,” Eggleston added. “That’s when it’s fun, too — that part of coaching is fun.”

The Lady Titans finish the season at 15-4 overall, tied for first place in the Patroon Conference with Greenville at 15-3.

CHATHAM — The sixth-seeded Chatham Lady Panthers defended their home turf against No. 11 Emma Willard with a 3-1 win in the opening round of Section II, Class B girls varsity volleyball action Friday night.

“We came out strong and we played together as a team — which we haven’t done in awhile — and it was awesome,” Chatham coach Linda Colwell said.

Lady Panthers’ Alyssa Mantel had 11 service points, two aces, two kills, a block and four assists, Francesca Bona had four service points, three aces and nine kills, Jessica Diskin had seven service points, three aces, four kills and seven assists and Phoebe Lasky had four service points and three aces.

“Phoebe Lasky, her four points came in the fourth game to get us even with them and from there we just took off and sealed the win,” Colwell said. “That last game we really set up Francesca Bona, we just kept going to her and she was awesome.”

VALATIE — No. 10 Holy Names upset No. 7 Ichabod Crane 3-2 in Section II, Class B girls varsity volleyball at ICC Friday by scores of 25-15, 23-25, 18-25, 25-14 and 25-15.

Lady Riders’ Sarah Wheeler had 10 service points, an ace, 17 kills, three blocks and a dig, Kate Parsons had 12 points, two aces, six kills, a block and a dig, Alyssa Stall had 11 service points, six aces, 11 assists and three digs, Carli Imreh-Allegretta had seven service points, an ace and 10 assists and Monica Hall had five service points, an ace, eight kills and two blocks.

“I’m graduating five seniors, we’ll really miss them,” ICC coach Bob Wheeler said. “They’re a big part of the team this year. We have a lot of juniors coming back and some girls coming up from JV and I’m looking forward to next season.”

Ichabod Crane finishes the season at 12-7 overall, 12-6 (third place) in the Patroon Conference.

CATSKILL — No. 8 Catskill was shut out by No. 9 Hudson Falls 3-0 in the first round of the Section II, Class B volleyball tournament Friday at Catskill.

The Lady Tigers became more efficient with each game, winning 25-20, 25-13 and 25-8.

“We saw a really great team tonight, we played with them a little bit,” said Catskill coach Stacy Collier. “They just were a little quicker on their offense, they placed the ball where we weren’t. I’m very proud of our team. They improved a lot this year.”

Leading Catskill were Ryan Wilhelm with nine service points and three kills and Sierra Rocco with five service points and one save.

“Judy Lam contributed some excellent assists,” added Collier. “Sonya Brugulla and Jamie Wilson had excellent defensive games.”

GERMANTOWN — No. 8 Germantown beat No. 9 Canajoharie 3-0 in the opening round of the Section II, Class D Tournament Friday at Germantown by scores of 25-19, 25-20 and 25-15, according to an e-mail from Germantown coach Megan Mitchinson.

Lady Clippers’ Lauren Fix had five service points, Logan Howarth had six kills, Taylor Race had five blocks, two kills and six service points, Victoria Fuchs had three blocks, three kills and 15 service points and Carissa Phillips had four kills and 14 service points.

“The girls played an amazing game. We were excited to play,” Mitchinson wrote. “Our spikes and passes were outstanding. I am proud of their performance in today’s game.”

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