Sayville boys lacrosse's Brady O'Donoghue puts end to Mount Sinai rally

Sayville’s boys lacrosse team led by two with 3:52 remaining against Mount Sinai. Minutes earlier, Mount Sinai’s Tommy Massaro had scored two goals in a 51-second span as the Mustangs held possession, attempting a clear.

Sayville’s Brady O’Donoghue had other plans.

“The defense works its butt off all game, so we got to help them as much as we can, just like they help us,” O’Donoghue said. “As soon as we don’t get the ball, we want it right back.”

O’Donoghue pressured a dropped pass on the ride and hounded a Mount Sinai defenseman until the ball went out of play to deny the clear.

Sayville chewed 64 seconds off the shot clock before O’Donoghue took the ball off a restart behind the cage and dove to score the final goal with 2:46 remaining to seal a 12-9 win for Sayville in Suffolk’s Division II Wednesday.

A minute after Sayville’s Brady O’Donoghue forced the turnover on the ride, he does this.

What a way for the junior to cap off a six-point day🔥

12-9, Sayville over Mount Sinai. pic.twitter.com/fpn7T8z34T

— Michael Sicoli (@Michael__Sicoli) April 9, 2026

“It’s a big win. We started the season not how we wanted,” O’Donoghue said.

“But against a great team like Mount Sinai, we came out and got a win, and that’s what we wanted.”

Sayville (3-3) took a 4-2 lead early after O’Donoghue scored the first two goals of the game and assisted the fourth with a feed to senior captain Tristan Vitale with 9.8 seconds left in the first quarter.

Vitale scored three goals, including a laser to the bottom left corner to give Sayville a 6-3 lead with 8:43 remaining. Errant passes plagued Mount Sinai (3-2) in the contest and ended several possessions prematurely.

William Glandorf III was terrific for Mount Sinai, finishing with four goals and two assists, including a score where he slid on one knee while shooting with 2:21 left in the first quarter. Coach Harold Drumm described him as the “strongest, fittest” player on the Mustangs.

“He does anything we ask him to do to the best of his ability,” Drumm said.

“When he’s playing so well like that, we need other kids to step up to take that extra weight off him when they’re sending two, three people to him.”

Despite Sayville missing pole Cole Canterella, who suffered a broken hand against Massapequa, Alex Bausch, Daniel Babcock and Michael Elderbaum stepped up in a physical game that saw numerous huge hits. Connor Batterberry also impressed as a short-stick defender while adding a goal and an assist.

Highlights between Sayville and Mount Sinai.

A slick connection between Sayville’s Jamison Holt and Frankie Hanley.

A feed from Mount Sinai’s Dontae Spadaro to a cutting DJ Darling.

A terrific save from Sayville’s Troy Kauter.

A laser from Mount Sinai’s William Glandorf III. pic.twitter.com/eqFylIdMB7

— Michael Sicoli (@Michael__Sicoli) April 9, 2026

“We’re a great team that is putting it all together,” Vitale said.

“Brady has the field vision like no other. Javen can shoot [well]. Connor is shifty. We can put all the pieces together like a puzzle, and that makes us a great squad and a great team.”