Congratulations to Whitman’s Girls Basketball Team for winning the Long Island Championship for the first time against Syosset. The 38-29 victory gives the team a 21 and 3 record and a trip upstate this Saturday to play in the NY State Final Four vs. Our Lady of Lourdes. 

At the AAA Regional Championship game, Iris Hoffman hit 3 three-pointers finishing with 11 points. Kallie Eichner hit 2 three-pointers, 1 with 2 and a half minutes remaining to help seal the win. Brianna Verga and Kathleen O'Mara scored 7 points each while Jaz Julien, Paige Hiller, and Madison Richter all played outstanding defense keeping Syosset to their lowest point total of the season.  

Thank you to the entire Whitman community for turning out in great numbers to support our team. Go Wildcats! Congratulations girls and good luck upstate!

The Wildcats take on Our Lady of Lourdes this Saturday, March 16, 2024 @ 10:45 AM at Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY.  Click here to purchase tickets to the game (session #4).

Photo Gallery

From Newsday:

Whitman's Kallie Eichner hits late three-pointer to help seal Wildcats' first Long Island girls basketball title 

Long Island Class AAA girls basketball final: Whitman vs. Syosset

Senior Captains Iris Hoffman (left) and Kat O'Mara (right) happily accept the Class AAA Regional Championship plaques following their LIC win. 
 

Iris Hoffman hit 3 three-pointers finishing with 11 points.

Kallie Eichner hit 2 three-pointers, one of them sealing the win in the final minutes of the championship game. 

Sophomore Jaz Julien maneuvered her way to the net to add to the Wildcats' lead.

Thank you to our community for the immense amount of support for our Wildcats!