Emma Batter, Port Jefferson Royals goaltender and the two-time NYSPHSAA record holder.

Emma Batter, Port Jefferson Royals goaltender and the two-time NYSPHSAA record holder.

Emma Batter, Port Jefferson Royals goaltender and the two-time NYSPHSAA record holder.

Port Jefferson Royals varsity girls lacrosse goaltender Emma Batter recently set two New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) records in less than a week. She now holds the state record for most saves in a game with 28 and most saves in a career with 673.

During Port Jefferson’s game against West Babylon on April 30, Emma made 28 saves—the most in NYSPHSAA girls lacrosse history. (The previous record was 21, set by Hannah Lustyik of Sleepy Hollow in 2019.) Just six days later, on May 6, the Earl L. Vandermeulen High School senior’s first save against Elwood John Glenn set the all-time NYSPHSAA record for career saves, which now stands at 673. The previous record of 665 was set last year by Allie Hanlon of West Genesee. Emma now looks to build on that record in the final three games of her high school career.

“Emma Batter established herself as a real talent in the crease from the first moment she debuted with the Port Jefferson Royals,” said Port Jefferson School District Director of Health, Physical Education, Athletics and Nursing Adam Sherrard. “She has done some incredible things for our program and is incredibly deserving of her spot in the record books.”