Briarcliff broke the deadlock with the lone goal of the second half, holding off the Blue Devils down the stretch to secure a 2-1 victory and advance to the regional round.
The River Hawks look to keep their postseason surge alive Wednesday night as they take on Maine-Endwell in a rematch during the NYSPHSAA sub-regional round.
With 2:33 remaining in OT Claire Beattie calls the game scoring the game winner off of a corner to claim back to back Section IV Class A titles with the 1-0 win over Maine-Endwell.