Massachusetts girls’ state championships: Notre Dame Academy shocks No. 12 Westwood, heads to semifinals Tuesday

TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 6/10/13

Alex Dalton scored three goals as Notre Dame Academy stunned previously-undefeated Wrstwood, 10-7, Thursday in the Massachusetts girls’ Division 1 South title game at Flahive Field.

Notre Dame (22-2) won its first South championship and will face North champion Westford Academy (23-1) in the state semifinals on Tuesday.

Westwood (23-1) was ranked No. 12 by TopLaxRecruits.com entering play and had won 34 straight games and six straight Sectional championships.

Westwood rallied from an 8-4 deficit in the second half, but Charlotte Allard (two goals) and Keeley MacAfee (two goals) had keys goals for the Cougars.

Westford Academy 13, North Andover 7

Erica Mattila had three goals and four assists, while Bailey Mongillo added five goals as the top seeds rallied from an early three-goal deficit to defeat North Andover, 13-7.

Longmeadow 14, Minnechaug Regional 12, OT

Lizzie Suschana (three goals) and Krissy Schafer each scored in the first of two three-minute extra as Longmeadow earned its 11th consecutive Western sectional championship.

Jillian Scyocurka and Alexa Cambi also tallied three goals each for Longmeadow (22-1), which will face Central Mass. champion Algonquin Regional (18-3) in the semifinals Tuesday at Foley Stadium in Worcester.

Massachusetts State championships
Girls, Division I

Semifinals
Tuesday
Longmeadow vs. Algonquin at Foley Stadium Worcester, 5 p.m.
Notre Dame Academy vs. Westford Academy, At Wellesley College, 5:30 p.m.

Sectional championships
South
Notre Dame Academy 10, Westwood 7
West
Longmeadow 14, Minnechaug 12, OT
North
Westford Academy 13, North Andover 7

Division II
Eastern Championship

Monday, at Wellesley College, 5:30 p.m.

Semifinals
South
Norwell 13, Duxbury 12

North
Winchester 17, Marblehead 9