WELLESLEY — Little went as deliberate for the Notre Dame Academy of Hingham for a lot of Monday’s women lacrosse sport at Wellesley.
The host Raiders had been higher on the attracts and on the bottom, they usually compelled NDA to play from a deficit for approach longer than they’re used to.
But even when confronted with such adversity, the visiting Cougars discovered a method to overcome it, rallying within the second half, then prevailing with a 10-9 double-overtime victory.
With the win, NDA improves to 14-0, whereas Wellesley falls to 9-4.
In a tense additional session, it was Notre Dame’s Emma Connerty who scored the game-winner. It proved to be NDA’s solely lead of the sport.
“I think we learned a lot about ourselves and coming together,” mentioned Connerty, who scored two objectives. “We haven’t really been in this position before. These are the types of games we want to be a part of, these competitive games.”
That’s precisely what NDA acquired from Wellesley, which held a 5-4 lead on the half. The Raiders scored the primary two objectives on the second body, as nicely, as Kailyn Uller’s strike gave the hosts a 7-4 benefit.
But Notre Dame stored chipping away. With a greater efficiency on the bottom and on attracts within the second half, the Cougars fought again. Siobahn Cohan scored to tie it at 8 with 10:22 left.
After Tara Battaglino (4 objectives) broke the tie in Wellesley’s favor with 2:15 to play, Jane Hilsabeck of NDA scored with 46 seconds left in regulation to tie it again up.
The first extra time session featured saves in each ends, together with the twelfth of the sport for Wellesley’s Bryce Lane. But Connerty ripped residence the winner to ship her group residence victorious.
“We needed more possession, fewer turnovers, and when we were causing turnovers in the defensive end, they were all on top of the ground ball,” NDA coach Meredith McGinnis mentioned. “We just needed to focus on finishing those plays.”
Hilsabeck scored three objectives, whereas Aubrey McMahon had two, and Paige Foraste and Alexa Kenney every scored one purpose. Summer Foraste made 5 saves for NDA.
NDA, which competes in Div. 2, has now crushed a number of D1 powers, equivalent to Westwood and Wellesley, and might boast for now as the very best group within the state.
“I think we have to (rise to the occasion no matter who we play),” McGinnis mentioned. “It’s our goal to show up every single day, whether it be a game day or a practice day, and respond. Play as well as we can, make adjustments when we need to make adjustments. At the end of the day, the score’s going to be what it is. So long as it’s making us better, we felt like we’ve been successful that day.”
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