No. 18 Burlington girls' lacrosse erases a three-goal deficit in Division 2 victory over No. 15 Marshfield
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Tremblay, junior Ava Robitaille, and sophomore Emma Steiner paced Burlington with three goals apiece. Junior Mairin Condon made 12 saves, including a critical one with 22 seconds left, and fearless freshman Georgia Bilodeau battled on the draw with Marshfield junior Julia O'Brien all night.
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Clara McGrath converts for Marshfield to trim Burlington's lead to 14-13 with 3:10 left
— Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass)
Junior Clara McGrath fueled the 15th-seeded Rams (12-7) with five goals, and senior Noelle Finucane tallied four. Marshfield, hosting its first non-preliminary-round tournament game in program history, displayed plenty of fight as well in a physical, well-played battle.
'Burlington is such a talented program,' said Marshfield coach Sabrina Santaniello. 'We were matched up pretty well for this. It just came down to literally the last 10 seconds. I'm proud of my team this entire season. What a ride. I'm proud of my seniors. I couldn't have asked for a better team this season.'
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Marshfield led, 3-2, through 1, 8-6 at halftime, and 11-8 late in the third, behind a steady diet of Finucane and McGrath and well-timed cuts.
Gabby Colozzi made it 11-9 through 3, then Robitaille notched three timely goals in the first six minutes of the fourth to vault the Red Devils in front, 14-12. McGrath added one more with 3:10 left before Condon and her teammates secured one final stop.
Girls lacrosse final: Burlington 14, Marshfield 13
18th-seeded Red Devils storm back and outlast the 15th-seeded Rams in a thriller.
Huge save from Mairin Condon late. A truly outstanding game
— Trevor Hass (@TrevorHass)
The Red Devils ran out the clock, with Steiner hoisting her stick in the air, letting out a scream, and joining her teammates for the celebration near the Burlington net.
'I told them to just keep playing our game,' said Burlington first-year coach Maddy Skiff. 'Be patient, do what we do best, work together. We did that, and we came out on top.'
Burlington's Emma Steiner (No. 9) exults in her team's 14-13 victory over host Marshfield in a Division 2 girls' lacrosse matchup.
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Burlington learned from close regular-season losses to Lexington, Bedford, North Andover, and Ipswich. The setbacks yielded a deceiving record, as this was not a typical No. 18 seed.
Tremblay, whom Skiff described as 'one tough cookie,' said it was her favorite lacrosse game ever.
'Honestly, my mind went blank,' Tremblay said. 'It's just such an amazing feeling. As a senior, I don't have many games left, so I'm taking it all in, but it's the best one I could ask for.'
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