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Caroline Doherty's final addition to the Hingham girls' hockey record book is a Division 1 state championship

Caroline Doherty's final addition to the Hingham girls' hockey record book is a Division 1 state championship

Boston Globe16-03-2025

'I knew that third goal was probably going to be my last goal ever at Hingham,' said Doherty, who plans to play Division 1 hockey at Holy Cross. 'So I had to rep the Hingham jersey, because it's so special.'
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Doherty is the sixth player to score a hat trick in an MIAA girls' hockey championship game. The only player to score more in a title game was former Hingham star Chrissie Bowler (2008 vs. Milton), who held the program points record until Doherty passed it this season. Doherty has 234 career points.
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'She just fulfilled her legacy here and really cemented it in the record books,' third-year coach Courtney Turner said. 'She's the finisher, but it's a full team effort that wins the game.'
After Bishop Stang (18-6-1) took an early lead through Isa Rioux, Hingham (24-1-1) scored the next five goals. Hannah Lasch evened the score two minutes later, then Doherty took over.
Hannah Lasch ties it up for Hingham!
Great crash to the net for a rebound, and she buries her 15th goal of the season. Assisted by Callie Crean and Alexa Harris.
1-1 late in the first.
— Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera)
She broke in on a rush from her own end in the opening minute of the second, deking past Stang goalie Vivienne Melo and sliding in a backhand to put the Harborwomen on top. A minute and 51 seconds later, she ripped in a point shot on the power play to double the lead.
Caroline Doherty gives Hingham the lead 56 seconds into the second!
What a rush starting in her own end, then deking to the backhand and sliding it in low. Assist to Shea Richardson.
2-1 Hingham
— Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera)
It's Caroline Doherty again and it's 3-1 Hingham!
1:51 after her goal earlier in the period, the Holy Cross-bound senior blasts a missile from the point on the power play for her second of the day.
— Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera)
Her 152nd career strike sealed it.
Classmate Addy Garrity, who added the Harborwomen's fifth in the game's final minute, assisted Doherty's second – a fitting connection for a duo that has combined for 347 career points in their four years together.
Addy Garrity makes it 5-1 Hingham!
A deserved goal at the Garden for the senior, who has had another great game today and nets one in the final minute.
— Mike Puzzanghera (@mpuzzanghera)
'We're pushing each other to get to where we want to be, and pushing each other to work harder.' Garrity said. 'I'm not playing hockey in college, but I'm so excited to watch Caroline, because all of the work has just paid off.'
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Izzi Puleo stopped 16 of 17 shots she faced in goal for Hingham before a late goalie change. After 14 years away, Hingham returned to the top of Division 1.
'Being able to end it with Addy, on the ice together, as seniors graduating, it's so special to look up at the crowd knowing they've been with us for four years,' Doherty said. 'It's amazing, especially doing it with Addy by my side.'
Hingham 5, Bishop Stang 2
at TD Garden, Boston
Bishop Stang (18-6-1) 1 0 1 — 2
Hingham (24-1-1) 1 2 2 — 5
1, B, Isa Rioux (Olivia Medeiros, Evelyn Crane) 9:50. 2, H, Hannah Lasch (Callie Crean, Alexa Harris) 11:51. 3, H, Caroline Doherty (Shea Richardson) :56. 4, H, Caroline Doherty (Addy Garrity) 2:47. 5, H, Caroline Doherty (CC Flynn, Ellie Bellew) 10:43. 6, H, Addy Garrity 14:14. 7, B, Ashley Smith (Allyson Smith) 14:35.
Saves: B, Vivienne Melo, ; H, Izzi Puleo, 16, Izzy McGarr, 1.
Photos from the game
The Hingham girls' hockey team defeated Bishop Stang, 5-2.
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Hingham goalie Izzy Puleo blocked a shot.
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Hingham won the state title for the first time since 2011
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Bishop Stang's Madison Lewis (center) falls while following the puck during the title game.
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Hingham celebrates a goal in the state final.
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Hingham's Caroline Doherty (right) scores one of her three goals in the championship game.
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De La Salle's Alec Blair chasing one last title as two-sport star finishes legendary HS stint

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'To be coached by him is to be loved.' Noblesville softball carries assistant's memory with them
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'To be coached by him is to be loved.' Noblesville softball carries assistant's memory with them

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"Watching that play I was like, 'Oh, she's going to catch it,' but when there's a downpour coming at you and you're looking up — I mean, for me at least, I wouldn't be able to catch it." It can be easy for a player to get down on themselves in that situation, Rundle observed, so the seniors and coaches immediately set about picking up Zapp. "Knowing that she has her teammates behind her has really helped her throughout the season, but Izzy's definitely had a huge role in our success," she said. Trust yourself. When Harrison hit a fly ball to the exact same spot in the third, Zapp fielded it without incident, stranding a runner on second and holding the score at 1-0. "That's really us embodying Lutz," Emmerson said, recalling how Lutz would tell her a joke, then ask her to give one back to keep her spirits up during games and at practice. "That's exactly how he was. Always positive and encouraging," the Lee commit continued. 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