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Reece Bromby and Avery Tahnk leading Newburyport girls' lacrosse on mission for third straight D3 finals appearance
'I feel like we've had an amazing four years,' said Bromby, who is committed to play at UMass. 'It feels unreal to be going to the Final Four. I think our whole team is really excited for that.'
The Clippers (16-5) will meet Bedford (date/location TBA) in the program's third consecutive semifinals appearance.
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Bromby sparked the Newburyport offense with a pair of first-quarter goals before adding another in the second. Tahnk scored two goals in the second frame and Amanda Linteris also found the back of the net to give the Clippers a 6-2 halftime edge.
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Senior Sophie Schiller notched a hat trick to lead the Hanover offense and junior Jameson Bryan added a goal, but the Hawks struggled to keep pace with the Clippers, who received strong goaltending from junior Cody Saboliauskas (8 saves).
'She's awesome,' Newburyport coach Cat Batchelder said of Saboliauskas. 'Our defense did a good job of denying shots and forcing shots that she could save.'
Linteris finished with two goals and an assist, Blaire Fox added a goal, and Amelia Price had two assists.
After capturing the D3 state title with a 13-10 win over Norwell to cap off their sophomore seasons, Bromby and Tahnk are hopeful to return to the final to avenge last year's 14-10 loss to Medfield.
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'We've won once before, so that definitely makes us motivated to do it again because that crowd and energy was definitely special,' said Tahnk.
Division 1 State
Concord-Carlisle 13, Central Catholic 3 —
Sophomore Scarlett Mirak fired in five goals, senior captain Karleigh Mutch had a hat trick, and senior Teagan Morrissey added a pair of goals for the top-seeded Patriots (21-2) in the quarterfinal win against No. 9 Central Catholic (12-11), the defending state champion.
Division 4 State
Ipswich 9, Pentucket 8 —
Senior Lucy Winthrop had four goals, junior Allie Wile added two goals and an assist, and freshman Ella Schofield scored twice to help the second-seeded Tigers (17-2) rally from a two-goal halftime deficit. In the quarterfinal win over No. 7 Pentucket (17-6), Ella McCarthy and Lyla Greenleaf had two assists apiece, and Emma Paquette made five saves to reach 200 for her career.
The Ipswich girls' lacrosse team is headed to the semifinals.
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