VIDEO: Duxbury girls hockey celebrates 2nd straight Div. 2 state crown
The top-seeded Dragons got goals from four different players Sunday to beat No. 2 Falmouth, 4-0, at TD Garden to win their sixth state championship.
The girls’ side of the South Shore was well represented again at TD Garden on Sunday, Match 17 for the annual slate of state championship hockey games.
Duxbury successfully defended its Division 2 crown by blanking Falmouth, 4-0, to complete a 24-3 campaign. The Dragons are halfway to the four consecutive state championships the program won from 2011-14.
Over in Div. 1, Notre Dame Academy came oh-so-close to claiming the title, only to be denied by St. Mary’s (Lynn) in a 5-4, triple-overtime thriller.
The South Shore could have had even more locals at the Garden, but Marshfield lost to Falmouth, 2-0, in the Div. 2 semifinals, and Archbishop Williams fell to St. Mary’s, 2-1, in overtime in the Div. 1 semis.
Throw in quarterfinal appearances by Hingham (Div. 1) and Canton and Milton (both Div. 2) and it was another fine season for girls hockey around here. Overall, 15 teams qualified for the postseason, and 10 of those won at least one round.
Now it’s time to put the finishing touches on the 2023-24 season. Let’s meet the Patriot Ledger/Brockton Enterprise All-Scholastics:
FIRST TEAM
CAROLINE BATCHELDER
Archbishop Williams
Junior right wing from Braintree became the program’s all-time leader in goals this season. … She had 15 goals and 9 assists in leading the Bishops (12-11-2) to the Division 1 semifinals. … Had a hat trick vs. Waltham in a 4-3 first-round victory. … Assistant captain. … Plays volleyball and lacrosse. … Active in student council. … Said coach Doug Nolan: “Caroline has always been a complete goal-scorer. She plays with confidence, she plays with some swag.”
JENNIFER BIROLINI
Pembroke
Junior center had 31 goals and 19 assists while leading the Titans (16-6) to the Div. 2 Round of 16. … Prolific scorer netted her 100th career goal this season; her 104th made her the program’s all-time leader. … Has more than 170 career points. … Two-time Patriot League Fisher Division MVP. … Repeat All-Scholastic. … Said coach Bill Flynn: “She is a game-changer, not only offensively but defensively as well.” … Her favorite season moment was a comeback win over Sandwich. … Active in Best Buddies.
KATE BUDWAY
Canton
Sophomore goalie had big shoes to fill in replacing graduated star Carolyn Durand, but she filled them well, authoring…
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