Charlie Breitrose
Watertown senior captain Sydney Poulin passes while on the ground to sophomore Brianna Williams, who scored the opening goal in the Raiders’ victory over Swampscott.
Watertown High School kicked off the quest for a ninth straight MIAA field hockey championship by shutting out Swampscott, 3-0, Friday afternoon at Victory Field.
It took more a quarter hour of the North Section quarterfinal for the Raiders (18-1) to solve a pesky Big Blue (11-6-3) defense.
Watertown sophomore Brianna Williams scored 15:28 into the game off a feed inside the circle from senior co-captain Sydney Poulin.
Four minutes into the second half, junior Olivia Lampasona blasted a ball into the Swampscott net from the right side of the circle.
Charlie Breitrose
Watertown senior co-captain Sydney Poulin dribbles the ball down field in the North Section quarterfinal against Swampscott Friday afternoon.
Senior Lauren Petrillo finished Watertown’s scoring when her shot struck a stick and looped over the head of the Swampscott goalie with under 4 minutes left in the game.
The Raiders move onto the Section Semifinal to face the winner of Gloucester and Wilmington. The game is scheduled for Reading High School, date and time to be decided.
Charlie Breitrose
Watertown senior Lauren Petrillo fires the ball toward the Swampscott goal in the state tournament game at Victory Field.