Watertown Field Hockey Heading to Round of 8 After Beating St. Mary’s, Soccer Season Ends, Football Plays Thursday

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Senior co-captain Rachel Egan is congratulated by her teammates after scoring against St. Mary’s in the Round of 16 of the State Tournament. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

The Raiders moved on to the Round of 8 in the MIAA Div. 3 Field Hockey Tournament after defeating St. Mary’s 2-0 on Tuesday afternoon.

Watertown took a 1-0 lead in the first quarter when senior co-captain Rachel Egan on a goal assisted by freshman Gianna Venezia.

Watertown senior Victoria Dicker dribbles toward the net against St. Mary’s in the State Tournament. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

The Spartans kept the deficit at just one goal until the fourth quarter despite several Watertown scoring chances. With 8:20 left in the game, senior co-captain Adrianna Williams shot a rebound into the net to give the Raiders a 2-0 lead.

Senior co-captain Adrianna Williams scores Watertown’s second goal of the Round of 16 game at Victory Field. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

Watertown was held to the fewest number of goals in a game this season, after the previous lowest offensive output of three goals against Belmont and Reading.

Watertown senior Caroline Andrade shoots through a crowd of St. Mary’s defenders in the State Tournament. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

The second-seeded Raiders extended their unbeaten streak to 94 games and improved to 19-0. Watertown will host the Round of 8 game on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. The opponent will be the winner of Thursday’s game between 7th-seeded North Reading (14-3-2) or 10th-seeded Bedford (13-2-2).

The Raiders crash the net against St. Mary’s in the MIAA Div. 3 Field Hockey Tournament. (Photo by Charlie Breitrose)

Boys Soccer

Watertown High School’s boys soccer team traveled to Belchertown on Monday and narrowly lost in the Round of 32 of the MIAA Div. 3 Soccer Tournament. The Raiders fell 1-0, and ended the season with a record of 8-10-3.

Football

The Raiders football squad will head to Andover to play Greater Lawrence Tech on Thursday at 6 p.m. Watertown (2-6) faces the 3-5 Reggies will play in the non-playoff matchup.

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