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Kaia Hollingsworth made 29 saves for her first shutout of the season and Jessica Driscoll and Riley Sheehan scored in the third period as Methuen/Tewksbury won its third straight game, 2-0 over Needham.

Kate Gemmell, Lauren Adams and Cailey Wiley were the goal-scorers that led No. 4 Andover to a 3-2 win over Needham in the first round of the Division 1 tournament. The Warriors (18-2-1) will play either No. 5 Franklin or No. 21 Woburn in the quarterfinals (date and time TBA).

Lukas Kaufman-LaDuc lead the way with three pins as Andover swept a quad-meet to improve to 15-8.  Connor Sheehan 170  and Nendoe Caleb Gleekia 160 stepped in due to a couple of injuries and performed well. 

Andover's field hockey team bounced back from a pair of losses with a 1-0 win over Needham. Sydney Gregory scored on an assist from Anna Zdunczyk. The defense of Joanna Archambault, Carissa Agostino, Zdunczyk and Kate Gemmell was solid for the Warriors (8-2-2).

Hanna Medwar scored twice, both on assists from Katherine Furry, as Andover field hockey topped fellow power Needham, 2-0. Julia Gordon (2 saves) earned the shutout.

READING — Whether last year's triple overtime, penalty stroke loss in the Division 1 North Finals is still fresh in Andover's mind is anyone's guess, but what can't be denied is the familiar feeling coach Maureen Noone and her team have now that they're going back. "They have had returning as their goal the entire year," said Noone. "They are definitely excited. It was hard to keep regrouping during the game. The Golden Warriors left no doubt in Tuesday's 3-0 win over previously unbeaten Needham, dominating the North Semifinal matchup from the get-go to punch their ticket back to the regional finals. It only took sophomore forward Emma Farnham four minutes to get Andover on the board. Senior captain Tori Roche fired a shot on Needham keeper Ali Dugan that was turned away, but Farnham was in good position to clean up the rebound. Farnham added another goal midway through the first to give Andover a comfortable 2-0 lead at halftime, and Brenna Keefe put the game out of reach with another goal off a corner 10 minutes into the second. "She's done a good job for us all year," said Noone of Farnham. "The first goal definitely settles the team. You can take chances you might not have taken if you didn't have that one. So it really puts you in a nice place." The early goal put Needham in an unfamiliar positon. Andover may have entered the matchup with an impressive 18-1-1 record, but Needham came in without a single loss on the season. Andover goalie Megan Hartnett has now recorded three straight shutouts. The junior goalkeeper has kept a clean slate the entire postseason, and recieved high praise for keeping a potent Needham offense off the board. "She's awesome," said Noone. "She's been incredible. When we get into big games she always steps up, and she's done a fabulous job for us not only this year, but for the past two as well." Hartnett certainly had help. Senior caption Jillian Hughes was a constant pest for Needham attackers on the defensive end. Hughes led a defensive unit that did not allow the Rockets many good chances to fire at Hartnett. A defensive unit as strong as Andover's has helped the offense to tally 10 goals in three playoff games. "I think they've been capitalizing when they need to," said Noone. "We have a lot of versitile kids, and we have some really fast wings that have been stepping in and giving our starters a break. We have a lot of depth at that forward line." Andover now awaits the winner of Wednesday night's semifinal between Acton-Boxboro and Belmont.

Led by four goals from Leah Chittick, North Andover pushed Needham, the No. 1-ranked team in the state, to the limit before falling 7-6. Lauren Hiller made 14 saves to lead a stellar defensive effort for the Scarlet Knights.

Defending South finalist Needham rolled by Lawrence 3-0 in opening day action. Andy Henriquez and Joel Carmona had seven kills each in the loss.

Anibal Henriquez scored a team-high 15 kills, brother Andy Henriquez added 12 assists and brother Jeyson Henriquez chipped in with seven kills as Lawrence opened its season with a convincing 25-15, 25-21, 25-22 victory over Needham.

Chris Dunn knocked down three 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 19 points and Jack Konevich, namesake of the "Jack's Jungle" fanbase, added a pair of 3-pointers as Andover pummeled Needham 72-48 in the first round of the Roche Brothers Tournament.