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BILLERICA — On May 18, the Andover girls lacrosse team handed Billerica its first and only loss of the season, but last night, with a trip to the Division 1 North Final on the line, the Indians got the last word.

Billerica (19-1) survived a furious second half comeback to beat Andover 10-9, ending the Golden Warriors' season in heartbreak. Andover (15-6) trailed by as many as six goals midway through the game, but came surging back after winning a series of draws to tie the game before eventually falling behind for good down the stretch.

The Andover girls lacrosse team dominated the first half en route to another convincing tournament win, beating Beverly 14-4. Jordan Torres had four goals and Caroline Curtin and Veronica Alois each had hat tricks in the game.

The Andover girls lacrosse team dominated Salem (MA) from the opening horn, jumping out to a 6-0 lead within the first five minutes en route to a 16-3 win in the first round of the state tournament. Caroline Curtin and Jordan Torres each had hat tricks for the Golden Warriors.

On Senior Night at Lovely Field, Andover handed Billerica (now 14-1) its first loss of the year 10-8. Veronica Alois had three goals and Jess Leone two for the Golden Warriors, who had lost to the Indians by 1 earlier in the year.

As the final seconds of regularion ticked away, Michelle Poirier swung a pass to Abbie Karalis, who fired a shot home with just two seconds in the game, giving North Andover a 9-8 thrilling victory over archrival Andover.

ANDOVER — The Golden Warriors of Andover woke up Tuesday morning on the wrong side of a three-game losing streak — each by one goal.

This morning, however, those nightmares appear to be in the distant past.

After leading 6-3 at halftime, the North Andover girls needed two late goals to nip Andover in a girls lacrosse thriller.

Leah Chittick got the game-winner with 1:40 to play, unassisted, and goalie Lauren Hiller, who had seven of her 10 saves in the seciond half, made an interception in the closing seconds to preserve the win. Chittick had two goals and an assist and Abby Karalis had a hat trick and an assist for the Knights (5-2).

A Caroline Curtin goal was disallowed with 0.2 seconds left in OT enabling Bishop Guertin to down Andover 11-10 in an interstate matchup. "They had no idea what they were doing," Andover coach Cat Gross said of the refs. Courtney Grygiel and Veronica Alois each had three goals in the loss.

Freshman Jordan Torres delivered a breakout night with three goals as Andover bested Central Catholic 13.9.

Andover "closed the Curtin" on Chelmsford when Caroline Curtin scored with 30 seconds left in OT for a 10-9 win. Veronica Alois also scored in OT. Courtney Grygiel scored a team-high four goals.