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The Andover girls hockey team fell to Lexington 3-0 in the first round of the Division 1 state tournament.

Goalie Megan Pettoruto (32 saves) played well, but the Minutemen were just too strong. 

Andover's girls hockey team was frustrated a bit by a trapping defense, but the Golden Warriors had more than enough of their own defense to blank Newton North 2-0 in the first round of the Division 1 tournament. Megan Pettoruto only needed four saves to pick up her 10th shutout. Sarah Oteri and Nicole Giroux scored the goals and Alicia Nader and Lea Macheras played well early.

Powered by Sarah Oteri's hat-trick, the Andover girls hockey team reached 100 program wins with a 6-0 victory over Cathedral. Oteri finished with 4 points while adding an assist to her three goals while Nicole Giroux notched two goals and an assist as well. Goaltender Megan Pettoruto stopped 24 shots en route to her eighth shutout of the season.

Andover crushed Everett, 7-2, behind a big 4-point effort from Sarah Oteri. Oteri netted 2 goals and 2 assists, and Heather Paonessa (2 goals, 1 assist) and Laura Drew (1 goal, 2 assists) chipped in with 3 points of their own. Megan Pettoruto turned aside 16 shots, as well.

Laura Drew netted two goals as the Andover girls hockey team topped Beverly, 3-1. Katie Shields rounded out the scoring with the Warriors' third goal, and Sarah Oteri recorded a pair of helpers. Megan Pettoruto turned aside eight shots to help Andover (7-2-1) secure its seventh win of the season.

The Golden Warriors girls ice hockey team improved to 4-1 thanks to the continued strong play of goaltender Megan Pettoruto, who blanked Everett and finished with 13 saves. Pettoruto now has four shutouts on the year, all of which coming in Andover's past four games. Interestingly, the senior netminder has faced exactly 13 shots in each of the past three games.

Both Paonessa sisters, Heather and Danni, scored goals for Andover as it improved to 3-1 with a win over Reading. Andover goalie Meaghan Petteruto posted a shutout with 13 saves.

The Andover girls hockey team improved to 2-1 witha 7-0 win over Cambridge. Sarah Oteri was flat-out dominant, racking up three goals and an assist. It's her second hat trick of the year. Meghan McCarthy had a trio of helpers, and Nicole Giroux had a pair of goals.

Sarah Oteri scored three times to lead Andover (1-1) to a 4-0 win over Medford. The Golden Warriors fired 56 shots at Medford while goalie Megan Petteruto only faced six from the Mustangs. Alica Nader assisted on all Andover goals.

Lincoln-Sudbury scored 25 seconds into the season opener with Andover and the goal stood up in a 1-0 decision.

The Warriors peppered Millicent Cruman with 40 shots but couldn't break the ice on the season.