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No. 11 North Andover was held to just three shots in a 2-0 loss to No. 6 Lincoln-Sudbury in the first round of the Division 1 North girls tournament.

"We knew they were coming from a strong league with a good record and they bascially outmuscled us," North Andover coach Kevin McCarthy said. "They had good size and won a lot of balls in the air. They controlled the middle of the field against us. We had a hard time cracking the middle of the field." North Andover fell behind 1-0 in the first 10 minutes of the first and 2-0 in the first 7 minutes of the second half. 

North Andover's girls soccer team scored the only goal of the game with 47 seconds left to nip Georgetown in a tense Cape Ann League battle. Caroline Kirby scored the goal in a pass from Alana Houlihan after a corner kick for the Knights (6-3-4). The Royals dropped to 9-2-1.

It was early in the game, but senior goalie Kelly O'Connor's diving first-half save was clutch in North Andover's scoreless tie against Wilmington. Jess Stabile and Katie Moroney played strong positional games defensively to help hold off the Wildcats.

Rachel Barnes netted the equalizer with 15 minutes to play in the second half as North Andover and Pentucket fought to a 2-2 tie. Breanna Yocum set up both goals for the Sachems, who were saved by some uncanny net work from Sarah Higgins (20 saves).

Manchester-Essex had no defense for North Andover, losing 7-0. Senior Nathalie Spina and sophomore Alex Medlock sparked the shutout effort for the Scarlet Knights (3-2-1) while two goals each from Liv Boudreau and Jenna Armstrong propelled the offense.

Caroline Kirby's varsity stop was supposed to be for just one game.  But after she netted the game winner in North Andover's 2-1 soccer win over Lynnfield, the stay may be longer.

Despite the best efforts of Pam Coufos, Shannon O'Connor and Katie Moroney, North Andover battled Wilmington to a scoreless tie. Kelly O'Connor turned aside a pair of shots in the Scarlet Knights net.

 Alana Houlihan moved the ball down field, then slid a pass to DeeDee Fagan, who beat the goalie low and away midway through the first half. That was enough to carry North Andover to a 1-0 win over Central Catholic. Kelly O'Connor made the lead stand up, making three saves.