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Courtney Parese scored in the first half and Pelham's defense stiffened in the second half, earning the Pythons their first win of the season, 1-0 over Pembroke. Parese scored 12 1/2 minutes into play when she battled a crowd for the rebound of Madison Giordino's penalty corner shot and found the back of the net. From there, excellent defensive efforts from Becca DeBaldo, Kim Polcari and Shana Schaffer both shut down Pembroke's attack and allowed Pelham's forwards to play more aggressively.

Alex Catalano had a whopping 20 saves in Pelham's 3-1 field hockey loss. But coach Patti Stilphen said, "That's just average for her. She's had a phenomenal game and a phenomenal season."

Alex Catalano battled in Pelham's net, turning aside 22 shots as Goffstown prevailed, 4-1. Madisen Giordino helped Catalano on the defensive end while Shannon Oriole and Diana Godreau (assist) played well overall and applied good pressure offensively.

Don't pay attention to the 6-0 defeat, Pelham field hockey goalie Alex Catalano turned in the performance of a lifetime for the Pythons, making a whopping 39 saves in a loss to Oyster River.

"It's beyond impressive," said head coach Pattie Stilphen. "Technically, this is really unheard of. Six goals is a very high-scoring field hockey game, but to have 39 saves is unreal. That's 50 minutes of just a phenomenal goalie."