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Emily Van Antwerp scored in the first half and her sister Michaela added the insurance in the second half as No. 21 Andover topped No. 12 Medford, 2-0, in the first round of the Division 1 North Tourney.  The Golden Warriors travel to No. 5 Acton-Boxboro on Monday (6:30 p.m.).

Goalkeeper Maddy Baldwin had nine saves and kept Masco scoreless in Andover's soccer game. Andover played to a 0-0 tie, but Andover qualified for the state tournament with the tie.

Trailing by a goal at halftime, Andover struck for three scores in the second half to down Methuen 3-1. Michaela Van Antwerp, Lauren Pien and Jen Caro each had a score for the winners.

Courtney Walsh pressured her defender into making a mistake and Central Catholic beat Andover 1-0 on an own goal. 

Central keeper Jane Hatzikonstantis made six saves, including one from point-blank range.

Jen Caro scored Andover's first goal off of a corner kick this season, jump-starting a 2-0 victory over Billerica. The Golden Warriors worked ball movement down the wings to perfection behind Gabby Cappello and Hannah LeBlanc to keep solid pressure on the Indian net.

MacKenzie Koravos and Gabby Cappello each scored one goal and assisted on another as Andover soccer snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Dracut.

Mikayla Hickey scored off an assist from Gabie Polce as Central Catholic dealt Andover its first loss of the season with a 1-0 win.

MacKenzie Koravos had the lone goal for Andover, which remained unbeaten with a 1-1 tie against Billerica.

Senior Michaela Antwerp's 30-yard blast hit off the crossbar but her freshman sister Emily was there to put in the rebound and give Andover a 1-0 win over North Andover. And a third Antwerp, Emily's twin Sarah, anchored the defense. Olivia Biles (8 saves) made a tough deflection with five minutes left to clinch the victory. For North Andover, Shannon O'Connor amd Erika Zahoruiko each played well for the Knights.

Lauren Pien scored just 30 seconds into the game and that jumpstarted Andover soccer in a 3-1 season-opening win over Lowell. Jen Caro added two assists.