DANVERS, MA — The Danvers Dash 6th Grade girls soccer team marched all the way to the title game at the Massachusetts Tournament of Champions before falling in penalty kicks in the final.
Danvers won its first four games of the tournament before taking on Needham, which had outscored its opponents 24-2 in its MTOC games, in the championship game.
Danvers battled Needham to a 2-2 tie through regulation and overtime before falling in kicks.
This was a Danvers Youth Soccer recreation team with no club affiliation.
Danvers beat teams from Beverly and Peabody in the Essex County tournament to qualify for MTOCs.
Once there, the girls beat Melrose 2-1 in the first game and beat Martha's Vineyard 3-0 in the second game.
Danvers won its pool with a 2-1 triumph against Littleton in Game 3 before beating Whitman-Hanson 2-1 in the semifinals.
The Danvers Dash:
Coaches: Alicia Ramsdell, Kayla Corbett and Nick Williamson
Players: Elise Bruhm, Elsie Campbell, Zoey Cargile, Abby Cauley, Charleigh Hawes, Maisie MacLachlan, Tenley O'Neill, Abbey Olipant, Sophia Parks, Saina Ramsdell, Paige Theriault, Grace Tully, Layla Weymouth, and Nataltie Williamson
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