NEEDHAM, MA — The Needham girls hockey team has a garden party to plan for following Monday night's 3-1 win over Reading in the MIAA Division 1 South semi-finals.
The Rockets continued their undefeated streak and will enter the title game with a record of 22-0-1.
The Rockets jumped on the board midway though the first period on a goal from Elizabeth Hernberg and entered the first intermission in a 1-1 tie.
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Needham strikes first! Gracie Bruno from Elizabeth Hernberg! 1-0 midway thru the 1st pic.twitter.com/KWdIURyxac
— Needham HS Athletics (@NHSRockets) March 13, 2017
Reading taps in a loose puck in the crease and it's 1-1
— Needham HS Athletics (@NHSRockets) March 13, 2017
Freshman Celia Blaszkowsky showed some individual flair, beating the goalie at the left post.
Freshman Celia Blaszkowsky with an incredible individual effort to put Needham up 2-1! pic.twitter.com/lfEJAStiPN
— Needham HS Athletics (@NHSRockets) March 13, 2017
Bruno struck again, scoring from the slot with five miniutes to play.
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Needham's Gracie Bruno scores her 2nd goal of the game to put @NeedhamHockey up 3-1 with 5 mins left @NHSRockets @MassHSHockey pic.twitter.com/MAo1DmvwuH
— Tommy Cassell (@tommycassell44) March 14, 2017
Waiting for Needham in the final will be Woburn.
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