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Needham Girls' Lacrosse Advance To State Final
The Rockets will play for the state title this Saturday at Boston University.
WELLESLEY, MA — From start to finish, it was clear that the Needham Rockets were the better side in Wednesday night's MIAA Division 1 semi-final at Babson College.
The Rockets walked past Andover 18-8 to advance to the state championship against Longmeadow. The game will be played at Boston University.
The Rockets quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening minutes before taking a 5-1 lead with less than 13 minutes in the first half. Andover got to within two at 5-3, but a 7-1 run to end the half put the game out of reach.
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Two goals from Andover's Jordan Torres cuts the Rockets' lead to 5-3
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HALF: Andover 4 Needham 12 Sarah Conley leads all scorers with 5 goals @Mass_LaxHS
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The second half saw more of the same from Needham as the team finished with a 10-goal lead.
Game time for Saturday is to be announced.
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