Westfield’s Mary Boudreau attacks the Northampton goal in Friday’s tournament game in Northampton. Boudreau scored two goals in the Bombers 3-2 loss. (Photo by Chris Putz)
NORTHAMPTON – The Westfield High School field hockey team’s drive for a championship hit a roadblock Friday.
Mary Boudreau scored two goals for sixth-seeded Westfield, which lost a 3-2 heartbreaker to the Northampton Blue Devils in the opening round of the Western Massachusetts Division I field hockey tournament.
The Bombers finish the season with a record of 8-7-2.
“I can’t be more proud of the Westfield High School field hockey team under the leadership of our 11 seniors,” Bombers’ coach Karen Gomez said.
Gomez said the team’s co-captains, Alex Affeldt and Jordan Swift, helped pave the way for a renaissance year.
“They played with intensity,” Gomez said, referring to the captains and the rest of the squad that followed up two losing seasons with a rebirth in 2012. I think they’ve learned a lot about themselves as a team and I can’t be more proud of them.”
Westfield goalie Karly Mastello finished with seven saves. Despite losing, she drew praise from her coach.
“Karly was fantastic in the goal cage,” Gomez said. “This is going to be a building block for us. …There’s only going to be good things to come for the Westfield program.”
Leanne Sullivan came off the bench to deliver a solid outing in her first varsity game for the Bombers.
BOYS’ SOCCER
WMASS D2 OPENER
No. 9 Palmer 3, No. 8 Southwick 1
SOUTHWICK – Palmer scored with five seconds remaining before the halftime break, and carried the momentum over into the second half.
Troy Remillard notched both goals sandwiched around halftime for Palmer, also scoring in the 48th minute on a penalty kick.
Ryan Harper helped Southwick chop the lead in half with a goal in the 55th minute on a pass from Ryan Todesco. But Palmer put the game out of reach when Ryan Mastriani scored late.
Palmer goalie Owen Roche made 15 saves. Tim Reardon (4 saves) and Patrick King (1 save) combined for five Southwick saves.
WMASS D3 OPENER
No. 10 Lee 4, No. 7 St. Mary 1
St. Mary’s Anthony Garde scored a beautiful goal on a pass from Zach Girard for the game’s first goal, but Lee scored three unanswered to escape Bullens Field with the road victory.
Lee scored its first and second goals of the game on an indirect and penalty kick on two borderline calls.
“Those two calls were the turning point of the game,” St. Mary coach Andrew Martin said. “That really, really deflated us.”
“It was shocking and upsetting – that’s not how you want to end your season.”
St. Mary’s finishes the season with an overall record of 7-7-4.
No. 9 St. Joe’s 4, No. 8 Gateway 3 (shootout)
Jean Baillargeon, and Curtis and Calvin Dowers each scored a goal for Gateway, but the Gators suffered a stunning loss in a D3 opener. Jake Merritt, Justin Edinger, and Ryan Fisk assisted on the Gators’ goals.
Edinger and teammate Randy Garfield played superbly in the midfield.
Gateway outshot St. Joe’s 20-11. Gators’ goalie Mike Arel finished with five saves.
