#1 seeded Medfield Warriors held off #2 Newburyport in the Division 3 State Championship to capture the 14 to 10 victory at Burlington High School on Thursday Night (6/13). Medfield finishes their State Championship winning season with a record of 22 and 3, runner-up, Newburyport finishes 20 and 3. Medfield Varsity Girls Lacrosse captured their 2nd straight title in the past 3 seasons.
The Warriors last took home the ultimate prize in 2022 with an 11-9 win over Cohasset.
Game Summary: Senior Captains, Kelly Blake and Alex Proefrock helped lead the way in the State Title game. Proefrock netted a game-high 4 goals while Blake chipped in with a hat trick and 3 assists. (Kelly Blake will be attending Boston College next year, BC won the NCAA Girls Lacrosse title this year with a 14-13 win over Northwestern in the NCAA Championship game). Junior, Kendall Herrick also pitched in with a hat-trick for Medfield.
After Newburyport tied the game at 3-3 with 7:48 left in the 2nd quarter, Medfield would net three goals to close out the half and lead 6-3 at the half-time break. The 3-goal surge to close out the 2nd quarter included a Kendall Herrick (JR) score with 35 seconds left.
After Newburyport made it a 6-5 game within the first 90 seconds of the 3rd quarter, Medfield struck back! Senior Captain, Alex Proefrock netted 2 goals and Michaela McDonald (JR) added another with 5 seconds left in the quarter. Medfield led 12 to 8 heading into the 4th quarter.
During the final quarter both teams would net two goals a piece and the Medfield defense was able to hold the lead and capture the 14 to 10 State Championship Win! Medfield Head Coach, Mary Laughna captures her 2nd State Championship during her 5 year tenure with this years TVL-Large Champion, Medfield Warriors. Laughna left her JV Coach position with Westwood and took over as Medfield Head Coach in 2019.
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Social Media Reaction:
Girls D3 @MIAA033 Lacrosse ???? State Championship. @MedGlax tops a very relented @Port_Athletics squad to capture the D3 State Championship!
Great game and season to Clippers!@coachmace @TVLSportsMa @HometownWeekly @GlobeSchools @BostonHeraldHS @TrevorHass @BConn63 pic.twitter.com/RRAiBmIwXp
— Medfield Athletics (@MedfieldAD) June 13, 2024
Girls D3 @MIAA033 Lacrosse ???? State Championship. @MedGlax are your D3 State Champs!!!@coachmace @TVLSportsMa @HometownWeekly @GlobeSchools @BostonHeraldHS @TrevorHass @BConn63 pic.twitter.com/likLhXQafS
— Medfield Athletics (@MedfieldAD) June 13, 2024
State Champs ???? returning home!
So proud of this team!@coachmace @MedGlax @HometownWeekly @TVLSportsMa @TrevorHass @BConn63 @MedfieldHS @JeffreyJMarsden pic.twitter.com/2a5dSrjF9W
— Medfield Athletics (@MedfieldAD) June 14, 2024
2 State Championships in 3 months for this crew @mnick40 @MedfieldAD pic.twitter.com/wDpQyUE2if
— Medfield Girls Lax (@MedGlax) June 14, 2024
The MIAA girls lacrosse championships delivered nothing but incredible highlights Thursday night. Find out how Kelly Blake and Alex Proefrock combined to lead Medfield (@MedfieldAD) to its latest Div. 3 title in today’s Herald: https://t.co/NgetuD2weG
— Brendan Connelly (@BConn63) June 14, 2024
Medfield Girls Lacrosse leads 14-9 with 4:54 left in game. @MedfieldAD @MedfieldHS @MedGlax pic.twitter.com/3giYd4twns
— Michael Mason (@coachmace) June 13, 2024
Medfield Girls Lacrosse leads 13-9with 10:29 left in game vs Newburyport @MedfieldAD @MedfieldHS @MedGlax pic.twitter.com/oDMluLGtwc
— Michael Mason (@coachmace) June 13, 2024
Girls D3 @MIAA033 Lacrosse ???? State Championship. @MedGlax (#1) vs. @Port_Athletics (#2)@coachmace @TVLSportsMa @HometownWeekly @GlobeSchools @BostonHeraldHS @TrevorHass @BConn63 pic.twitter.com/0kodE2hu55
— Medfield Athletics (@MedfieldAD) June 13, 2024
Medfield Girls Lacrosse leads 6-3 at halftime over Newburyport in State Championship Game @MedfieldAD @MedfieldHS @MedGlax pic.twitter.com/2j14GDr1D3
— Michael Mason (@coachmace) June 13, 2024
Girls D3 @MIAA033 Lacrosse ???? State Championship. @MedGlax (#1) vs. @Port_Athletics (#2)@coachmace @TVLSportsMa @HometownWeekly @GlobeSchools @BostonHeraldHS @TrevorHass @BConn63 pic.twitter.com/1Mo5PVuUqh
— Medfield Athletics (@MedfieldAD) June 13, 2024
Medfield Girls Lacrosse leads Newburyport 3-2 after 1 quarter. @MedfieldAD @MedfieldHS @MedGlax pic.twitter.com/FOVwP2ardP
— Michael Mason (@coachmace) June 13, 2024
Medfield (#1) vs. Newburyport (#2) What a match up for Girls Lacrosse Division 3 State Championship in Burlington 5:15 today! @MedfieldAD @MedfieldHS @MedGlax pic.twitter.com/rFz6xPU9Qz
— Michael Mason (@coachmace) June 13, 2024