“Our biggest thing was that the defense was focused,’’ coach Hardy Mondesir said. “Winchester is a pretty good team. They hit a lot, so the defense in the back row, Karen Pagan and Unique Bridges, were keys. They had a lot of digs, made a lot of defensive plays.’’

Mondesir added that Pagan had an outstanding game passing from the back row. Junior captain Carolyn Loyo-Torres led the offensive assault with 40 kills and 10 aces. She had nine kills in the decisive 15-10 Game 5 win.

English advances to play No. 3 seed Melrose at home tomorrow.

MIAA South Division 1

New Bedford 3, Notre Dame (Hingham) 0 - Junior Maura Manley had 19 kills and junior outside hitter Cheyenne Howard had seven aces and 15 service points for the Whalers.

Barnstable 3, Dartmouth 0 - Senior setter Marybeth Martin dished out 32 assists and Kaylee Deluga had 14 kills as the fourth-seeded Red Raiders move on to the Division 1 South semifinals to face top seed New Bedford tomorrow.

Marshfield 3, Braintree 2 - Ashley Ahern had 18 kills and chipped in 18 service points, including six aces, in a quarterfinal. Chelsey Covitz added 16 kills.

MIAA South Division 3

Sacred Heart 3, Archbishop Williams 1 - The Fighting Saints won the decisive Game 4, 27-25.

MIAA Central/East Division 1

Quincy 3, Brookline 0 - The Presidents collected 33 digs, 18 kills, and 13 aces in a sweep of the Warriors.

Newton South 3, Latin Academy 1 - Celina Chan had nine aces and 12 kills, while Vanessa Gailius added five aces and 25 assists in a quarterfinal. The No. 6 seed Lions will now face No. 2 seed Newton North.

Austin Prep 2, Lowell Catholic 0 - The Cougars upended top-seeded Lowell Catholic (14-2-2) thanks to second-period goals by Pat Lenehan and Mark Kaliris and dominant midfield play. “We played very strong in the midfield and I think that was the difference for us,’’ said Austin Prep coach Dave Breenblott.

Bishop Fenwick 3, Winthrop 1 - Doug Garabedian scored twice and keeper Francisco Anzoatequi recorded 11 saves for the Crusaders. Angelo Maida scored the third goal for Bishop Fenwick.

Shawsheen 2, Ipswich 1 - Shawsheen beat Ipswich on penalty kicks, 4-3.

The Tigers scored first in the opening half and the Rams answered within five minutes, but neither team could find the net again in regulation.

Amanda Vance, with an assist by Jenna Zechner, scored for the Rams in regulation.

MIAA North Division 2

Bishop Fenwick 3, Saugus 0 - Kristen Verrette score twice as the Crusaders advanced to the semifinals.

Wayland 2, Belmont 0 - The Warriors received goals from Claire Nishioka in the first half and Whitney Fletcher in the second, and senior captain Liz Doyon made eight saves for her eighth shutout. Wayland advances to face Wakefield in the semifinals tomorrow.