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A-B 1, Walpole 0

Print | Comments () Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff November 13, 2007 09:05 PM

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Acton-Boxboro field hockey coach Mae Shoemaker told her troops at halftime that one goal would absolutely not be enough to get past Walpole in Tuesday night's Eastern Mass. Division 1 championship game.

She happily admitted she was wrong.

Senior Hayley O'Brien one-time the game's lone goal off a feed from classmate Devon Agule with 18:13 remaining in the first half and the Colonials emerged with a 1-0 triumph in Canton.

Acton-Boxboro (20-1-2) advances to Saturday's state final to meet Shrewsbury at 11 a.m. at Worcester State College. Walpole -- which endured its first loss of the season -- finished the year at 21-1-1.

Both defenses were phenomenal throughout the night. Acton-Boxboro netminder Kaitlyn Curtis was rarely challenged as she was well protected throughout the night. The Colonials aided matters by spending much of the night on attack, but Walpole and keeper Kelly Davis were equal to the task.

Walpole senior Danielle Hatch made a phenomenal stop behind Davis to prevent a goal by Alex Sikalis late in the first half. Despite fending off a bevy of corners from the Colonials, Walpole simply couldn't generate a quality chance for itself and finished the evening with just a single corner.

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More to come, including video reaction from O'Brien and Shoemaker.

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