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Winthrop makes good on fourth try, beats St. Mary's

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By Anthony Gulizia, Globe correspondent

LOWELL — The third time is usually a charm. But for the Winthrop Vikings, four is the magic number.

After three consecutive unsuccessful trips to the Division 4 North final, the Vikings (18-6) punched their ticket to the TD Garden with a 55-40 win over St. Mary’s (17-7) at the Tsongas Center Saturday.

“We paid our dues,” Winthrop coach David Brown said. “These seniors wanted it bad and they took over at the end.”

Junior Quinton Dale, who’s been averaging 18 points and 15 rebounds throughout the tournament, led the way for Winthrop with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

After a slow start in the first half, Dale came to life, scoring 11 points in the second half.

“I just had to get my head in the game,” Dale said. “I wasn’t playing good (defense). I wasn’t attacking the basket strong enough so I came out all fired up. But we all did — we always know we’re going to play good in the second half.”

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