Westwood wins war of unbeatens

The Wolverines led by a goal when, with just under four minutes left, one of Wellesley’s offensive aces lined up at the 8-meter arc to take a free-position shot.

To that point, Brown had been pulled twice and made just four saves, so as the play started, Brown readied herself.

“I was just thinking to myself, ‘Have to be big on this,’ ’’ Brown said. “Step to the ball, get down low, just try your hardest, and hope my team crashes.’’

Brown made the save and shot it to a defender on the clear, who carried it out of danger. Senior midfielder Misha Beatty scored an insurance goal on the ensuing possession.

Wellesley’s Maggie Dore scored off a free-position shot with a little more than a minute left, but the Wolverines (20-0) held on to become the only undefeated girls’ team in the MIAA this season.

“I’m really proud of our team, everybody really pulled through today,’’ Beatty said. “Even though this game was really close, I really admire our team for coming back like we did.’’

The Raiders (16-1) got off to a strong start, scoring five times in the first eight minutes. Trailing, 6-2, Westwood surged back to tie the score 6-6 with a little more than six minutes to play in the first half.

The teams then traded leads five times, going nearly goal for goal.

Westwood coach Leslie Frank said her team prevailed because they remained level-headed.

“They understood the level of the opponent, the level of the defense, and they rose to that,’’ she said.

Beatty led the Wolverines with six goals and an assist. Blake Dietrick paced the Raiders with eight goals and an assist.

Needham 3, New Bedford 0 — Senior outside hitter Ross Burdett had 30 kills to lead the Rockets to a straight-set victory (35-33, 26-24, and 26-24).

MIAA Central Division 1

Milford 3, Medfield 0 — Sophomore outside hitter Dan Seaver had 14 kills and four service points and freshman Tim McMannis added five aces and two kills.

MIAA North Division 1

St. John’s Prep 3, Westford 0 — Senior center Luka Ralic had 33 assists to lead the Eagles.

Needham 10, Framingham 9 — Alex Arsenault capped a 3-for-5 day with the winning two-run single in the ninth for the Rockets.

Wakefield 3, Watertown 1 — Junior Matt Rej hit a solo home run in the sixth and Chris Cobb tacked on an RBI single for the Warriors.

Arlington 5, Wayland 4 — Kristin McKenzie hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth to drive in Nicole English for the winning run.

Everett 3, Lynn English 2 — Rachel Pierce’s winning single in the eighth propelled the Crimson Tide.