Boys and Girls Soccer Start First Full Playoff Week With Wins
November 5, 2024
• The Needham Girls won their postseason opener with a dominating victory over Lexington.
After the first weekend of Fall Sports Playoffs, several Needham teams are still alive, with Girls Soccer opening up their postseason at home on Tuesday. The Rockets, seeded #5 in the MIAA Division 1 Bracket, beat #28 Lexington 4-0 in the Round of 32.
Freshman Sydney Kalaw got the scoring started with a goal 17 minutes into the game to put the Rockets on top 1-0. About seven minutes later, Needham got another one as Isabelle Marino scored to make it 2-0 at halftime.
In the second half, Needham added goals from Hannah Levine and Sam Horvat to seal the win. For the game, the Rockets led in Shots on Goal, 8-2, as well as in Corner Kicks, 6-1. Needham advances to the Round of 16, where they will host #12 Winchester on Saturday, November 9th at 1pm.
Meanwhile, Boys Soccer, ranked at #24, beat #41 Marshfield 2-0 in a Preliminary Round game to advance to the Round of 32, where they upset #9 Lincoln-Sudbury 1-0 in double overtime on Tuesday night. The Rockets advance to the Round of 16, where they will visit #8 St. John’s on Saturday, November 9th at 4pm.
After sweeping Braintree in their playoff opener, #5 Girls Volleyball welcomes in #12 Newton South to the A Gym for a Round of 16 game on Wednesday, November 6th at 6pm.
Also, Cross Country will compete in the Division 1 State Tournament at Northfield Mountain on Saturday, November 9th. The following day, Sunday, November 10th, the Dance Team will compete at States in Billerica.
Finally, Needham Football earned the #4 seed and will host #13 Wachuestt Regional on Friday, November 8th at 6:30pm from Memorial Field. You can watch it live on The Needham Channel’s HD and Community Channels, as well as streaming at needhamchannel.org and our TNC Roku App.
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