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Milestones and OT winners: Vote for the High School Girls Lacrosse Player of the Week

chris mcdaniel, the patriot ledger
·4 min read

Algonquin Regional's Bella Roman and Grace Chiota have been voted the High School Girls Lacrosse Players of the Week.

The duo combined to receive over 12,000 votes. Roman scored 9 goals, including the winner with 46 seconds remaining in a 15-14 win over Hopkinton. Chiota had 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists). In an 11-10 win over North Middlesex, Chiota had 6 goals and 2 assists. She scored the winning goal and notched her 100th career point. Roman chipped in 4 goals and 2 assists.

And this week's candidates are...

Adelynne Czaja + Kheiara Vilus, Southeastern: Czaja and Vilus each scored 6 goals in a 20-6 win over Bristol Aggie.

Madeline Packard + Grace Maroney, Hingham: Packard scored her 100th career goal and Maroney notched her 100th career poitn in a win over Plymouth North.

Hingham's Madeline Packard runs down the field with the ball.
Hingham's Madeline Packard runs down the field with the ball.

Avery Valicenti + Clare O'Keefe + Caroline Batchelder, Archbishop Williams: The trio combined for 30 points in 22-12 win over Cardinal Spellman. Valicenti had 6 goals and 3 assists, O'Keefe scored 5 goals and 5 assists and Batchelder had 4 goals and 7 assists.

Ayla McDermod, Sr., Hanover: McDermod scored 9 goals in a 17-6 win over Marshfield.

Hanover's Ayla McDermod approaches the net during a game in the Division 3 state tournament against Middleboro on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
Hanover's Ayla McDermod approaches the net during a game in the Division 3 state tournament against Middleboro on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

Ainsley Yates, Soph., Bridgewater-Raynham: Yates made 11 saves in a 14-5 win over Silver Lake.

Bridgewater-Raynham goalie Ainsely Yates keeps her eye on the attack during a non-league game against Attleboro.
Bridgewater-Raynham goalie Ainsely Yates keeps her eye on the attack during a non-league game against Attleboro.

Megan Doyle, Sr., Weymouth: Doyle scored 8 points, including the 300th goal of her career, in an 11-8 win over Franklin. She scored her 400th career point in a win over Milton. She also had 10 points and 10 draw controls in a 15-13 win over Natick.

More: 'Generational athlete': Career records vault Megan Doyle to all-time status at Weymouth High

Wildcat senior captain Megan Doyle sets up for a shot on Cohasset's net near defender Molly Campbell. The Cohasset Skippers hosted the Weymouth Wildcats in girls lacrosse on Friday April 12, 2024
Wildcat senior captain Megan Doyle sets up for a shot on Cohasset's net near defender Molly Campbell. The Cohasset Skippers hosted the Weymouth Wildcats in girls lacrosse on Friday April 12, 2024

Laney Larsen, Sr., Cohasset: Larsen scored 6 goals and had 4 assists in a win over Mashpee.

Weymouth's Megan Doyle, right, tries to block the pass of Cohasset's Laney Larsen, left, during girls lacrosse at Weymouth High School, Friday, March 31, 2023.
Weymouth's Megan Doyle, right, tries to block the pass of Cohasset's Laney Larsen, left, during girls lacrosse at Weymouth High School, Friday, March 31, 2023.

Ava MacDonald, Sr., Braintree: MacDonald had 5 goals and 4 assists in a 14-10 win over Mansfield.

Mariah Strong + Ava Smith + Elle Murphy, Cardinal Spellman: Strong made 6 saves in her first full varsity game in goal in an 11-4 win over East Bridgewater. Murphy scored 7 times. In an 8-4 win over Fontbonne Academy, Smith stopped 10 shots and Murphy had 6 points (5 goals, assist).

Cardinal Spellman's Elle Murphy takes a shot on net in front of Sharon defender Serena Bien-Aime during a game on Friday, April 28, 2023.
Cardinal Spellman's Elle Murphy takes a shot on net in front of Sharon defender Serena Bien-Aime during a game on Friday, April 28, 2023.

Charlise Cox, Jr., Norwell: Cox had 3 goals and 3 assists in a win over Middleboro. She scored 7 goals in a 10-9 overtime loss to Duxbury.

Norwell's Charlise Cox, left, grabs a loose ball as Notre Dame Academy's Reilly Walsh, right, moves in during girls lacrosse at Norwell High School, Thursday, May 4, 2023.
Norwell's Charlise Cox, left, grabs a loose ball as Notre Dame Academy's Reilly Walsh, right, moves in during girls lacrosse at Norwell High School, Thursday, May 4, 2023.

Olivia O'Rourke, Sr., Oliver Ames: O'Rourke scored an overtime winner in a 17-16 victory over Ursuline Academy.

Mackenzie Kingston, Soph., Duxbury: Kingston scored an overtime winner in a 10-9 win over Norwell.

Duxbury's Mackenzie Kingston moves from behind the Wayland goal under pressure from Lily Cerne of Wayland. Wayland defeats Duxbury girls lacrosse in MIAA tournament action in Weymouth on Wednesday June 14, 2023
Duxbury's Mackenzie Kingston moves from behind the Wayland goal under pressure from Lily Cerne of Wayland. Wayland defeats Duxbury girls lacrosse in MIAA tournament action in Weymouth on Wednesday June 14, 2023

Peyton Mathisen, Sr., South Shore Tech: Mathisen scored 8 goals in a 19-5 win over Bristol Aggie.

Lila Leander, Fr., Rockland: Leander's second goal of the day was an overtime winner in a 6-5 victory over East Bridgewater.

Tara Battagliano, Soph., Wellesley: Battagliano poured in seven goals for the Raiders in a 16-4 win over Brookline.

Gabi Consigli, Jr., Franklin: Consigli ended a double-overtime thriller with her third goal of the contest in a 5-4 victory over King Philip.

Ella Hobin, Jr., Marlborough: Hobin fired in five goals and won six draw controls for the Panthers in a loss to Littleton.

Liz Lange, Sr., Nipmuc: Lange scored four goals for the Warriors in an 18-5 win over Northbridge and another four goals and four assists in a 20-6 victory over Tantasqua.

Notre Dame's Madelyn Dugan is pressured by Nipmuc defenders Elizabeth Lange, left, and Madelyn Weibe, as she moves in for a shot on goal.
Notre Dame's Madelyn Dugan is pressured by Nipmuc defenders Elizabeth Lange, left, and Madelyn Weibe, as she moves in for a shot on goal.

Anna Magennis, Sr., + Paige Tripp, Jr., Ashland: The UConn pledge Magennis poured in nine goals in a 17-6 win over Dover-Sherborn on Friday, while Tripp accumulated six points with two goals and four assists, including her 100th career point. In an 18-9 win over Medway, Magennis put away six goals with two assists.

Anna Magennis, Ashland
Anna Magennis, Ashland

Lucie Mato, Fr., Hopkinton: Mato fired in five goals in a 16-8 win over Bellingham.

Emma O’Malley, AMSA: O'Malley connected for four goals in a 12-11 win over Notre Dame (Worcester) and tallied four goals in a 19-7 victory over Hudson.

Bella Roman, Sr., Algonquin: Roman’s sixth goal of the game came in overtime as the Titans took down Dover-Sherborn, 12-11, on Saturday. Roman also notched her 100th career point on her first goal of the game in the first quarter. In a 14-11 win over Wachusett, Roman found the net seven times with an assist. In a 17-14 loss to Nashoba, Roman fired in six goals.

Algonquin's Bella Roman fires a shot past Shrewsbury's Tierney Daly and goalkeeper Sophie Wilson during a girls' lacrosse game Tuesday in Northborough.
Algonquin's Bella Roman fires a shot past Shrewsbury's Tierney Daly and goalkeeper Sophie Wilson during a girls' lacrosse game Tuesday in Northborough.

Kate Sams, Sr., Westborough: Sams poured in four goals with two assists for the Rangers in a 17-4 win over North Middlesex. She also scored five goals in a 12-7 victory over Groton-Dunstable.

Kate Sams, Westborough High
Kate Sams, Westborough High

Layne Thomason, Jr., Hudson: Thomason had five goals and an assist in a 12-2 victory over Fitchburg.

Votes are unlimited. Voting closes on Wednesday, May 8 at noon. Emailed votes will not be counted. Send future nominations to cmcdaniel@wickedlocal.com. Our player of the week stories are meant as a way to highlight local high school athletes in the area. Making the list is an achievement in itself. Congratulations to all our athletes.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Vote for the High School Girls Lacrosse Player of the Week