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WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Peabody field hockey wins on Senior Night
By Mike Alongi
PEABODY — It’s always
nice when seniors have a big impact
on a Senior Night win, and
that was exactly the case for the
Peabody field hockey team in a
6-0 victory over Northeastern
Conference foe Saugus Tuesday
evening at Coley Lee Field.
Three seniors scored goals in
the victory, while a pair of senior
goalkeepers combined for the
shutout in net.
“I think things are really
starting to come together for us
out on the field,” said Peabody
coach Tawny Palmieri. “We’ve
been working hard to figure out
playing in the new 7-on-7 rules
and how to deal with the conditioning
aspect, and I think now
we’re starting to play up to our
capabilities.”
Prior to the game the Tanners
honored their group of 11 seniors
— captain Sydney Branga,
captain Alise Maltsev, Kylie
Colella, Emma Hayward, Sophie
Izzo, Jenna Lombard, Dado
Nasso, Niki Nikolouzos, Julia
Paulino, Elise Staunton and Lily
Bromberger — for their contributions
to the program over the
past four years.
“To see this group of girls
grow, both on the field and off
it, has been really special,” said
Palmieri. “It’s tough because
we’re just now starting to really
figure things out and now they’re
leaving, but all of them have left
their mark on the culture of this
team and the younger players
who will be coming back.”
As for the game, Peabody
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PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO
Peabody field hockey seniors (from left) Emma Hayward, Niki Nikolouzos, Alise Maltsev, Kylie Colella, Sophie Izzo, Sydney
Branga, Elise Staunton, Jenna Lombard, Julia Paulino, and Dado Nasso celebrate their senior night at Peabody Veterans
Memorial High School on Tuesday night.
was led by goals from Staunton,
Nasso, Izzo, junior Jackie
Scopa, junior Isabella DeCicco
and sophomore Siobahn Smith.
Paulino and Gina Terrazzano
each had one assist, while
Branga and Colella combined
for the shutout between the
pipes.
The Tanners put the pressure
on Saugus from the very
beginning, dominating time of
possession early on and getting
a number of scoring opportunities.
Dado Nasso earned three
Fenwick volleyball beats St. Mary’s in CCL battle
PHOTO | OLIVIA FALCIGNO
Bishop Fenwick’s Sophia Pregent serves the ball during a
volleyball game against St. Mary’s on Thursday night at
Bishop Fenwick High School.
breakaway chances just on her
own in the first quarter, but all
of those chances ended up with
saves from Saugus’ goalkeeper.
But then, with just over two
minutes to play, the Tanners’ fortunes
changed. Peabody earned
a penalty shot with just over two
minutes to play, and Smith was
chosen to take the shot. Instead
of the normal shot across the
ground, Smith decided to go top
shelf, scooping the ball up and
over the goalie’s left shoulder to
give the Tanners a 1-0 lead.
By Mike Alongi
PEABODY — If you wanted evidence
that the Bishop Fenwick-St.
Mary’s rivalry is alive and well,
you didn’t need to look any further
than Thursday night’s game between
the Crusaders and Spartans
volleyball teams. In a hard-fought
battle from start to finish, Fenwick
earned a 3-1 victory over its
Catholic Central League rival. The
set scores for Fenwick were 26-24,
27-25, 21-25, 25-17.
“One thing we’ve really been
trying to work on lately is having a
high-tempo offense, and also being
able to sustain runs,” said Fenwick
coach Samantha Kelly. “We did
some things well and didn’t do
some other things we needed
to, but we’ll be better in the next
game.”
Senior captain Annie Murphy
had a big game for Fenwick,
while setters Jessica Furtado and
Shannon Corcoran also played
well in the win.
The game was a back-and-forth
That goal seemed to open the
floodgates. Less than a minute
later, DeCicco found the back
of the net on a rebound to make
it 2-0, a score that Peabody
took into the start of the second
quarter.
It didn’t take long for Peabody
to score in the second quarter
either, as Paulino was able to
knock home a rebound with 12
minutes to play to make it 3-0.
The score remained 3-0 at the
halftime break.
The Tanners were able to run
affair from the very beginning. The
two sides battled to a 15-15 deadlock
in the first set, with the lead
changing hands a number of times
throughout. St. Mary’s was able to
take a small lead and stretch it to
two points, but Fenwick continued
to battle back. After the Crusaders
tied the score at 21-21 and then
took the lead, St. Mary’s continued
to battle back. Such was the case
until the score sat at 24-24. From
there, Fenwick was able to squeeze
out the final two points necessary
to take the first set, 26-24.
The second set was no less exciting.
Fenwick jumped ahead
early by a score of 8-3, but St.
Mary’s never stopped fighting.
The Spartans slowly chipped away
at the deficit, eventually coming
as close as one point. Finally, after
a small rally, St. Mary’s tied the
score at 17-17. From that point,
there were six ties and seven lead
changes in the remainder of the
set. But with the score tied at 25-
25, Fenwick was able to notch the
away with the win in the second
half, getting goals from Izzo,
Staunton and Scopa to round out
the scoring.
Peabody (2-3-1) will now host
NEC foe Danvers Thursday afternoon
(4:30).
“It’ll be nice to have a bit of
a break, and we’ll continue to
try to keep practice light while
also continuing to work,” said
Palmieri. “Hopefully we’ll be
able to continue this strong play
into next week and beyond.”
tally that sent it to set point. After a
double hit by St. Mary’s, Fenwick
took the set 27-25.
St. Mary’s jumped out to a 2-0
lead in the third set, but Fenwick
responded by putting together a
14-6 run to jumped ahead and
force the Spartans to take a timeout.
Fenwick pushed its lead to
as many as eight points, 19-11, but
the Spartans wouldn’t be denied.
St. Mary’s responded with a stellar
14-2 run to win the set, capped off
by a big kill from Fainga’a.
But luckily for the Crusaders,
the momentum shift wasn’t too
great to overcome. Fenwick came
out in the fourth set and jumped
out to a 7-5 lead early, and the
Crusaders were able to stretch that
out from there. Despite a small
rally from St. Mary’s near the end
of the set, Fenwick was able to take
the fourth set by a score 25-17 and
capture the match.
Fenwick (7-2) takes on Cardinal
Spellman at home Saturday evening
(5:30).