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Alis Roman had a second-half goal but it wasn't enough as Methuen fell to Weston, 5-1, in Division 1 North field hockey.

"Our goal was to make the tournament and we accomplished it," said Ranger coach Karen McLaughlin.

Brittany Getchell turned aside a second-half penalty stroke as part of an "unbelievable" effort in goal according to coach Karen McLaughlin, but Chelmsford was just too strong in a 3-0 field hockey victory over Methuen. Sam Donovan and Megan Bruneau drew kudos from McLaughlin for superb defensive efforts in helping to hold back a potent Lions offense.

Julia Gagne send a pass in front of the net to Krista Maloney, who one-timed it into the goal with three minutes left to give Central Catholic field hockey a 1-0 win over Methuen.

Andover field hockey snapped its mini two-game skid, beating pesky Methuen 2-0. Morgan Manning and Meagan Keefe each scored a goal for the winners.

As the last line of defense for Methuen, senior sweeper Michelle Mezzetti did a great job denying Dracut's offensive advances. And after the stops, she effectively cleared the ball to start the offense, and her valuable contributions aided heavily in the Rangers' 3-0 shutout field hockey victory.

In a scrum in front of the next, Brianna Smith moved the ball to Meagan Keefe for the goal wtith three minutes left that gave Andover field hockey a 1-0 victory over pesky Methuen. Goalie Brittany Getchell kept the Rangers in the game, making 15 saves.

Caroline Crowe scored twice, her twin Christine scored once and their younger sister Katrina had an assist as Methuen field hockey blitzed Everett 6-0.

Abby Galloway-Burke scored two goals and added an assist as Methuen field hockey opened with a 3-0 win over Malden, which beat the Rangers last year. Brittany Getchell posted the shutout.