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An improbable run to the Division 2 state semifinals ended as the first-year Tewksbury-Methuen team fell to top-seeded Duxbury 8-0. Taylor Lirakis had a whopping 51 saves and freshman defenseman Kathleen LeFebre starred against the two-time defending state champion Green Dragons.

The first-year Tewksbury-Methuen girls hockey program continues to surprise. Yesterday in the first round of the Division 2 tourney 20th-seeded T-M manhandled Canton 7-3. Methuen High's Amanda Conway had three more goals to give her 51 and Rangers Kelly Blackwell and Kathleen LeFebre also tallied.

The Methuen-Tewksbury girls hockey team keeps reaching milestones in its first year. After making the tournament, Methuen won its first postseason game yesterday, blasting Norwell 10-3. Amanda Conway continued her scoring spree with four goals while seventh grader Kelly Golini had three goals and two assists. Methuen plays again tomorrow at Canton at 4:30.

In its first season, the Methuen/Tewksbury girls hockey team qualified for the tournament, defeating Concord-Carlisle 5-1 to end the regular season with an 8-7-3 record. Amanda Conway had another hat trick to end the regular season with 44 goals and also added an assist to finish with 50 points. Kelly Golini added two goals and goalie Taylor Lirakis added an assist to her 29 saves.

Down two players in the third period, Kelly Golini and Kathleen LeFebre stepped it up defensively and Tewksbury-Methuen held on for a 2-2 tie vs. Wayland-Weston. Amanda Conway netted her 31st goal.

Amanda Conway continued to surge with a hat trick to lead Methuen to a 4-3 victory over Algonquin.

Methuen's Amanda Conway netted all four goals but the Ranger co-op hockey team with Tewksbury fell to Andover, 7-4. Freshman Meghan Rodriguez paced the Warriors with a pair of goals.

Amanda Conway had another hat trick, giving her 19 goals in eight games, but Lincoln-Sudbury scored three goals in the third and beat Tewksbury-Methuen 4-3.

High scoring freshman Amanda Conway scored the game-winner, which was her second goal of the game, as the Methuen/Tewksbury girls hockey team (4-1-2) edged Chelmsford 3-2.

Methuen's Amanda Conway picked up the puck, beat a defender and finished a breakaway with the goal with just over four minutes left that gave Methuen/Tewksbury a 1-1 tie with Concord-Carlisle.