Four lower seeds win 1-0 on the road as the MIAA girls soccer tournament reaches the Round of 16

Ipswich, Newton North, Holliston and Georgetown advanced, every preliminary-round road winner is out, and the Round of 16 starts Wednesday with Hopkinton at Wellesley.

Mass Pitch Staff · 2026-11-11

Four lower seeds won in the Round of 32 of the MIAA girls soccer tournament on Monday and Tuesday, and all four won 1-0 on the road. On Monday, No. 22 Ipswich won at No. 11 Mount Greylock in Division 4. On Tuesday, No. 22 Newton North won at No. 11 Belmont in Division 1, No. 18 Holliston won at No. 15 Wayland in Division 2, and No. 17 Georgetown won at No. 16 Millis in Division 4.

Seventy-six Round of 32 games were played Monday and Tuesday, and the Round of 16 starts Wednesday with 12 games, including No. 18 Hopkinton at No. 2 Wellesley and No. 17 Northampton at top seed Duxbury. Twenty-seven more are scheduled for Thursday. MIAA has not posted a date for Newton North's game at No. 6 Winchester.

Four 1-0 road wins

Ipswich and Newton North, both 22 seeds, made the longest jumps. Ipswich plays at No. 6 Hampshire on Thursday at 3 p.m. Hampshire beat No. 27 Uxbridge 4-0 on Tuesday. Newton North's next opponent, Winchester, beat No. 27 Woburn 8-0 on Monday.

Holliston's reward is a trip to No. 2 Hingham on Thursday at 6 p.m. Hingham has allowed seven goals in 20 games, the lowest per-game rate in the MIAA. On Monday, Taylor Bello scored three goals and assisted on four as Hingham beat No. 34 Shepherd Hill 8-0.

Georgetown goes to top seed Cohasset on Thursday at 4 p.m. Cohasset (17-0-2) beat No. 32 Easthampton 6-0 on Tuesday.

The preliminary-round road winners are out

All seven teams that won preliminary-round games on the road have been eliminated. Bristol-Plymouth lost at No. 6 Milton on Sunday, and the other six lost Monday and Tuesday, scoring one goal and allowing 46.

On Monday, No. 34 Shepherd Hill lost 8-0 at Hingham, No. 37 Dighton-Rehoboth lost 9-0 at No. 5 Foxborough, No. 34 Saint Mary's lost 4-0 at No. 2 Norwell, No. 36 Blackstone-Millville lost 9-1 at No. 4 Sandwich, and No. 35 Westport lost 7-0 to No. 3 Douglas. On Tuesday, No. 33 Durfee, which had won at Andover in the preliminary round, lost 9-0 at top seed Concord-Carlisle.

The top seeds

The five No. 1 seeds outscored their Round of 32 opponents 37-0. On Monday, Medfield beat No. 32 Falmouth 10-0, Granby beat No. 32 Hoosac Valley 9-0 and Duxbury beat No. 32 Stoughton 3-0. On Tuesday, Concord-Carlisle beat Durfee 9-0 and Cohasset beat Easthampton 6-0.

The No. 2 seeds won by a combined 37-1: Hopedale 10-0 over Gateway, Hingham 8-0 over Shepherd Hill, Sutton 8-1 over Sturgis West, Wellesley 7-0 over North Andover and Norwell 4-0 over Saint Mary's, all on Monday.

Thirteen goals at Lenox

The highest-scoring game of the round was in Division 5 on Monday, when No. 10 Lenox beat No. 23 Academy of Notre Dame 7-6 at Lenox High School. Lenox plays No. 7 Norfolk County Agricultural on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Walpole High School.

Hat tricks

On Monday:

• Allyson Wilder scored four goals and assisted on another as No. 13 David Prouty beat No. 20 Boston Collegiate 8-0. Prouty plays at No. 4 Hopkins Academy on Thursday at 2 p.m.
• Bello had three goals and four assists for Hingham.
• Ella McDonald scored three goals and assisted on another as No. 3 King Philip beat No. 30 Nashoba 5-0.
• Emilia O'Connor scored three goals as No. 6 Rockport beat No. 27 Lee 6-0.
• Lauren Meyer scored three goals as Sandwich beat Blackstone-Millville 9-1.

Wednesday's Round of 16 games

• Division 5: No. 2 Hopedale vs. No. 15 Rising Tide, 11 a.m.
• Division 5: No. 1 Granby vs. No. 16 Saint John Paul II, 2 p.m.
• Division 3: No. 8 Cardinal Spellman vs. No. 9 Bishop Fenwick, 4 p.m.
• Division 2: No. 1 Duxbury vs. No. 17 Northampton, 4:30 p.m.
• Division 3: No. 7 Hanover vs. No. 10 Tewksbury, 5 p.m.
• Division 3: No. 3 Dover-Sherborn vs. No. 14 Norton, 5 p.m.
• Division 4: No. 8 South Hadley vs. No. 9 Hamilton-Wenham, 5 p.m.
• Division 1: No. 5 Franklin vs. No. 12 Acton-Boxborough, 5:30 p.m.
• Division 1: No. 2 Wellesley vs. No. 18 Hopkinton, 6 p.m.
• Division 4: No. 3 Douglas vs. No. 14 Wahconah, 6 p.m. at Northbridge Middle School
• Division 2: No. 5 Oliver Ames vs. No. 12 Newburyport, 7:15 p.m.
• Division 3: No. 1 Medfield vs. No. 16 Medway, 7:15 p.m.

Division 1

• On Monday, No. 2 Wellesley beat No. 31 North Andover 7-0 and plays No. 18 Hopkinton Wednesday at 6 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 3 Bishop Feehan beat No. 30 Chelmsford 4-0 and plays No. 14 Shrewsbury Thursday at 4 p.m. Tia LaBrecque scored a goal and assisted on another.
• On Monday, No. 4 Needham beat No. 29 Westborough 3-0 and plays No. 13 Beverly Thursday at 4 p.m. Vivienne Laporte scored twice and Cate Goodband once.
• On Monday, No. 5 Franklin beat No. 28 Weymouth 3-0 and plays No. 12 Acton-Boxborough Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Sophia Horton scored twice and Lily Strong had two assists.
• On Monday, No. 6 Winchester beat No. 27 Woburn 8-0 and plays No. 22 Newton North in the Round of 16 (date not yet posted).
• On Monday, No. 8 Central Catholic beat No. 25 Algonquin 2-1 and plays No. 9 Brookline Thursday at 6 p.m. Olivia Swett scored twice for Central Catholic.
• On Monday, No. 9 Brookline beat No. 24 Peabody and plays No. 8 Central Catholic Thursday at 6 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 10 Lexington beat No. 23 Wachusett 2-0 and plays No. 7 Braintree Thursday at 5 p.m. Cecilia Kvaal and Julianna Mackie scored.
• On Monday, No. 12 Acton-Boxborough beat No. 21 Lincoln-Sudbury 4-0 and plays No. 5 Franklin Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Natalie Stouch scored twice and assisted once, and Grace Fitzgerald scored.
• On Monday, No. 13 Beverly beat No. 20 Natick 5-0 and plays No. 4 Needham Thursday at 4 p.m. Five players scored: Belle Groff, Genevieve Bilotti, Jaydin Simpson, Olivia Anketell and Violet Acheson.
• On Monday, No. 14 Shrewsbury beat No. 19 Bridgewater-Raynham 2-0 and plays No. 3 Bishop Feehan Thursday at 4 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 16 Arlington beat No. 17 Westford Academy 2-1 and plays No. 1 Concord-Carlisle Thursday at 4 p.m. Sarina Domin scored both Arlington goals.
• On Tuesday, No. 1 Concord-Carlisle beat No. 33 Durfee 9-0 and plays No. 16 Arlington Thursday at 4 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 7 Braintree beat No. 26 Boston Latin School 4-0 and plays No. 10 Lexington Thursday at 5 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 22 Newton North beat No. 11 Belmont 1-0 on the road and plays No. 6 Winchester in the Round of 16 (date not yet posted).

Division 2

• On Monday, No. 1 Duxbury beat No. 32 Stoughton 3-0 and plays No. 17 Northampton Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Anna Manganello, Cate Sovik and Madeline MacKinnon scored.
• On Monday, No. 2 Hingham beat No. 34 Shepherd Hill 8-0 and plays No. 18 Holliston Thursday at 6 p.m. Taylor Bello scored three goals and assisted on four, and Charlotte Mercer scored twice.
• On Monday, No. 3 King Philip beat No. 30 Nashoba 5-0 and plays No. 14 Westwood Thursday at 6 p.m. Ella McDonald scored three goals and assisted on another.
• On Monday, No. 4 Masconomet beat No. 29 Mansfield 5-0 and plays No. 13 Silver Lake Thursday at 2 p.m. Ella Cammarata and Maggie Blosser each scored twice, and Ava Wexler had a goal and an assist.
• On Monday, No. 5 Oliver Ames beat No. 28 Canton 1-0 and plays No. 12 Newburyport Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. Brooke Dean scored the only goal.
• On Monday, No. 8 Whitman-Hanson beat No. 25 Melrose 2-1 and plays No. 9 Grafton Thursday at 6 p.m. Caleigh Mahoney and Keira Manchester scored.
• On Monday, No. 10 Minnechaug beat No. 23 Walpole 2-0 and plays No. 7 Notre Dame (Hingham) Thursday at 5 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 12 Newburyport beat No. 21 Burlington 2-0 and plays No. 5 Oliver Ames Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. Cameron Todd and Ruby Reardon scored.
• On Monday, No. 14 Westwood beat No. 19 Danvers 1-0 and plays No. 3 King Philip Thursday at 6 p.m. Veneta Stamatakos scored the only goal.
• On Tuesday, No. 7 Notre Dame (Hingham) beat No. 26 North Attleborough 2-0 and plays No. 10 Minnechaug Thursday at 5 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 9 Grafton beat No. 24 Marshfield 3-2 and plays No. 8 Whitman-Hanson Thursday at 6 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 11 Sharon beat No. 22 North Quincy 1-0 and plays No. 6 Milton Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 13 Silver Lake beat No. 20 Somerset Berkley 4-1 and plays No. 4 Masconomet Thursday at 2 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 18 Holliston beat No. 15 Wayland 1-0 on the road and plays No. 2 Hingham Thursday at 6 p.m.

Division 3

• On Monday, No. 1 Medfield beat No. 32 Falmouth 10-0 and plays No. 16 Medway Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 2 Norwell beat No. 34 Saint Mary's 4-0 and plays No. 15 Wilmington Thursday at 5 p.m. Ally Kelley scored twice.
• On Monday, No. 3 Dover-Sherborn beat No. 30 Old Rochester 4-2 and plays No. 14 Norton Wednesday at 5 p.m. Sonali Koo scored twice, and Louisa Siegal and Raedyn Garzone each scored once and assisted once.
• On Monday, No. 4 Pope Francis beat No. 29 Nipmuc 6-0 and plays No. 13 Ursuline Academy Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Mila Dillard scored twice and assisted once.
• On Monday, No. 5 Foxborough beat No. 37 Dighton-Rehoboth 9-0 and plays No. 12 Lynnfield Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 7 Hanover beat No. 26 Salem 3-1 and plays No. 10 Tewksbury Wednesday at 5 p.m. Callie Delaney scored and Addy Phillips had an assist.
• On Monday, No. 8 Cardinal Spellman beat No. 25 Nauset 3-0 and plays No. 9 Bishop Fenwick Wednesday at 4 p.m. Emerson McCann scored twice and Brynn Nickley had a goal and two assists.
• On Monday, No. 9 Bishop Fenwick beat No. 24 Hudson 3-2 and plays No. 8 Cardinal Spellman Wednesday at 4 p.m. Schylar Kroon scored for Bishop Fenwick.
• On Monday, No. 10 Tewksbury beat No. 23 Pembroke 2-1 and plays No. 7 Hanover Wednesday at 5 p.m. Lyla Chapman scored for Tewksbury.
• On Monday, No. 11 Dedham beat No. 22 Scituate 1-0 and plays No. 6 Belchertown Thursday at 6 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 12 Lynnfield beat No. 21 North Reading 2-0 and plays No. 5 Foxborough Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 14 Norton beat No. 19 Weston 3-2 and plays No. 3 Dover-Sherborn Wednesday at 5 p.m. Addie Corcoran scored twice for Norton.
• On Monday, No. 16 Medway beat No. 17 East Bridgewater 2-0 and plays No. 1 Medfield Wednesday at 7:15 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 6 Belchertown beat No. 27 Ludlow 3-1 and plays No. 11 Dedham Thursday at 6 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 13 Ursuline Academy beat No. 20 Swampscott 3-0 and plays No. 4 Pope Francis Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 15 Wilmington beat No. 18 Apponequet 3-0 and plays No. 2 Norwell Thursday at 5 p.m.

Division 4

• On Monday, No. 2 Sutton beat No. 31 Sturgis West 8-1 and plays No. 15 Lunenburg Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Millbury High School.
• On Monday, No. 3 Douglas beat No. 35 Westport 7-0 and plays No. 14 Wahconah Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Northbridge Middle School.
• On Monday, No. 4 Sandwich beat No. 36 Blackstone-Millville 9-1 and plays No. 13 West Bridgewater Thursday at 4 p.m. Lauren Meyer scored three goals and Isabel Bar two.
• On Monday, No. 5 Rockland beat No. 28 Manchester Essex 2-1 and plays No. 12 Advanced Math and Science Academy Thursday at 6 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 8 South Hadley beat No. 25 Bay Path 7-0 and plays No. 9 Hamilton-Wenham Wednesday at 5 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 9 Hamilton-Wenham beat No. 24 Abington 1-0 and plays No. 8 South Hadley Wednesday at 5 p.m. Ellie Lenocker scored, assisted by Alex Capuano.
• On Monday, No. 10 Littleton beat No. 23 Frontier 3-2 and plays No. 7 Tyngsborough Thursday at 6 p.m. Caroline DeChane scored twice and Sophie Meyers had a goal and an assist.
• On Monday, No. 13 West Bridgewater beat No. 20 Leicester 3-2 and plays No. 4 Sandwich Thursday at 4 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 14 Wahconah beat No. 19 Southwick 3-1 and plays No. 3 Douglas Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Northbridge Middle School. Brooke Harrington, Danielle Hagmaier and Leah Melle scored for Wahconah. Michaela Masciadrelli scored for Southwick.
• On Monday, No. 15 Lunenburg beat No. 18 Northbridge 2-0 and plays No. 2 Sutton Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Millbury High School.
• On Monday, No. 22 Ipswich beat No. 11 Mount Greylock 1-0 on the road and plays No. 6 Hampshire Thursday at 3 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 1 Cohasset beat No. 32 Easthampton 6-0 and plays No. 17 Georgetown Thursday at 4 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 6 Hampshire beat No. 27 Uxbridge 4-0 and plays No. 22 Ipswich Thursday at 3 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 7 Tyngsborough beat No. 26 Seekonk 5-3 and plays No. 10 Littleton Thursday at 6 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 12 Advanced Math and Science Academy beat No. 21 Blue Hills 6-0 and plays No. 5 Rockland Thursday at 6 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 17 Georgetown beat No. 16 Millis 1-0 on the road and plays No. 1 Cohasset Thursday at 4 p.m.

Division 5

The last preliminary-round game was Sunday, when No. 30 Franklin County Tech beat No. 35 TechBoston Academy 5-1. Franklin County Tech lost 7-1 at No. 3 Hull on Tuesday.

• On Monday, No. 1 Granby beat No. 32 Hoosac Valley 9-0 and plays No. 16 Saint John Paul II Wednesday at 2 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 2 Hopedale beat No. 31 Gateway 10-0 and plays No. 15 Rising Tide Wednesday at 11 a.m.
• On Monday, No. 5 Monson beat No. 28 Bristol County Agricultural 4-1 and plays No. 12 Holbrook Thursday at 2 p.m. Kara Millar scored for Bristol County Agricultural.
• On Monday, No. 6 Rockport beat No. 27 Lee 6-0 and plays No. 11 Drury Thursday at 4 p.m. Emilia O'Connor scored three goals, Caitlin Dewan scored twice and assisted twice, and Sunshine Gallagher had a goal and two assists.
• On Monday, No. 7 Norfolk County Agricultural beat No. 26 Old Colony 6-0 and plays No. 10 Lenox Thursday at 2 p.m. at Walpole High School.
• On Monday, No. 9 Smith Vocational beat No. 24 Trivium School 2-1 and plays No. 8 Whitinsville Christian Thursday at 2 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 10 Lenox beat No. 23 Academy of Notre Dame 7-6 and plays No. 7 Norfolk County Agricultural Thursday at 2 p.m. at Walpole High School.
• On Monday, No. 11 Drury beat No. 22 Pioneer Charter School of Science 6-0 and plays No. 6 Rockport Thursday at 4 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 13 David Prouty beat No. 20 Boston Collegiate 8-0 and plays No. 4 Hopkins Academy Thursday at 2 p.m. Allyson Wilder scored four goals and assisted on another.
• On Monday, No. 14 Palmer beat No. 19 Parker Charter 4-0 and plays No. 3 Hull Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
• On Monday, No. 15 Rising Tide beat No. 18 Pioneer Valley 3-0 and plays No. 2 Hopedale Wednesday at 11 a.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 3 Hull beat No. 30 Franklin County Tech 7-1 and plays No. 14 Palmer Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 4 Hopkins Academy beat No. 29 Mahar 5-1 and plays No. 13 David Prouty Thursday at 2 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 8 Whitinsville Christian beat No. 25 West Boylston 3-1 and plays No. 9 Smith Vocational Thursday at 2 p.m.
• On Tuesday, No. 12 Holbrook beat No. 21 Ware 5-0 and plays No. 5 Monson Thursday at 2 p.m.

Statewide team leaders

MIAA teams only, all games through Tuesday, Nov. 10, including tournament games and not including scrimmages.

Scoring offense (goals per game):

• 1. Medfield, 102 goals in 19 games (5.37)
• 2. Advanced Math and Science Academy, 86 in 18 (4.78)
• 3. Norwell, 87 in 19 (4.58)
• 4. Quabbin, 81 in 18 (4.50)
• 5. Gateway, 66 in 15 (4.40)

Goal differential:

• 1. Medfield, +89 (102-13)
• 2. Duxbury, +74 (85-11)
• T-3. Advanced Math and Science Academy, +72 (86-14)
• T-3. Hingham, +72 (79-7)
• 5. Norwell, +69 (87-18)

Defense (goals allowed per game):

• 1. Hingham, 7 in 20 games (0.35)
• 2. Shrewsbury, 7 in 19 (0.37)
• T-3. Masconomet, 8 in 19 (0.42)
• T-3. Newburyport, 8 in 19 (0.42)
• 5. Bishop Feehan, 9 in 19 (0.47)

Two of those defenses meet Thursday at 4 p.m., when No. 14 Shrewsbury plays at No. 3 Bishop Feehan in Division 1. Medfield (19-0-0) is the only MIAA team that has won every game. Four others are unbeaten with ties: Granby (17-0-3), Cohasset (17-0-2), Bishop Feehan (15-0-4) and Duxbury (15-0-5). All five are in the Round of 16.

Key dates

The Round of 16 is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Thursday, Nov. 12, with Winchester vs. Newton North still to be scheduled. Seeds and results in this roundup are from MIAA's official brackets. Check the division bracket before traveling, since times and sites can change. The previous roundup covered the preliminary round and the first Round of 32 games, Nov. 6-8.

Card photo: Ipswich High School, Ipswich, Mass., by John Phelan, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).