{"id":2204,"date":"2026-06-07T23:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2204"},"modified":"2026-06-07T23:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:04:18","slug":"emma-whoriskey-powers-notre-dame-girls-lacrosse-past-westford-into-division-1-championship-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2204","title":{"rendered":"Emma Whoriskey powers Notre Dame girls\u2019 lacrosse past Westford, into Division 1 championship game"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WESTON \u2014 Sunday\u2019s semifinal showdown followed the blueprint Westford Academy envisioned initially. But Notre Dame Academy (Hingham) adapted and proved it could win a gritty, defensive-minded battle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2202\">Ranger Suarez and Walpole\u2019s Cam Schlittler are a contrast in styles, but both pitcher effective<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>With last year\u2019s [Division 2] semifinal loss to Reading as a motivator, NDA dug deep to outlast the Ghosts, 10-7, at Weston High and advance to the Division 1 girls\u2019 lacrosse championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Junior Emma Whoriskey (three goals) scored the winner with 4:57 remaining, then added another 24 seconds later to fuel the top-seeded Cougars (21-1). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cShe\u2019s come up huge,\u201d NDA coach Meredith McGinnis said of Whoriskey. \u201cShe\u2019s a goal scorer. She couldn\u2019t necessarily find her footing in the first half, but I told her, \u2018Shooters got to keep shooting. You\u2019ve just got to shoot.\u2019 She did that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Classmate Ani Woodard (three goals) delivered in the final minute to seal it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Junior Kiley Carmichael and sophomore Grace Trahan paced the No. 4 Ghosts (17-5) with two goals apiece. Westford, which orchestrated a magical run to the final last spring, nearly did the same this year but fell just short despite a valiant effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cWestford girls don\u2019t give up at all,\u201d coach Julie Olivier said. \u201cI was very proud of this team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Cougars jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the opening seven minutes and held a 4-1 edge early in the second quarter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2200\">Kennedy shows minimal engagement with vast health portfolio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Westford responded with a five-goal flurry to pull ahead, 6-4, with 5:38 left in the half on a goal from Carmichael. NDA had an answer of its own, with deliveries from Anna Haggerty and Paige Foraste to tie it at 6 at halftime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Ghosts, who looked outmatched early, proved they were up for the challenge and weren\u2019t intimidated. The Cougars, who withstood a major blow, proved they had the tenacity and toughness to punch back. <\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>English\u2019s Jaurel Melo and Luis Mejia aces in Division 5 quarterfinal victory over Hopedale<\/div>\n<p><span>A strong defensive play from Sadie Lopez set up a Taylor Watts goal to give NDA a 7-6 edge through three. Mia Cullen tied it with 7:02 remaining, then Whoriskey provided some late-game magic as the Cougars won the possession battle when it mattered most.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>NDA cruised past a shorthanded Westford team, 16-5, in early April. The rematch followed a much different script but ultimately yielded the same result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe had to block out the noise and play NDA lacrosse,\u201d Whoriskey said. \u201cIn the third and fourth quarter, we started getting really stressed, but Meredith helps us stay composed. We know how to play our game. We\u2019re just happy to pull out the win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2199\">\u2018I\u2019ll never not love this game\u2019: Brayan Bello refocusing after demotion to Triple-A<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whoriskey scored three goals, including the game-winning tally with 4:57 remaining in regulation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Emma Whoriskey powers Notre Dame girls\u2019 lacrosse past Westford, into Division 1 championship game - Boston Relocation Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2204\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Emma Whoriskey powers Notre Dame girls\u2019 lacrosse past Westford, into Division 1 championship game - 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