{"id":2224,"date":"2026-06-08T08:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2224"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:03:27","slug":"concord-carlisle-girls-lacrosse-earns-a-shot-to-defend-its-title-with-a-division-1-semifinal-win-over-chelmsford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2224","title":{"rendered":"Concord-Carlisle girls\u2019 lacrosse earns a shot to defend its title with a Division 1 semifinal win over Chelmsford"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WESTON \u2014 As the final seconds disappeared Sunday night, Concord-Carlisle senior Sarah Fortier dropped the ball to the ground, hoisted her stick in the air, and danced in the pouring rain with her teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With star Scarlett Mirak sidelined late in the third quarter, the defending Division 1 champion Patriots leaned on their depth, poise, and mental fortitude to find a way past Chelmsford, 6-5, in a semifinal at Weston High.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat was just so insane,\u201d Fortier said. \u201cThe mental power that our team had to do that is unlike any other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mirak led the way with two goals, and Fortier, Lindsay Cain, Hannah Feloney and Bridget Fivek added one apiece for the No. 3 Patriots (19-3).<\/span><\/p>\n

Catherine Craig carried the No. 2 Lions (17-5) with three goals, the last with 1:24 remaining before the Patriots ran out the clock. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt took all of them,\u201d said Concord-Carlisle coach Erin Cash. \u201cIt took every single one of them. It was a really physical game, and they relied on one another\u2019s strength out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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