The Hudson Memorial Girls’ Soccer team finished out their season last week celebrating a Tri-County Middle School Championship and an undefeated season.
The Colts most recent victory came in the Division I finals with a nail-biting 2-1 over Mountain View Middle School of Goffstown.
The win gave the girls a 9-0-1 record, with the only blemish coming from Londonderry with a 2-2 tie.
Leading up to the championship game, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, the HMS girls claimed a 2-0 win over Salem in the semi-finals in Hudson.
In the championship game, on Friday afternoon, Nov. 1, the girls battled through a tough opponent, a hard wind, and some key injuries to come away with the school’s sixth state title.
Both of the Colts goals came in the first half and both were placed in front of the net on corner kicks by Lia Brown.
The first came within the first five-minutes of the game, Brown delivered a beautiful centering past to Maura Hiller, who was able to put it in for the 1-0 lead.
The winning goal came just two minutes later on another corner kick by Brown this time to Leah Moreau, giving the Colts a 2-0 lead.
Mountain View was able to get one back, later in the first half, on a penalty kick.
The colts nearly put in an insurance marker before the halftime whistle on another corner kick. A number of Colts had contact with the ball, but MVMS was able to keep it out.
The Hudson defense really got a workout in the second half, with two Colts being sidelined, one of which was the goaltender.
Brown displayed her defensive skill in much of the second half when she was asked to take the Goaltender position. In goal, she made a number of critical stops to protect the slim one-point lead.
Hudson coach, Frank Girginis, commented on Brown’s performance after the game, saying, “Yeah, Brown is just an all around great and special player. She saved the day with a few of those saves late in the game.”
Girginis added, “Overall I am so proud of these 17 fantastic young ladies. This season’s title was about so much more than talent. It was about heart, team, family, program, playing for something greater, and most importantly, playing for that special “You” inside. I can’t thank these girls enough for believing in the vision we needed to go, but also for giving me their best everyday. The 2024 team and its players will be a season that will live in infamy in the HMS girls soccer history books.”