Charlotte DeMaio, Westwood top Medfield to stay on a roll

MEDFIELD When your crew s top players are in a rhythm it s best to stick with them Westwood s girls lacrosse unit has been on a roll and the Wolverines decided to follow the same tournament plan Thursday Quinnipiac commit Charlotte DeMaio turned in a career performance with eight goals Meanwhile Hofstra commit Cecelia Thurmond added four goals and a pair of assists as Westwood - remained undefeated with an impressive - win over Medfield We trust obviously the ball in DeMaio s stick commented Westwood coach Margot Spatola Even if she makes little mistakes here and there she is still in the plus-column She s all over the place offensively but she s talking defensively She s helping specific of our underclassmen She s awesome Prior to the encounter Westwood had risen to the No slot in the Herald s girls lacrosse rankings Medfield was giving chase in seventh In the early stages of Thursday s clash it appeared fans were going to be in for a nail-biter as the schools traded goals throughout the first half DeMaio got things going for the Wolverines with the group s first two goals while fellow senior captain Caroline Nozzolillo sniped a pair herself as Westwood constructed a - lead through one quarter Medfield - continued to battle as the second frame panned out as Izzy Kittredge caught a pass from Kendall Herrick and deposited a shot in the Westwood net to trim the deficit to - at the break However once the second half kicked off so too did the Wolverines Cassidy McMillin and DeMaio struck for consecutive goals as Westwood watched its lead balloon to - I think we were a little nervous to begin with just because of last year s history DeMaio commented I think it all started on the draws Winning them being aggressive and wanting the ball On our offense the key was holding on to it taking a minute to breathe and trusting each other Later on in the third quarter it was Thurmond s time to shine as she potted two straight goals of her own With left in the stanza the senior took a shot as she fell to the turf burying it as the lead continued to grow at - I think we wouldn t have been able to figure as a great number of goals or any at all if it wasn t for our teammates Thurmond explained With the assists I think we just work really well together on offense None of that would have been workable without the teamwork and the chemistry that we have As the final quarter wore on Westwood closed even stronger Nozzolillo DeMaio and Thurmond each tallied two goals apiece in the stanza as the Wolverines pulled away down the stretch Nozzolillo finished with four goals and an assist to aid Westwood in the win Kittredge finished with a hat trick and an assist to propel Medfield The Wolverines schedule doesn t get any easier They will face Duxbury next Thursday before following things up with an interstate matchup against Bishop Guertin of Nashua N H It feels great reported Thurmond The competition that we have had has been awesome but I think we ve all done a great job of maintaining our force throughout the entire match