D2 State Semis: Lancers Streak Toward Perfection
06/13/2013, 2:00am EDT
By Joe Parello
WORCESTER - Longmeadow continued its magical 2013 season Wednesday, defeating St. John's (Shrewsbury), 15-6, at Foley Stadium Wednesday to remain unbeaten and advance to the Division II state championship game.
"It 100 percent was not an individual effort," first-year Longmeadow coach Ryan Liebel said. "It was a great team effort on defense, and if it wasn't for our team defense, they would've been able to stick us."
...Even more impressive for Longmeadow was its defense. Junior goalie Matthew Draymore was solid between the pipes, and the Lancer poles contained the explosive Pioneer trio of Burdick, Josh Freilich and junior Drew Smiley. Burdick recorded a hat trick and Freilich scored a pair, but the Navy committed Smiley was held off the board.
"They have great athletes, fast defensemen" Freilich said. "They have fast guys that can keep up and throw at your hands, always harassing you, so it's tough."
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