Brookline High’s girls varsity soccer team played the top-ranked team in the MIAA Division 1 power rankings to a 1-1 draw on senior night.
The Warriors hosted Wellesley at Skyline Park on Thursday, Oct. 29, in a match that doubled as a celebration of the program’s 11 seniors. Wellesley entered ranked No. 1 in Division 1, according to MassLive, which reported Oct. 27 that the Raiders had overtaken Bishop Feehan.
MaxPreps recorded the final score as 1-1.
Brookline started all 11 seniors, with some taking unfamiliar positions, according to The Cypress, Brookline High’s student newspaper.
Junior Neve Keselman scored early in the first half to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead. Senior captain Chloe Price credited the team’s cohesion with helping players adapt to the lineup changes, The Cypress reported.
Wellesley equalized five minutes into the second half. Brookline’s defense, including senior Hannah Greer and senior captains Jamie Magee and Haley Ament, prevented another goal.
The draw followed a 3-0 loss to Wellesley earlier in the season. Ament told The Cypress that the rematch demonstrated the Warriors’ improvement, while Price described the result as an important achievement for a team incorporating new players.
Head coach Ben Peters, who has coached some of the seniors since third grade, told the newspaper he was proud to have watched their development as players and people.
Brookline subsequently earned the No. 9 seed in the MIAA Division 1 state tournament with a 9-4-3 record. Wellesley received the No. 2 seed behind Concord-Carlisle.
