STATE CHAMPIONS!

Watertown High School field hockey team completes perfect season with 1-0 win over Sandwich in double overtime for Division 3 title

Leah Knipper-Davis
The Watertown High School field hockey team poses after its 1-0 double-overtime victory over Sandwich in the MIAA Division 3 state title game on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Hanover High School.

Leah Knipper-Davis, Raider Times staff
November 25, 2021

Junior Elizabeth Loftus scored in the second overtime to give Watertown (23-0) a 1-0 victory over Sandwich (19-2-2) in the MIAA Division 3 field hockey state championship on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Hanover High School.

The Raiders’ perfect season produced the 19th state title for the field hockey team, all won under coach Eileen Donahue.

To see scenes for the state title game — including the award ceremony and celebration — check out nearly 100 pictures taken by Raider Times staff photographer Leah Knipper-Davis by clicking on the image above.

The Watertown High School field hockey team celebrates some more after its 1-0 double-overtime victory over Sandwich in the MIAA Division 3 state title game on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Hanover High School. (Raider Times photo / Leah Knipper-Davis)
A shot from Elizabeth Loftus (10) heads for the net in the second overtime of Watertown High School’s Division 3 state title game with Sandwich on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Hanover High School. (Raider Times photo / Leah Knipper-Davis)
Molly Driscoll (right) and Maggie Driscoll look for family and friends after Watertown beat Sandwich for the Division 3 state title on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Hanover High School. (Raider Times photo / Leah Knipper-Davis)
Senior Ellie Monahan (3) enjoys her medallion after the Watertown field hockey team won the MIAA Division 3 state title by beating Sandwich, 1-0, in double overtime on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Hanover High School. (Raider Times photo / Leah Knipper-Davis)

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