<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=32HPRg_0t80dXMy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=32HPRg_0t80dXMy00" width="962" height="505" >The Wilmington High girls lacrosse team may be out of playoff conten­tion with a 1-15 record and four games left on the docket.But that doesn’t mean the season is over for coach Chris Frissore and his team.“The message is let’s finish strong,” said the coach. “The season’s not over.”For that to happen, the Wildcats hope to piece together stronger starts in the first quarter.Slow starts have been a problem this spring — which was evident in their 20-8 defeat to Melrose on Friday.The Wildcats eyed an 8-2 deficit following the opening 12 minutes of play. From there, the Melrose lead was too big to chase.Leah Murphy scored a hat trick in the loss as Jill Collins (two), Gabby Kulevich (two) and Mad­die Sainato (one) found the back of the net.While Wilmington suffered an 18-2 loss to Bur­lington on Monday, it was actually one of the better starts the ’Cats have put forth this season.The Red Devils led 4-2 after the first quarter, but Wilmington was keeping up with the perennial power under the lights.“Today was the best first quarter we played in a while,” Frissore said. “The girls were ready to go, it was almost like playing a night game kind of got them going a little bit.”Abby Driscoll excelled between the pipes, making a staggering 20 saves to give Wilmington a fight­ing chance.Murphy netted Wilming­ton’s two scores.“We played pretty good for a while, and then they kind of ran away with it,” said Frissore. “They just do everything well. They catch the ball really well and their passes are to their sticks. That opens up a lot of opportunities for them.”However, the Wildcats aren’t shying away from their remaining opponents this spring.Wilmington plays Wake­field (Friday), Stoneham (Saturday), and Belmont (Monday).“We played Wakefield tough the first time we played them,” Frissore said. “It was one of those games where we didn’t show up in the first quarter. We need to come ready to play and hopefully they can use today’s first half as an example. I think we can win the game.”</div></body>

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Girls lacrosse still pushing: Wildcats still improving as season winds down

The Wilmington High girls lacrosse team may be out of playoff contention with a 1-15 record and four games left on the docket. But that doesn’t mean the season is over for coach Chris Frissore and his team. “The message is let’s finish strong,” said the coach. “The season’s...

Girls lacrosse still pushing: Wildcats still improving as season winds down

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