Girls Soccer Roundup: Peabody hangs on against Billerica

Erika DiGiacomo scored twice and Peabody held off a late rally to defeat Billerica, 3-2, in Division 1 North first-round action Saturday at Peabody.The No. 6 Tanners (15-3-1) advance to play at No. 3 Winchester in the quarterfinals Tuesday.The teams were tied at one early in the second half before Caitlin Pinkham scored to give Peabody the lead. DiGiacomo increased the advantage to 3-1 before No. 11 Billerica scored off a corner kick with 10 minutes to play, but the Tanners held on late.Winthrop 1, Shawsheen 0At Billerica, No. 16 Winthrop knocked off top-seeded Shawsheen to advance to the quarterfinals of the Division 3 North tournament. Next up is No. 8 Greater Lowell Tuesday (at Greater Lowell, 1 p.m.).Jenny Fucillo scored with 12 minutes left in the first half on an assist from Kayla Aceto.Winthrop (8-8-4) fended off a late surge by Shawsheen, clearing a loose ball from in front of the net with two minutes left.L’field 9, Trinity Cath. 0At Lynnfield, Jamie Harris scored four goals for the No. 3 Pioneers in Division 3 North first-round play against No. 14 Trinity Catholic.Brittany Hunt, Kathleen Rourke, Scout Benson, Frankie Prach and Kelsey Folkins all scored once. Mackenzie Dolbeare had two assists, while Hunt, Catherine Durant and Lauren McCarthy had one apiece.Lynnfield (14-2-3) hosts No. 11 St. Mary’s in the quarterfinals Tuesday (2 p.m.).Framingham 5, Salem 1At Framingham, in Division 1 North first-round action, Desiree DeLeon scored the lone goal for No. 12 Salem shortly after halftiime to bring the score to 3-1. With the loss to No. 5 Framingham, Salem finishes its season 9-8-2.Belmont 3, Fenwick 1At Belmont, in Division 2 North first-round action, the No. 9 Crusaders finish their season at 10-6-3. Emily Iuliano scored for Fenwick; Ellen O’Leary had the assist. Fenwick took a 1-0 lead, but No. 8 Belmont tied it, 1-1, and that stayed the score at halftime. Belmont went ahead, 2-1, with 20 minutes left in the game and added an insurance goal.Crusader goalie Jill Dean made eight saves, and Guillemette praised the performances of three other players: midfielder Sara Previte, stopper Brittany Dolan, and sweeper Maura Doyle.