LYNN – The ending will undoubtedly sting for quite some time, but the Lynnfield girls soccer team should look back on the 2013 season as a special one. The Pioneers fought tooth and nail before falling 1-0 to Newburyport in the Division 3 North title game, which needed penalty kicks to crown a champion.The No. 1 Clippers scored on all four of their chances in the shootout, including Jaycie Triandafilou?s clincher. Lynnfield got goals from Emily Scollard and Paige MacEachern.?It was a great battle, the kids fought hard, but when it comes down to penalty kicks, the result is what it is,” said Pioneers coach Mark Vermont. “I?m proud of the girls? hard work this season. We had a great run.”Regulation time and two overtime periods weren?t enough as both teams played terrific defense while getting stellar performances in goal. Hannah Travers played lights-out for Lynnfield, making 12 saves, several of the highlight-reel variety.?Hannah is a high-level keeper and came out hard on the ball tonight,” said Vermont of the junior keeper.The Clippers got eight saves from Lily Donovan, including one in the shootout when she stopped a Jackie Whelan bid.Whelan, a co-captain along with Sam Filipe, headlined a fantastic senior class that Vermont praised following the game.?They were just an awesome group of kids,” he said. “They worked hard, stuck together and led this team. I?m just very happy to have had the opportunity to coach them.”Fellow seniors Paige Ciavarro, Taylor Freitas, Julia Brzezinska and Francesca Pasciuto will join the duo on graduation day.The Pioneers should be built for another deep run next season, led by midfielder Scollard, a co-captain this year as a junior. Vermont spoke on his excitement for 2014.?We had great chemistry as a team this season and will have a bunch of returning players next year,” he said. “They had great examples to learn from this season, so I?m looking forward to getting back after it next year.”The opening half was about as evenly played as the No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup might have suggested it would be. Both teams had four shots on net in the opening 40 minutes and were seemingly testing each other.The Clippers controlled the majority of the play in the second half, outshooting Lynnfield 6-3. Travers stood on her head, however, before the game went to two sudden-victory overtimes, which proved fruitless for both sides.The teams were not strangers to begin with, having played at the mid-point of the season. Newburyport came away with a 1-0 victory in that game as well.?They controlled a lot of the play in both halves and it took good defending to keep things tied,” said Vermont. “We had some chances, but Newburyport is a great team and I wish them the best.”