“But then to be two goals ahead of them in the fourth quarter, it was a huge sigh of relief.”

Wilder attributed the victory to strong senior leadership, led by captains Abby MacDonald, Mackenzie McDevitt and Addison Lewis.

MacDonald set the tone early with an unassisted goal.

But for the rest of the game, the Warriors (13-6-1) held strong on defense to keep Lincoln-Sudbury from scoring until the fourth quarter.

Lewis held her own in the backfield and led the defense alongside junior goalkeeper Lauren Griffin (14 saves).

“From all the practices and team bonding events, our team has (become) a unit,” Lewis said.

“We win together, we lose together and I think we are very unselfish players.”

There was excitement on the bench after Makenzie McDevitt scored the team’s second goal with seven minutes left in regulation off an assist from sophomore Tayla McDuff.

A minute later, LS benefited from a green card for their only goal.

But, upon his return, the Warriors regained their domination to close the match with a heavy surprise.

Next up was a quarterfinal matchup Saturday at No. 9 Wellesley, which ousted No. 8 Feehan in double overtime.

“I told them, you have the right to celebrate this victory, but we’re back tomorrow,” Wilder said. “(Wellesley) is also coming off an incredible win, so we’re both coming in with this great energy.”

Division 1 State

Andover 1, Beverly 0 — Vivian Aloi fired home a shot from Chloe Broderick to advance the No. 4 Golden Warriors (17-2-1) to a quarterfinal matchup against No. 5 Belmont.

Belmont 2, Natick 0 — Junior Mackenzie Clarke scored one goal and set up Elsie Larkin-Schultz for the other as the No. 5 Marauders (18-2) earned a spot in the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2015.

Franklin 6, Wachusett 1 — Haley Wernig scored her 100th career goal and goaltender Devon Berry made 13 saves in net for the No. 7 Panthers (19-1) in their second-round victory. Addi Weiss and Raena Crandall scored twice each and Penelope Brady scored once in a quarterfinal match against No. 2 Walpole.

Division 2 State

Hingham 3, Malden Catholic 1 — Ryan Hallisley, Sam Ruddick and Sammy Price scored one each for the No. 6 Harborwomen (18-2-1) against No. 11 Malden Catholic to advance to a quarterfinal matchup against Notre Dame (Hingham) , third seed.

Norwood 6, Scituate 0 — Shea Larkee scored a hat trick for the No. 1 Mustangs (19-1-1) and Ava O’Neil made six saves to secure the shutout against the 17th-seeded Sailors. Norwood advances to a Round of 16 clash against the winner of Thursday’s second-round match between No. 8 Reading and No. 9 Duxbury.

Notre Dame (Hingham) 3, Minnechaug 0 — Ani Woodard fired a shot from the top of the circle to secure the shutout for the No. 3 Cougars (16-2-2). Emily Coughlin and Grace Flaherty scored the other two goals.

Division 3 State

Medway 2, Dedham 1 — Liv Melanson (2 goals) scored the game-winner six minutes into the first 10-minute overtime as the No. 12 Mustangs (7-9-2) upset Tri-Valley League rival Dedham, seeded No. 5. Melanson scored her first goal four minutes into the fourth quarter on an assist from Bella Cortis. Dedham’s Fiona McCafferty equalized with 20 seconds left in regulation.

Division 4 State

Lynnfield 5, Saint-Paul 1 — It took just 15 seconds for Sophie Morgese to spark an explosive start by scoring the first of three first-quarter goals that the sixth-seeded Pioneers (14-3-3) scored in a victory at the second round against the Lions n°22 (10). -5-3). Taylor Valiton had a goal and an assist, and Izzy Fiorentino added another goal in the first half. Lynnfield advances to a Round of 16 clash against No. 3 Sutton at a time and date to be determined.

Lenny Rowe contributed to this story.

Alexa Podalsky can be contacted at [email protected].