SOMERSET Emma Cormier scored twice and her sister Olivia scored the first goal as Somerset Berkley's field hockey team beat Hingham 5-1 in a Division 2 state quarterfinal Saturday afternoon in Somerset.
The fourth-seeded Raiders led 2-0 after the first quarter and 3-0 early in the second at Hanson Memorial Stadium, then answered Hingham's only goal with one in each of the last two quarters, from Ava James and senior Ryan Crook.
The win puts Somerset Berkley, the two-time defending Division 2 champion, back in the state semifinals and two wins from a third straight title. It came against the team the Raiders beat in last year's final: Somerset Berkley shut out top-seeded Hingham 3-0 for the 2025 Division 2 championship at Burlington High School, WSAR reported. The Raiders are 18-2-1 and No. 5 Hingham finishes 15-5-1, by our count of the records the MIAA posted at seeding and each team's tournament results.
How the goals came
Olivia Cormier, wearing No. 2, opened the scoring 3:37 into the first quarter for her second goal of the tournament, which gave her 31 this season. Emma Cormier, No. 22, made it 2-0 at the 12:17 mark of the quarter for her fifth tournament goal and 30th of the season.
Emma Cormier scored again 4:53 into the second quarter for a 3-0 lead, her second goal of the game and sixth of the state tournament. The sisters now have 31 goals apiece this season, and Saturday's three goals added to the three they combined for in Monday's 5-0 win over No. 13 Doherty Memorial, according to The Boston Globe.
Hingham answered less than two minutes later, when Quinn Hallisey, wearing No. 6, scored 6:37 into the second quarter to cut the lead to 3-1, and that was the score at halftime. Hallisey had set up two goals in Hingham's 4-1 win over No. 12 Newburyport on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Globe reported.
Somerset Berkley pushed the lead back to three in the third quarter. Ava James, No. 3, scored 6:41 into the period for a 4-1 lead, her fourth goal of the state tournament and 17th of the season. James scored three times in the Raiders' 11-1 win over No. 29 Wayland in the round of 32 on Thursday, Nov. 5, the Globe's leaders list for that day shows.
Crook, wearing No. 24, closed the scoring 10:39 into the fourth quarter. The goal, his only one Saturday, was his second of the tournament and 13th this fall. Somerset Berkley's defense held Hingham without another goal over the rest of the second quarter and the entire second half.
| Quarter and time | Team | Goal | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| First, 3:37 | Somerset Berkley | Olivia Cormier (2nd of the tournament, 31st of the season) | SB 1-0 |
| First, 12:17 | Somerset Berkley | Emma Cormier (5th of the tournament, 30th of the season) | SB 2-0 |
| Second, 4:53 | Somerset Berkley | Emma Cormier (2nd of the game, 6th of the tournament) | SB 3-0 |
| Second, 6:37 | Hingham | Quinn Hallisey | SB 3-1 |
| Third, 6:41 | Somerset Berkley | Ava James (4th of the tournament, 17th of the season) | SB 4-1 |
| Fourth, 10:39 | Somerset Berkley | Ryan Crook (2nd of the tournament, 13th of the season) | SB 5-1 |
By the quarter, Somerset Berkley won the first 2-0, split the second 1-1 and took the third and fourth 1-0 each. Times are measured from the start of each quarter.
Somerset Berkley's scorers
The Raiders have spread the scoring through the tournament. Against Wayland, Emma Cormier had two goals and two assists, and Lila Martin matched James with three goals, according to the Globe's list of the day's field hockey leaders. Against Doherty, the Raiders outshot the Worcester team 17-0, the Globe reported.
Crook, the son of coach Jen Crook, is a two-time South Coast Conference most valuable player, according to the Globe, and he passed 200 career points with a goal and an assist against Doherty after setting up two goals against Wayland. The Globe named him one of the Division 2 players to watch in its tournament preview, crediting his midfield play.
Jen Crook, in her 31st season as Somerset Berkley's head coach, had 464 wins and four state championships when the Globe tallied her record this week. After Saturday's game, Athletic Director Joseph Francis presented the team with the MIAA Final Four trophy and banner on the field.
Hingham's season
Hingham reached last year's state final for the first time in program history, as the No. 1 seed with a 16-1-1 record and a third straight Final Four trip, and then lost 13 seniors to graduation, the Hingham Anchor reported in its September preview. Coach Susan Petrie entered this season with senior captains Libby Koyce and Kaylie Fabrizio, junior captain Sam McCabe on defense and junior Libby Baxter, one of the team's offensive veterans.
Baxter, one of the Globe's Division 2 players to watch, had two goals and an assist against Newburyport, and Remy Lynch and Koyce scored the other two goals in that win, the Globe reported. Hingham opened the tournament with a 3-0 win over No. 28 Melrose on Saturday, Nov. 7.
How Somerset Berkley got here
The Raiders went 15-2-1 in the regular season. Their losses were 3-2 to Watertown on Sept. 12 and 4-1 at Acton-Boxborough on Oct. 30, and they tied Uxbridge 5-5 on Oct. 15, according to the team's MaxPreps schedule. They beat Fairhaven, Old Rochester, Apponequet, Case, Seekonk and West Bridgewater twice each, beat East Longmeadow 7-3 on Sept. 19 and won at Monomoy 4-0 and at Falmouth 4-0.
In three tournament games, Somerset Berkley has outscored Wayland, Doherty and Hingham 21-2, by our count.
What comes next
Somerset Berkley plays the winner of Saturday evening's quarterfinal between top-seeded Canton (15-3-0 at seeding) and No. 9 Reading Memorial (10-5-2), set for 5:30 p.m. at Canton High School, according to the MIAA bracket. The semifinal is next week, and the MIAA bracket lists its date, time and site as still to be set.
Canton beat Agawam 8-0 and Longmeadow 4-0 to reach the quarterfinals, and Reading Memorial beat Bishop Stang of Dartmouth 5-1 and Duxbury 2-1 in overtime. The Globe's preview named Canton senior Shannon Lane among the players to watch, with 217 career points, 158 of them goals.
The Division 2 state final is Saturday, Nov. 21, at UMass Dartmouth, according to the MIAA bracket.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
Every goal, scorer, jersey number, goal time, the quarter-by-quarter score and the season and tournament goal counts are from our own coverage of Saturday's game, and the MIAA's Division 2 bracket gives the seeds, seeding records, earlier results and the Canton and Reading Memorial quarterfinal. Earlier-round scorers, Crook's career points and honors, the coach's record and the Doherty details are from The Boston Globe, Hingham's background is from the Hingham Anchor's preseason preview, last year's final is from WSAR, and Somerset Berkley's regular season is from its MaxPreps schedule, all read Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. The 18-2-1 and 15-5-1 records and the 21-2 tournament scoring are our own math. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar.
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- MIAA: 2026 Division 2 field hockey state tournament bracketSeeds and seeding records; Somerset Berkley Regional 5, Hingham 1, Nov. 14, 1 p.m., Somerset-Berkley HS; Canton vs. Reading Memorial, Nov. 14, 5:30 p.m., Canton High School; round results and dates (Somerset Berkley 11, Wayland 1, Nov. 5; Somerset Berkley 5, Doherty Memorial 0, Nov. 9; Hingham 3, Melrose 0, Nov. 7; Hingham 4, Newburyport 1, Nov. 10; Canton 8, Agawam 0; Canton 4, Longmeadow 0; Reading Memorial 5, Bishop Stang 1; Reading Memorial 2, Duxbury 1, ot); semifinal date, time and site not set. Read Nov. 14, 2026, about 3:05 p.m.
- MIAA: 2026 field hockey tournament printable brackets (PDF)Division 2 seeds and records; earlier-round results; semifinal TBD; championship 11/21 at UMass Dartmouth. Read Nov. 14, 2026.
- MaxPreps: Somerset Berkley Regional field hockey schedule, 2026Regular-season results with dates, including the 3-2 loss to Watertown Sept. 12, 4-1 loss at Acton-Boxborough Oct. 30 and 5-5 tie with Uxbridge Oct. 15. Read Nov. 14, 2026.
- The Boston Globe: Globe Schools Insider, Nov. 6, 2026Thursday's field hockey leaders: Ava James and Lila Martin 3 goals each, Emma Cormier 2 goals and 2 assists, Ryan Crook 2 assists, all Somerset Berkley. Read Nov. 14, 2026.
- The Boston Globe: Globe Schools Insider, Nov. 11, 2026Ryan Crook passed 200 career points with a goal and an assist against Doherty; Quinn Hallisey, Hingham, 2 assists; Libby Baxter, Hingham, 2 goals. Read Nov. 14, 2026.
- The Boston Globe: Dan Shaughnessy column from Somerset Berkley's 5-0 win over Doherty, Nov. 10, 2026Emma and Olivia Cormier are sisters and combined for three goals; Somerset Berkley outshot Doherty 17-0; Ryan Crook is a two-time South Coast Conference MVP with 201 career points; Jen Crook has 464 wins and four state titles in 31 seasons. Read Nov. 14, 2026.
- The Boston Globe: MIAA field hockey tournament preview, Nov. 3, 2026Division 2 players to watch (Libby Baxter, Hingham, Jr.; Ryan Crook, Somerset Berkley, Sr.; Shannon Lane, Canton, Sr.); Lane's 217 career points and 158 goals; Crook's midfield play. Read Nov. 14, 2026.
- The Boston Globe: Field hockey playoff roundup, Nov. 10, 2026Hingham 4, Newburyport 1: Libby Baxter two goals and an assist, Remy Lynch and Libby Koyce a goal each, Quinn Hallisey two assists. Read Nov. 14, 2026.
- Hingham Anchor: Hingham Field Hockey Faces New Challenge After History RunPosted Sept. 8, 2026: 2025 No. 1 seed at 16-1-1, first state final, third straight Final Four, loss to Somerset Berkley; 13 seniors graduated; coach Susan Petrie; senior captains Libby Koyce and Kaylie Fabrizio; junior captain Sam McCabe on defense; junior Libby Baxter. Read Nov. 14, 2026.
- WSAR: Somerset Berkley field hockey defends Division 2 state title after blanking No. 1 Hingham2025 Division 2 final: Somerset Berkley 3, Hingham 0, at Burlington High School. Read Nov. 14, 2026.