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Westport field hockey's season ends at No. 1 Cohasset after a fourth straight MAC title

The Wildcats won a road tournament game at Hamilton-Wenham behind goals from Mackenzie Bowers and Miranda Perry and a nine-save shutout by junior goalkeeper Brianna Soares before running into the top seed.

By the SC360 Sports Desk | Published Oct. 18, 2026 | Last verified Nov. 11, 2026, 9:42 p.m. ET

WESTPORT Senior Mackenzie Bowers scored in Westport's rainy Round of 32 win at Hamilton-Wenham on Friday, Nov. 6, and her high school field hockey career ended Wednesday at top-seeded Cohasset.

No. 1 Cohasset beat No. 17 Westport 8-0 in the MIAA Round of 16 on Wednesday, Nov. 11, on its home turf, according to the MIAA. The loss ends a Westport season that brought a fourth straight MAC title and 13 wins.

Cohasset came into the tournament 16-2, beat No. 32 Triton 6-0 at home on Monday and now plays No. 8 Manchester Essex, a 2-1 winner over Sutton on Wednesday, in the quarterfinals.

A road win to start the tournament

Westport earned its trip to Cohasset on a wet Friday night in South Hamilton. Bowers and junior Miranda Perry each scored in a 2-0 win over No. 16 Hamilton-Wenham, and junior goalkeeper Brianna Soares made nine saves in the shutout, East Bay Newspapers reported.

Westport went 13 games this fall without allowing a goal, 11 of them wins and two of them scoreless ties, and had allowed 11 goals in 18 games before Wednesday, according to its schedule.

A league title and a first meeting

Westport clinched the MAC title with a 5-0 win at Wareham on Tuesday, Oct. 6, its fourth straight, East Bay Newspapers reported. Maddy Melnyk scored twice that afternoon and senior Kylie Decambra added a goal.

"I'm proud of this team and their work ethic," head coach Shelly Morris told East Bay Newspapers after the title clincher. "We have great leadership and dedication."

Melnyk had the goal again on Oct. 20, when Westport beat Tiverton 1-0 in the first field hockey game between the two schools. Perry "slid a short pass across into the goal box and Maddie hit it into the goal," senior Makayla Grace told East Bay Newspapers, and the second-half goal gave Westport a 10-2-2 record.

The Wildcats beat Bishop Stang 5-1 on Sept. 18, won 6-0 at Southeastern on Sept. 24 and beat Dighton-Rehoboth 7-0 on Oct. 1 and Southeastern 7-0 on Oct. 13, according to the schedule. They also edged Fairhaven 3-2 on the road on Oct. 29, scored 56 goals in all and finished 13-3-3.

The roster

The loss ends the high school field hockey careers of Westport's six seniors, Isabella Babb, Mackenzie Bowers, Kylie Decambra, Makayla Grace, Lily MacKay and Kaylin Pacheco, and Perry and Soares are among the juniors on the team's roster.

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Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.

Notes

The final, the seeds, the earlier tournament results and the quarterfinal pairing come from the MIAA's 2026 Division 4 field hockey bracket, which posted Cohasset 8, Westport 0 by 5:29 p.m. Nov. 11. Westport's season results, goal totals, roster and class years come from its Arbiter Live schedule, read the same afternoon. The Round of 32 scorers and saves, the MAC title, Maddy Melnyk's goals, and the quotes from coach Shelly Morris and Makayla Grace are credited to East Bay Newspapers.

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Sources (5)

  1. MIAA: Field Hockey 2026 Division 4 State TournamentSeeds 1. Cohasset (16-2-0), 8. Manchester Essex (10-4-3), 9. Sutton, 16. Hamilton-Wenham (9-8-1), 17. Westport (12-2-3), 32. Triton Regional; Round 2 Hamilton-Wenham 0, Westport 2 (11/06/26 4:30 PM, Hamilton Wenham Reg. HS); Cohasset 6, Triton 0 (11/09/26 4:00 PM, Cohasset HS); Round 3 Cohasset 8, Westport Middle-High School 0 (11/11/26 2:00 PM, Cohasset HS), posted by 5:29 p.m.; Manchester Essex 2, Sutton 1 (11/11/26); Round 4 Cohasset vs. Manchester Essex, no date or site. Read Nov. 11, 2026, and reread that evening.
  2. Arbiter Live: Westport girls varsity field hockey schedule and rosterResults Sept. 2 to Nov. 6, 13-2-3, 56 goals for and 11 against, 13 games with none against; Oct. 1 vs Dighton-Rehoboth W 7-0; Oct. 13 vs Southeastern W 7-0; Sept. 24 @ Southeastern W 6-0; Sept. 18 vs Bishop Stang W 5-1; Oct. 29 @ Fairhaven W 3-2; Oct. 6 @ Wareham W 5-0; Oct. 20 vs Tiverton W 1-0; Nov. 11 @ Cohasset High School, CHS Turf. Roster with class years; head coach Shelly Morris. Read Nov. 11, 2026, and reread that evening.
  3. East Bay Newspapers: Girls soccer and field hockey teams win in tournament playPhotos and story by Richard W. Dionne Jr., Nov. 7, 2026: 2-0 at Hamilton-Wenham on a rainy Friday night in South Hamilton; goals by Mackenzie Bowers and Miranda Perry; Brianna Soares nine saves, ninth shutout. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
  4. East Bay Newspapers: Wildcats girls soccer, boys soccer, field hockey clinch MAC titlesStory and photos by Richard W. Dionne Jr., Oct. 9, 2026: 5-0 at Wareham on Tuesday clinched the fourth consecutive MAC title; Maddy Melnyk two goals, Kylie Decambra one; coach Shelly Morris quotes. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
  5. East Bay Newspapers: Wildcats edge Tigers 1-0 in first-ever gameRichard W. Dionne Jr., Oct. 21, 2026: Westport 1, Tiverton 0 on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the first meeting; Maddie Melnyk second-half goal; Makayla Grace quote on Miranda Perry's pass; Westport 10-2-2. Read Nov. 11, 2026.

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