Greer lifts Cohasset lax

Molly Greer was not going to wait for teammates Elle or Jane Hansen to win the game.

Even though the Cohasset girls lacrosse team relies on its superstar sisters for just about everything, Greer asserted herself into a leading role yesterday.

Greer played a huge hand in erasing a five-goal, secondhalf deficit against Wellesley, and then scored the gamewinning goal with 45.5 seconds left in overtime to lift the Skippers to a 10-9 nonleague win at Alumni Field in Cohasset.

“I’ve been holding back a little bit this season,” said Greer, who finished with four goals. “The coaches pushed me and said they needed me. I had to step up.”

After Wellesley (10-1) won possession to start the extra frame, Cohasset (8-1) forced a turnover and looked to set up Elle Hansen, who was held scoreless, for the gamewinning goal.

But Lauren Cunning found Greer alone on the crease and Greer finished off the come-from-behind win.

Greer showed she can be a vital third scoring option alongside the Hansen sisters, and earned the team’s “Hard Hat Award” given out at the conclusion of each game.

“It’s a toughness award and (who) plays just with grit,” said Cohasset coach Kully Reardon. “(Greer) did that. That was hers.”

Wellesley expanded its 6-4 halftime lead by scoring three straight goals to begin the second half. Six different Raiders’ contributed to the scoring attack and Brooke Baker’s terrific feed set up Caitlin Chicoski (three goals) for a 9-4 lead with 19:29 left.

Cohasset responded with two quick goals from Greer before Jane Hansen (four goals) tallied one and set up Maddie Donovan for another. Jane Hansen then leveled the score, 9-9, with 7:00 left before Greer helped Cohasset avoid losing two straight games for the first time since 2014.

“This was a big win for us,” Greer said. “It was a good thing we redeemed ourselves.”

Boys lacrosse

In nonleague play, Joe Gooley finished with five goals as Duxbury (7-2) defeated Billerica, 10-4 . ... Kyle Silva scored five goals to lead Dracut (5-5) over Triton, 15-5.

In a South Shore League matchup, Christian Olivieri scored four goals to lead Hull (6-2) to a 10-9 overtime win against Abington.

Softball

Ryley White registered 10 strikeouts and Kayla Tyler went 2-for-4 with three RBI as Dracut (6-2) dropped Billerica, 8-2, in Merrimack Valley Conference play.

Erica Haibon went 3-for-4 with a home run as Danvers (6-1) rolled to a 9-1 victory over Everett in a Northeastern Conference game. . . . Luciana Mastromatteo’s three-run homer propelled Peabody (8-0) to a 4-1 victory over Reading.

Baseball

In a Northeastern Conference game, Jack Fargo picked up his third win, striking out nine, while Ryan Donahue knocked in three runs to lift Medford (6-1) over Swampscott, 9-3 . . . . Junior Kyle Finnigan struck out five and allowed three hits across seven innings as Lynn Classical (3-5) blanked Revere, 4-0. ... Justin Schofield went the distance, striking out seven and allowing three hits, as Somerville (2-7) topped Marblehead, 3-2.

Bobby Alcock struck out 14 in a 7-0 shutout victory for St. Mary’s (4-3) over Catholic Central League foe Archbishop Williams.

In a Cape Ann League contest, Hunter Illichoski hit a walkoff single in the ninth to lift Hamilton-Wenham (62) over Triton, 3-2 in extra innings.