The first set was a bit unsettling at the service line for the Bishop Feehan girls’ volleyball team. Eight misses in a 25-23 loss to Cambridge.
But 11th-seeded Feehan regrouped, focusing on the service line, and service-receive, and closed out the 3-1 win, 25-14, 25-11, 25-11 over No. 22 Cambridge in the Division 1 first-round match in Attleboro.
Seniors Mia Barnes (12 kills, 14 digs), senior Ella Perkoski (12, digs, 8 kills, 6 aces) and Brooke Mitchell (23 assists) paced the attack for the Shamrocks (12-8).
“We just couldn’t find our momentum,” Feehan coach Abigail Soutter said. “In that next set we picked it up. We started serving them, a little bit more aggressive and picked up the communication on our side of the map.”
Feehan will play the Lexington/Andover winner in the second round.
“I’m proving to these girls that this is the expectations I want,” Soutter said. “I want to push this program and this team to be a big name in Massachusetts.”
Division 1 State
Bridgewater-Raynham 3, Beverly 1 — Grace Clifford (17 kills), Kenley Hartsell (12 kills, 27 assists, 2 aces), and Catherine Pauline (13 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces) led the No. 30 Trojans (11-8) to a preliminary-round victory over No. 35 Beverly (14-7).
Chelmsford 3, Methuen 0 — Kyra Ward (15 kills, 15 digs, 6 aces) and Bonnie Politzer (11 kills, 11 aces, 12 digs) put up huge numbers for the No. 4 Lions (20-1) in a first-round win over No. 29 Methuen (10-11). Gabby Caires (7 kills, 4 blocks), Alicia Marcal (38 assists, 4 blocks), and Moni Tauch (10 digs, 3 aces) added key plays for Chelmsford.
Wellesley 3, Attleboro 0 — Lucy Kulka (17 kills, 3.5 blocks), Sofia Sverdlova (7 kills, 2 aces), and Charlotte King (23 assists) led the No. 8 Raiders (12-7) to a first-round victory over No. 25 Attleboro (10-10).
Westford 3, Haverhill 1 — Isla Hummer (12 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace), Anna Fernandez (9 kills, 2 aces), Aadya Surampudi (5 aces), and Aanya Surampudi (14 digs, 2 aces) powered the No. 10 Ghosts (16-2) to a first-round win over No. 23 Haverhill (10-9).
Division 2 State
Essex Tech 3, North Quincy 1 — Junior Lavinya Oliveira fired 13 kills with nine digs and senior Shelby Addario ran the offense with 22 assists as the No. 23 Hawks (16-5) beat No. 10 North Quincy (15-6) in the first round.
Hingham 3, Holliston 0 — Junior Ava Boschetto (30 assists) and senior Reese Barnes (12 kills) helped lead the No. 4 Harbormen (16-3) to a first-round win over No. 29 Holliston (8-11).
Milton 3, Billerica 2 — Senior Keira Clark delivered 23 kills and Sophie Fish netted seven for the No. 15 Wildcats (12-7) in first-round reverse sweep of No. 18 Billerica (7-14).
Woburn 3, Amherst-Pelham 1 — Senior Ava Scalesse fired 11 aces and junior Sasha Lefang delivered 15 kills and three blocks for the No. 8 Tanners (14-7) in their first-round victory over No. 25 Amherst-Pelham Reg (16-5).
Division 3 State
Dennis-Yarmouth 3, Nantucket 0 — Shauna Baker crushed 14 kills and Alyssa Magee dealt 27 assists and a pair of aces for the No. 26 Dolphins (9-11) in a preliminary-round win over No. 39 Nantucket (11-7). Shae McSharry (8 kills), Giulianna DeSouza (6 kills), and Sophia Papa (10 digs, 4 aces) contributed to the win.
Division 4 State
Monomoy 3, Douglas 0 — Senior Jane Pillsbury delivered 9 digs, 6 aces, and 3 kills and sophomore Maddy Gray netted eight kills and four aces for the No. 32 Sharks (13-6) in their preliminary-round win over No. 33 Douglas (10-11).
West Bridgewater 3, Wahconah 0 — Ella Holden doled out 20 assists, including the 1,000th of her career, in a first-round win for the No. 9 Wildcats (12-9). Jasmine Paulsen cranked 12 kills, and Raelyn Gifford and JoJo Garcia each popped 10 kills to take down No. 24 Wahconah (7-14).
Correspondent AJ Traub contributed to this story.
Tony Gleason can be reached at tony.gleason@globe.com.