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Division 2 state girls hockey final

Westwood rolls to championship

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Westwood delivered exactly the way coach Justin DeSorgher said it would — with high tempo.

With a three-goal second period, generated by Kim Egizi, Jamie Burke, and Lauren White, Westwood registered a 6-2 victory over Wellesley en route to the program’s first Division 2 girls’ state hockey championship Sunday at TD Garden. It marked the first time since 2010 that Falmouth or Duxbury failed to play for the Division 2 crown.

DeSorgher credited his senior class with changing the culture of the program to a winning one as the Wolverines finished 16-2-5.

“This entire senior class really changed everything around,’’ said DeSorgher. “When they came in as freshmen they changed the tone. These kids are the spine of the team and are why we are where we are.”

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Junior forward Kat Heidelberger started the scoring for the Wolverines with 44 seconds left in the first period. She buried a shot — assists going to Christine Regan and Allie Damren — to spark the offense in front of a rambunctious crowd.

In the second period, the Wolverines increased the pressure with Egizi’s backhand shot beating goalie Meghan King (31 saves) to make it 2-0. Burke followed with a goal to make it 3-0 off feeds from Olivia Fay and Catherine Barrett with 3:25 left in the period. White’s strike made it 4-0, with Egizi getting the assist.

The Wolverines opened the third period with Ela Hazar knocking in a rebound off forward Kelly Healey’s shot 43 seconds into the frame to up the lead to 5-0.

Carley Boyle put the Raiders on the board with assists from Keely Corscadden and Korinna Garfield. On the power play, sophomore Kiely Noonan buried a rebound to close the deficit to 5-2.

But the Wolverines were not finished. Kailey Jacobs scored on a backhander from the slot to end the scoring. Wolverines senior goaltender Siobhan Burke made 27 saves.

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“[Wellesley is] as good as any team in the state and we share a lot of characteristics — great goaltending, depth, speed,’’ said DeSorgher. “We talk a lot. It’s funny we ended up in this position facing each other.”

The squads last squared off in the 2013 Division 2 quarterfinals with the Wolverines winning, 3-2.

“[DeSorgher] sent me an e-mail after [last year’s quarterfinal] saying what good sportsmanship he observed,” said Wellesley coach George Campbell, whose program has 12 consecutive tournament appearances.

The Raiders (20-2-3) last won a state title in 2006 at Boston University. But playing on the TD Garden ice for the state title, Campbell said, “it’s something [his girls will] remember for the rest of their lives.”