Duxbury’s Maddie Greenwood has earned the nickname “Mad Dog” for her tenacious play on the ice. 

The junior center had been struggling with a lower body injury for weeks. However, she had no intention of sitting out the Dragons’ latest trip to a state final, especially given the opponent.

Greenwood turned in a two-point outing (goal, assist) as Duxbury captured the Div. 2 girls hockey championship for a second straight season with a 4-0 blanking of No. 2 Falmouth at TD Garden.

Duxbury (24-3) became the first girls hockey program to register consecutive state championships since Austin Prep did so in 2022 (pandemic season included).

The Dragons started off  fast. It only took Duxbury 1:52 to draw first blood, as junior Maeve Gallagher slipped past a series of skaters before burying a nifty goal to put her team ahead, 1-0. 

“That was huge,” Gallagher said. “We knew we needed to come out (strong). If we came out flat, we knew that could cost us the whole game. So getting that was almost a sigh of relief, a sense of comfort.”

In almost the exact same fashion as Gallagher, Lucia Rose helped Duxbury get off to a rapid start in the second period. The sophomore’s first career goal was a laser shot from just inside the blue line as the Dragons extended their lead to 2-0 with 13:06 left in the stanza.

“She actually mentioned it before the game,” Duxbury coach Dan Najarian said of Rose. “She said: ‘Coach, I’m going to get my first goal at the Garden.’ Sure enough, and I’m not sure if you saw it, but afterwards she turned around and looked over at the bench.”

Later on with 3:52 remaining in the second, Greenwood managed to collect a loose rebound, then potted her 17th goal as Duxbury constructed a comfortable 3-0 lead. The moment was special for the junior, facing many of the same athletes she grew up playing alongside during her childhood in Falmouth.

“Today was a good closing game,” Greenwood said. “I finally felt like I was able to play my game. My team is incredible, and they could have handled this without me. But I think that was a good way to end the season.” 

Megan Carney put a bow on the win, tallying a rebound goal with just over two minutes to play in regulation.

Anna McGinty registered her final shutout of the season for Duxbury. With her latest win, the senior completed a campaign surrendering just 21 total goals.

Duxbury has now gone undefeated in six trips to the state championship since its first in 2011. And the Dragons are set to only graduate four seniors from their vaunted roster this spring. 

“Luckily, we’ve developed a little bit of a culture here,” said Najarian. “We’ve got good leaders. I’ve got a great junior class that’s going to be seniors next year. Hopefully, they can carry on the tradition.”