Brunswick girls lacrosse outlasts Cony in weather-delayed quarterfinal
A 35-minute thunder delay could have broken Brunswick’s focus, but the Dragons reset, pulled away for a 9-7 quarterfinal win and stayed alive for a title run.
Thunder stopped the game for 35 minutes, but it did not stop Brunswick. The No. 5-seeded Dragons came back from a 3-3 tie after two quarters in Augusta on June 11 and beat No. 4 Cony 9-7 in a Class B quarterfinal that felt as much about composure as scoring.
Brunswick’s response after the delay revealed why this win mattered beyond a single playoff round. Athletic director Kaili Phillips brought popsicles during the break, and coach EmaLeigh Mathy said the sugar helped keep the players energized when play resumed. Once the game restarted, Brunswick settled into a more methodical offense and handled the momentum swings better than Cony in a tense contest that stayed close until the end.
Freshman attack Emma Michaud led Brunswick with three goals, while freshman midfielder Morgan Barnhorst and junior midfielder Madison Neault each added two. The balanced scoring helped the Dragons finish at 10-6 and move on to a semifinal matchup Saturday against either No. 1 Greely, which entered at 12-2, or No. 8 Gardiner/Hall-Dale, which was 8-7. For a program trying to survive the toughest part of the bracket, the quarterfinal showed a team capable of making adjustments under pressure and not rushing its possessions when the game tightened.
Cony finished 9-6 after senior attack Casey Monson scored three goals and sophomore Rylin Miller added one goal and three assists. The Rams had already beaten Brunswick 10-6 in a regular-season game on May 8, 2025, which made the quarterfinal a rematch with a higher payoff and a different ending. Brunswick, though, brought a recent playoff edge into the meeting too, having beaten Cony 12-7 in a Class B state semifinal on June 13, 2023, when the Dragons pulled away late.
The Dragons also arrived in Augusta with evidence that their late-season form was building. Brunswick closed the regular season June 2 with a 16-5 win over rival Mt. Ararat, a game in which the Dragons controlled possession and entered the postseason at 8-6. Against Cony, that steadier stretch showed up again after the weather delay, as Brunswick protected a tight lead and turned a tied game into a season-extending win.
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