CLAREMONT — Freshman Callie Demars’ goal in the second overtime lifted the Stevens High field hockey team to a 3-2 defeat of Mascoma on Monday in an NHIAA Division III quarterfinal playoff game at Monadnock Park. Izabela Ettapence assisted on the play.

The result moved the third-seeded Cardinals (12-2-1) into Wednesday’s semifinals at Exeter High’s Bill Ball Stadium. Their opponent will be seventh-seeded Berlin (11-5-0), which pinned a 1-0 upset on second-seeded and homestanding Newport (12-3-0) on Monday.

Stevens opened the scoring during the first quarter off a penalty corner. Mascoma goaltender Gabby Pierce couldn’t get full contact on a kickout attempt, allowing Ettapence to collect the rebound and knock it home.

Stevens’ Jilli Ouellette doubled her team’s lead during the third quarter out of a goalmouth scramble. Ettapence and Lilianna Clark earned assists.

Mascoma’s Bryanna Thurston pulled the visitors within 2-1 off a penalty corner, and Makenna Houston forged a 2-2 tie on the same type of play for the Royals. The sophomore stickhandled past a defender before unloading a backhand shot and falling to the grass. Mascoma had a chance for a 3-2 lead, but Ann Buffington shot wide during a breakaway attempt.

Mascoma, which last autumn ended Stevens’ season with a first-round victory, received 15 saves from Pierce and finished 11-5-0.

Stevens last reached the semifinals in 2021, losing to Bishop Brady at Exeter High. The Cardinals’ lone trip to the finals, in 2011, resulted in a loss to Derryfield.

No. 1 Gilford will take on No. 5 Newfound in Wednesday’s 7 p.m. semifinal. The championship game is set for Friday night at Bedford High School at 7 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER Bellows Falls 3Thetford 2 (2OT)

WESTMINSTER, Vt. — The 17th-seeded Terriers (2-13-0) downed the 16th-seeded Panthers (2-13-0) in a VPA Division III first-round playoff game. The contest was moved from Thetford because of poor field conditions.

Zureal Star lifted the Panthers into a 1-1 tie during the first half. Kelsey Bogie scored on a 30-yard direct kick 20 minutes after halftime before Bellows Falls scored with 10 minutes remaining in regulation time. The Terriers notched the winning goal after 28 minutes of overtime and off a corner kick Thetford was unable to clear.

“That loss was a kick to the stomach,” said first-year coach Patrick Perry. “I’m proud of my girls’ ability to keep competing this year, even after getting shellacked by a few teams. It will be hard-earned experience for this group next year, if they are willing to come back and work hard.”

Thetford, which lost 11 players from last season’s roster and battled injuries this fall, is a combined 8-36-1 the past three campaigns. The Panthers won three consecutive state titles from 2017-2019.