After 50 minutes of steady, pouring rain and a brisk wind, second-ranked Notre Dame Academy was still standing on the soaked turf in Hingham on Monday afternoon after its 16-11 nonleague girls’ lacrosse win against No. 6 Norwell.

But neither team was as steady as the rain.

Notre Dame (9-1) showcased its high-powered offense in the first half, jumping out to a 12-4 lead. But the Cougars had to weather the storm in the second half as the Clippers (8-2) scored five goals in seven minutes.

In a game of runs, however, Norwell took too long to make its surge.

“Our first half we just deferred and reacted instead of being proactive out there,’’ said Norwell coach Kara Connerty, whose squad handed top-ranked Cohasset its first loss last week.

“Lacrosse is a game of momentum, you just have to play for 50 minutes, especially against a Division 1 program like NDA.’’

Notre Dame-bound Madison Ahern scored her sixth goal of the day for the Cougars with 14:20 to play. But then the junior midfielder was sent to the sideline to serve a yellow card for swiping at a Norwell attacker with her stick.

Junior captain Lily Warendorf immediately capitalized on the absence of NDA’s longest defender and freshman Allie Connerty connected, too. Ahern attempted to get back on the field as her penalty expired, but she was forced to wait at midfield to check into the play.

Senior captain Murphy McDonough won the draw for Norwell, but the Clippers put the ball on the ground just beside the net and NDA pounced.

Sophomore speedster Cara Charette found the back of the net at the other end and the threat was silenced.

“I knew that [Norwell was] going to come out with a lot of energy, you just hope the energy is contained enough to execute,’’ NDA coach Meredith Frank said. “In the second half, maybe our emotions got the best of us and we started to get a little bit tired and not be as consistent as we should have been.’’

In addition to her six goals, Ahern contributed four assists. Charette netted three tallies, including a nifty backhander over her left shoulder in traffic.

Sophomore Casey Ward and Connerty had three goals for the Clippers, but the high-scoring McDonough sisters, Murphy and Maddie, were largely neutralized with each just netting a single goal. The latter, however, absorbed a stick to the face in the first half and Murphy won a number of draws during Norwell’s second half run.

Mansfield 21, Canton 13 — Senior Ann Maher paced the Hornets (2-4) with a game-high four goals. Junior Leah McClellan had six for the Bulldogs (1-5).

Archbishop Williams 12, Bishop Fenwick 8 — Junior Haley Mullen netted five goals and added two assists and freshman Mel McClay had four goals and a pair of assists for the victorious Bishops (7-2).

Foxborough 21, Bishop Feehan 9 — Junior Maggie Roberts made 19 saves for the Warriors (6-3).

Needham 9, Concord-Carlisle 7 — Sophomore Lilly Callahan stopped 14 shots for the Rockets (7-3).

Boys’ lacrosse

Dover-Sherborn 13, Medway 6 — Senior attack Jack Dillon had four goals and one assist for the Raiders (4-3).

Bridgewater-Raynham 12, Mansfield 6 — Tristan Engelhardt led the Trojans (7-1) with four goals. Jason Vickery netted three goals, and Blake Thorne and Shane Fries both scored two.

Baseball

St. John Paul II 16, Martha’s Vineyard 0 — Sophomore southpaw Colby August fired a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and no walks for the host Lions (5-1) in Hyannis. August, who combined with Aaron Cole on a no-no against Rising Charter on April 10, was backed by a stellar over-the-shoulder catch by center fielder Andrew Cassidy in the third inning. Will Good (3 for 4, triple, 3 RBIs) and Sean Raycroft (2 for 3, double, 3 RBIs) led the offense.

Lincoln-Sudbury 5, Concord-Carlisle 0 — Senior lefthander Jacob Pullen pitched six shutout innings and struck out nine for the Warriors.

Natick 3, Norwood 2 — Senior Adam Faberman laid down a bunt and an errant throw allowed the winning run to score in the bottom of the seventh for the Redhawks (4-4).

Belmont 3, Arlington 0 — Ace Nate Espelin led the Marauders (4-3) with a shutout. The senior had 12 strikeouts and allowed one hit in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Bellingham 9, Millis 8 — The Blackhawks (3-2) walked off with a win thanks to a one-out single by sophomore Zach Hildred in the bottom of the seventh inning.

East Boston 3, Mystic Valley 2 — Junior Euddy Brito scored the winning run in the ninth inning on an infield error to give the Jets (4-1) the win in extras. Brito pitched eight innings, allowing two runs with eight strikeouts.

Softball

Saugus 12, Lynn English 0 — Caitlyn Wood and Leah Ventre combined for the two-hit shutout for the Sachems.

North Reading 6, Lynnfield 5 — Junior Cassandra Pascucci hit a walkoff single for the Hornets.

Marblehead 2, Danvers 1 — Charlotte Plakans struck out 11 and gave up just two hits and also added a pair of hits and an RBI for the Magicians (7-1).

Whitman-Hanson 19, East Bridgewater 12 — The Panthers (4-3) collected 14 hits in the victory.

Middleborough 7, Wareham 1 — Senior Laura Hatch struck out six in the complete game and added a pair of hits and three RBIs for the Sachems (4-1).

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