The Lady Dragons returned to form after their 5-1 loss to Whitman-Hanson last week with three straight wins over Patriot League foes. A 7-1 blowout of North Quincy got the week off to a rousing start, and it continued on Thursday with a 3-1 win over Hingham.

Duxbury struck quickly, as Jen Moore came out of the right corner less than five minutes into the contest and beat Hingham goalkeeper Katie Walsh with a blast into the top far corner, putting Duxbury ahead 1-0.

A Hingham timeout seemed to get the Harborwomen back on track, as they responded with a corner and a couple of bursts downfield that produced a pair of shots that went wide of the net.

Another Hingham corner at the five-minute mark produced no results, but it did send the Duxbury offense in transition, with Caitlin Burke dribbling into the box and just missing a goal when her shot went by the left post.

The second half started with the fans hardly seated and the players still milling around their benches when Moore notched her second of the afternoon to give the Lady Dragons some breathing room at 2-0.

It looked like the Lady Dragons were about to take a 3-0 lead at the 29-minute mark when Emily Gallagher broke in alone, but her shot went up and over the crossbar, as the lead remained at two.

Hingham would pressure the Duxbury defense the rest of the half, forcing Brook to make a couple of big saves. However, Gallagher took the pressure off of Duxbury when she gathered in a loose ball and fired it into the top corner with 3:23 to go to ice the victory.

Hingham’s Kate Bailey ruined Brook’s attempt for her fifth shutout of the season when she scored with 21 seconds left in the game.

On Saturday, Duxbury tangled with a desperate Pembroke squad that needed a tie or a win to qualify for post-season play. The Lady Dragons had barely beaten (2-1) the Titans just two weeks earlier, so Coach Emerson Coleman knew his team was in for a battle.

With winds whipping around, the Titans had it going their way in the first half. For 25 minutes, play stayed on the Duxbury side of the field, as Pembroke had several corners and the defense was on constant alert.

Momentum swung over the final 15 minutes, as the Lady Dragons earned a pair of corners and kept the visitors off the board–a strategy Coleman was hoping for.

With the wind in Duxbury’s favor for the second half it was expected that the Lady Dragons would pepper Pembroke keeper Alex Smith. It failed to happen, as Pembroke’s desperate circumstances kept the pressure on Brook and the defense.

A Katie Finocchiaro blast early in the half was Duxbury’s best chance for a go-ahead goal, while the Duxbury defense had its hands full with the never-say-die Titans.

While the game appeared on its way to a tie and a tournament spot for the Titans, Mother Nature had other ideas.

With 10:37 left in the game, Burke floated a corner kick from Davis’ left over her out-stretched arms where Moore came running in and knocked it home for the eventual game-winner.

Pembroke had a serious threat with 2:10 remaining, but defender Meghan Woomer got back in time to break up the play and preserve the shutout for Brook.

On Thursday the girls will learn their first-round opponent in the MIAA South Sectionals. Check the DHS athletic Web site for complete information.