It seems like good things always happen when a Connolly girl is on the roster, and it’s no different this spring, as junior Briana Connolly has the Lady Dragon golf team off to a 2-0 start.

A 5-1 win over Silver Lake in its home opener last Tuesday, followed by a 5.5-.5 win in Dennis-Yarmouth has the team in good form as they get ready for a three games in three-day stretch that started yesterday at home versus Nauset.

Coming off a successful season in 2009 that saw his team finish 9-1, Coach Jack Stoddard is blessed once again with depth and a group of underclassmen that will negate the loss of seniors Colleen O’Connor, Emma Keller, and Sophie Campanella.

Connolly, playing in the No. 1 spot, won her match over Dennis-Yarmouth’s Margo McKenzie, 1-up, while recording a birdie, and classmate Kara Falcone added to the Duxbury total by beating Kristen Winslow in the No. 2 slot, 5 and 4.

Senior co-captain Maria Varonko had two pars, but tied her match with Lauren O’Shaughnessey, while senior co-captain Kendall Johnson was a one-hole winner over Rebecca Morris, 4-3.

The shot of the day belonged to first-year golfer, senior Kaitlin Sullivan, who holed out from 100 yards away for a birdie in her 5 and 4 win over D-Y’s Morganne Olson.

Junior Lorin Gerraughty was also one of four Duxbury golfers to record a par in her 5 and 4 win over Kristin Roderick last Thursday.

In the opener Connolly had a pair of pars in her 4 and 2 win over Meaghan Hurley, while Falcone also pared in her 5 and 4 victory over Laker Ashley Davis.

Silver Lake’s Lauren Grasso would break the Lady Dragon’s dominance with a 2-up win over Varonko, and Johnson would turn the trick on Makaila Deckey by the identical score.

Sullivan went to the wire with Devin Parker before pulling out a 2 and 1 win, while Gerraughty took care of Suzie Rohr, 5 and 4.

Despite the loss of three seniors, the infusion of young talent has made the fight for roster spots very competitive, as 10 girls are in the hunt for the eight playing positions.

Junior Allie Martin and Devon Tsinzo have been banging on the door for playing time and have been the alternates with wins in both team victories.

A pair of freshmen that have gotten Stoddard’s attention are Emma Fisko and Cayla Barker, who appear to be pushing the players in front of them with their early-season showings.

Other players who hope to get a chance to play this season include juniors Kayla Errasti and Susie Caffrey, sophomores Savannah Clinton and Allie Farina, along with a quartet of freshmen that includes Elizabeth Loreaux, Hannah McLaughlin, Kayleigh Miller, and Lauren Ruggles.