FRANKLIN — “She’s-a-fresh-man.”

That’s what Franklin field hockey teammates chanted while jumping up and down on Beaver Pond Field Monday night, moments after freshman Cade Taccini roofed a penalty stroke under a steady rainfall to propel the second-seeded Panthers (16-2-3) over No. 10 Hopkinton, 2-1, in double overtime of a Div. 1 state quarterfinal.

Head coach Michelle Hess put faith in a younger lineup all year after graduating a standout senior class.

Now, set to play No. 3 Wellesley on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the state semifinals at Westborough High, Franklin is headed to its third Div. 1 Final Four in five years.

“Honestly, getting that stroke was just like — I knew,” Taccini said of the game-winner. “We practiced it at practice like all year-round. I knew that was my moment; I ha

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