WORCESTER -- Anyone who has ever played high school sports knows what a feat it is to win a state championship.

To win four straight titles, however, is virtually unheard of.

But that is exactly what Watertown accomplished Saturday morning, defeating Oakmont Regional, 1-0, at Coughlin Field at Worcester State University to capture the Division 2 state field hockey title.

"The girls couldn't have played any better," said Oakmont coach Leanne Roy said. "There isn't anything that they did wrong at all. They played a hard game, rifled shots on net, passed, they went to every ball and that's what we came here to do. I'm absolutely ecstatic about their performance today. I couldn't have asked for better."

Perhaps more impressive than the Raiders' four straight state titles is the fact that the ran their unbeaten streak to 92 games. It is difficult to imagine Watertown being tested much harder during that streak than they were by the Spartans on Saturday.

"I'm very proud of my girls," said Watertown coach Eileen Donahue. "This was a challenging season for us throughout. We had some tight games. Fortunately, we got through them. We had a lot of stuff to work on. We kept changing our lineups and our formations."

The Raiders controlled play throughout much of the first half. Five minutes into the contest, Lauren Sutherland rifled a shot from just inside the circle on a corner play, but Spartan goalie Kayla Costa came up with a huge save.

Watertown got another corner play ten minutes in and this time were able to capitalize. Sutherland took the pass and once again struck a shot toward the goal. This time, the ball was redirected by Emily Loprete and found its way into the cage to put the Raiders up, 1-0.

The Raiders continued to pressure the Oakmont end, but the Spartan defense, led by Josie Dearborn, Madi Cole and Morgan Caisse, along with Costa, kept Watertown from increasing its lead.

The momentum began to change late in the half. With about five minutes to go, the Spartans nearly got the equalizer. With a free hit from 15 yards out, Sarah Morse hit the ball hard into the circle. The ball somehow found its way though a bunch of defenders and Rachel Testa was waiting on the other side. The senior's shot was just to the left of the goal, though.

Despite not getting the goal, the Spartans got the spark they needed and finished the half with a pair of corner plays. While neither corner was successful, Oakmont clearly had the momentum heading into the half.

The Spartans carried that momentum into the second half, where they controlled play throughout. Morse, Amy Grenier and Kristin Aveni each saw scoring chances turned away by the Raiders and their goalie, Maddie Rocklin.

Still, the Spartans continued to pressure the Watertown end. With about 11 minutes to play, Kathryn Nutting took a shot off of a corner pass from Morse. Once again, however, Oakmont just missed out on its scoring chance.

Then, with 7:28 to play, the Spartans were penalized for a hit and were hit with a five-minute penalty, forcing them to play short-handed.

Things got worse less than a minute later when the Spartans were whistled for another penalty, this one far more questionable. That spelled the beginning of the end for Oakmont, which was unable to really muster any more scoring threats.

The loss marked the end of the careers for nine seniors, who helped the Spartans capture three district titles in four years.

"I'm going to miss them," said Roy. "These are great girls. As athletes, as players, as people, they're great kids. It's been a pleasure working with them. They make my job more fun. That's a word that I hardly use during games because I'm always very focused, but they definitely bring out the fun in me."