Chloe Patel

Sports reporter for MassLive

MassLive

Here's a selection of my work from MassLive, where I first was a high school sports clerk and covered the PWHL in Spring 2024. Now, I am currently a full-time member of the team on the field hockey and boys soccer beats in the fall and girls basketball in the winter. You can find all my work on the MassLive website.

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Ava Orlando surpasses 2,000-point milestone in NDA Hingham girls basketball’s win (photos)

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Boston Fleet nurse early two-goal lead to beat Toronto

LOWELL - The Fleet jumped out to a 2-0 lead by the end of the first quarter in Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Sceptres.In Boston’s first game since Dec. 8, 2024 at home, the Fleet scored quickly to get off to a hot start and “weathered the storm” that Toronto brought in the second to hold onto the lead before adding two more in the third in the 4-1 win. Alina Müller opened the scoring for the Fleet four and a half minutes into the game for her first goal of the season. Müller, in the creas...
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Boston Fleet to play pair of games at Agganis Arena

The Boston Fleet announced on Friday that the team will host a pair of PWHL games at Boston University’s Agganis Arena in March. Boston hosts the Montréal Victoire on Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. for the first game at Agganis Arena, and, 18 days later, the Fleet hosts the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m.Agganis Arena is the home of the Boston University men’s ice hockey team and also serves as a concert venue. The arena seats 6,150 for on-ice events. Tickets will go on sale on Ja...
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Defying expectations: How Natick girls' basketball is bouncing back from last season

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Amherst native Ryan Leonard named MVP of 2025 World Juniors, USA wins gold

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Boston Fleet drop second straight, land at bottom of PWHL standings

The Boston Fleet dropped their second straight in a 3-1 loss to the Montréal Victoire on Monday to end the year 2-0-0-4 and in last place in the PWHL’s standings through the 2024-25 season’s first six games for Boston. The win was Montréal’s first regulation victory of the season on home ice and moved the team ahead of Minnesota for first place in the PWHL standings. Montréal got on the board first in the final minute of the opening period when Claire Dalton scored her first goal of the season f...
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Newton North goes on historic run, wins program’s first boys soccer Div. I state title (photos)

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Dover-Sherborn shuts out Norwell, secures D-III boys soccer state title

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Walpole field hockey secures second-straight state title

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Watertown field hockey beats Sandwich, wins fourth consecutive Div. III state title

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How did Newton North boys soccer get into the D-I state tournament Final Four?

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4 things to know as PWHL Boston goes for Walter Cup title

With the fifth and final game of the inaugural Walter Cup Finals between Boston and Minnesota on the horizon, here are four things to watch for in Boston’s quest for the Championship.

Goaltender Aerin Frankel backs Boston with stellar performances in the playoffs

Aerin Frankel has had impressive performances in the playoffs and boasts a .953 save percentage in the postseason. She’s allowed 12 goals on 245 shots by Boston’s opponents between the two series and held a .929 save percentage in the
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Alina Müller, Aerin Frankel lead PWHL Boston past Minnesota in Game 4 of Finals

In the 99th minute of action, forward Alina Müller fired off her third shot of the game.

This time, it sailed past Minnesota goaltender Nicole Hensley, to win Boston Game 4 of the Walter Cup Finals and send the best-of-five series to Game 5.

Müller found linemate Theresa Schafzahl’s pass with speed and sent the puck to the top right corner of the net, past Hensley for the game-winning goal.

“It was a good forecheck and then I tried to get it off as quick as I can as high as I can,” Müller sai
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PWHL Boston shutout by Minnesota in Game 2 of Walter Cup Final

LOWELL — PWHL Boston entered the third period of Game 2 in the Walter Cup best-of-five series in relatively unfamiliar territory: down 2-0.

The team had only been down by two entering the third period one other time in the playoffs — Game 3 of the semifinal round against Montreal, which they won 3-2 in overtime to win the series — Boston looked for the comeback heroics on Tuesday that had served the team well before.

However, Boston could not overcome Minnesota’s early surge, falling 3-0 for i
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Susanna Tapani nets OT-winner, PWHL Boston advances to Walter Cup Finals

BOSTON — Like the previous two games in the series, PWHL Boston and Montréal found themselves in yet another overtime period.

However, it only took 62 seconds this time for Boston to find the game-winning goal.

Forward Susanna Tapani fired home forward Alina Müller’s rebound to complete the comeback over Montréal, 3-2 on Tuesday and advance to the inaugural Walter Cup Finals.

“It’s just a feeling you get when you go into an overtime and everyone’s buzzing, everyone’s excited,” forward Amanda
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PWHL Boston’s Susanna Tapani scores game-winner to open semifinals match against Montréal

All seemed lost as defender Megan Keller went to the penalty box for a slash in overtime on Thursday night.

Boston, though, killed it off and scored 90 seconds later to win the opening game of the best-of-five semifinal round over Montréal by a final score of 2-1.

Forward Theresa Schafzah’s rebound found Tapani’s stick. Tapani sent the puck past Montréal goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens to score the winner in minute 75 of the game.

Boston was outshot 54-25 by Montréal, but goaltender Aerin Frank
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PWHL Boston fends off Montréal’s late comeback, clinches playoff spot

LOWELL ― In front of a 5,964-person crowd at Tsongas Center, PWHL Boston officially clinched a playoff spot in the regular season finale with a 4-3 win over Montréal.

Goaltender Aerin Frankel saved 31 shots in the win. Boston grabbed a 3-0 lead through the first two periods, but still held on through a late Montréal three-goal push late in the third.

When all seemed lost and Montréal had all the momentum, Boston forward Kaleigh Fratkin scored the game-winning goal with 1:20 left in the game to
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