January 12, 2026 – Story and photos by Joshua Ross
Hingham girls basketball continued its impressive early-season surge Friday night, knocking off top-ranked and previously undefeated Duxbury in dramatic fashion, 36–34. The win marked the Harborwomen’s seventh victory of the season — their best start since the 2021–22 campaign, when they opened 8–1 — and served as a statement moment for a program that has steadily rebuilt itself over the past three years.
Since that 2021–22 season, Hingham had needed 18, 17, and 16 games, respectively, to reach seven wins. This year’s group reached the milestone far earlier, doing so against the No. 1 team in Division 2 and capping off what senior captain Anna Post called a “huge week” that also included a win over cross-town rivals Notre Dame Academy.
“Probably top 10 up there,” Post said when asked where the win ranked during her time in the program. “Also with just beating NDA this week, this is like a huge week for us. Beating Duxbury, who is number one in Division II right now, that’s just a really huge win, especially ending the week.”
The victory was the latest milestone in a rebuild that began when head coach Roland Millien took over five years ago. His first season, 2021–22, marked the end of a decade-long run of Blasetti sisters through the program. What followed were three years of growing pains, development, and patience as a young core gained experience together.
“It was,” Millien said when asked if this was what he envisioned back then. “After we had that good year my first year, I saw the talent that we had at the younger end, and I was like, these girls will be something to be reckoned with. They just have a natural inclination to play with each other and play well with each other. That’s chemistry, and that’s something you can’t teach.”
That chemistry showed itself late against Duxbury. Hingham surrendered a seven-point lead, watched the Dragons surge back behind tough shot-making, and then responded with poise in the closing minutes to pull out the win.
“They are tough,” Millien said. “Number 13 on Duxbury is probably one of the better players I’ve seen in the last four or five years in terms of tough shot-making. I told the girls we just had to be poised. We were trying to play their game, and if we could just relax and hold the ball… one of the best plays of the game was Anna Post catching it and instead of driving to the basket, kicking it out to run clock. That helped us a lot.”
For Post, the ability to stay composed in those moments reflects how far the team has come.
“We started out super young,” she said. “The past few years, we’ve been a little bit shaky. People were less confident. But now everyone’s more confident, and we’ve been playing together for almost three years. It’s just a really tight-knit team, and we’re really close.”
Defense has long been a hallmark of Hingham teams under Millien, but this season’s breakthrough has come on the offensive end. With Post providing steady leadership and junior Kate McBride emerging as a scoring threat, the Harborwomen now have the balance needed to close out games against elite opponents.
“I think it’s just the final piece of the puzzle,” Post said. “We had pretty strong defense, and now the offense is coming, and that’s why our record is so much better than previous years.”
Millien echoed that sentiment, pointing to Post’s clutch shooting and a dominant all-around performance from Eileen, who finished with 17 points, 21 rebounds, and 11 blocks.
“Anna hits clutch shot after clutch shot,” Millien said. “Whenever we need it, we look to Anna. Eileen was incredible for us. That might be the first triple-double we’ve had since I’ve been here.”
But this season’s success hasn’t been because of the performance of one or two players. Millien has a whole roster of players that make huge impacts on a nightly basis. Junior Kate McBride is consistently the leading scorer on the team. Junior captain Tatum Lane is the team’s go to player to advance the ball and break pressure. Junior Elizabeth Murray is fearless driving to the basket and routinely ends up at the line. However, the overall team strength is their defense. Everyone up and down the line-up can jump in at any moment and be disruptors defensively, which is a huge advantage for the Harborwomen.
With wins over NDA and Duxbury now on the résumé, recognition at the state level may soon follow — though both Post and Millien are comfortable with the idea of staying under the radar.
“I think we started out under the radar,” Post said, “but now beating Duxbury and a few top teams, I think we’ll start to get more recognition.”
Millien, however, sees motivation in the lack of outside attention.
“I don’t really think we’ll still be noticed,” he said. “And I use that as motivation. People still think you’re not a team to be reckoned with, so you need to go out there and show them you’re one of the best teams in this league.”
After Friday night’s performance, Hingham did exactly that — and in the process, proved that years of development, chemistry, and belief have finally come together.