The writers at Disney couldn’t have scripted it any better.

Early in the second sudden-death overtime of Tuesday’s Class A West quarterfinal field hockey game, Westbrook was awarded a penalty stroke after a Deering defender kicked away a sure goal. Blue Blazes coach Beth Murphy had no doubt in her mind as to who was going to take the stroke. She summoned Erin Murphy, her daughter, from the bench.

Erin, who had missed nearly her whole senior season with a knee injury, finally got her chance. She peeled off layers of warm-ups and rushed onto the field. Her shot deflected off the stick of the Deering goalie and into the back of the cage to give No. 4 Westbrook (12-3) a 2-1 win over the No. 5 Rams (9-5-1) at Westbrook High School.

“I’ve been waiting all season for that,” said a jubilant Erin Murphy shortly after being mobbed on the field by her teammates. “I’ve been practicing every single day.”

“That was the one thing that we made a deal with the doc on, that she could get in there to do penalty strokes because there’s no running whatsoever,” said Beth Murphy. “What a fitting opportunity.”

Westbrook will host No. 9 Cheverus in the semifinals on Saturday. The Stags shocked No. 1 Sanford 2-0 on Tuesday, putting an end to the Redskins’ undefeated season. Not that the Blazes are too concerned with their opponent.

“This group just knows how to win,” said Beth Murphy. “These seniors have been playing together since the sixth grade. They’re a tight group. They want to win. We’re ready for anybody.”

It was a grim early going for Westbrook, which fell behind 1-0 with 9:07 to go in the first half as Deering’s Liz Fournelle scored, assisted by Kristen Grandonico. The Blazes weren’t even able to muster a first-half shot.

“We were down, a little discombobulated in the first half there,” Beth Murphy said.

But after some near misses in the second half, Westbrook got the equalizer. After a free hit sent the ball into the Blazes’ offensive circle, there was a flurry of activity in the goalmouth. Kathryn Bois and Ashley Clifford both appeared to gets their sticks on a loose ball that got behind the Deering goalie. Bois was credited with the goal and Cori Knott got the assist.

“We had some troubles on the field in the beginning because everyone was down after they scored right off, but we pulled it together after we scored,” said Erin Murphy. “It gave us some energy.”

Westbrook had a shot and a penalty corner in the waning moments of regulation, but could not convert. The Blazes were the aggressors throughout the eight minutes of the scoreless, 7-on-7 first overtime.

Then, with 6:48 to go in the second overtime, Westbrook broke in. Olivia Hebert’s shot appeared to be a goal, but the referee ruled it hit the post after deflecting off the foot of a Deering defender. The call only delayed the celebration.

“We thought that was a goal anyway,” Erin Murphy said. “Our whole team was running on the field and they called it a stroke.”

Shots on goal were even at 5-5. Lizzy Conley registered four saves for the Blazes in goal. Jamie Leroy had three saves for the Rams. Westbrook held a 12-6 edge on penalty corners.