COHASSET — Duxbury’s Colin Hulett has been among a handful of lacrosse players statewide whose name keeps coming up.

Hulett, up to his usual tricks again Tuesday, is hardly playing himself out of those talks. The attackman buried four goals, including the eventual game-winner midway through the third quarter, as the Dragons pulled away in the second half for a crucial 6-3 victory over nonleague foe Cohasset.

“(Cohasset) came out swinging with a lot of intensity,” said Duxbury coach Chris Sweet. “We just had to match the intensity. The game was won on the ground balls, the loose balls, fifty-fifties.”

The matchup between one of the top teams in the Div. 2 ranks and the program to beat in the Div. 4 field, Cohasset (11-2), got off to a flying start. Senior midfielder Charlie Donovan sniped a long range shot to provide the Skippers a 1-0 lead just 1:43 into play.

Duxbury (11-3) answered quickly as Liam Goodwin tallied the equalizer 1:02 later. This trend would continue; Braeden and Colin Hulett buried consecutive goals in a 23-second span to begin the second quarter, as the Dragons took a 3-2 lead at the half.

Cohasset tied it at 3-3 with 10:06 left in the third quarter off a snipe by senior captain Luke Willmott.

With 5:35 to play in the frame, Hulett corralled a pass from Goodwin as he wrapped his way around the back of the Cohasset net. The junior spun on a dime, then fired a bullet into the net as Duxbury seized a 4-3 lead.

After scoring his third to complete the hat trick with 11:24 left in regulation, Hulett found himself standing alone in front of the Skippers’ cage once again as play began to break down moments later. Teammate Rob Heppenstall attempted a shot on net, but the ball was dislodged. Hulett was in precisely the right spot to collect.

“I don’t know if it got blocked or if it just came off the end of his stick,” laughed Hulett. “But it landed right at my feet. So, I just buried it.”

The junior proceeded to register his fourth goal with 9:48 remaining, sealing the victory.

The Dragons also received an outstanding performance in net from Max Mazanec (15 saves).

Donovan finished with a pair of goals to pace Cohasset.

“Somebody asked me how I thought the game was going to go before (things started),” said Sweet. “I said I had no idea. It was one of those games. I knew they had a good defense. They had a good goalie. They had size, they had athleticism. It was just how we matched up, and I had no idea it would be that low-scoring of a game. We’re just lucky it went in our favor.”