12/18/05  

Salisbury, in OT, Repeats at Flood-Marr

Milton, Mass. -- When the #1 and #2 ranked teams in prep hockey meet up in a tournament finale, the expectations are lofty. Often the games can't live up to the hype.

This one did.

In a tense, exciting Flood-Marr finale, Salisbury came out hard in the second, and struck like lightning for three goals in less than three minutes to take a 3-0 lead. After the third goal, with the game showing the earmarks of an impending rout, Nobles coach Brian Day called a time out. Nobles responded immediately, scoring a goal within a minute to put question marks into the heads of the Salisbury players and followers, then adding another five minutes after that to turn the game into a nail-biter. In the third, Nobles completed the comeback, sending the game into overtime.

And it was there, just 1:20 into the extra stanza, that Will Ortiz scored his second goal of the game, taking the rebound of a Michael Biega shot and one-timing it to the short side, over the blocker of Nobles junior goaltender John Muse.

The win gave Salisbury its second consecutive -- and second all-time -- Flood-Marr title. And, though there is a lot of hockey between now and the first weekend in March, today's game whetted fans' appetites for a potential rematch in Salem, NH, where prep hockey junkies won't be packed in like morning commuters on the Red Line, as they were this afternoon at Milton's rink. 

In the first period, good scoring opportunities were rare. Nobles had a 5-on-3 advantage after Salisbury defesnemen David Cavanagh and Alex Biega were whistled for penalties a minute apart. Nobles wasn't really able to get any Grade A scoring opportunities out of it, though.

Their best opportunity came with about four minutes left in the period, when Ryan Maguire dug the puck out of the corner and got it out front to Josh Franklin. However, Salisbury sophomore goaltender Anthony Borelli was set, square to the shooter, and he blocked Franklin's shot. 

Salisbury outshot Nobles 7-4 in the period. 

Salisbury's second-period blitz started right off the opening faceoff and reached fruition quickly, when junior defenseman Nick Jaskowiak slid down from the right point to the half wall, and threaded the needle with a beautiful pass, right onto the stick of Ortiz at the far side of the crease. It was a bang-bang play and a 1-0 lead for the Steaks. 

A minute and 35 seconds later, PG forward Greg Collins, from behind the goal, passed it out front to defenseman Alex Biega, who was streaking toward the net. Biega snapped it up under the cross bar on the short side for a 2-0 lead.    

A little over a minute after Biega's goal, Nobles defenseman Mark Fayne was called for roughing. Things looked bad for Nobles  -- and they were about to get worse. Just 16 seconds after Fayne stepped into the penalty box, Salisbury's Michael Biega passed it across the top of the crease to Kevin Quick for a back-door attempt that failed. However, Quick gathered up the rebound of his shot and sent it right back across to Biega, who banged it home far side. 3-0, Salisbury, and it really looked like they were going to blow things wide open.       

That's when Day called a Nobles time out. 

The results were instantaneous. When play resumed it looked like the Nobles players short-term memory was wiped clean. Suddenly, they looked like the team that was leading -- and attempting to put the game away. 

Just 1:07 after the time out, Nobles senior center Ryan Maguire got the puck to Mike Griffin who was charging for the net. Griffin caught the pass and, while falling to his knees, scooped the puck past Borelli to cut the Salisbury lead to 3-1.

Nobles kept the pressure on, getting the puck on net and creating traffic in the offensive zone, and tightening up their defensive coverage on the way back up the ice.

Less than five minutes after the first goal, Nobles struck again when 6'3" defenseman Mark Fayne barrelled down the right side and, from just below the face off dot passed it toward the slot where senior forward Mike Murray was driving to the net. Murray banged it home to cut Salisbury's lead to 3-2. Defenseman Chris Huxley also had an assist on the goal.

Late in the period, Nobles sophomore RW Jimmy Hayes curled into the offensive zone and snapped a long shot that hit the post to Borelli's right.

When the period ended, Nobles had outshot Salisbury 14-7. There had been five goals scored in the period, three for Salisbury and two for Nobles.

When the teams lined up for the faceoff at the start of the third, the ice had pools of water on it, so the players had a couple of minutes to stare at the large crowd, do some thinking, and get butterflies. The play was tentative when it resumed. 

As the period moved along, Nobles began to create opportunites, while Salisbury simply seemed to have stopped making the plays they are so capable of. Now, they seemed like the team that was waiting for the other shoe to drop.

It finally did drop when, at the 9:37 mark, Nobles senior defenseman Chris Huxley got the puck at the right point, and held it while cooly stepping to his left around Jeremiah Cunningham and wristing a beauty of a shot high into the net to tie the game at 3-3.

In the final minutes of play, Nobles was all over Salisbury, and going for the kill. Their best opportunity to win it in regulation came on a nifty tic-tac-toe passing sequence -- from Fayne to Josh Franklin to Andrew Glass to Hayes. The 6'4" winger had some open net to shoot at but instead executed a toe drag to move in tighter as the opening closed up and the net was simultaneously knocked from its mooring.

Time expired. Nobles outshot Salisbury 8-4 in the period, and 26-18 over regulation.

When the teams came out for OT, Salisbury seemed rejuvenated. You could see it in their body language. It was like they were now the team whose short term memory had been wiped clean.

And when the end came, it came quickly. There was Ortiz, who has a knack around the net. There was the puck on his stick. There was the top corner of  the net. And that was it. 4-3 Salisbury in OT.

Great gut check hockey -- by both teams.

Afterwards, Salisbury head coach Dan Donato said, "These are two great teams. It could easily have gone either way. That's a very well-coached team by Brian Day, and we had a ton of respect for them coming in.We feel very fortunate to have won the tournament."

"They capitalized on our mistakes when we took that lead," Donato added. "We haven't had anyone do that to us yet."

Donato cited his players belief in themselves. "When you lose a three-goal lead, it's really easy to fold. In the locker room before OT they were really fired up to come back out."

On the Nobles side, Day was asked what he told his players during the time out. 

"I simply told them that a three-goal lead is the toughest lead to hold in hockey, and if we could get the first one we could get back in it. I didn't want them quitting on themselves. They showed a lot of resilience, chipping away and putting the game into overtime.

"I feel good about the way they fought back. Early on, we had some breakdowns, and against really good teams that can't happen. We're disappointed to have lost the tournament, but this is a game we'll learn a lot from as we move forward through the season."   

12/31/05

New Year's Eve Tournament Results

Northwood School New Year's Showcase:

Game 1:
Culver 4, Hebron 2 -- CA: Lauren Davis (1g,1a), Ashley Paulson (2g), Emma Clark (1g), Riley Smith (2a), Jamie Carver (1a), Kelly Alyea (a), Kristin Smith (a). HA: Liane Quenneville (1g), Taylor Fey (1g). SOG: CA 43, HA 9. Goaltenders: Ashley Harper (CA) 1/2, Lauren Fields (CA) 9/9; Jillian MacIsaac (HA) 39/43.   

Game 2:
NAHA Red 2, Cushing 0 -- NR: Annie Hirschteorn (1g), Jamie Comrie (1a), Mary Restuccia (1g), Kayla Colang (1a). SOG: NR 27, CA 27. Goaltenders: Brenn Scott (NR) 27/27; Lauren Arsenault (CA) 16/18; Deanna Ciccarelli (CA) 9/9.

Game 3:
Northwood 4, Nepean 1: Northwood Erica Shapey (1g,1a), Steph Moberg (1g,1a), Monique Rafferty (1g,1a), Kelly Fleming (1g), Jackie Solomito (a), Kelly Steadman (a). Nepean: Kelsey Thompson (1g), Andrea Powers (1a). SOG: NS 30, NM 20. Goaltenders: Sophia Kokkonis (Northwood) 19/20; Allison Heard (Nepean) 26/30.

Game 4:
Shattuck-St. Mary's 8, North Country Storm 1 -- SSM: Gabrielle Mazade (3g), Jocelyn Lamoureux (2g,1a), Jennifer Schoullis (1g,2a), Emily Kranz (1g,1a), Sarah Murray (2a), Allysen Weidner (2a), Sasha Sherry (2a), Brianna Decker (1g), Jennifer Porter (1a), Danielle Hirsch (1a). NCS: Brittany Meade (1g). SOG not available yet.

Game 5:
Lawrence 2, NAHA White 1 (OT shootout): LA: Casey Jordan (1g), Rosa Van Wie (1a), Brianna Bisesti (1a). NW: Joaquin Fortin (1g), Jade Schirado (1a). Overtime shootout: LA: Ashley Cotrell (1g), Amy Hollstein (1g). NAHA White: Kyla Sanders (1g). SOG: LA 10, NAHA White 26. Goaltenders: Lizzie Muse (LA) 25/26 reg. 2/3 OT shootout; Sydney Arbelbide (NAHA White) 9/10 reg, 1/3 OT shootout.

Game 6:
Alaska 3, Gunnery 0 -- A: Whitney Ischi (1g,1a), Linda Evans (1g,1a), Shannon Dalton (1g), Kristi Lauver (1a), Jamie Hollis (1a). SOG not recorded.

Game 7:
Hebron 4, Northwood 2: HA: Daniella Lyons (2g,1a), Taylor Fey (1g,1a), KJ Forand (1g), Stephanie Roy (1a), Sarah Cain (1a), Jasmine Webber (1a). NS: Jackie Solomito (1g), Steph Moberg (1g), Blade Bolden (1a), Monique Rafferty (1a). SOG: N 30, HA 27. Goaltending: Jillian MacIssac (HA) 28/30; Janelle Yanssens (NS) 23/27.       

Game 8:
Troy 2, Berkshire 1: Troy: Liz Rizzo (1g), Tara Akstull (1g), Helen Giroux (1a), Laura Gersten (1a), Ashley Gaylord (1a), Katie Duncan (1a). B: Steph Holmes (1g), Alie Edell (1a). SOG: B 26, Troy 14. Goaltending: Jenifer Smith (Troy) 25/26; Kristin Wolfe (B) 9/11, Tessie Kostiner 3/3.

Game 9:
Shattuck 6, NAHA Red 0: SSM: Jocelyne Lamoureux (3g,1a), Jennifer Schoullis (2g,1a), Jessica Cohn (1g), Gabrielle Mazade (1g), Amanda Casignetti (1a), Emilty Kranz (1a), Sarah Murray (1a). SOG: SSM 37, NAHA Red 11. Goaltending: Paige Keranen (SSM) 11/11. Brenn Scott (NAHA Red) 31/37.

Game 10:
North Country Storm 3, Cushing 2 (OT shootout): NCS: Alley Bero (1g), Andrea Maxon (1g), Elisha King (1a). CA: Meghan Duggan (1g), Allison Szlosek (1g), Mackenzie Roy (1a),l Meghan Willett (1a), Felica Vieweg (1a). OT shootout: NCS Christi Sharlow (1g), Ally Bero (1g). SOG: CA 30, NCS 14. Goaltending: Hilary Hitchman (NCS) 28/30; Lauren Fields (CA) 12/14. OT shootout: Hilary Hitchman (NCS) 2/2; Lauren Fields (CA) 0/2.

Game 11:
National Sports Academy 3, Team Alaska 2 (OT shootout). NSA: Janine Duffy (1g,1a), Rachel Esenwein (1g), Erin Bruhn (1a). TA: Whitney Ischi (1g,1a), Jamie Hollis (2a), Joroan Elkins (1g), Kat Lanver (1a). OT shootout: NSA: Valerie Stoul (1g). SOG: TA 22, NSA 17. Goaltending: Christie Houser (NSA) 20/22; ;Abby Womack (TA) 15/17. OT shootout: Christie Houser (NSA) 5/5; Abby Womack (TA) 4/5.

Game 12:
Culver Academy 3, Nepean Midget 1. CA: Cori Bassett (2g), Ashley Paul (2a); Kelly Alyea (1g), Riley Smith (1a). NM: Kelsey Thompson (1g), Kelly D'Neal (1a). SOG: CA 33, NM 18. Goaltending: Lauren Fields (CA) 17/18; Allison Heard (NM) 30/33.    

 

Northwood School New Year's Showcase   (Updated)
Lake Placid, NY

Sat. Dec. 31st, 2005
8:00 am -- Culver vs. Hebron
8:00 am -- Cushing vs. NAHA Red
9:35 am -- Northwood vs. Nepean
9:35 pm -- Shattuck vs. NC Storm
11:10 am -- Lawrence Acad. vs. NAHA White
11:10 am -- Alaska vs. Gunnery
4:30 pm -- Northwood vs. Hebron
4:45 pm -- Troy vs. Berkshire
6:05 pm -- NAHA Red vs. Shattuck
6:20 pm --  NC Storm vs. Cushing
7:40 pm -- NSA vs. Alaska
7:55 pm -- Nepean vs. Culver

Sun. Jan 1st, 2006
9:00 am -- Gunnery vs. NAHA White
9:00 am -- Berkshire vs. Alaska
10:35 am -- Lawrence vs. NSA
10:35 am -- Hebron vs. Nepean 
12:10 pm -- Cushing vs. Shattuck
12:10 pm -- North Country Storm vs. NAHA Red
1:55 pm -- Northwood vs. Culver
1:55 pm -- Troy vs. Gunnery
3:30 pm -- NAHA White vs. Berkshire 
5:05 pm -- Alaska vs. Lawrence
6:50 pm -- NSA vs. Troy

Mon. Jan. 2nd, 2006
9:00 am -- Marcy #1 vs. Giant #2
9:00 am -- Algonquin #1 vs. Giant #1
11:00 am -- Marcy #2 vs. Giant #3
11:00 am -- Algonquin #2 vs. Giant #4 
1:00 pm -- Championship Game 

12/18/05  

Sunday's Tournament Scores

Westminster Tournament:
Westy Caps Furious Comeback in OT

Westminster, trailing Greenwich Academy 3-0 with 2:41 remaining in the championship game, scored three late goals, the last with :07 on the clock to tie the game at 3-3. Sophomore Katelyn Morton then won the game for the Martlets in OT. 

Championship Game: Westminster 4, Greenwich Academy 3 (OT) -- Westminster: Gina Valles (1g,2a), Emily Walsh (g), Bethany Dymarczyk (g), Katelyn Morton (g), Kim Sirko (a). GA: Bray Ketchum (2g), Audie Carter-Tracy (g), Julia Ireland (a) Lauren Amicucci (a), Kelly Crane (a), Anne DeAngelo (a). Goaltenders: Kayla Lessard (W) 16 saves; Alexa Pujol (GA) 17 saves. 

Third Place Game: Brooks 2, Kents Hill 1 (Shootout Win) -- Brooks: Celia Medeiros (2g), Stephanie Quinn (a). Kents Hill: Melissa Rundlett (g), Lyse Rossignol (a). Goaltenders: Sara Christopher (B) 19 saves; Molly Passerini (KH) 24 saves.

Fifth Place Game: GDA 3, Kent 2 -- GDA: Katelyn McCarthy (1g,1a), Janay Walsh (g), Erin Connors (g), Allison Barnaby (a), Britney McKenna (a). Kent: Katie Duncan (1g,1a), Jackie Duncan (g), Michelle Gintoli (a). Goaltenders: Carley Berry (GDA) 24 saves; Josee Caissie (K) 42 saves.

12/17/05 

Saturday's Tournament Scores

Harrington Tournament:
Long, Bellonio Lead Pomfret Past Nobles

Game 7: Pomfret 4, Lawrence 2
Game 8: Nobles 4, BB&N 0
Game 9: Rivers 2, Middlesex 0
Game 10: St. Mark's 2, Williston 1 (OT)
Game 11: Third Place Game -- Lawrence 5, BB&N 1
Game 12: Championship Game -- Pomfret 2, Nobles 1

Micaela Long scored two goals goaltender Jennie Bellonio held off Nobles to lead Pomfret to the 2005 Harrington title today in Dedham, Mass.

With the win, Pomfret avenged their loss to Nobles in last December's Harrington championship game. 

Long, a senior from South Boston, put Pomfret up 2-1 early in the first, sweeping in on a 2-on-1 and nailing the top corner. Freshman Ali Vakos got the assist on the goal.

Late in the second, the puck came off the backboards behind Nobles goalie Kylie Stephens, and bounced past the first wave of attackers and onto Long's stick. 2-0, Pomfret, with an assist going to freshman Alex Campione. 

With 5:04 left in the third period, senior defenseman Jenny Cedorchuk took a shot through a screen which Pam McDevitt got a piece of on the way through to cut the Pomfret lead to 2-1.

Nobles turned up the heat a notch after that, but couldn't get the tying goal.

"These are both great teams," said Pomfret coach Sarah Wood. "We squeaked a couple by them and were lucky to come away with the win. Today it went our way. Two teams this talented are bound to have good games."

"Micaela came up big. Bellonio was excellent. Up and down the bench, it was a great effort from everyone -- seniors to freshmen. Everyone played well and contributed."

Nobles coach Tom Resor was impressed with Long's performance. "She's a great player," he said. "Very opportunistic. Both those goals were goal scorer's goals."

He also saw a lot of positive things in the loss. "They're an excellent team, but we took it to them and they had to play hard to beat us. We play a lot of kids, and they gained from this. Over the season, a lot of positive things will come from this."  

Cushing Tournament:
Ryabkina Leads Berkshire to Title

Ukranian native Liza Ryabkina had a hand in all four Berkshire goals as the Bears topped Northwood to take the 2005 Watkins Tournament title at Cushing Academy this afternoon.

3rd Place Game: Cushing 3, NSA 0 -- CA: Jillian Espinola (2g), Jena LeBlanc (g), Andrea Buono (a).   

Championship Game: Berkshire 4, Northwood 2 -- B: Liza Ryabkina (2g,2a), Edell (1g,1a), Steph Holmes (g), Sarah Appleton (a), Stephanie Miller (a). N: Samantha Selkirk (g), Kelly Fleming (g), Janelle Yanssens (a).
  

Deerfield Girls Tournament:
Brewster (4-0-0) Takes Deerfield Title

Trinity 4, Milton 0
Brewster 3, Nichols 2
Choate 3, Trinity 0
Deerfield 2, Nichols 1
Brewster 3, Choate 2

Westminster Tournament:

Westminster 4, Kents Hill 1 -- Westminster: Gina Valles (3a), Jessi Waters (2g), Sara Reid (1g,1a), Emily Walsh (g), Bethany Dymarczyk (a), Katelyn Morton (a), Emily Walsh (a). Kents Hill: Lyse Rossignol (g), Samantha Kiesel (a). Goaltenders: Kayla Lesssard (W) 12 saves; Jillian Doherty (KH) 20 saves.

Brooks 2, Kent 1 -- Brooks: Liz Osgood (g), Alex Hooven (2a), Celia Medeiros (a), Kaitlyn Conway (g), Stephanie Quinn (a). Kent: Jackie Duncan (g), Christine Fuchs (a), Monica Valente (a). Goaltenders: Sara Christopher (B) 35 saves; Siobhan Lavery (K) 23 saves.
 
Kents Hill 3, GDA 1 -- Kents Hill: Melissa Rundlett (1g,1a), Molly Corl (g), Samantha Kiesel (a), Sandy Parlato (a), Ali Greenburg (a). GDA: Erin Connors (g), Britney McKenna (a). Goaltenders: Jillian Doherty (KH) 17 saves; Carley Berry (GDA) 23 saves.

Greenwich Academy 6, Kent School 0 -- GA: Bray Ketchum (3g), Kelly Crane (1g,1a), Torrey Taussig (g), Sara Kratovil (g), Danie Schaevitz (2a), Lauren Amicucci (a), Audie Carter-Tracy (a), Katharine Pujol (a). Goaltenders: Alexa Pujol (GA) 16 saves; Siobhan Lavery (K) 37 saves. 

GDA 3, Westminster 1 -- GDA: Britney McKenna (1g,1a), Kaitlin McCarthy (g), Erin Connors (g). Westminster: Katelyn Morton (g), Emily Walsh (a). Goaltenders:  Jane Goodman (GDA) 28 saves; Kayla Lessard (W) 4 saves.

Greenwich Academy 3, Brooks 0 -- GA: Torrey Taussig (2a), Emily Burleigh (1g,1a), Bray Ketchum (g), Julia Ireland (g). Brooks: No Scoring. Goaltenders: Alexa Pujol (GA) 20 saves; Sara Christopher (B) 29 saves.

Sunday Schedule:
 9:00 am -- 5th Place Game: Kent vs. Governor Dummer
11:00 am -- 3rd Place Game: Brooks vs. Kents Hill
 1:00 pm -- Championship Game: Greenwich Academy vs. Westminster


St. George's Tournament:
Hebron Wins Championship

Hebron 7, Holderness 1
St. George's 4, Millbrook 0

Tournament MVP -- Daniella Lyons, Hebron Academy

 

12/16/05

Friday's Tournament Scores

Deerfield Tournament:

Choate 3, Nichols 1
Deerfield 1, Trinity 0
Brewster 3, Milton 0
Choate 2, Deerfield 0
Brewster 6, Trinity 1
Nichols 3, Milton 0

Cushing Tournament:

Northwood 4, Gunnery 1 -- Northwood: Jacqueline Solomito (2g,2a), Steph Moberg (2g,1a), Alex Findlay (a), Monique Rafferty (a). Gunnery: Kelley Davies (g), Shea Crawford (a), Desiree Biron (a). 

Game #6: Cushing 4, Gilmour 1 -- Cushing: Meghan Duggan (1g,1a), Courtney Sheary (1g,1a), Allison Szlosek (g), Shelagh Merrill (g), Leah Crabtree (a), Jillian Espinola (a), Meghan Willett (a). Gilmour: Olivia Hogan (g), Missy Hall (a).

Game #7: Berkshire 13, New Hampton 1 --  Berkshire: Kelly Wallace (4g,5a), Liza Ryabkina (3g,1a), Dawn Sullivan (2g,1a), Tara Fulco (3a), Randi Schock (1g,1a), Stephanie Miller (1g,1a), Molly Morrison (1g,1a), Ali Edell (1g,1a), Steph Holmes (g), Tessie Kostiner (a), Kelsey Oberkoetter (a), Nicole Bouteiller (a). New Hampton: Sam Pinsonneault (g), Lynny Gonzalez (a), Whitney Brown (a).

Game #8: National Sports Academy 3, Culver 2 -- NSA: Stephanie DeMars (g), Erin Bruhn (g), Tiarrra Garrow (g), Suzanne Ostrow (a), Samantha Navas (a). Culver: Ashley Paulson (g), Kristen Smith (g), Kelly Alyea (a).

Game #9: Northwood 4, Gilmour 1 -- Northwood: Steph Moberg (1g,2a), Monique Rafferty (1g,2a), Kelley Steadman (g), Erica Shapey (g), Jana Schneider (a). Gilmour: Korrie Peckham (g), Michelle DeLisio (a), Sharon Osborne (a). 

Game #10: Cushing 4, Gunnery 0 -- Cushing: Julia Clark (1g,1a), Meghan Willett (1g,1a), Allison Szlosek (1g,1a), Molly Tobin (g), Kristina Brown (a). Gunnery: No Scoring.

Game #11: Berkshire 3, Culver 2 -- Berkshire: Steph Holmes (3g), Kelsey Oberkoetter (a), Ali Edell (a). Culver:  Kelly Alyea (2a), Ashley Paulson (g), Cori Bassett (g), Kristen Smith (a). 

Game #12: National Sports Academy 7, New Hampton 3 -- NSA: Jamie Goldsmith (3g,1a), Suzanne Ostrow (3a), Michelle Zimmerman (1g,1a), Valerie Stoul (g), Janine Duffy (g), Tiarra Garrow (g), Hannah Cunningham (a), Rachael Esenwein (a), Samantha Navas (a), Erin Bruhn (a). New Hampton: Whitney Brown (1g,1a), Melanie Julien (1g,1a), Sam Pinsonneault (g), Sheila Withey (a), Lynny Gonzales (a).  



Harrington Tournament:

Pomfret 6, Rivers 1 -- Pomfret: Micaela Long (3g,2a), Caroline Murphy (3a), Andrea Hunter (1g,1a), Holly Lorms (1g,1a), Brittany Nelson (g), Ali Bakos (a). Rivers: Katelyn Landry (g), Allison Page (a). Goaltenders: Jennie Bellonio (P) 19 saves; Bridget Parker (R) 47 saves and Alix Strasnick (R) 4 saves.

Lawrence 5, St. Mark's 1 -- LA: Annie Hogan (1g,3a), Ashley Cottrell (1g,2a), Brittany Murphy (1g,1a), Perri Maduri (g), Geena Prough (g), Jacqui Villani (a). St. Mark's: Casey Pickett (g). Goaltenders: Lizzie Muse (LA) 13/14; Lani Wright (SM) 26/31.

Nobles 5, Williston 0 -- N&G: Maggie Suprey (1g,1a), Broghan Cully (1g,1a), Tracey Ferriter (1g,1a), Julie Flynn (2a), Leanna Coskren (g), Molly Kate Devin (g), Corey Stearns (a), Casey Griffin (a). Goaltenders: Kylie Stephens (N&G) 9/9; Sami Schwager (WNH) 25/30.

BB&N 3, Middlesex 0 -- Nora Bergman (2g), Kayleigh Melia (1g,1a), Eva Bergman (a). Goaltenders: Mariella Collins (BB&N) 28/28; Eileen Cauley (M) 27/30.

St. Mark's 4, Rivers 1 -- Scoresheet not submitted, sorry.

Williston 3, Middlesex 1 -- Scoresheet not submitted, sorry.

Taft Tournament:

Taft 5, Kuper Academy 4 (OT)
Andover 2, Loomis 1
Hotchkiss 5, Lawrenceville 0
Tabor 4, Exeter 2
Third Place Game: Andover 4, Tabor 2
Championship Game: Taft 1, Hotchkiss 0


St. George's Tournament:

St. George's 5, Holderness 1 -- SG: Foster (3a), Phillips (2g), Pattemore (2a), Mey (g), Hood (g), Kowalewski (g), L. Roy (a), Dick (a). Holderness: Dusseault (g), Brim (a). Goaltenders: Lindsay White (SG) 7 saves; Amber Stewart (H) 23 saves.
   
Hebron 3, Millbrook 2 -- Hebron: S. Roy (1g,1a), Fey (g), Quenneville (g), Lyons (a), Forand (a). Millbrook: Gotsch (2g), Zublin (a), Ascencio (a). Goatender stats not available.

Holderness 2, Millbrook 1 (OT) -- Kelly Hood scores an unassisted goal with 34 seconds left in OT. Holderness: Hood (1g,1a), Brin (g), O'Connor (a). Millbrook: Ascencio (g). Goaltenders: Laurin (H) 30 saves; McCulloch (M) 24 saves.

Hebron 4, St. George's 3 -- Hebron: Roy (1g,1a), Lyons (1g,1a), Fey (g), Bichrest (g), Dube (a). St. George's: Hood (2g), Mey (1g,1a), Foster (a), Conti (a), Tobin (a). Goaltenders: MacIsaac (H) 22 saves; Plunkett (St. George's) 23 saves.
 

Canterbury Tournament:

Canterbury 7, Princeton CD 2
K-O 6, Hill 0
Rye CD 10, Hamden HS 2

Kimball Union withdrew from tournament due to the weather conditions, so matchups differ from schedule.

 

 

Taft School 23rd Annual Odden Tournament

Thurs. Dec. 15
8:00 am -- Taft vs. Andover (Odden)
8:30 am -- Tabor vs. Lawrenceville (Mays)
9:45 am -- Loomis vs. Kuper (Odden)
10:15 am -- Hotchkiss vs. Exeter (Mays)
2:30 pm -- Taft vs. Loomis (Odden)
3:00 pm -- Andover vs. Kuper (Mays)
4:15 pm -- Hotchkiss vs. Tabor (Odden)
4:45 pm -- Lawrenceville vs. Exeter (Mays)

Fri. Dec. 16
8:00 am -- Taft vs. Kuper (Odden)
8:30 am -- Loomis vs. Andover (Mays)
9:45 am -- Hotchkiss vs. Lawrenceville (Odden)
10:15 am -- Exeter vs. Tabor (Mays)

2:00 pm -- Championship Game (Odden)
2:00 pm -- Third Place Game (Mays)

Deerfield Tournament

Thurs. Dec. 15
7:00 pm -- Deerfield vs. Milton

Fri. Dec. 16
9:00 am -- Nichols vs. Choate
11:00 am -- Trinity vs. Deerfield
1:00 pm -- Brewster vs. Milton
4:00 pm -- Deerfield vs. Choate
5:00 pm -- Brewster vs. Trinity (@ Eaglebrook School)
6:00 pm -- Milton vs. Nichols

Sat. Dec. 17
8:00 am -- Milton vs. Trinity
10:00 am -- Brewster vs. Nichols
12:00 pm -- Trinity vs. Choate
2:00 pm -- Nichols vs. Deerfield
4:00 pm -- Choate vs. Brewster

Cushing Academy Watkins Tournament

Thurs. Dec. 15
2:30 pm -- Gunnery vs. Gilmour
4:20 pm -- Culver vs. New Hampton
6:10 pm -- Berkshire vs. NSA
8:00 pm -- Cushing vs. Northwood

Fri. Dec. 16
8:00 am -- Gunnery vs. .Northwood
9:50 am -- Cushing vs. Gilmour
11:40 am -- Berkshire vs. New Hampton
1:30 pm -- NSA vs. Culver
3:20 pm -- Northwood vs. Gilmour
5:10 pm -- Cushing vs. Gunnery
7:00 pm -- Culver vs. Berkshire
8:50 pm -- New Hampton vs. NSA

Sat. Dec. 17
8:00 am -- 7th Place Game: Fisher 4 vs. Iorio 4
10:00 am -- 5th Place Game: Fisher 3 vs. Iorio 3
12:00 pm -- 3rd Place Game: Fisher 2 vs. Iorio 2
  2:00 pm -- Championship Game: Fisher 1 vs. Iorio 1 

Westminster Invitational

Sat. Dec. 17
9:00 am -- Kents Hill vs. Westminster School
11:00 am -- Brooks vs. Kent
1:00 pm -- GDA vs. Kents Hill
3:00 pm -- Kent vs. Greenwich Academy
5:00 pm -- Westminster vs. GDA
7:00 pm -- Greenwich Academy vs. Brooks

Sun. Dec. 18
9:00 am -- 5th Place Game: Black 3 vs. Gold 3
11:00 am -- 3rd Place Game: Gold 2 vs. Black 2
1:00 pm -- Championship Game: Black 1 vs. Gold 1 

Black Division:
Westminster
Gov. Dummer
Kents Hill

Gold Division:
Brooks
Kent School
Greenwich Academy

St. George's Tournament

Fri. Dec. 16
2:45 pm -- St. George's vs. Holderness (Howard Rink)
3:00 pm -- Millbrook vs. Hebron (Cutler Rink)
8:30 pm -- Holderness vs. Millbrook (Cutler Rink)
8:45 pm -- St. George's vs. Hebron (Howard Rink)

Sat. Dec. 17
11:15 am -- Hebron vs. Holderness (Cutler Rink)
11:30 am -- St. George's vs. Millbrook (Howard Rink)

Canterbury Girls Holiday Classic

Fri. Dec. 16
1:00 pm -- Hill vs. Kingswood (@ Gunnery)
1:00 pm -- Canterbury vs. Princeton Day (@ Canterbury)
3:00 pm -- Simsbury HS vs. Kimball Union (@ Gunnery)
3:00 pm -- Rye CD vs. Hamden HS (@ Canterbury)
5:00 pm -- Losers from games 1&2 (Rink TBD)
5:00 pm -- Winners from games 1&2 (Rink TBD)
7:00 pm -- Losers from games 3&4 (@ Gunnery)
7:00 pm -- Winners from games 3&4 (@ Canterbury)

Sat. Dec. 17
9:00 am -- Fifth Place Game (@ Canterbury)
9:00 am -- 7th Place Game (@ Gunnery)
11:00 am -- 3rd Place Game (@ Canterbury)
  1:00 pm -- Championship Game (@ Canterbury)

 

 

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES:

Harrington Invitational Tournament

Fri. Dec. 16 (@ BB&N)
10:00 am -- Game 1: Pomfret vs. Rivers
11:45 am -- Game 2: St. Mark's vs. Lawrence Academy
1:30 pm -- Game 3: Nobles vs. Williston
3:15 pm -- Game 4: Middlesex vs. BB&N
5:00 pm -- Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
6:45 pm -- Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Sat. Dec. 17 (@ Nobles)
8:30 am -- Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
10:15 am -- Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
12:00 pm -- Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6
1:45 pm -- Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6
3:30 pm -- Game 11: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8
5:15 pm -- Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8

12/15/05

Thursday's Tournament Scores

Taft Tournament:

Game 1: Taft 1, Andover 0 -- Geneva Lloyd first-period ppg for Taft. Goaltenders: Hazlett (T) and Young (A) each had 18 saves.

Game 2: Tabor 6, Lawrenceville 5 (OT) -- Scoresheet illegible, sorry.

Game 3: Kuper Academy 6, Loomis 4 -- For Kuper: Dumais had a hat trick. For Loomis: Lori Miller (2g,1a), Lauren Ragen (1g,1a), Alyssa Boehm (2a), Raylen Dziengelewski (g). Goaltenders: Kiera Kingston (L) had 12 saves; Tibbo (K) had 29.

Game 4: Hotchkiss 5, Exeter 1 -- Hotchkiss: Liza Daigh (2g), Jenny Hobeika (g), Corey Cooper (g), Alex Kinney (g), Chase Delano (a). Exeter: Elizabeth Denis (g). Goaltenders: Parisi and Novicki (H) 21 saves; Ann Hulme (PE) 53 saves.  

Game 5: Taft 1, Loomis 1 -- Shannon Sisk with an assist from Erin Barley-Maloney gave Taft a 1-0 lead in the second period. Loomis, on a goal by Lauren Ragen, tied it up in the third. Goaltenders: Kiera Kingston (L) 22 saves; Becca Hazlett (T) 19 saves.

Game 6: Andover 6, Kuper Academy 2 -- Andover: Melissa Tetreau (2g,3a), Olivia Coffey (2g,1a), Megan Shea (2aP), Lindsay Moramarco (g), Megan Montecalvo (g), Julie Wadland (a). Kuper: #15 (name?) had both Kuper goals.

Game 7: Hotchkiss 2, Tabor 0 -- Hotchkiss got both their goals in the third period. Annie Rosen from Jordan Brickner and Jenna Hobeika from Aleca Hughes. Goaltenders: Brittany Parisi (H) 23 saves; Jacqueline Donahue (T) 29 saves.

Game 8: Lawrenceville 3, Exeter 1 -- Scorers/goaltenders not available.

Cushing Tournament:

Game 1: Gilmour 4, Gunnery 3 -- Gilmour: Lindsay Athens (2g), Kelsey Cardins (2a), Emily Oberlin (g), Elissa Kurtz (g), Stephanie Kimery (a), Michelle Delisio (a), Karrie Peckham (a), Olivia Hogan (a), Krista Parran (a). Gunnery: Desiree Biron (2g), Shea Crawford (1g,1a), Steph Blasnik (a), Kara Grogan (a).

Game 2: Culver 11, New Hampton 1 -- Culver: Riley Smith (2g,2a), Kristen Smith (1g,3a),Emma Clark (2g,1a) Kelly Alyea (2g,1a), Jamie Carver (3a), Caitlin Olekssa (3a), Stephanie DeSutter (2g), Kristen Stafford (g), Cori Bassett (g), Lauren Davis (a). New Hampton: Aly Finn (g).

Game 3: Berkshire 6, National Sports Academy 2 -- Berkshire: Steph Holmes (2g,2a), Liza Ryabkina (2g,1a), Dawn Sullivan (1g,1a), Randi Schock (g), Molly Morrison (a), Danielle Scharf (a), Allison Letourneau (a), Ali Edell (a). NSA: Erin Bruhn (g), Michelle Zimmerman (g), Hannah Cunningham (a), Janine Duffy (a).

Game 4: Northwood 3, Cushing 2 -- Northwood: Jacqueline Solomito (g), Steph Moberg (g), Jan Schneider (g), Alex Findlay (a). Cushing: Allison Szlosek (g), Meghan Willett (g), Leah Crabtree (a), Mackenzie Roy (a). 

Deerfield Tournament:

The Deerfield Tournament started tonight, with just one game, a 3-1 Deerfield win over Milton. Tomorrow, there will be a full slate of six games. 

12/12/05

Upcoming Games

Tues. Dec. 13:
Pingree @ Brooks, 4:00
Tiger Lillies @ Lawrenceville, 6:30
Top Gun @ Andover, 6:30

Wed. Dec. 14:
Pomfret @ Choate, 4:30
St. Mark's @ Deerfield, 3:15
Kent @ Gunnery, 2:00
Portledge @ Hill, 3:00
GDA @ KUA, 4:00
Lawrence @ Groton, 3:00
Millbrook @ Greenwich Academy, 5:15
Milton @ BB&N, 4:15
Troy Ice Cats @ NMH, 6:00
Kent's Hill @ Exeter, 2:30
Pingree @ Southfield, 4:00
Portledge @ Hill, 3:00
Tilton @ Proctor, 1:30

 

12/10/05

Choate Knocks off Nobles

This afternoon at Dedham, Mass., visiting Choate edged Nobles, 5-4. It was the fourth straight one-goal game Nobles has played, and this time they came out on the losing end. It was Nobles' first loss of the season. Last season, Nobles lost just three times -- to Choate, Brooks, and Lawrence -- en route to the NEPSIHA Div. I championship.

Other Games:

At Pomfret, Conn., host Pomfret easily handled Williston, 7-1.... At Byfield, Mass., St. Mark's topped Governor Dummer, 4-2.... At Deerfield, Mass., Deerfield topped New Hampton, 5-2.... At Andover, NH, Proctor topped St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-2.... At Groton, Mass., Lawrence Academy upended St. George's, 5-2.    

 

12/9/05

Help Wanted!

Here at the U.S. Hockey Report we've made a commitment to girls' prep hockey this season. Our goal is simply to build the site up until it reaches a level of readership and participation within hailing distance of the boys. 

However, we have a long way to go. The way USHR's prep reporting system works is simply this: each prep school coach has administrative access to the site, where templates for schedules, rosters, and box scores can be found. Once a template is filled out, it is instantly uploaded onto the site. It's pretty easy to get the hang of and, best of all, it doesn't cost the school a single penny. It's a great way to create a historical archive, and at the same time provide information on different schools' programs. It's free advertising, and allows college coaches to keep up on players they might be interested in recruiting.

Here are some stats:

We have 60 schedules uploaded to USHR. Of those, 52 are boys' schedules while only eight are girls' schedules (Thank you: BB&N, Deerfield, Pomfret, Taft, Middlesex, St. Mark's, Northwood, and Trinity College School of Ontario).

The numbers are similar for rosters. Of the 62 rosters we have, 55 are boys', and just seven are girls' (basically, the same group as above).

To make the U.S. Hockey Report a valuable tool for coaches, fans, parents, and players, we need to do better. To that end, we ask coaches to please take an hour some evening and enter in your team's schedule, roster, and results.

We are also looking for someone to work as an intern, someone who is up-to-date on the girls game who would like to contribute short items of general interest about the top players and programs, and cover key games including the playoffs.   

Also, for next week's tournaments, we are looking for reporters from each school hosting a holiday tournament, people who are able to send in scores in a timely fashion so we can get the word out to the rest of the hockey world.

We also ask anybody -- parents, fans, alums, coaches -- attending prep games to jot down the important details and then shoot them to us in an email ASAP after the game, and we will then include them in our game recaps (please see the boy's prep page for an idea of how this will look.)    

Note: We can be reached by clicking on the "Contact" link at the top of the main USHR page.  Once there, choose "News Leads" from the drop down menu. Thank you very much.

 

12/7/05

Milton Edges Exeter

Milton, Mass. -- Milton Academy, behind goals from senior Maddie MacMillan and sophomore Chelsea Locarno and strong goaltending from junior Amanda Rothschild, edged Exeter, 2-1, here today.

Milton broke on top in the first period when freshman Hillary McNamara curled around behind the Exeter net and put it out front for MacMillan, who knocked it home at the 5:41 mark.

Exeter came to life a bit in the second, but wasn't able to get anything past Milton's Rothschild.

At 11:50 of the third Locarno scored what would turn out to be the game winner when Marissa Simmons made a nice move to get her the puck and Locarno, stationed to the right of the crease banged it home to put Milton up 2-0. 

It would turne out to be a valuable goal for, as time wound down, Exeter pulled their goalie for the extra skater, and cashed in after sophomore defensman Madison Gilmore took a shot from the right point and freshman Lauren Greer lifted the rebound over Rothschild's left pad and into the net with 25 seconds left on the clock.

That was as close as it would get. The final shots for the game were 28-20, Milton.

"That was an important win for us," Milton head coach Wendy Holden said afterward. "Last year we lost the Exeter game. This year we wanted to play our game. I was most pleased with our play in the first period. And I was impressed with our penalty kill. Amanda Rothschild made some huge saves at the end, which turned out to be a little more exciting than I would have liked. At this point of the season, we're just working on gutting out wins."

Exeter coach Michelle Mancuso wasn't pleased with what she saw. "We played terribly," she said. "We came out flat. No focus at all."

Other Games:

At Dedham, Mass., Nobles edged St. Mark's, 1-0.... At Windsor, Conn., Loomis-Chaffee and Deerfield tied, 1-1.... At Andover, NH, Proctor, which has only allowed two goals in its last four games, topped New Hampton, 3-1. 


      

12/8/05

Weekend Schedule

Fri. Dec. 9
Tabor @ Lawrence, 6:30
Connecticut Polar Bears @ Pomfret, 7:00
Greenwich Academy @ Kent's Hill, 7:30
NAHA @ Holderness, 7:00
Proctor @ KUA, 4:30
Cheverus HS @ NYA, 5:00
Rivers @ Middlesex, 6:00
Northfield Tourney
Pingree Tourney

Sat. Dec. 10
Groton @ BB&N, 2:15
St. Paul's @ Holderness, 2:15
Rye CD @ Kent, 4:00
Tilton @ KUA, 2:00
St. George's @ Lawrence, 4:30
Brooks @ Milton, 2:00
New Hampton @ Deerfield, 4:00
Northwood @ NAHA, 5:00
Williston @ Pomfret, 2:30
Greenwich Academy @ Brewster, 3:45
St. Thomas Aquinas @ Proctor, 5:00
Choate @ Nobles, 2:15
Cushing @ Exeter, 4:00
Gunnery @ Hebron, 4:00
Hill @ Lawrenceville, 3:00
Northfield Tourney
Pingree Tourney

Sun. Dec. 11
Gunnery @ Brewster, 9:30 am
Tabor @ Choate, noon
Maine Selects @ Kent's Hill, 4:00

If we've missed any last-minute changes, please let us know ASAP. Thanks.

 

12/6/05

Wednesday's Schedule

Taft @ Berkshire, 2:30
Exeter @ Milton, 5:00
New Hampton @ Proctor, 3:30
St. Mark's @ Nobles, 3:00
BB&N @ Brooks, 4:45
NMH @ KUA, 4:45
Pingree @ Rivers, 4:30
Groton @ St. Paul's, 3:15
Thayer @ St. George's, 3:30
Greenwich Academy @ Choate, 5:15
Cushing @ Williston, 3:00
Deerfield @ Loomis, 2:45
GDA @ Hebron, 4:15
Princeton CD @ Hill, 4:00
Kent @ Westminster, 2:30
NMH @ KUA, 4:45
Wyoming Seminary @ Millbrook, 3:15
NYA @ Berwick, 5:00
Brewster @ Holderness, 2:30
Vermont Academy @ K-O, 3:30
Portledge @ Canterbury, 4:30

If we've missed any last-minute time changes, please let us know ASAP. Thanks.

12/3/05

Nobles Edges Loomis in OT

Dedham, Mass. – Noble & Greenough squeaked past Loomis Chaffee, 2-1, on an overtime goal by junior Laura Nelson.

On the winning goal, senior Pam McDevitt came off the right side boards to the middle and took a shot which deflected off the stick of Loomis sophomore goalie Kiera Kingston, hit the chest of a Nobles player, and dropped to the crease where Nelson knocked it home from a scrum.

After a scoreless first period, during which Nobles emerged unscathed from a Loomis 5-on-3 power play, the hosts went up 1-0 with 9:05 left in the second. Junior Broghan Cully and freshman Corey Stearns were cycling the puck in the corner when Stearns saw senior defenseman Jenny Cedorchuk open at the right point and hit her with a perfect pass. Cedorchuk snapped off a shot that beat Kingston cleanly. 

Nobles took that 1-0 lead into the third period, but then, about seven minutes in, Molly Kate Devin and Leanna Coskren were whistled for penalties 14 seconds apart, giving Loomis a lengthy 5-on-3. This time they didn't escape it, as Loomis forward Amy Allen, playing the point on the power play, put one on net, right along the ice. Junior forward Lauren Ragen tipped it, beating Stephens low to the glove side to make it 1-1 with 9:04 left in the period.

Loomis still had over a minute of a 5-on-4 powerplay, but couldn't gain the lead.

Stearns had a nice opportunity for Nobles with 10 seconds remaining but Kingston got a piece of it and the puck deflected wide, out of harm's way.

The game went to overtime, where Nelson's goal sent the home crowd home happy.

Afterward, Loomis Chaffee head coach Ned Parsons said,"The third was our best period, but at the end and in OT we ran out of gas. They (Nobles) just come at you and come at you."

Nobles coach Tom Resor said, "It was a tremendous game and I'm happy with the way we played. It was a good up-and-down game and both teams worked hard. Our team is different this year. For three years we had Erica (Nakamura) and Sarah (Parsons) on the power play. This year we're using all three lines. When we keep the puck low we get our chances."      

 

Other Action:

At Cambridge, Mass., Pomfret blanked BB&N, 6-0.... Up in New Hampshire, Proctor Academy shut out Vermont Academy, 5-0. If anyone out there has other scores, with or without additional details, please forward them on to us. Thank you.

 

12/1/05

Weekend Prep Schedule

Fri. Dec. 2
Pingree @ Berwick, 4:30
Washington Pride @ Canterbury, 7:15
NAHA @ Cushing, 4:00
Conn. Polar Bears @ Deerfield, 7:30
Hebron @ NYA, 4:45
Woodstock @ Proctor, 4:30
Ottawa Selects @ St. Paul’s, 3:45

Sat. Dec. 3
Brewster @ NAHA, 5:00
Kent’s Hill @ Brooks, 1:30
Greenwich Academy @ Canterbury, 2:00
Exeter @ Choate, 4:30
Cushing @ Tabor, 5:30
Troy Ice Cats @ Deerfield, 2:00
St. George’s @ Gunnery, 6:00
Pingree @ Hebron, 4:00
Kent @ Berkshire, 3:30
Holderness @ Groton, 4:00
Washington Pride @ Hotchkiss, 3:30
KUA @ St. Paul’s, 4:00
Rye CD @ K-0, 1:00
Springfield Pics @ Lawrence, 3:30
Millbrook @ Williston, 4:30
Milton @ New Hampton, 4:00
Loomis @ Nobles, 4:00
St. Mark’s @ Andover, 3:15
Pomfret @ BB&N, 4:00
Vermont Academy @ Proctor, 3:00
Albany Ice @ Taft, 1:30
GDA @ Thayer, 1:50

Mon. Dec. 5
Hotchkiss @ Gunnery, 4:30
Nobles @ Tabor, 5:30

11/30/05

Andover Starts Out Strong

Andover, Mass. – Phillips Andover outclassed BB&N here today, starting off the season with an 8-0 win.

The seniors led the way offensively, as Melissa Tetreau (2g,1a), Julie Wadland (1g,2a), and Lindsay Moramarco (3a) each had three-point games. Another big point producer was junior Megan Shea, with two goals of her own. Sophomore Stephanie Clegg and junior Alessandra Moss each added a goal.

The shutout was shared three ways, with Ansley LaHue, Joy Joung, and Alissa Fromkin each playing one period.

Andover has an experienced, veteran team, as only three new players are in the lineup this season.  BB&N, on the other hand, is a young, inexperienced team with just two seniors -- and three freshman and two eighth graders.

“I liked the way we moved the puck tonight,” said Andover coach Martha Fenton. “We got some good opportunities and we capitalized on them.” 

BB&N coach Ed Bourget, who is filling in while Courtney Kennedy takes the year off to play for the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team, said, “We showed some flashes where we were able to play evenly with them. But we need to play fundamentally sound hockey for the whole game. We can’t have breakdowns. We have to play a complete game.”

Other Action:

Hadley Gleason notched two goals and Lauren Greer added a goal and an assist to lead Exeter to a 3-3 tie with Hebron today… Defending prep champs Noble & Greenough trounced Thayer, 8-0…. Proctor topped Holderness, 3-1… Greenwich Academy, on the road, defeated Kingswood-Oxford, 4-2, with the final goal an empty-netter.... If anybody has any more scores, please send them along by clicking on “Contact” on the main page and then choosing “News Leads.” Thank you.