Girls' hockey team clinches playoff spot
By Jeffrey Cattel
Citizen Staff
Ending the
week with two wins and a tie, the CHS girls’ ice hockey team
clinched a spot in the playoffs, improving to 10-0 in the league
and 11-2-1 overall.
The girls
began the three-game week with a 2-2 tie against Walpole.
“As a team we
were not prepared to play at the drop of the puck,” Coach Kelly
Rider said. “The way we played in the second and third [period]
was completely different than the team that showed up for the
start of the game.”
Sophomore
Stephanie Rizzitano and senior Jackie Rooney netted one goal
each, while senior Kelly White came up with many saves while in
goal.
The week
continued against Franklin, a team with a near-perfect record
whose only loss came in its game against Canton during the first
week of the season. The girls had a strong start with many
shots, but it was obvious that Franklin had improved
tremendously since the beginning of the season, Rider said.
Sophomore
Haley Gaughan netted two goals while freshmen Meghan Lennon and
Meaghan McKenna scored one goal each to secure Canton’s 4-1
victory.
“The girls
really stepped it up in the last five to ten minutes of the game
and really played to their full potential,” Rider said.
The team ended
the week against Medfield. When the two teams first met during
week four, Medfield fought hard, making it the closest game the
girls experienced in league play.
The game
remained scoreless until the second period when McKenna scored
her first of two goals on the night. White came up with a huge
save off a penalty shot also during the second period, which
Rider described as a “huge momentum helper” for the team.
Gaughan netted a goal in the third period, leading CHS to a 3-0
win.
See next
week’s Citizen
for the results of Wednesday’s game against Dover-Sherborn.
February 4, 2010
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