Girls’ hockey team clinches playoff spot

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.

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Posted by Jeffrey Cattel on Feb 4 2010. Filed under High School, Sports. Both comments and pings are currently closed.