Girls’ hockey nets 2 more wins

The Canton High School varsity girls’ hockey team added two more wins this week, 8-2 over Dover-Sherborn and 7-1 against Westwood.

Coach Kelly Rider described the game against Dover-Sherborn as one of the best complete games all season.

“I think this can be attributed to the hard work and effort the girls put in earlier in the week in practices and in team meetings,” Rider said.

Freshman Meaghan McKenna had a hat trick and an assist on the night. Fellow freshmen Meghan Lennon and Julia Murphy netted one goal apiece. Haley Gaughan, Michelle McNeil and Stephanie Rizzitano — a trio of sophomores — each finished the game with a goal and an assist.

Saturday’s game against Westwood saw similar success for the Bulldogs. The girls netted two goals in the first period and were able to protect the lead for the remainder of the game. Although the team ran into penalty trouble at the end of the game, the Bulldogs managed to kill the resulting power plays, including one that placed three Canton players against Westwood’s five, Rider said.

With the regular season coming to a close this week, Rider said she is “very pleased with the improvements we have made throughout the season and am happy with how we are playing right now at the end of our regular season going into playoffs.”

See next week’s Citizen for the results of Wednesday’s game against King Philip.

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Posted by Jeffrey Cattel on Feb 11 2010. Filed under High School, Sports. Both comments and pings are currently closed.