KINGSTON, Mass. — Some of the best girls hockey teams in the MIAA converged on the Bog Ice Arena in Kingston over the last week for the annual Tenney Cup. In Monday's championship, Notre Dame (Hingham) shut out Braintree, 3-0, to take home some midseason hardware.
Sarah White (Hanover, Mass.) and Caroline Hartnett (Hingham, Mass.) each had a goal and an assist. Reese Engel (Westwood, Mass.) had two assists, Emily Coughlin (Marshfield, Mass.) also scored, and Ava Larkin (Canton, Mass.) kept the blank sheet in net.
After Braintree goalie Eva Surette kept NDA at bay in the first, White opened the scoring early in the second when she picked the top left corner off a feed from Hartnett.
Hartnett cashed in on a rebound in the crease on the power play later in the second to double the lead. Surette stopped White's initial one-timer off a feed from Engel, but Hartnett was in the right place at the right time.
Coughlin added more insurance early in the third, jamming in her own rebound after Surette saved the first chance on a feed from Engel.
In the third-place game, Duxbury blanked Bishop Feehan, 4-0, behind Anna McGinty's shutout and Maddie Greenwood's two goals.
Hingham and Archbishop Williams got the day started in the fifth-place game, with the Harborwomen coming out on top, 5-3. Hannah Lasch had a pair for Hingham, while Julie Murphy's (Canton, Mass.) hat trick wasn't enough for the Bishops.
Here are 6 standout forwards from the day. We'll do a separate story Wednesday on the standout goalies/defensemen at the tournament.
Julie Murphy
Archbishop Williams, 8th grade, F, right shot
Hometown: Canton, Mass.
Murphy was Archies' most dangerous player. Her first goal came after freshman Emily Flemming forced a turnover on the forecheck. Murphy won a battle in front of the net and showed nice hands in tight to roof a shot over Hingham goalie Izzy McGarr's pad. Murphy's second goal came right off the opening face-off of the second. She pounced on a loose puck on a broken play at the blue line, gained separation for a breakaway and scored on a quick release between McGarr's blocker and pad. She completed the hat trick in the third, bursting into the zone with a ton of speed before putting a quick shot in off the left post. Murphy is an explosive player, and I was surprised to learn she isn't even a freshman.
Hannah Lasch
Hingham, freshman, F, right shot
Hometown: Hingham, Mass.
Lasch's two goals were impressive. She got it started for Hingham in the first when her short-side snipe from the left circle nailed the water bottle on top of the goal. She looked off a cross-crease pass before picking the top left corner. Lasch came up with the game-winner in the third when she battled through multiple stick checks to work into the slot before putting home a low shot between the glove and the pad.
Caroline Doherty
Hingham, junior, F, right shot, 5-6
Hometown: Hingham, Mass.
Doherty could have had a hat trick herself, scoring once and hitting two posts. She can flat-out take over shifts at any time. Her goal came in the second when she picked the top left corner from just in front of the crease after the puck worked free to her. One of her close calls was via the crossbar in the first, when she placed a shot almost perfectly over the goaltender's shoulder. Doherty is a powerful player with an accurate, heavy shot, and she does a great job of protecting the puck.
Reese Porter
Duxbury, senior, F, right shot
Hometown: Duxbury, Mass.
Porter flashed some terrific passing and vision for the Dragons, especially on her two assists. She made a great heads-up pass to Greenwood in the slot for Duxbury's second goal. At the end of the second, she made an excellent pass from behind the net to Sami Norton, who was streaking down the left wing. It was in a perfect spot for Norton to one-time it and score with 0.1 seconds left on the clock.
Maddie Greenwood
Duxbury, junior, F, right shot, 5-8
Hometown: Duxbury, Mass.
Greenwood has picked up right where she left off after a breakout season last year. The power forward made it 2-0 for Duxbury with a heavy shot to the top left corner off a great pass from Reese Porter. Greenwood's second goal came in the third when she dug away at a loose puck in the crease. She had some strong special teams efforts in the second period, too. On the penalty kill, she disrupted passes and puck carriers in the neutral zone, giving Bishop Feehan fits entering the zone. She drew a trip after the penalty kill, too. Running the point on the power play, she won a 50-50 battle in a race for the puck to prevent a Shamrocks breakaway.
Sarah White
NDA (Hingham), junior, F, right shot
Hometown: Hanover, Mass.
White showed again why she's one of the headliners for NDA. She drove the play on every shift, generating high-danger chances, carrying the puck with confidence and consistently splicing into the offensive zone with possession. White flashed a quick release to open the scoring in the second period. She tucked a shot into the left corner and under the crossbar. It was a perfect shot, something the Cougars needed to beat Surette up to that point. She helped set up Hartnett's goal, putting a strong forehand one-timer on net before Hartnett cashed in.
