The girls prep hockey holiday tournaments kick off Thursday, so it's a perfect time to take a look at some of the top performers from the previous week.
There are some new names to keep track of this week, and some teams had multiple players turn heads. There are also some usual suspects in this week's top performers that we will likely see more of in our weekly highlights as the season progresses.
Among the names, you have some top scorers from Thayer and Groton as well as a high-flying Dexter Southfield defender. Meanwhile, some standouts from Millbrook, Vermont Academy and more also earned mention this week.
A friendly reminder: attending every NEPSAC girls prep hockey game in New England is impossible, so we rely on reports from coaches, parents and social media accounts to help us select the performers in a given week. If you have a nominee, please email me at patrick.donnelly@hockeyjournal.com.
Let’s dive into the top performers from Dec. 10-17.
Megan Tremblay
Brewster, 2008, D, left shot, 5-8
Hometown: Mascouche, QC
NCAA: Assumption
Tremblay has been excellent for Brewster so far this season with eight points in seven games on defense, including seven goals. Six of those goals came in a four-game span last week. Tremblay scored in Brewster's losses to Holderness and Phillips Exeter before putting up a hat trick in a 4-0 win over Proctor at the Exeter invitational. She followed it up with a goal and an assist in a win over Greenwich Country Day at the tournament. The Assumption commit has goals in five straight games.
Allie Corrieri
Deerfield, 5/6/06, D, right shot
Hometown: Devens, Mass.
NCAA: Colby
Corrieri, a captain at Deerfield, has had a great start to her senior season for the Big Green. The Colby commit is coming off a strong showing last week with a pair of two-goal outings. She scored both goals for Deerfield in an eventual 3-2 overtime loss to Loomis Chaffee, and she tallied both goals in an eventual 3-2 loss at BB&N. Both goals in the latter contest came as activated and led the rush, including a quick release inside the dots after beating a defender out high.
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Maddie Murphy
Dexter Southfield, 4/24/07, D, right shot, 5-9
Hometown: Dorchester, Mass.
NCAA: Boston College
Murphy has a case to be the best player in girls prep hockey through the first two weeks of the season, and it's no wonder why as she has 11 points and six goals in four games on the year. She's already matched her career-high in goals and is well on her way to smashing her career-high in points (16). Both were set last year. Murphy had a goal and an assist in a 6-0 win over Pomfret, and she followed it up with a massive four-point outing in a statement, 4-1 win at Phillips Andover. The BC commit had two goals and two assists, and her second goal was a beauty, picking her spot with a wrister from the top of the right circle.
Tina Scalese
Groton, 1/17/2008, F, right shot, 5-3
Hometown: West Boylston, Mass.
NCAA: Princeton
Scalese is up to her usual tricks for the Zebras with eight goals (nine points) in just four games. She's scored in every game so far this season, continuing her streak in a pair of games last week. Scalese found the back of the net in a 3-1 win at Tilton before notching her second hat trick in three games during a 5-2 win against Tabor. It was a natural hat trick to give Groton a 3-2 lead after falling into a two-goal hole. Her third goal was a great individual effort on the power play, dancing to the slot before burying a wrist shot.
Madi Beyor
Lawrence Academy, 11/19/07, G, catches left, 5-7
Hometown: Candia, NH
Lawrence has had a solid start to their season, and Beyor is a big reason why. The sophomore has a .952 save percentage so far this season, aided by a pair of strong performances last week. Beyor got the net in both of the Spartans' wins, first making 43 saves in a 2-1 win over St. Paul's. She followed it up with a 33-save showing in a 5-1 win at St. George's.
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Ellie Lachance
Loomis Chaffee, Class of 2025, F, right shot
Hometown: West Hartford, Conn.
Lachance helped author a three-win week for the Pelicans. She had a goal and an assist in their 3-2 overtime triumph at Deerfield. The senior followed it up with a five-point (two goals, three assists) performance in an explosive 12-1 win against Westminster. Her goal against Deerfield came off a strong drive to the far post, leaving herself a great look at a rebound.
Lindsay Stepnowski
Loomis Chaffee, 1/28/08, F, left shot, 5-5
Hometown: South Glastonbury, Conn.
NCAA: Harvard
Stepnowski played just as big of a role in Loomis' big week, finishing with points in each of the three games. She had a helper in the win at Deerfield as well as a 4-0 win over Canterbury. The Harvard commit capped things off with four goals and another assists in the blowout of Westminster. The junior flashed a quick, accurate release on all four tallies.
Piper Smith
Millbrook, 2007, F, left shot, 5-8
Hometown: Colleyville, TX
NCAA: SUNY Plattsburgh
Smith led the way for Millbrook in their high-flying, 11-1 win over Greenwich Academy on Saturday, posting a hat trick and an assist. She also had a goal in a 4-1 loss to Frederick Gunn.
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Alexa Georgantas
Nobles, 06/2009, F, left shot, 5-3
Hometown: Foxboro, Mass.
Georgantas could be on the cusp of a breakout freshman season at Nobles. After posting four goals in 31 games as an eighth-grader, she's already matched that total in four games this season. The speedy forward found the back of the net in both of the Bulldogs' wins last week, scoring a pair and adding an assist in a 9-1 win at St. Mark's before adding another goal in a 3-0 win over Choate. Her goal versus Choate came off a pretty shot from a tight angle below the left dot.
Gretta Hulbig
Nobles, 8/11/2007, F, left shot, 5-7
Hometown: Foxboro, Mass.
NCAA: Yale
Hulbig had a huge week for the Bulldogs. The Yale commit had multiple points in both games. She had a hat trick against St. Mark's before scoring twice and adding an assist versus Choate. Both goals in the latter game came around the net, including a wraparound at the right post.
Emersyn Fisher-Bailey
Thayer, Class of 2028, D, left shot
Hometown: Duxbury, Mass.
Fisher-Bailey posted four points (three assists) in 27 games as an eighth-grader last winter. She already has seven assists in five games as a freshman for a surging Thayer squad. She added three more helpers in two games over the last week. The young blue-liner assisted both goals in the Tigers' big 2-1 win over New Hampton, and she added another assist in a 3-1 triumph at St. George's.
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Morgan McGathey
Thayer, 8/30/2006, F, right shot, 5-5
Hometown: Braintree, Mass.
NCAA: Harvard
One of the premier prospects in girls prep hockey, McGathey is on a tear to begin this season with 10 goals in five games. The Harvard commit has scored in every game this season. After back-to-back hat tricks to close out the previous week, she kept it going with a goal against New Hampton and a two-goal outing at St. George's. Her first goal in came after she found soft space in the slot and scored with a quick shot, tying it for Thayer after they fell behind early.
Juliette Belanger
Vermont Academy, 2/10/06, G, catches left, 5-6
Belanger has faced a heavy shot volume so far for Vermont, sitting at a .963 save percentage through four appearances. Three of those outings came last week for the Quebec native, who made 40-plus saves in each. She turned aside 46 shots in a 3-1 win over Hoosac. In two games at the Exeter Invitational, Belanger made 54 saves in a 3-0 loss to Hill School before stopping 40 shots in a scoreless draw with Proctor.
