Ladywood Blazers

The Blazers were able to defeat Plymouth Canton Salem 6-4 for the second time this season. Ladywood came out on fire in the first period putting in three straight goals. Senior Tess Castine began the scoring with assists from junior Jess Blaesser and junior Molly Zarb. Senior Katie Karabelski notched the next goal with assists from Castine and junior Mary Beth O'Dea. Senior Sara Sharp scored the third goal of the period with an assist from Katie Karabelski. After a scoreless second period, PCS put in their first goal of the game. Ladywood came back with a goal by O'Dea with an assist from junior Molly Zarb. Each team would exchange goals for the rest of the game until the final buzzer. Scoring for Ladywood was senior Meg MacDonell from Blaesser and Castine, and Karabelski again with an assist from Zarb.

The Blazers record improved to 10-4 with a 10-0 mercy of Bloomfield. Getting her second shut out in two games, and fifth of the season, was junior Danni St. Onge. Leading the team in scoring were seniors Tess Castine and Sara Sharp, and juniors Molly Zarb and Jenna Keenan with two goals apiece. Junior Brigid Scanlon contributed two assists to give her five points in the last two games. The Blazers ended the game with a man down goal at the 7:00 mark of the final period.

The Blazers defeated Catholic League rival Mercy 9-0 to improve its record to 9-4. Leading the Blazers in scoring was junior Brigid Scanlon with two goals and an assist and freshman Brittany Andrews with two goals. It was a total team effort that saw freshman Jenna MacDonell score her second goal of the season. Senior Katie Karabelski contributed two goals, while senior Tess Castine added three assists for the playmaker. Stopping everything thrown at her was junior Danni St. Onge in net.

The Blazers went to Viking Arena to take on a much improved Grosse Pointe North team and left with a loss. Ladywood scored first on a power play goal by senior Katie Karabelski with assists from junior Mary Beth O'Dea and senior Sara Sharp. The first period ended with Ladywood picking up a penalty to start the second period down two players. North took full advantage of the situation to tie the score early in the second. They then went on to score three more goals in the period, another on the power play. It was perhaps the worst period of hockey the Blazers have played all year. It took a time out to get the team back on track. Mary Beth O'Dea scored shortly after to put the score at 4-2. In the third period the Blazers worked much harder and controlled the period but couldn't score. They did hit the goals post twice, and the North goalie made some big saves. The final score ended 4-2.

Ladywood extended its winning streak to three games with a dominant 5-0 victory over University Liggett. The shut-out was the Blazers second of the season against Liggett. Junior Molly Sharp began the scoring in the first period with an assist from Joy Troczynski. Junior Mary Beth O'Dea scored the Blazers second goal of the period with another assist from Joy Troczynski and, also, one from Junior Jess Blaesser. Liggett played good defensive hockey in the second period, but Jess Blaesser was able to add another goal by the Blazers with assists from line-mates Mary Beth O'Dea and Molly Zarb. The Blazers dominated the third period with two goals by Mary Beth O'Dea with assists from Molly Zarb, and junior Jenna Keenan.