TOP PERFORMERS
Aislin Aiken, Guilford co-op: The North Branford senior defender sang the National Anthem and then went out and scored the tying goal and assisted on the game-winner when the Guilford co-op rallied for a 3-2 win over the Masuk co-op on Saturday.
Shannon Aube, Mercy/Northwest Catholic: The junior has scored in each of Mercy/Northwest Catholic’s last three games, including a hat trick against Amity to start that stretch. She also had the team’s only goals in losses to Simsbury 2-1 and the Southington/Avon co-op 3-1.
Bella Bonfiglio, Southington/Avon co-op: The senior had a hat trick in the Nighthawks’ 5-1 win over Fairfield and two goals in another 5-1 win over Woodstock Academy.
Emelia Brandi, Amity/North Haven/Cheshire: The freshman scored twice as the Blades skated to a 3-3 overtime tie against Greenwich on Tuesday.
Giada Broccoli, Hamden co-op: The sophomore registered six points on four goals and two assists in back-to-back wins over the Amity and Ridgefield co-ops. Those wins pushed Hamden back over the .500 mark at 8-7-1.
Belle Derosiers, West Haven/SHA: The junior goalie collected 25 saves to help West Haven/SHA defeat Trumbull/St. Joseph 4-2 on Saturday night.
Gretchen Edwards, Darien: The senior co-captain had the go-ahead goal in the Blue Wave’s 3-1 victory over New Canaan on Saturday, and also helped anchor a defense which held the Rams to just 12 shots on goal.
Natalie Ewald, Suffield co-op: The senior co-captain registered a hat trick and an assist in the Wildcats’ 5-0 win over the Fairfield co-op on senior night Saturday.
Lili Ficaro, East Catholic co-op: The sophomore has six goals in the Storm’s last three games, including the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over the Suffield co-op on Wednesday, and a hat trick in a 7-0 shutout of Greenwich on Saturday. She also had two goals in an 8-1 win over Fairfield on Monday. For the season, she has 13 goals and three assists.
Rachel Harrison, West Haven/SHA: The sophomore forward/defenseman had a hat trick to lead the Westie Sharks in a 4-2 victory over Trumbull/St. Joseph on Saturday night.
Grace Jacobs, Simsbury: The sophomore netted the game-winning goal with 10 seconds remaining to give Simsbury a 4-3 win over the Suffield co-op on Tuesday. Liv Francis, Izzy Pringle and Thora Clark also scored for the Trojans.
Sophie Roth, Greenwich: The senior scored all three Cardinal goals in a 3-3 overtime tie against Amity on Tuesday.
Vanessa Shea, Hamden co-op: The sophomore had a combined four points with a goal and three assists in Hamden’s wins over the Amity and Ridgefield co-ops. She also had a +7 rating in those two games.
Lexie Tully, New Canaan: The junior defensemen had four points in the past two games, including an assist in a 3-1 loss to Darien on Saturday, and a goal and two assists in a 5-0 win over Simsbury on Monday.
Maddie Tully, New Canaan: The sophomore forward has three goals and an assist in the Rams’ past two games. That included a three-point performance in a 5-0 win over Simsbury when she netted two goals and had one assist. fighting for a playoff bid. Southington/Avon co-op at East Catholic co-op (Newington Ice Arena), Friday, 8:50: A big CCC showdown between two teams which are currently in the top three of the state’s standings. The Nighthawks won an earlier meeting 4-2.
Simsbury at Stamford/Westhill/Staples (Terry Conners Rink), Saturday, 5: The SWS co-op has a tough week, facing unbeaten Darien on Wednesday, followed by this match-up against perennial CCC and state power Simsbury.