GIRLS HOCKEY HIGHLIGHTS

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.

CAREER MILESTONES Nicole Partridge, Southington/Avon co-op:

The senior forward and captain reached a pair of career milestones, hitting the 100-point and 50-goal marks during the past week. She had three assists in the Nighthawks’ 5-1 win over Fairfield on Friday, giving her 101 career points at the time, and then netted her 50th goal in a 5-1 win over Woodstock Academy on Saturday. She also had two assists on Saturday, giving her 104 points in 67 career games.

GAMES TO WATCH

Mercy/Northwest Catholic at Wilton/Norwalk/McMahon (Winter Garden), Friday, 4: Mercy/Northwest Catholic went unbeaten in January, but dropped its first two in February. The team is looking to get back on track this week, and faces a Wilton co-op which is 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.

Southington/Avon co-op at Darien (Darien Ice House), Saturday, 6:40: These two teams have been situated atop the state standings for much of the season. Darien dominated an earlier meeting 7-1 in mid-January, but the Nighthawks have won six straight since that game.

Mercy/Northwest Catholic at East Catholic co-op (Newington Ice Arena), Monday, 4:45:

Another key CCC match-up has Mercy/Northwest Catholic facing the Storm. The Storm won their first contest 6-1, but that game was on opening day.

East Catholic co-op at Simsbury (International Skating Center), Wednesday, 6:50:

It’s a challenging launching pad into the playoffs for the Storm, which finishes the regular season against Southington/Avon, Mercy/Northwest Catholic, Simsbury, SWS and New Canaan.