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Grit and Grace for the Martlets
Westminster had its final away game of the season Feb. 16 against the rival Berkshire Bears. The first period was tense as Berkshire was riding high on its Senior night. Westminster worked hard to stay steady and find the tempo. With just two minutes left, forward Callista Adorno '22 took advantage of the big ice sheet and made an incredible breakout pass to a breaking Megan Rittenhouse '20. Rittenhouse took the puck wide and then cut against the defenseman for a good angle and fired a puck bar-down to take the lead 1-0. The second period was exciting as Jenny Guider '20 blocked a shot and went in for a break away. Guider froze the goalie and slid it by her to help Westminster to the 2-0 lead. But Berkshire would not be denied. With five minutes left, Berkshire capitalized on a d-zone breakdown and cut the lead to 2-1. Westminster worked to respond, just missing on a 2-on-1, yet Berkshire struck again just one minute later. With the score locked at 2-2 heading into the third, the Martlets decided to approach the final 16 minutes as a united front and to play with grit. Three minutes into the period, Taylor Adams '20 found a breaking Jill Parsons '19 who beat the goalie five-hole to take the 3-2 lead. Moments later, Guider drew a penalty on the fore-check. Parsons won the face-off to Sam DeLeo '21 who walked the puck to the middle and sent a shot to a breaking Rittenhouse of the corner. Parsons collected the rebound and found Rittenhouse again who lifted it over the Berkshire goalie for the 4-2 lead. The Martlets struck again 50 seconds later when Sofia Kuusisto '19 won a battle in the corner a fed a perfect pass to Guider who one-timed it to the net. Emma Gurnell '21 was there to collect the rebound and backhanded it short side for the 5-2 lead. To Berkshire's credit, they turned up their game and scored again with nine minutes left. Westminster played a very disciplined game to the finish. Pucks got deep and the breakouts were crisp. Goalie Kayla Ireland '22 helped keep off one in the final minute to lock the final at 5-3. It was a great team win and a good way for the departing Sixth Formers to end their final away game.
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