KINGSTON – The Tenney Cup is constantly a powerful early-season women hockey event displaying most of the prime contenders throughout Division 1 and a pair of. The opening matchup between Milton and Bishop Feehan was a terrific instance.
Led by two targets from freshman winger Mia Cataruzolo, Milton was in a position to squeeze previous the Shamrocks, 4-3, to advance to the winner’s bracket of the three-day event.
This was a rematch of a second-round matchup from final 12 months’s event, with the Shamrocks, 4-3. Milton head coach Matt Lodi mentioned Saturday’s outcome was an incredible indication about his workforce’s depth and talent early within the 2025-26 season.
“Coming into this event, one in every of our targets was come down right here and benefit from it,” Lodi mentioned. “They knew that as quickly as they stepped foot on this enviornment this morning the purpose was to come back away with a victory. I credit score them for combating for 45 minutes in opposition to a top-tier workforce and do what we would have liked to do for lengthy sufficient to get the win.”
The scoring began nearly instantly as Shamrocks standout Georgia Murray discovered a unfastened puck alongside the boards and rifled a shot previous Wildcats goaltender Caera Hart simply 45 seconds into the matchup. This was the beginning of a powerful offensive push from Bishop Feehan, however Hart settled in and neutralized any additional scoring possibilities within the opening body.
“It was nearly staying calm and never panicking,” Hart mentioned.
Halfway via the interval, the Wildcats drew a penalty and rapidly set to work, organising a powerful energy play earlier than captain Sabrina Stone discovered house and beat Shamrocks goaltender Aviva Olitzky to even the rating.
That will be the extent of the scoring within the opening body however Milton continued to play properly within the second. The primary strike of the center body got here from Cataruzolo, who sprung unfastened within the slot, and an insurance coverage purpose from Nayeli Thayer after a backhand feed from Stone led the Wildcats into the intermission with a 3-1 lead.
Going through a two-goal defict, the Shamrocks weren’t going to go down and not using a struggle. After drawing a fast penalty, Murray evaded the Wildcat defenders, obtained the puck on her backhand and fired it into the highest nook to chop the deficit to 2. Moments later, nonetheless, Milton drew a penalty and Cataruzolo made the Shamrocks pay along with her second purpose of the afternoon.
After some back-and-forth play, the Shamrocks pulled inside one once more when Mia Zammielo gained a faceoff again to Kaelyn Quinn, who beat Hart on the glove aspect. Nonetheless, a relentless cost from the Shamrocks within the remaining minutes of the interval got here up empty as Hart showcased poise within the crease.
“I feel we’re all very collectively,” Hart mentioned of her workforce. “We’re a good knit group and we give attention to communication, which helps us in ever side of the sport.”
Milton advances to face Hingham with a spot within the event championship on the road whereas the Shamrocks will face Malden Catholic within the comfort spherical.
“Everyone in that locker room, the 24 of them, they know what they need to accomplish however in addition they know that each step is a journey,” Lodi mentioned. “So this was chapter 4 of a 22-chapter season and we’re seeking to write a brand new chapter each time and allow them to write their very own story on the finish of the day.”
