Girls Varsity Ice Hockey

The Big Red came out strong in their first game of the season with a 5-0 home win over Hebron. Early in the first period, Lauren Greer '09 caused a turnover in front of the Hebron net and newcomer, Cristina Bravi '10 found the net from an off angled shot. Bravi continued to add points with her second goal on a power play at 10:05 in the first.  Exeter finished out the period with a 3-0 lead on an unassisted goal from captain defenseman Madison Gilmore '08.  Madison fired a wrist shot from the blue-line and beat the Hebron goaltender's high glove. 
Exeter's domination continued in the second period with Gilmore's second goal and an assist by forward Cara Jankowski '11 to give Exeter a 4-0 lead. Exeter's final goal came in the third period off of a beautiful pass in front by Lauren Greer for the one-timer by Katie Sullivan '11.  
Exeter's defense did not allow Hebron to produce much offensively and goaltender Lisa Marshall '10 earned a shutout in her first start for the Big Red.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter dropped to 1-1 this past weekend as they fell to Choate 6-0. After enduring the three hour bus ride there, the Exeter girls jumped on the ice to find a very strong Choate team. Exeter was caught by surprise when Choate scored their first goal within the first minute of the game. Choate did not wait very long to add to their lead and scored again, this time on a 5 on 3 power play with eleven minutes remaining in the first period.  Exeter was able to stop Choate's offense until the end of the period,when Choate scored again with three minutes remaining .
 Exeter's goal for the second period was to create some offense as they had finished the first period without any shots. They started the second period strong and challenged Choate much more than in the first. Unfortunately, a defensive miscue put Choate up 4-0; but the Exeter girls never gave up. Allowing one more goal in the second and another in the third gave Choate a 6-0 victory. Although they lost, Exeter seemed to get better with every period and the Big Red plan on putting this game behind them as they look forward to their game against Milton on Wednesday the 5th. 
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09 

Exeter bounced back well from last Saturday's loss to Choate, with a 5-1 win over Milton. Just 31 seconds into the game, Katie Sullivan '11 knocked in a centering pass from Lauren Greer '09.  Exeter seemed to back down until the four minute mark. Madison Gilmore started with the puck deep in the defensive zone; her pass to Greer resulted in a give-n-go with Sullivan and finished with Lauren's first goal of the season. The first period scoring ended with an excellent short-handed goal; Christina Bravi '10 blocked a shot in the defensive zone and was off on a partial breakaway. Her hustle and determination in the neutral zone were too much for the defender as she brought the puck to the middle of the ice to ensure a clean breakaway, and tucked the puck behind Milton's goaltender.  
Going into the second period up 3-0, Exeter wanted to put the game out of reach for Milton. They did just that by scoring their second short-hand goal of the game. With 9:40 remaining in the second period, Keely Covo '08 scored an unassisted goal from the corner. Exeter had Milton on their heels until Milton called a time-out and 30 seconds later scored a goal on a scramble in front of the net. Lisa Marshall held strong as Milton quickly put five shots on goal in a matter of two minutes. 
Exeter finished out the scoring in the third period with a Greer "tip-in" goal on a shot from Chelsea Brewer '10.  Exeter goaltenders Lisa Marshall '10 and Lydia Bolander '08 held Milton to one goal while making a combined 18 saves in the game. A  very positive aspect of the game came from Exeter's penalty kill, as they successfully killed off six penalties.  Exeter is hoping to continue on this path on Saturday as they play a very tough Cushing team at home.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter had their best showing so far this season as they beat a very competitive Cushing team  2-1 and improved their record to 3-1. Exeter played with heart and determination as they wanted to avenge last year's 3-2 loss.
Immediately off the face-off, Exeter took control of the puck and quickly got a shot on net. About a minute later, forward Lauren Greer '09 capitalized on the power play.   Greer's first goal of the game started with Katie Sullivan's '11 pass to defenseman Allison Franklin '09 at the point. Franklin's slap shot was tipped-in by Greer for the first goal of the game at the 13:22 minute mark. Exeter kept the pressure on Cushing and again executed on another power play. Their second goal came with two minutes left in the period when Shannon O'Reilly's shot from the point went wide. The puck went behind the net and popped out front where Greer was waiting to stuff it in behind the Cushing goalie for a 2-0 lead. Cushing cut Exeter's lead in half with 20 seconds remaining in the first period. Cushing scored on a scramble in front of the net just before Exeter's penalty had expired.
Exeter went into the second period trying not to let Cushings last-minute goal change the momentum of the game. Exeter skated hard, but only put four shots on the Cushing goal. Cushing maintained possession of the puck for most of the period, but Marshall continued to make save after save and frustrated the Penguins. She stopped all sixteen shots in the second period.
An exhausted Exeter team continued to give it their all in the third. They dumped the puck and tried to get it out of the defensive zone as Cushing again began to set up camp in Exeter's defensive zone. Positive encouragement and a team effort allowed Exeter to hold on to their lead. Lisa Marshall ended the afternoon with 41 saves on 42 shots, as she improves to 3-1 this season. Exeter hopes to bring the same intensity and drive to their home game against Kent Hill on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter won its third straight game as the team beat Kents Hill 5-1. Exeter started the scoring in the middle of the first period with an unassisted power play goal by forward Cristina Bravi ’10. Bravi's goal came after she picked the puck up in the corner and skated to the middle hash marks and fired a shot passed the Kents Hill goaltender. Lisa Marshall '10 kept Exeter in the game with many key saves, which helped Exeter begin to pick up their game as the first period ended.

Exeter put the game away in the second by scoring three goals. Exeter’s first goal of the second period came with 8:55 left when forward Lauren Greer ’09 took a pass from Bravi and put it through the legs of the Kents Hill goalie. About two minutes later, Katie Sullivan ’11 hit two posts in the process of scoring an unassisted power play goal. Exeter’s second period scoring ended at 1:39 when Greer scored her second goal on a centering pass from Sullivan.
Kents Hill jumped onto the scoreboard early in the third period, but Exeter came back quickly with a goal just a minute later by Keely Covo ‘08, with the assist going to Cara Jankowski ’11. Covo’s goal gave the game its final 5-1 score. Exeter goaltender Lisa Marshall stopped 15 of 16 shots. This win put Exeter’s record to 4-1.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter 0 Westminster 3
Exeter lost their first game of the Westminster Invitational to the host team on Friday night. Just before taking the three hour drive down to Westminster on Friday, the team found out that the tournament schedule had been changed because a projected snowstorm on Sunday, and that they would have to play a game that night.
Exeter and Westminster played an even first period. Westminster did have more scoring chances, but Exeter’s defense stepped up and kept Westminster out of the net. Going into the second period, Exeter wanted to create more scoring chances and to challenge the Westminster goaltender with more shots. They did just that and dominated the second period but Exeter could not find a way into the back of the Westminster net.
Both teams went into the third period with the determination to get on the board first. Unfortunately for Exeter, an own goal at the twelve minute mark put Westminster up 1-0. Exactly six minutes later, Westminster scored a power play goal. In an attempt to come back and make up the two goal deficit, Exeter pulled their goaltender, Lisa Marshall ‘10 for an extra skater with two minutes left in the game. Westminster sealed their win about 40 seconds later as they scored an empty netter.
Marshall stopped 27 of 30 shots and Exeter dropped to 4-2. Exeter knew they would have to quickly recover from this loss as they had a game the next morning against the Kent School.

Exeter 4 Kent 0
Exeter defeated the Kent School to even out their tournament record to 1-1 and to improve their regular record to 5-2. The game remained even and scoreless until the last minute of the second period when Exeter put up their first goal with 42 seconds left in the second. Lauren Greer ’09 caused a turnover in the corner and skated the puck around to the front of the net where she shot the puck through the legs of Kent’s goaltender.
Going into the third period, Exeter wanted to protect their lead and score a few more goals. Greer scored her second goal at 12:21 in the third when she intercepted a Kent pass in front of the net and put the puck over the shoulder of the Kent goaltender for a 2-0 Exeter lead. Four minutes later, Greer got her third goal. Defenseman Madison Gilmore ’08 took a shot from the point, with the rebound going to forward Cristina Bravi ’10. Bravi’s shot produced a rebound that Greer put in for the 3-0 Exeter lead. Exeter’s fourth and final goal came with 4:12 remaining in the third from forward Keely Covo ’08. Covo battled for the puck at the hash marks and after the Kent goalie thought the puck went into the corner, Covo placed the puck in the net.
 Exeter goaltender Lisa Marshall ’10 earned the shutout on fourteen shots. As Exeter goes on winter break, they do not play again until Saturday January 5th when they play the Pre-Prep team.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter came back from winter break with a 5-1 win over the Pre-Prep team. Lauren Greer '09 gave Exeter a 1-0 lead when she knocked in a pass from Rebecca Snelling '08 at 8:32 in the first period. The pre-preps took over the momentum shortly after and scored a shorthanded goal less than a minute later. After calling a timeout, Exeter picked up their play but the period ended with a 1-1 score.

Exeter jumped out to score two quick goals within the first two minutes of the second period. At 14:09, Cristina Bravi '10 picked up a pass off the boards from Greer and put it past the pre-prep goal for Exeter's second goal. Just 53 seconds later, Keely Covo '08 scored on a centering pass from Cara Jankowski '11.

Exeter continued their domination in the third period where they picked up two more goals to give the game its final 5-1 score. At 12:21, Greer tipped-in a Shannon O'Reilly '10 shot from the point. About five minutes later, Katie Sullivan '11 skated into the offensive zone with the puck, went behind the net and came back out in front to score Exeter's final goal. Lisa Marshall '10, Lydia Bolander '08, and Kat Pettengill '09 combined to stop 9 of 10 shots for Exeter.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter put together a big 6-3 road win over Buckingham Browne & Nichols on Wednesday as Bravi and Greer both recorded natural hat tricks.  Cristina Bravi '10 came up big for Exeter in the first period with her natural hat trick. Bravi's first goal came at 6:43. Bravi received a pass from Kate Cunningham '09, then skated through two BB&N players, and made a tuck move to put the puck past the BB&N goalie.  Just 28 seconds later, Bravi got her second goal, this time assisted by Lauren Greer '09. Bravi connected once again at 4:17 by putting in a rebound off of Greer's shot, giving Greer her second assist of the period. Exeter seemed in control of the game until 2:45 when BB&N scored their first goal. 
The second period did not go well for Exeter as BB&N kept the momentum and tied the game with two goals at 13:11 and 7:58. Exeter proved their determination as they scored to take the lead late in the period. Sullivan '11 passed to Lauren Greer in the high slot and Greer slipped it past the goalie for her first goal of the game. 
It was Exeter who kept the momentum in the third as they tacked on two more goals and out-shot BB&N 13 to 3 in the period. The first goal came at 10:53 when Greer knocked in the puck after a scramble in front. Sullivan and  Gilmore '08 were given assists on Greer's goal.  Greer's third goal, assisted by Bravi, with 1:11 remaining in the game, made the final score 6-3 with yet another natural hat trick. Lisa Marshall stopped 9 of 12 for Exeter.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09 and Coach Melissa Pacific

After 45 minutes of regulation and five minutes of overtime, Exeter and Deerfield left the ice with a 1-1 tie. Exeter's lone goal of the game came from forward Cara Jankowski '11 at 6:54 in the first on a 5 on 3 power play. After receiving a pass from Kate Cunnningham '09, Keely Covo '08 sent a pass to Jankowski at the red line. Jankowski caught Deerfield in a change, and skated across and down the ice to the top of the circles, where her low shot to the corner of the goal gave Exeter a 1-0 lead. Exeter continued to control the first period, out-shooting Deerfield 8 to 2, but they were unable to put the puck past the Deerfield goaltender.
Deerfield came out strong in the second period and kept Exeter on their heels. Deerfield had 10 shots to Exeter's 2. Even with all of Deerfield's pressure, Exeter's defense, consisting of Madison Gilmore '08, Rebecca Snelling '08, Shannon O'Reilly '10, Allison Franklin '09, and goaltender Lisa Marshall '10, kept Deerfield out of the net.
At the start of the third period, the score was still 1-0 in favor of Exeter and it looked as if the game might end with that score as Exeter managed to keep Deerfield from scoring. But Deerfield did not sit back and watch Exeter come away with the win. Deerfield's mounting pressure eventually led to a goal with 3:32 left in regulation. Both teams picked up their play in the final three minutes of the game but neither came away with a goal.
The 1-1 regulation tie led to a five-minute, sudden-death overtime. The play went back and forth throughout the extra time but neither team was able to score, therefore ending the game with a 1-1 tie. Exeter's best scoring chance of the OT came when a Katie Sullivan shot from just in front of the goal was blocked by the skate of the Deerfield goaltender. In the tie, Marshall stopped 21 of 22 Deerfield shots and Exeter moved their record to 7-2-1.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss on Wednesday to Holderness. Although the game remained tied until the third period, Holderness had an edge over Exeter for most of the game. They won most of the 50-50 pucks and their outdoor rink proved a challenge for Exeter. Holderness scored their goal on a 2 on 1 break with 6:12 left in the game. Exeter picked up the intensity after Holderness's goal, and their best chance of the afternoon came on a penalty shot that the Holderness goaltender made an outstanding glove save on. Exeter goaltender, Kat Pettengill '09, stopped 12 of 13, and Exeter put 22 shots on Holderness. This loss drops Exeter to 7-3-1.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter dropped their second straight game on Saturday, 2-0, against Nobles. Although Exeter lost, they stepped up their play against a very strong opponent. Exeter's second and third period performance was their best since winter break; and after a subpar first period, they out-shot Nobles 13-10 in the last two periods (18-17 in the game). Their last two periods were filled with excellent scoring chances and a few near goals; but Exeter continued to have trouble finishing plays and coming away with a goal. 

Nobles' first goal came on a power play at 10:32; a defensive break down led to Nobles' second goal five minutes later. Exeter came out strong in the second period and did not allow Nobles to create much offense. The sudden shutting down of Nobles' offense can be attributed to Exeter's switch of their system in the defensive zone. The play went back and forth until the end of the game when it looked like Exeter might come up with at least one goal. Unfortunately for Exeter, they were not able to find the back of the net, and the game ended with a 2-0 score in favor of Nobles.

Lisa Marshall '10 had fifteen saves for Exeter as they dropped to 7-4-1. Exeter is hoping to bring their end-of-the-game intensity to Wednesday's 2:30 home game against Tilton.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter snapped a two game losing streak as they beat Tilton 5-1 at home on Wednesday. Exeter dominated the whole game and outshot Tilton 58 to 15. Exeter was able to take advantage of Tilton's penalty trouble as they scored three power play goals.
 Exeter's first goal came on a power play with 3:04 left in the first period. They were finally able to put the puck past the Tilton goaltender, who stopped 27 of 28 first period shots, when Lauren Greer '09 put the puck through the goaltender's legs with assists going to Cara Jankowski '11 and Cristina Bravi '10. Unfortunately their 1-0 lead didn't last very long as Tilton scored just a minute later.

 Exeter went into the second period hoping to capitalize on their many opportunities and they did as they scored three more goals to boost their lead to 4-1. Katie Sullivan '11 scored Exeter's second goal with Kate Cunningham '09 and Keely Covo '08 getting assists. Two Tilton players receiving penalties at the same time seemed to spark Exeter's offense as they scored two goals on the power play. The first one came on a Rebecca Snelling '08 shot from the point on the 5 on 3. Cunningham and Covo each got their second assists of the game on the goal. Exeter followed up with another goal on the 5 on 4 just 30 seconds later when Covo got her first goal of the game and Cunningham was given her third assist.

 Exeter finished up the scoring in the third period on a beautiful goal by Jankowski.  Greer, after receiving a pass from Bravi, sent a pass across the front of the goal to Jankowski at the far post. Jankowski's one-timer gave the game its final 5-1 score.
 Kat Pettengill '09 stopped 6 of 7 and Lydia Bolander '08 stopped 8 of 8 in the win that improved Exeter's record to 8-4-1.
Submitted by Mariah Napolitano '09

Exeter fell 5-1 on Saturday at home to very good Berkshire team. Exeter played well and held a 1-0 lead in the second period, but penalty trouble in the second and third periods seemingly led to Berkshire's win.
 The game went into the second period 0-0 after an even first period and some excellent saves by Exeter goaltender Lisa Marshall '10. The first goal of the game and Exeter's lone goal came from Lauren Greer '09 who one-