MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team split two home games last week. At 11-3, the Tigers are just one point behind first-place Northfield (11-2-1) in the Division I standings. They play at South Burlington on Wednesday this week.
Last Wednesday, the Tigers dispatched Burr & Burton, 5-0, in a rematch of the 2014 D-II final. MUHS took a 2-0 first-period lead on goals by Monroe Cromis, from Andi Boe, and Boe from Satchel McLaughlin. Then Julia Carone took over with three straight goals, two in the second and one in the third, with Helen Anderson and MiKayla Humiston assisting.
Carone’s first goal came with the Bulldogs (8-4) on the power play looking to get back in the game. Tiger goalie Rowan Hendy worked a 16-save shutout, and BBA goalie Molly Dingley stopped 19 shots.
On Saturday, perennial D-I champion BFA-St. Albans (5-6-1) got off to a fast start and held on for a 4-3 win over MUHS. The Comets scored three in the first and one in the second before the Tigers bounced back on goals from Tajah Marsden, Emma Best and Boe. The Tigers outshot the Bobwhites, 22-18. Hendy stopped 14 shots, while goalie Haley Cooper made 19 saves for BFA.