MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ hockey team blitzed visiting Missisquoi on Tuesday, 8-1, in a key Tier II matchup.
The win moved the Tigers to 11-6-2 with one game left in their regular season. They remained in second place in Tier II, right behind Harwood (11-5-1). Missisquoi dropped to 9-7-1 in Tier II, but remained in third place.
The top two teams in Tier II will compete in the Division I tournament, while the remaining Tier II teams and all Tier III teams will compete in the D-II tournament.
The Tigers will conclude their regular season by hosting Rice on Friday at 7 p.m.
The Vermont Principals’ Association will release playoff pairings for both the Tiger girls’ and boys’ hockey teams on Feb. 27. Their first-round games, if scheduled, will be played on Feb. 28 or 29, and quarterfinals are set for March 3 and 4.
On Tuesday, the Tigers outshot the T-Birds, 42-13. Tiger goalies Abby Hodsden and Claire Bruley combined for 12 saves, while Madison Conley made 34 saves for MVU.
Audrey Schnoor led the Tigers with three goals and two assists. Avery Gale (assist) and Taylor Moulton each scored twice, Bella Gale scored one goal and assisted on two, and Ella Tucker contributed four assists.
Brianna Parent scored the lone MVU goal.