Announcement
Norsemen Win 2005 Edition of The Liggett Invitation
| Teams | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Grosse Pointe North | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| University Liggett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Saturday - December 3, 2005
| Teams | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
| Grosse Pointe North | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Northville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
In the first game on Friday The Norsemen beat ULS 5-0. Meredith C. opened the scoring with a nice shot; Melissa C. screen made it impossible for Liggetts’ Alex boll to see. North would go on to score three more goals in the first period. Melissa C., Marissa L. and Kate Z. all tallied. Assists went to L., Carron, Z. as well as Liz R., Lauren W., and Ashley A.. In the third North added one more goal as Melissa C. got her third point of the night on a beautiful backhand feed from Marissa L.. Jackie Z. earned the shut out in goal.
On Saturday North faced Northville in the championship game. Senior Goaltender Angela L. got the start. Earlier this season North beat Northville pretty handily and that had coach Van Eckoute worried. “I was concerned my kids would take them lightly and I knew they’d improved over the last three weeks.” (Van Eckoute said)
The first period began much like the first meeting; Anjali Saran got Northville on the board first. Assisting on the goal were Clair Eley and Laura Zima. Grosse Pointe North answered forty five seconds later when Alexa Q. scored off a rebound from a Marissa L. shot. Also assisting on the goal was Melissa C..
In the second period North settled in and took control of the game. Although he score was closer than the first meeting the Norsemen controlled the puck only relinquishing nine shots in the last two periods. North’s second goal came at the 6:12 mark of the second period. Marissa L. tipped in a Liz R. shot from the point. “It was just how you’d draw it up. A low hard shot from the point and the wing just touches it enough to throw the goaltender off said coach Van Eckoute.” Also assisting on the game winner was Kate Z..
North played a strong puck possession game in the third period and got an insurance goal at 11:17 of the third period. Marissa L. and Liz R. teamed up again to seal North’s tournament victory. “We took a real step forward this weekend as a program. We knew going in we could win this tournament and it was up the kids to bring 100% effort and focus both days. It’s a good feeling to set a goal and then go out and achieve it.” (Said Coach Van Eckoute)
Notable Players/Performances
Melissa C.: 2 goals 4 assists
Marissa L.: 3 goals 3 assists
Kate Z.: 1 goal 2 assists
Liz R.: 3 assists
