Ladywood Blazers

The Blazers defeated their Catholic League rivals, Regina, 4-2 in a physical game. Leading Ladywood in scoring was senior Katie Karabelski and junior Mary Beth O'Dea with two goals each. Junior Molly Zarb picked up two assists, while Jenna Keenan, Jess Blaesser, Meg MacDonell, and Joy Troczynski added one each. Freshman Molly Sharp earned the victory in goal. The game was marred by five Ladywood penalties in the third period alone. The Blazers were forced to kill penalties for most of the third period, and twice had to play two girls down.

Ladywood improved its record with a 10-1 victory over host Northville at the Arctic Pond. Leading the way for the Blazers was junior captain Mary Beth O'Dea with five goals and an assist. Junior Jess Blaesser added two goals and an assist, while junior Joy Troczynski helped out with three assists. Scoring her first goal of the year was senior Tess Castine. Also scoring for the Blazers was senior Katie Karabelski and junior Molly Zarb. The game was marked by the inspirational play of Ladywood's freshmen. Jenna MacDonell even picked up an assist in the final period.

The Blazers lost a hard fought re-match to Cranbrook 6-4. It was a close game throughout that went back and forth. Junior Jenna Keenan began the scoring with an assist from senior Katie Karabelski. Cranbrook tied it up, but two unassisted goals by senior Sara Sharp gave the Blazers a two goal advantage. Cranbrook managed to get one back before the first period ended. Ladywood struck first in the second period with a goal by Molly Zarb on the power play. Junior Jess Blaesser picked up the assist. Less than a minute later, Cranbrook narrowed the lead to one. Ladywood's Sara Sharp then picked up a 4:00 double minor. Cranbrook scored during the first two minutes to tie the score, but Ladywood was able to kill off the second of the minor penalties. With :07 left in the period Cranbrook threw a shot at Ladywood's net from the corner and it found the five hole for a devastating goal to end the period. The third period was back and forth before Cranbrook scored with 7:07 left in the game to secure the victory. The Blazers put an extra attacker on the ice with 1:10 left in the game and kept the pressure on the Cranbrook goalie with four good scoring opportunities, but it was to no avail.

In a hard fought, back and forth, game, the Blazers lost 5-3 to the defending state champs, Cranbrook. Scoring first for the Blazers was junior Jess Blaesser. She put in a rebound off a shot by freshman Danielle Foley. The scored remained 1-0 until the second period when Cranbrook scored two goals to take the lead. The Blazers came back to tie it up on a goal by junior Mary Beth O'Dea with an assist from senior Sara Sharp. Cranbrook would then score the next goal on a power play and added another before the period ended. Ladywood struck first in the final period on a nice shot by senior Meg MacDonell. Setting up the play were juniors Joy Troczynski and Jenna Keenan. The Blazers kept the pressure on Cranbrook but couldn't manage to get the equalizer. Cranbrook finshed the scoring with a goal late in the period. It ended a good effort from the Blazers.

The Blazers lost their first game of the season to league leader Grosse Pointe South 5-1. Their record now falls to 5-1. Scoring for the Blazers was senior Katie Karabelski with an assist from junior Mary Beth O'Dea. The girls played hard, but trying to overcome three first period penalties took a lot out of them. However, they fought back and were able to score in the third period to prevent the shutout.