Monday, March 21, 2011
The girls hockey team was presented the award last night at the TD Garden in Boston.
Despite losing a heartbreaker last week to Fontbonne in the semi-finals of the MIAA girls hockey division 2 tournament, the Norwood girls came away victorious for their achievement off the ice in receiving the James L. Mulloy Outstanding Sportsmanship Award for the 2010-2011 season. The girls were recognized and received their award as a team at the TD Garden following the Super 8 Finals between Malden Catholic and St. John’s Prep last night. This trip to the Garden may not have been the way the Norwood girls envisioned but their head coach Bill O’Donnell admitted that the experience was a great one for the team and with all their accomplishments both on and off the ice, acknowledged that it was an experience they will always cherish. “It …
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Girls hockey loses heartbreaker to Fontbonne 3-2 in overtime.
Heartbreaking is the only word to describe the conclusion to this year’s Norwood girls hockey season, for the girls who from the start had their sights set on playing in the Garden for the Division 2 state title. Despite two proven scoring lines with three senior captains, it wasn’t to be. The Mustangs dropped a 3-2 overtime loss to Milton’s Fontbonne Academy, in the semi-finals of the MIAA hockey tournament Saturday afternoon. Fontbonne’s Taylor Sheppard put in a loose puck in front of Norwood’s goalie Christina Frasca to end the Mustangs title hopes, with 2:31 left in overtime. “It just didn’t go the way we wanted, tip your hat to Fontbonne,” Norwood head coach Bill O’Donnell said afterward. The Mustangs jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the …
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Girls Hockey win 4-1 against upset-minded Sandwich team.
All year the Norwood girls hockey team had to step up - often finding themselves in low scoring games throughout the season and responding late to put themselves in a position to win. Sunday afternoon was no different. Led by Senior Ali Maloof who netted a breakaway goal and two assists in helping the Mustangs beat Sandwich, 4-1, who was riding the coattails of their defense and back-up goalie Brooke Clarkson. The win puts Norwood on to a possible date at the TD Garden in Boston if they can get by Fontbonne in their next game, for the Division 2 semifinals. “All year they stepped it up, they didn’t put their heads down, they did what they had to do, we told them in the second period you really have to step it up,” said Norwood coach Bill O…
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Girls hockey defeated Winchester, 4-1, last nigh to advance to the quarter finals.
The Norwood girl’s hockey team avenged last year’s first round loss to the Winchester Sachems by beating the Sachems 4-1 in Canton yesterday afternoon. Ali Maloof, who had two goals on the night, got the Mustangs on the board in the opening minutes by slapping home a loose puck in front of the net at the 13:32 mark of the first period. Coach Bill O’Donnell utilized a different starting line-up in hopes of curtailing All-State forward and career hundred-goal scorer Michaela Chiuccariello of Winchester. Maloof, Jennny O’Donnell and Hayley O’Rourke started the game up front with defenseman Karen Colomey matched up with Chiuccariello’s line all through the game. “We’ve been trying to balance the lines a lot at times. Actually each game, at …
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Eastern Mass. playoffs start Thursday afternoon in Canton.
Lady Mustangs hockey drew a No. 1 seed in the MIAA tournament, with the opening game this Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Canton against either Winchester or Belmont. “A great regular season, we compete in a tough league, but now everyone is 0-0 in my book,” Head Coach Bill O’Donnell Sunday night after he found out his girls received the No. 1 seed in the Division 2 Eastern Mass. girls hockey tournament. Despite the No. 1 seed in the tournament, the Mustangs are ranked below both Duxbury and Fontbonne in both the Boston Globe Top 20 poll and the ESPN Boston poll. The Mustangs and their coach wouldn't comment on either the Duxbury or Fontbonne team. “Our approach is the game in front of you, right now its Belmont or Winchester, and the players …
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Girls hockey ties Walpole, 1-1, to finish with a historic record.
The Norwood girls hockey team wrapped up their record winning season with a 1-1 tie over their league rival Walpole yesterday afternoon in Canton. “Their goalie made some saves, our goalie made some saves, and it was a tough Bay State conference game with a tournament atmosphere,” coach Bill O’Donnell said, as his team moved to an impressive 14-1-1 record in the league. Walpole scored first at the 10:10 mark, when Brook Masterson beat Norwood’s Christina Frasca on a eight-foot shot from the slot for the early Rebel lead. The Mustangs went into the second period down 1-0 when Norwood found themselves down a man, but were able to kill the penalty thanks to some key saves by Frasca to keep the game close. At the 6:06 mark the Mustangs found …
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Norwood girls hockey wins league for the first time ever.
The Mustangs headed into this past weekend looking to be the first ever Norwood girls hockey team to win the Bay State League regular season outright. After returning both injured captains, Taylor Donners and Lisa Coskren to the ice for a 5-0 win over Needham Friday night, the Lady Mustangs needed a win Saturday over Natick to clinch the division. The once-ranked Natick Red and Blue was looking to clinch a playoff berth and was either a tie or win away from doing so. Norwood capitalized on three power play opportunities to clinch the division with an exciting 3-1 win. The Mustangs moved to 13-1 in the division and 15-1 overall for what has been the greatest girls hockey season in Norwood’s short history. Goalie Christina Frasca made 26 …
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Monday, January 31, 2011
The Norwood girls winning season comes on the back of a second-year starter sophomore goalie Christina Frasca.
The “backbone” of the first-place Norwood girls hockey team this year is a sophomore who spends her entire playing time in a mere fraction of the ice - goalie Christina Frasca. Frasca’s goals-against average is .90 with a 10-1 record, an impressive feat for a sophomore player. An honors AP student as well as star hockey player, Frasca said she loves hockey for the game and also for the community of friends. “I love being on a team, where you have people to back you up and your friends are all there,” said the second-year starter for the lady Mustangs. Frasca started every game last year as a freshman and is considered the backbone of the team by not only her coach, Bill O’Donnell, but by her teammates. “She is solid, she is getting better…
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Girls hockey not able to score against a defensively strong Wellesley team, loses 2-0.
The Norwood girls hockey team had their first major setback Monday afternoon in Canton against a defense-minded Wellesley team. The Raiders fought off three power plays to defeat the Mustangs 2-0. The Mustangs are now 9-1 overall and still remain on top of the Bay State League standings with only one loss in league play. “That’s why you play the game,” said Norwood head coach Bill O’Donnell. “Any team in the Bay State on any given night can win – you have to tip your hat to Wellesley.” Wellesley senior goalie Charlotte Borgatti was the driving force for the Wellesley defense, stopping 25 shots and denying the Mustangs on the power plays. Wellesley scored first, within the opening two minutes of the game, when Ellie Decaprio found the net. …
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Norwood dominates for most of game holding off Dedham's furious efforts
Saturday afternoon two undefeated girls hockey teams met for a fight to stay atop the Bay State League. Norwood was heading into the game at 4-0 coming off an impressive win over Braintree Wednesday afternoon, to face a Dedham team which has won three state championships since 1999. “It was a great atmosphere for hockey, between two great teams,” said Norwood head coach Bill O’Donnell. Norwood fought off a furious attack by the Marauder team to cling on to the 2-1 victory and move their undefeated record to 5-0. Norwood came out playing hard and shooting the puck as the Mustangs unleashed 15 shots in the first period to Dedham’s four. Norwood's Christina Frasca came up big in net again. Frasca has allowed, on average, less than one goal …
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Lauren Chisholm
1:09 pm on Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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