Benilde-St. Margaret's at Blake (Dec. 20, 3:30 PM)


Ellie Stewart, Benilde-St. Margaret's

Benilde-St. Margaret's is coming off a 2-2 tie against Proctor/Hermantown. The Red Knights' forward corps is led by junior Lizzy Hamel (7 goals, 3 assists, 10 points), sophomore Kendall Hassler (1-7-8), and freshman Ellie Stewart (2-6-8). Still, they have offense spread throughout their top two lines.  

On defense, Benilde-St. Margaret's is led by junior Siena Carver (1-5-6), as well as sophomores Lulu Rucinski (4-5-9) and Bailey Gray (3-5-8, who contribute at both ends of the ice.   

At goaltender, junior Demetra Walsma (.855 save percentage) has made most of the starts for the Red Knights this season.  

Blake is coming off a 7-1 rout of Wayzata. The Bears' attack is led by the 1-2 punch of seniors Sam Broz (16-12-28) and Suzy Higuchi (15-13-28). Callie Arthur (2-7-9) is promising, but secondary scoring has been difficult to come by for this Blake squad.  

At defense, seniors Jackie Wethington (3-6-9) and Charlotte Opp (0-4-4) play in all situations for Blake and do an excellent job of denying the middle of the ice for opponents.  

Senior goaltender Abby Ziehl (.895 save percentage, 1 shutout) has carried about 2/3rds of the starts for the Bears, but they have given Janie McGawn (.935 save percentage, 1 shutout) some opportunities as well this season.


Jackie Wethington, Blake