Lancers Win Northwood Tournament Title

Lancers Win Northwood Tournament Title
  • The Gilmour Academy girls prep hockey team continued its fantastic start to 2022 this past weekend
  • The Lancers won the Northwood School Invitational, posting an undefeated 5-0 record in the event
  • The tournament took place at the Lake Placid Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y.
  • Gilmour began the event with a 9-0 whitewashing of Rice Prep
  • Caroline Sever '25 scored her first-career goal for GA's prep team in the win
  • Allison Schuh '23 claimed the shutout in goal
  • The Lancers then claimed a 3-2 victory, via a shootout, over Northwood School Prep
  • Alaina Giampietro '22 and Cailin Schwarzer '22 each scored in regulation
  • Giampietro then scored the walk-off goal in the shootout
  • Maggie Hatch '22 earned the win in goal for the Lancers
  • Gilmour finished out their seeding games with a 2-1 victory over Nichols School Prep
  • Giampietro and Schwarzer each scored once in the victory
  • Schuh earned her second win in goal of the weekend against Nichols
  • The Lancers then claimed a 7-1 victory over Shady Side Academy Prep in the tournament semifinals
  • Hatch and Schuh split time in goal in the win over Shady Side
  • Gilmour had a rematch against host school Northwood in the tournament's championship game
  • The game remained scoreless throughout regulation and headed to sudden-death overtime
  • Giampietro played the hero as she scored the game-winning goal late in the overtime session
  • Her winning goal was an incredible play, featuring superb stick handling around multiple defenders before ripping a wrist shot high into the net
  • Hatch put forth a fantastic effort in goal to earn the shutout
  • The tournament also served as a North American Prep Hockey Association league weekend
  • With their five wins, Gilmour improved to 7-0 in conference play this season
  • Gilmour is riding an eight-game winning streak, its second winning streak of at least eight games this season
  • The Lancers improved to 41-12-1 overall this season with their five wins last weekend
  • Gilmour's 41 wins are currently the highest figure among all 19-U Tier I teams in the country
  • Gilmour will host a three-game series this weekend against Little Caesars, the top-ranked team in the nation

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