By Cary Shuman
The Winthrop High girls hockey team bounced back from a rough outing against Burlington with a 7-1 victory over Marblehead, keeping its Northeast Hockey League title hopes on course.
Senior captain Talia Martucci scored two goals. Chloe Couture, Tegan Pereira, Amelia Spencer, Reese Ferrara (two assists) and Angie Coscia also netted goals. Goaltender Riley Towse had 18 saves.
Talia Martucci is one of the region’s leading scorers with 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points.
Butch Martucci said one of Marblehead’s top defensemen, Paige Waldman, has Winthrop ties. “Paige’s father, Matt, lived on Grovers Avenue. Her mother, Amy McGillicuddy, is also from Winthrop,” noted Martucci.
Reflecting on the Vikings’ 7-1 loss to Burlington in a non-league contest, Martucci summarized, “They were very good, and we were not. We’ve been battling that flu, but that’s not an excuse, they just heavily outplayed us. We just didn’t have our ‘A’ game that night, and they made us pay for it.”
Sophomore center Angie Coscia scored the Vikings’ goal against Burlington (8-6), who play in the tough Middlesex League and could be a sleeper in the MIAA Division 2 Tournament.
Winthrop (11-3-1) was set to play Beverly Tuesday night and hosts Newburyport Saturday on Senior Day at Larsen Rink. A non-league game against Weymouth concludes the regular season.