Palmer Gets Shutout in Clippers' Rout

SOUTH DENNIS — Giving goaltender Madison Scavotto a much-needed night off, Falmouth High girls’ hockey head coach Erin Hunt did not hesitate when she opted to put Margaret Palmer between the pipes.

Palmer, a senior captain, shined brilliantly in goal and gave the Clipper girls just what they needed: a 6-0 shutout over the host Dennis-Yarmouth Dolphins at the Tony Kent Arena.

Falmouth sophomore forward Ericka Meissner notched an assist last night in the Clippers’ 6-0 blanking of D-Y.
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Granted, the visiting Clippers outshot the Dolphins, 38-6. Nevertheless, the coach’s move and Palmer’s subsequent performance revealed the depth this 7-2-1, top-ranked team possesses.

The loss for the Dolphins dropped them to 4-4-1 on the season.

Senior captain Madison Haberl and senior assistant captain Kelly Ferreira each scored a pair of goals and all four of the sure-handed duo’s scores came one on top of the next. Ferreira scored Falmouth’s firs t goal at 10:27 of the first period to make it 1-0, Clippers. Her goal was assisted by junior defenseman Hannah Callahan and senior forward Maggie MacDonald.

In the second period, Haberl scored just 0:33 seconds into the frame, assisted by freshman forward Emma Callahan and senior defenseman Callan Small. With the score 2-0, Ferreira followed suit with goal number two, five minutes later at 9:09, to make it 3-0, Clippers. Freshman MacKenzie Haberl got the assist as did sophomore defenseman Brooke Bowman.

One minute later, Haberl notched her second goal (8:06) to make it 4-0. Haberl’s goal was assisted by senior forward Olivia Hough and again, Small.

Falmouth scored two more goals in the third period. Sophomore forward Shannon Upton netted Falmouth’s fifth score of the game just 0:33 into the frame, and senior forward Jessica Winiarski made it an even 6-0 with just 0:24 left in the third period. Haberl and Ericka Meissner picked up the assists on Upton’s goal and Callahan and Bowman assisted on Winiarski’s score.