It's good to be back, isn't it?
The girls prep hockey landscape is back in full swing with the holiday tournaments and semester break firmly in the rearview.
There have been massive results to keep track of over the last two weeks, be it Dexter Southfield's comeback win over Nobles, New Hampton taking down BB&N, Cushing's wins over Rivers and Phillips Exeter and more. It's all led to plenty of standout performances across the region.
A friendly reminder: attending every NEPSAC girls prep hockey game in New England is impossible, so we rely on reports from coaches, parents and social media accounts to help us select the performers in a given week. If you have a nominee, please email me at patrick.donnelly@hockeyjournal.com.
Let's dive into the top performers in girls prep hockey since Jan. 1.
Sarah Sampson
Austin Prep, 11/2/07, F, right shot, 5-3
Hometown: Wilmington, Mass.
Sampson opened 2025 with five points in her first three games after the break. She scored in an overtime loss to North Yarmouth Academy before scoring AP's lone goal in a 2-1 loss to Thayer. She followed it up with a three-assist outing in a 5-0 win over Hoosac.
Sadie Bellissimo
Cushing, 10/2006, G, catches left, 5-7
Hometown: Littleton, Colo.
NCAA: RPI
Bellissimo has a .930 save percentage across six games since the calendar flipped to 2025. At the New Year's Prep Puck Drop, she posted a 22-save shutout in Cushing's 6-0 win over St. Georges before turning aside 40 shots in a 5-3 win over Hill School. She still managed 39 saves in a 5-0 loss to Williston in the championship. The RPI commit helped Cushing get back on track in a trio of 5-2 wins since the loss to Williston. She made 24 saves at Rivers, 41 saves against Phillips Exeter and 20 saves against Austin Prep.
Julia Lambert
Cushing, 07/2008, F, right shot, 5-4
Hometown: Wilmington, Mass.
NCAA: Stonehill
Lambert and her linemates remain some of the NEPSAC's most productive players. She has goals in three straight and seven points in that span. The Stonehill commit scored two goals and added an assist in the win over Rivers before scoring again against Exeter. Lambert had another three-point outing with a goal and a pair of assists against AP. She also had an assist in the win over St. George's on Jan. 5.
Maria Gilshannon
Frederick Gunn, 2009, F, left shot, 5-6
Hometown: Woodbridge, Conn.
Gilshannon has had a huge hand in Gunn's 3-1-0 start to the new year, scoring in each of the three wins. She had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over Greenwich Academy before finding the back of the net in a 3-0 win over Kent and a 5-1 triumph over Portsmouth Abbey.
Chloe Obser
Loomis Chaffee, 10/28/06, F, right shot, 5-5
Hometown: Manhasset, NY
NCAA: RPI
Obser is well on her way to a career season. She has seven points in her last three games, including a five-point outing in an 8-1 win over Kent on Wednesday. The senior finished with a hat trick and two assists as Loomis cruised to a win. She also scored in a 3-0 shutout of Berkshire and added an assist in a 3-0 win at Milton Academy. Obser has already exceeded her goal total (nine) and matched her point total (17) from last season in nine fewer games. Her career-highs of 11 goals and 25 points are within striking distance.
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Lindsay Stepnowski
Loomis Chaffee, 1/28/08, F, left shot, 5-5
Hometown: South Glastonbury, Conn.
NCAA: Harvard
Stepnowski also had a five-point showing against Kent, finishing with two goals and three assists. Like Obser, she also has seven points in three games since returning from the break. Stepnowski added a goal and an assist in the win at Milton Academy. With 10 goals and 22 points, she has already smashed her career-highs from last season (eight goals, 22 points) in 13 fewer games.
Keira Goffe
Mount Saint Charles, Class of 2025, F, right shot, 5-5
Hometown Smithfield, R.I.
Add Goffe to the list of players with seven points in three games since returning. She scored twice in an 8-2 win over Newton Country Day before coming through with a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over Vermont Academy the following day. Goffe had a three-point outing with a goal and two assists in a 6-0 win over La Salle Academy (R.I.) last time out.
Kaylin O'Connor
Mount Saint Charles, 3/17/07, F, left shot, 5-2
Hometown: Smithfield, R.I.
O'Connor, another one with seven points in her last three contests, exploded for a five-point game against Newton CD, finishing with a hat trick and two helpers. She added a goal and an assist against La Salle.
Kennedy Walker
New Hampton, 5/25/06, F, right shot, 5-9
Hometown: Middleton, Mass.
NCAA: Yale
Walker has been a major factor in New Hampton getting back on track to begin 2025 with six points in two games. She scored a hat trick in the Huskies' 7-0 win over Middlesex before coming through with a goal and two assists in a massive 5-1 win at BB&N on Wednesday.
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Alexa Georgantas
Nobles, 06/2009, F, left shot, 5-3
Hometown: Foxboro, Mass.
Georgantas' breakout season has continued into 2025. She has 12 points in her last four games, including two five-point showings. She scored twice (and had several bids at a hat trick) in a 4-3 overtime loss against Dexter Southfield on Jan. 8. The freshman followed it up with a hat trick and two assists in a 10-1 blowout of Hotchkiss. On Wednesday, she had a goal and four assists in an 11-1 drubbing of Middlesex. With 10 goals and 18 points, Georgantas has already obliterated her highs from her eighth-grade season (four goals, 10 points) in 19 fewer games.
Ashley Loeber
Nobles, Class of 2026, F, right shot
Hometown: Weston, Mass.
Loeber, now just one goal shy of the career-high (six) she set last season, is in the midst of a five-game point streak. She has goals in four straight since the calendar flipped, too. She scored on a shorthanded breakaway against Dexter before adding a pair against Hotchkiss. The junior also scored in a 3-1 win over Kent before adding another in the win at Middlesex last time out.
Peyton Kennedy
Phillips Andover, 8/4/06, F, right shot, 5-4
Hometown: Sudbury, Mass.
NCAA: Middlebury
Kennedy led the way in Andover's 8-1 win at Governor's with a five-point game, scoring a goal and adding four assists. She added another goal in an 8-0 win over Brooks before adding another assist in an 11-0 win over Kimball Union, making for seven points in her last four games.
Emily Mara
Phillips Andover, 2/27/2007, F, right shot, 5-6
Hometown: Winchester, Mass.
NCAA: Boston College (soccer)
Mara has six points in her last four games. She had a hat trick as part of a four-point outing in Andover's win at Governor's before adding two assists in the win over Brooks.
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Sarah Powers
Phillips Andover, 8/30/2007, F, left shot, 5-5
Hometown: Lynnfield, Mass.
NCAA: Boston College
Powers has six goals and 12 points in her last five games, including five goals and 11 points in four contests since Jan. 1. She had a four-point game with two goals against Governor's. The BC commit followed it up with another pair of goals against Brooks. She's coming off a five-point game against KUA last time out, scoring a goal and four assists.
Maria Gray
Phillips Exeter, 8/7/07, F, left shot, 5-7
Hometown: Monona, Wisc.
NCAA: Vermont
Gray has five points in three games since Jan. 1. She scored in Exeter's 5-2 loss to Cushing on Jan. 10, and she had a pair of assists in a 4-0 win over Proctor the next day. The Vermont commit also had a pair of goals in a 6-2 win over Worcester Academy last time out.
Paisley Meyer
Phillips Exeter, 8/3/2009, F, left shot, 5-6
Hometown: Greenland, NH
Meyer has been Exeter's most productive skater since Jan. 1 with three goals and six points in her last three games. She had an assist in the loss to Cushing before putting up three points (one goal) in the win over Proctor. Meyer followed it up with a pair of goals in Exeter's win over Worcester Academy on Wednesday.
Tess Mulkerron
St. Paul’s, 3/2/07, F, left shot, 5-5
Hometown: Concord, NH
Mulkerron had five points in her first two games since returning from the break. The junior scored a pair of goals in St. Paul's 5-0 win over Vermont Academy on Jan. 8, and she factored in on all three goals in SPS' 3-0 win over Lawrenceville with a goal and two assists.
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Maddy Pope
Taft, 2007, G, catches left, 5-5
Hometown: Davis, Calif.
Pope has been fantastic during Taft's three-game winning streak, posting a .989 save percentage in that span. She stopped 24 shots in a 2-1 win over Westminster on Jan. 11 before putting up back-to-back shutouts. The first was a 46-save outing in a 1-0 win over Hill School, and she made 21 saves against Pomfret last time out.
Evelyn Lacey
Tilton, 10/22/07, G, catches left, 5-8
Hometown: Braintree, Mass.
Lacey allowed just two goals on 110 shots over two games since returning from the break. She made 59 saves in Tilton's 2-1 win over Canterbury on Jan. 11. The next day she turned aside 29 shots in a 3-1 win over Millbrook. She's seen the highest shot total of any NEPSAC goalie this season.
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Nora Curtis
Williston Northampton, 1/9/06, F, right shot, 5-10
Hometown: Skaneateles, NY
NCAA: Cornell
Curtis was unstoppable in three games at the New Year's Prep Puck Drop, finishing with eight points in the tournament. She had a goal and an assist in Williston's 5-1 win over Rivers as well as their 8-1 win over Canterbury. She saved her best for last with a four-point game, including two goals, in a 5-0 win over Cushing in the championship.
Mia Daley
Williston Northampton, 2009, F, right shot
Hometown: Lynnfield, Mass.
Daley has 10 points in five games since the calendar flipped. She had three straight three-point games at the New Year's Prep Puck Drop. The sophomore had a goal and an assist against Canterbury before three-assist outings against Rivers and Cushing. She followed it up with a goal in Williston's 3-0 win over Tabor on Jan. 11.
