Winthrop/Lynn girls hockey sees season end against Arlington Catholic

WINTHROP ? Winthrop/Lynn’s girls hockey team ran into perennial powerhouse Arlington Catholic and had its season come to an abrupt end last night. The Bulldogs were shut out, 4-0.”AC is a good team,” Winthrop coach Anthony Martucci said. “We didn’t execute the way I would have liked to. In fact, they did to us what I wanted to do to them. I wanted to push the puck and forecheck. My hat is off to them.”Katie Burt had a sensational game in net. She faced 44 shots, and turned away 40 of them. She made several sensational saves, including stopping a few breakaways.”(Burt) is absolutely phenomenal,” Cougars coach Kim Knox said. “We knew coming in how strong their goaltending was going to be. She truly is the backbone of that team.”Lindsey Barker proved to be a force on the ice for the 16th-ranked Bulldogs (9-4-6) in what will be her final varsity game. Fellow seniors Rachel Mailhiot and Kelly Deveney also had strong performances.”We are going to miss our seniors,” said Martucci. “They’ve been there since the inception of the program and are a great group.”Alyssa Sullivan scored a pair of goals and added an assist for 20th-ranked Arlington Catholic (12-7-2). Natalie Flynn and Michela Scutti scored the other two goals. Two of the goals came on the power play.The game got a little chippy in the third. The Bulldogs were able to kill off a 5-on-3 power play.The Cougars outshot Winthrop 44-to-18.”Our offense didn’t ever get going,” said Martucci. “We’re a young group, though, and we will have a lot of talent returning.”Mackenzie Clark finished the season with 97 career points as a sophomore.