Darien players celebrate a goal by Gretchen Edwards (16) during the second period of their girls ice hockey game against New Canaan at the Darien Ice House on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.
Dave StewartDarien’s ice hockey teams are skating into the postseason as No. 1 seeds in the FCIAC tournaments and this week’s Wave by the numbers takes a look at those squads, as well as the basketball and track and field teams.
17-1-2
Darien’s final regular season record in girls ice hockey this season. The Blue Wave has scored 97 goals, an average of nearly five per game, while allowing just 23 this season.
1
The Blue Wave’s seed for both the FCIAC and CHSGHA tournaments. Darien will host No. 4 Greenwich in the FCIAC semifinals at 6, Wednesday, with the final scheduled for 4:30, Saturday, at the Darien Ice House. The CHSGHA tournament will get underway next week.
12-3-3
Record of the Darien boys ice hockey team, which is also 7-2-1 in the FCIAC. The Blue Wave has one regular season game remaining against Notre Dame-West Haven at Bennett Rink in New Haven. The Wave, the top seed in the FCIAC tournament, will have a first-round bye and will then host either Ridgefield or Greenwich in the semifinals next Wednesday.
4
Ranking for Darien in the latest GameTimeCT boys ice hockey Top 10 poll. The Wave, which received one first-place vote, dropped to No. 4 as Fairfield Prep jumped three spots to No. 2 on the strength of its 5-1 win over No. 1 Notre Dame-West Haven. New Canaan is No. 3 and the Fairfield co-op is No. 5.
58-52
Score of the Darien boys basketball team’s loss to Ridgefield in a road game on Monday. The loss eliminated the Wave from the FCIAC playoff race, but at 9-10, they have qualified for the CIAC Div. 3 tournament, which tips off on March 3.
17
Darien’s current spot in the Div. 3 standings. If the Wave can move up into the top 16, they would then host a state playoff game in the first round. Darien plays at Staples at 7, Wednesday, in the final game of the regular season.
2:58.84
Julia Blake’s time in the 1,000-meter run, which was good for fourth place at the CIAC girls indoor track and field State Open in New Haven on Saturday. Cam Meyer was eighth in the 3,200-meter run (11:18.40), and the team of Kate Demark, Evelyn Trudel, Camilla Lash, and Blake was ninth in the sprint medley relay (4:26.19).
1:25.91
Time for Jason Rideout, who was seventh in the 600-meter run at the CIAC boys indoor track and field State Open. Teddy Peters was also seventh in the pole vault at 12 feet; and Nick Yoo was 11th in the 1,000-meter run (2:38.91).
4-16
Record of the Darien girls basketball team, which closed out the regular season with a 48-45 loss at Stamford last Wednesday. It was the third time this season the Blue Wave has lost by just three points.
David.Stewart@hearstmediact.com; @dstewartsports