Re: This Week In Hockey East, Volume II: Now Even Hockey East-ier!
This week's WHEA awards:
WARRIOR HOCKEY CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#29 ELAINE CHULI, UCONN
(Sophomore Goaltender; Waterford, Ont.)
How about stopping 99% of your shots and being named First Star in both games? That was Chuli's weekend, blanking BC, 2-0, while stopping all 45 shots, and then denying UNH on 38 of 39 shots in a 3-1 win.
WARRIOR HOCKEY CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#9 SARAH LEFORT, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Sophomore Forward, Ormstown, Que.)
Lefort had a 5-goal week, scoring four of them in a 7-4 win over UNH on Saturday, after scoring the Terriers' only goal in a 4-1 Beanpot loss to BC on Tuesday.
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#44 VICTORIA ANDREAKOS, VERMONT
(Freshman Forward; Aurora, Ont.)
Had the game-winning goal in Vermont's 2-1 win over Maine on Saturday, helping the Catamounts extend its lead to six points for the fourth and final home ice playoff spot.
WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#29 CHLOE DESJARDINS, NORTHEASTERN
(Junior Goaltender, Saint-Prosper, Beauce, Que.)
Led the Huskies into the Beanpot final by stopping 27 shots in a 4-3 win over #4 in the nation Harvard. Followed up with 29 saves in a 3-1 win at Providence.
WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK
UCONN HUSKIES
UConn swept a pair of league games to move into fifth place in the standings. It began with a 2-0 shutout of #7 in the nation BC, and ended with a 3-1 win over UNH.
HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Haley Skarupa, BC (So., F, Rockville, Md.) – Recorded a goal and an assist in BC's 4-1 Beanpot win over BU last Monday.
Caroline Campbell, BU (Jr., D, St. Louis, Mo.) – Notched an assist in both of BU's games last week, a 4-1 loss to BC and a 7-4 win over UNH.
Louise Warren, BU (Sr., F, Pembroke, Ont.) – Scored a goal and added an assist in BU's 7-4 win over UNH on Saturday.
Kayla Campero, UConn (Jr., F, Wallingford, Conn.) – Scored a goal in UConn's 2-0 win over #7 Boston College on Saturday, then added an assist in the Huskies' 3-1 win at New Hampshire on Sunday.
Meghann Treacy, ME (Jr., G, Lake Peekskill, N.Y.) – Stopped 35-of-37 shots faced in a 2-1 loss at Vermont, and made at least ten saves in each period.
Cassandra Vilgrain, UNH (Fr., F, Calgary, Alberta) – Scored a goal in both weekend games, at Boston U. and home vs. UConn. Her second-period goal at BU was the first of two UNH tallies that trimmed a 3-0 deficit to 3-2. Then against UConn, she scored the first goal of the game to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead midway through the first period.
Kelly Wallace, NU (R-Sr., F, Libertyville, Ill.) – Scored two goals against No. 4 Harvard in Tuesday's Women's Beanpot Semifinal to help NU reach the Final for the third straight year. Wallace also scored NU's first goal in Saturday's 3-1 win at Providence as the Huskies won their seventh straight game.
Hayley Scamurra, NU (Fr., F, Williamsville, N.Y.) – Had two assists on Tuesday in the Women's Beanpot Semifinal vs. No. 4 Harvard, and followed the effort with the game-winning goal in the third period at Providence on Saturday as NU won its seventh straight game.
Molly Illikainen, PC (So., F, Grand Rapids, Minn.) – Scored the Friars' lone goal in a 3-1 loss to Northeastern.
Dayna Colang, UVM (So., D, Fairbanks, Alaska) – The defenseman scored her ninth goal of the season (fifth on the power play) against Maine.
