Re: This Week In Hockey East - Volume III: A Return to Order or More Chaos?
This week's award winners:
WARRIOR HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#9 SARAH LEFORT, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Jr., F; Ormstown, Que.)
Lefort found the back of the net three times over the weekend and dished out two helpers to push the Terriers to a 1-1 tie with No. 6 Harvard and 6-2 victory over New Hampshire. The junior forward earned four of her five weekend points in Sunday's 6-2 win with a hat trick and an assist.
PRO AMBITIONS CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#7 MCKENNA BRAND, NORTHEASTERN
(Fr., F; Nevis, Minn.)
Brand recorded five points (3g, 2 a) in Northeastern's weekend sweep over Vermont. In Saturday's game the freshman recorded a power-play goal and two assists. Brand found the back of the net twice more on Sunday, including a power-play goal and the game-winner.
PRO AMBITIONS CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#41 DENISA KRIZOVA, NORTHEASTERN
(Fr., F; Horni Cerekev, Czech Republic)
Krizova tallied 5 points (2g, 3a) at home against Vermont this past weekend. The freshman recorded a career- best four points in Saturday's game on a goal and three assists. Her goal on Saturday proved to be the game-winner for the Huskies.
WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#14 EMILY PFALZER, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Sr. D; Getzville, N.Y.)
Pfalzer picked up four points in two Hockey East wins for the No. 1 Eagles over weekend. The senior defenseman had an assist in Friday night's win over UConn before adding three more helpers in Saturday's victory. The Getzville, New York native finished with a plus-seven rating and currently leads the nation in points per game by a defenseman with 1.25.
ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD
At the conclusion of every Hockey East game, the "Army ROTC Three Stars of The Game" are selected by the members of the media. Here are the 2014-2015 season leaders to date:
Name Cl. Pos. School
McKenna Brand Fr. F NU
Alex Carpenter Jr. F BC
Chloe Desjardins Sr. G NU
Sarah Lefort Jr. F BU
Allie Morse Jr. G PC
HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Hayley Skarupa, BC (Jr., F; Rockville, Maryland) Recorded a four-point weekend in a sweep of UConn, scoring twice and adding two assists.
Tori Sullivan, BC (Fr., F; West Bloomfield, Michigan) Netted two goals, including the game-winner, and picked up an assist in a 6-1 win over UConn Friday.
Victoria Bach, BU (Fr., F; Milton, Ontario) Had an assist on the only goal in a 1-1 Terriers tie with No. 6 Harvard Friday and scored two goals in a 6-2 win over UNH Sunday.
Jennifer More, ME (Sr., F; Deloraine, Manitoba) Registered two goals for the Black Bears in a 3-2 win over Hockey East rival Providence.
Hannah Armstrong, UNH (Sr., F; Keswick, Ontario) Enjoyed her first multi-point game of 2014-15 (1g, 1a) at No. 7 BU.
Hayley Scamurra, NU (So., F; Williamsville, New York) Poured in four goals during a two-game sweep of UVM, including her first career hat trick Saturday.
Beth Hanrahan, PC (Sr., F; Poolesville, Maryland) Finished with four points in two games against Maine (3g, 1a), including the overtime game-winner Sunday.
Allie Morse, PC (Jr., G; Cottage Grove, Minnesota) Kicked out 67 shots in two games against Maine, including 32 saves in a 2-1 overtime victory, for 1.93/.944 numbers.
NOTEWORTHY
TERRIERS ON TOP: BU rookie forward Victoria Bach leads all NCAA freshman with nine goals this season, while teammate Sarah Lefort's five power-play markers are tied for the national lead.
HUSKY POWER: Northeastern has netted five or more goals in four of their last five contests. Over that span, junior forward Kendall Coyne has racked up 12 points on seven goals and five assists.
SKATING THE GAUNTLET: New Hampshire is in the middle of a five game stretch against nationally ranked programs after playing No. 1 BC twice and No. 7 BU. The Wildcats will welcome No. 3 Wisconsin this weekend, making six of seven November opponents ranked in the polls.
EAGLES SOARING: Junior forward Alex Carpenter is riding a nine-game scoring streak for the undefeated No. 1 Eagles and leads the country in goals, points and assists (15g, 15a, 30p) while junior forward Haley Skarupa is second in the NCAA with 2.08 points per game. Senior Emily Pfalzer leads the country in points per game by a defenseman with 1.25. The No. 1 Eagles lead the nation in goals per game with 5.64
