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
#22 HALEY SKARUPA, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Jr., F; Rockville, Md.)
Skarupa recorded eight points (3g, 5a) in victories over both Yale and No. 7 Harvard. Two of her points came against the Bulldogs before she recorded a career single-game high of six points (2g, 4a) in Friday's win over the Crimson. The Rockville, Maryland native is currently second in the country in points per game (2.36), assists per game (1.36), and is tied for second in goals per game (1.00).
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#12 KENZIE KENT, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Fr., F; Norwell, Mass.)
Kent recorded a career high four points (2g, 2a) in the Eagles win over No. 7 Harvard Friday afternoon. The freshman opened the scoring for the Eagles just 25 seconds into the game before going on to add another goal and two assists. The Norwell, Massachusetts native leads all rookies in points per game in Hockey East (0.88).
WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#29 ELAINE CHULI, UCONN
(Jr., G; Waterford, Ont.)
Chuli turned away 83 of the 86 shots she faced over two games in the Nutmeg Classic. The junior recorded 51 of those stops against No. 5 Clarkson Friday night, her second 50+ save performance of the year. She backstopped the Huskies to a 3-1 win over Yale in the third-place game en route to being named to the Nutmeg Classic All-Tournament Team.
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
Alex Carpenter Jr. F BC
Sarah Lefort Jr. F BU
Haley Skarupa Jr. F BC
Tori Sullivan Fr. F BC
Meghann Treacy Jr. G ME
HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Alex Carpenter, BC (Jr., F; North Reading, Massachusetts) Continued her torrid scoring pace with nine points (2g, 7a) in wins over Yale and No. 7 Harvard.
Emily Pfalzer, BC (Sr., D; Getzville, New York) Reigning DPOW notched another five points (1g, 4a) this week over Yale and No. 7 Harvard.
Marie-Philip Poulin, BU (Sr., F; Beauceville, Quebec) Netted two goals and picked up an assist in a 4-2 victory at Dartmouth Saturday.
Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga, BU (Jr., D; Winchester, Massachusetts) Scored her first of the year, chipped in a helper, and blocked two shots at Dartmouth Saturday.
Leah Lum, UConn (Fr., D; Richmond, British Columbia) Registered an assist in each game of the Nutmeg Classic, helping the Huskies to a third-place finish.
Meghann Treacy, ME (Jr., G; Lake Peekskill, New York) Recorded 69 saves in two wins, including a 38-save shutout, in weekend sweep of Vermont.
Audra Richards, ME (Jr., F; Maplewood, Minnesota) Notched three points (2g, 1a), including the game-winning goal Saturday, in two wins over Vermont
Ashley Wilkes, UNH (So., G; North Pole, Alaska) Stopped a career-high 44 shots Saturday against No. 3 Wisconsin, including 17 in the first frame.
Blair Parent, PC (Fr., F; Blaine, Minnesota) Notched her first collegiate goal Friday at Brown.
Beth Hanrahan, PC (Sr., F; Poolesville, Maryland) Potted two goals during weekend split with Brown, scoring twice in the 4-2 victory Saturday.
Liv Halverson, PC (So., D; Richfield, Minnesota) Picked up two points (1g, 1a) in the Friars 4-2 win Saturday over Brown.
NOTEWORTHY
WINNING WAYS: No. 1 Boston College matched a program-best 13-game winning streak with victories over Yale and Harvard. The Eagles have scored 10 or more goals three times this season, outscoring opponents 93-16 overall this season.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Boston University sophomore goaltender Victoria Hanson has not allowed an even-strength goal in any of her last three games, going undefeated in that stretch with a 2-0-1 record.
BOSTON STREAKING: BU freshman Victoria Bach pushed her point streak to eight games, scoring six goals and three assists while teammate Sarah Lefort is riding a four-game point streak of her own with four goals and five assists in that span.
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