Re: This Week in Hockey East
This week's WHEA award winners:
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#18 ASHLEY MOTHERWELL, BC
(Junior Forward; St. Charles, Ill.)
Motherwell registered seven points (3g,4a), including her first career multi-goal game in the Beanpot on Monday vs. Harvard. She also notched a three-point game at Connecticut on Saturday. Motherwell finished the week with 10 shots on goal and a +5 plus/minus rating.
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
#77 KENDALL COYNE, NORTHEASTERN
(Freshman Forward; Palos Heights, Ill.)
Coyne found the net in all three games this week. She opened the scoring and added an assist in the Beanpot final against Boston University on Monday at Walter Brown Arena. She tallied shorthanded against Maine on Saturday, then added the final NU goal vs. Maine on Sunday. Coyne amassed 16 shots on goal and added a +5 rating for the Huskies in three games.
WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
#41 FLORENCE SCHELLING, NORTHEASTERN
(Senior Goaltender; Oberengstringen, Switzerland)
Schelling recorded 96 saves on 100 shots by the opponent in three games, which included a season-high 43 saves vs. BU to help Northeastern to its first Beanpot since 1998 on Monday. She followed that performance with 35 saves and her nation-leading seventh shutout of the year on Saturday against Maine at Matthews Arena and finished with 18 saves on Sunday in the 3-1 victory vs. the Black Bears.
WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK
NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES
The Huskies won three games on the week, which included their first Beanpot Championship since 1998. Northeastern outscored its opponents, 11 to 4, on the week.
ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD
At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the " Army ROTC Three Stars of The Game" are selected. Here are the 2011-2012 season leaders to date:
Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School
1. Kendall Coyne Fr. F NU
2. Florence Schelling Sr. G NU
3. Brittany Ott Jr. G ME
4. Jenn Wakefield Sr. F BU
5. Corinne Bolyes Jr. G BC
Genevieve Lacasse Sr. G PC
Army ROTC
HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Krystal Baumann, UVM (Fr., F, Farmington, Minn.) Had one goal and one assist in an 8-4 loss against Boston University on Saturday afternoon.
Corinne Boyles, BC (Jr., G, Wheaton, Ill.) Registered 82 saves with a .953 save percentage last week in three games.
Corinne Buie, PC (So., F, Edina, Minn.) Helped the Friars to a weekend sweep at rival UNH with a goal and two assists and a +4 rating in two games.
Alex Carpenter, BC (Fr., F, North Reading, Mass.) Posted five points (2g,3a) in three games last week for the Eagles.
Emily Field, BC (Fr., F, Littleton, Mass.) Posted her second career three-point game on Sunday, finishing the weekend with four points vs. Connecticut.
Genevieve Lacasse, PC (Sr., G, Kingston, Ont.) Earned two victories at UNH and stopped 41 of 44 shots (.953 save%).
Kristina Lavoie, UNH (Jr., F, Fonthill, Ont.) Factored in all three of UNH's goals with two goals and an assist in the weekend series against PC.
Isabel Menard, BU (Jr., F, Ottawa, Ont.) Collected five points in three games this weekend (2g, 3a).
Brittany Ott, Maine (Jr., G, St. Clair Shores, Mich.) Made 70 saves on 75 shots she faced (.933 save%), which included a 44-save effort on Sunday.
Casey Pickett, NU (Jr., F, Wilmington, Mass.) Scored the overtime winner and posted an assist that brought Northeastern its first Beanpot since 1998.
Mary Restuccia, BC (Sr., F, Chester Springs, Pa.) Netted five assists in three games with No. 8 Harvard and UConn.
Kerrin Sperry, BU (So., G, North Reading, Mass.) Stopped 64 shots in three games this weekend, earning both wins at Vermont.
Kayla Tutino, BU (Fr., F, Lorraine, Que.) Potted a pair of goals in the Beanpot title game, as well as a pair of assists on Saturday at Vermont.
Laura Veharanta, PC (Sr., F, La Verne, Calif.) Led Providence to a weekend sweep at UNH with two goals.
Jenn Wakefield, BU (Sr., F, Pickering, Ont.) Notched four goals over the weekend vs. UVM and added an assist in the Beanpot title game for a five-point week.
Taylor Wasylk, BC (So., F, Port Huron, Mich.) She became just the fourth Eagle ever to post back-to-back three-point games with six points on the week.
Tara Watchorn, BU (Sr., D, Newcastle, Ont.) Notched one goal and three assists in three games this week to extend her point streak to five games.
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CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO's HOT
Rebecca Morse, PC (Westfield, N.J.) Has six points in her last five games and is +8 over that span
Ashley Motherwell (St. Charles, Ill.) has eight points (3g,5a) in the last four games
Brittany Ott, Maine (St. CLAIR SHORES, MICH.) Tallied her 2,000th career save vs. Northeastern on Saturday
Mary Restuccia, BC (Chester Springs, Pa.) Posted five assists last week to move her career total to 71
Jenn Wakefield, BU (Pickering, Ont.) has a 15-game point streak (13g,13a)
Danielle Welch, BC (Hastings, Minn.) Earned her 80th career point with two goals and two assists last week