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Pete Souris Assistant Commissioner WOMEN’S for Public Relations Hockey East Association WEEKLY 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 RELEASE Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 www.HockeyEastOn- [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010 WEEKLY RELEASE #10 MAINE DOWNS UNH, WINS AND TIES RMU; NO. 5 BU SWEEPS PRINCETON ~No. 6 BC downs UNH, beats Dartmouth; PC wins two non-league games ~ RECENT RESULTS PURE HOCKEY CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK Tuesday, November 23 at Maine 4, New Hampshire 1 * #19 BRITTANY DOUGHERTY, MAINE (Sophomore Forward; Chesterfield, Mich.) (at Lewiston, Maine) St. Lawrence 3 at Vermont 0 Dougherty finished the week with five points (2g,3a) for the Black Bears. She notched the game winning goal in a 4-1 win over UNH on Tuesday and registered a three-point (1g,2a) Wednesday, November 24 in the victory at Robert Morris on Friday. She tallied had a pair of at No. 6 Boston College 4, Dartmouth 2 assists against Robert Morris, including an assist on the game-winner. Dougherty finished the week with a +4 plus/minus rating. Friday, November 26 at No. 5 Boston U. 8, Princeton 2 Maine 4 at Robert Morris 2 Providence 3 at Brown 2 PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Nutmeg Tournament (at Quinnipiac) Yale 5 vs. Connecticut 2 #29 MARIE-PHILIP POULIN, BOSTON U. (Freshman Forward; Beauceville, Que.) Poulin registered four assists in two non-league wins over Princeton with two Saturday, November 27 assists in each game. She finished the weekend with seven shots on goal. at No. 5 Boston U. 2, Princeton 1 Maine 1 at Robert Morris 1 (OT) Vermont 1 at Clarkson 1 (OT) Nutmeg Tournament Connecticut 11 vs. Sacred Heart 0 Sunday, November 28 No. 6 Boston College 3 at New Hampshire 1 * WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK at Northeastern 2, Brown 1 at Providence 2, Union 1 #29 BRITTANY OTT, MAINE (Sophomore Goaltender; St, Clair Shores, Mich.) at Clarkson 4, Vermont 0 Ott finished the weekend 2-0-1 with 116 saves for the Black Bears. She made 32 saves in the 4-1 win over UNH Tuesday and then had back-to-back 42 save efforts in a win and UPCOMING GAMES Wednesday, December 1 a tie against Robert Morris on Friday and Saturday Ott finished the week with a .967 save Northeastern at New Hampshire * (7pm) percentage and a 1.30 GAA. Friday, December 3 Maine at Vermont * (7pm) Saturday, December 4 Maine at Vermont * (4pm) WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK New Hampshire at Providence * (1pm) BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES Boston U. at Connecticut * (1pm) The Eagles notched a 4-2 win against Dartmouth on Tuesday night and followed that up Sunday, December 5 with a 3-1 victory at UNH. BC outshot the Wildcats, 40-13 at the Whittemore Center on Connecticut at Providence * (2pm) Sunday. BC’s penalty kill went 10-for-11 on the weekend. Harvard at Boston College (2pm) All game times are EST * denotes league games 2010-2011 WHEA STANDINGS Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. THE 9TH ANNUAL WHEA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 1. Boston College 9 6 1 2 14 10-2-4 2.89 (26) 1.22 (11) 2. Boston University 7 3 1 3 9 11-2-3 2.57 (18) 2.00 (14) Connecticut 7 4 2 1 9 6-8-1 1.57 (11) 1.29 (9) 4. Northeastern 7 2 2 3 7 9-3-4 2.00 (14) 1.71 (12) 5. Providence 5 2 2 1 5 11-5-1 2.20 (11) 2.60 (13) 6. Maine 5 1 2 2 4 6-6-3 1.60 (8) 1.80 (9) MARCH 5-6, 2011 New Hampshire 7 2 5 0 4 8-7-0 1.29 (9) 2.29 (16) at the highest remaining seed Vermont 9 0 5 4 4 1-7-8 0.89 (8) 2.33 (21) For more information visit www.hockeyeastonline.com BOSTON COLLEGE • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY of CONNECTICUT • UNIVERSITY of MAINE UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY of VERMONT HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS Ashley Cottrell, PC (Jr. F, Sterling Heights, Mich.) Scored with 59 left in regulation to lead the Friars past Brown, 3-2, in the 16th annual Mayor’s Cup on Friday. Roxanne Douville, UVM (Fr., G, Beloeil, Que.) Made 42 saves as the Catamounts tied Clarkson 1-1 on the road Saturday afternoon. Siena Falino, NU (So., F, Centerport, N.Y.) Tallied the game-winning goal to defeat Brown, 2-1. Jennifer Friedman, PC (Jr., D, San Gabriel, Calif.) Scored a goal in the Friars’ 3-2 Mayor’s cup win over Brown, scored the game-winner, in the 2-1 win vs. Union. Genevieve Lacasse, PC (Jr. G, Scarborough, Ont.) Stopped 26 shots in the Friars’ 3-2 win against Brown and making 17 saves in PC’s win vs. Union. Kayla Kaluzny, Maine (Fr., D, Calgary, Alta.) Had three assists for Maine, including a pair of assists in the 4-1 win over UNH (+4 for the week). Jenelle Kohanchuk, BU (Jr., Winnipeg, Man.) Recorded a goal and three assists in two wins over Princeton. Meagan Mangene, BC (Fr., D, Miller Place, N.Y.) Tallied two assists against Dartmouth and one more at UNH to finish with three points. Lindsey Minton, UNH (Jr., G, Richardson, Texas) Recorded career highs for saves both in a period (20) and game (37) vs. BC (.949 save%). Mary Restuccia, BC (So., F, Chester Springs, Pa.) Added two assists and a goal in this week’s two games, including the final tally in the win at UNH. Molly Schaus, BC (Sr., G, Natick, Mass.) Recorded 27 saves against Dartmouth and another 12 at New Hampshire. Florence Schelling, NU (Jr., G, Oberengstringen, Switz.) Made 20 saves in a 2-1 win over Brown. Kelli Stack, BC (Sr., F, Brooklyn Heights, Ohio) Scored two goals against Dartmouth and two more at UNH for a total of four points for the week. Sonia St. Martin, NU (Fr, F, Pierrefonds, Que.) Registered her first collegiate point with the primary helper on Siena Falino’s game-winner. Tara Watchorn, BU (Jr., D, Newcastle, Ont.) Registered three points (1g,2a), in two wins against Princeton. CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? TEAM NOTES BRITTANY DOUGHERTY, MAINe (CHESTERFIELD, MICH.) Boston College: BC earned two wins this week, first at home against Dartmouth (4-2) and again on HAS A THREE GAME POInts streak the road at New Hampshire (3-1)…The Eagles won at UNH with three goals in the last three minutes of the game…Mary Restuccia made a strong offensive effort this week with a goal and two assists…Meagan Mangene was the most offensive defender of the week, with three assists…Wednesday’s win featured three TAYLOR gROSS, uCONN (COLORADo SPRINGS, COLO.) different goal scorers and seven different players with assists…BC will host Harvard at 5pm on Sunday, Recorded her first career hat trick against Sacred Heart Dec. 5 before taking a break until Dec. 31. NICOLE PANICCIA, uCONN (OAKVILLE, oNT.) Boston University: The Boston University women’s ice hockey team improved to 11-2-3 with two non-conference wins against Princeton…Junior Jenn Wakefield extended her point-scoring streak to 11 Posted her first career shutout vs. Sacred Heart, recording 21 saves games on Friday night with two assists in BU’s 8-2 win, but had her streak snapped on Nov. 2…Freshman netminder Kerrin Sperry remained unbeaten to start her career (8-0-2)…Freshman Meghan Riggs scored MEGHAN RIGGS, Bu (EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN.) her first collegiate goal on Nov. 26…The Terriers played their fourth-ever regular-season home game at scoreD HER FIrst collegIate goal agaInst PRInceton ON NOV. 26 Agganis Arena, home of BU’s men’s ice hockey team, on Nov. 27…With the win, BU improved to 3-0-2 all-time at Agganis Arena…BU also improved to 5-0-0 against ECAC Hockey opponents this season. KELLI STAck, BC (BROOKLYN heightS, ohio) University of Connecticut: The Huskies have won five out of their last six games...UConn now scoreD TWO goals IN BOTH GAMES LAST WEEK holds a 10-4 overall record during the Nutmeg Classic after this 2010 tournament...Taylor Gross now has a team-high nine goals on the season for a team-best 13 points after posting her first career hat trick against Sacred Heart...With three assists and one goal over the weekend Jennifer Chaisson now has 74 career points SONIA ST. MARTIN, Nu (PIERREFONDS, QUE.) which ranks her sixth all-time and 51 career assists which puts her third in the UConn record book...The recorDED HER FIrst collegIate POINT WITH AN ASSIst ON SUNDAY VS. BROWN Huskies have recorded three shutouts on the season, Alexandra Garcia posting two and Nicole Paniccia recording one...Jody Sydor recorded her first goal of the season on Saturday and her second assist of the DANIELLE WARD, MAINe (LANSING, MICH.) season, she now has 37 career assists, the second highest total by any current Husky notcheD HER 80TH career POINT WITH A goal agaInst UNH University of Maine: Maine went 2-0-1 on the weekend, moving its unbeaten streak to five games (2-0-3). It is the longest unbeaten streak for Maine since the 2006-07 season…The Black Bears picked up their first WHEA win of the season on Tuesday in a neutral site game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine, a 4-1 win over UNH…The win was Maine’s second ever against the Wildcats and first HOCKEY EAST THREE STARS STANDINGS since January 20, 2002…Brittany Ott runs her personal unbeaten streak to five games after making 32 saves against UNH and following that up with a pair of 42 save efforts in a win and a tie at Robert Mor- At the conclusion of each Hockey East league game, the Hockey East “Three ris…With an empty net goal against UNH, Danielle Ward notched her 80th career point…The Black Bears Stars of The Game” are selected.