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Brian Smith Director of Communications WOMEN’S Hockey East Association 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 WEEKLY Office: (781) 245-2122 13.14 Cell: (339) 227-2988 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015 Chuli Ties UConn Record To Claim Second Straight Defensive Award Hanrahan Records Seven Points, Keller and Pfalzer Get Six To Claim Weekly Awards WARRIOR HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK RECENT RESULTS # 28 BETH HANRAHAN, PROVIDENCE Tuesday, January 6 (Sr., F; Poolesville, Maryland) Providence 3 at RPI 3 (OT) Hanrahan tallied four goals and three assists for seven points in week at No. 6 Harvard 8, UConn 2 where the Friars claimed a 2-0-1 mark. In a 3-3 non-conference draw with RPI, the senior forward scored twice, including the game-tying goal, and Wednesday, January 7 added an assist. She then added two goals and two assists over the course at No. 1 Boston College 4, No. 4 Boston University 3 * of Providence’s weekend sweep of New Hampshire in league action. Saturday, January 10 at Providence 3, New Hampshire 1 * No. 1 Boston College 7 at Northeastern 3 * PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK at No. 4 Boston University 5, Maine 3 * at UConn 5, Vermont 1 * # 4 MEGAN KELLER, BOSTON COLLEGE Sunday, January 11 (Fr., D; Naperville, Illinois) at No. 1 Boston College 9, Northeastern 1 * Keller registered a team-high six points (2g, 4a) over the course of three Providence 4 at New Hampshire 1 * Eagles’ wins last week. In a mid-week tilt with No.4 BU, she had an assist at UConn 4, Vermont 3 * en route to No. 1 BC’s 4-3 win. The freshman scored the game-winning goal and added two assists Saturday, before adding another goal and as- UPCOMING GAMES sist Sunday to help the Eagles to a the weekend sweep over Northeastern. Tuesday, January 13 No. 4 Boston University at Cornell - 7 p.m. HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE Co PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Wednesday, January 14 No. 6 Harvard at New Hampshire - 7 p.m. # 33 ELAINE CHULI, UCONN (Jr., G; Waterford, Ontario) Saturday, January 17 Chuli earned her second straight Defensive Player of the Week honor for No. 1 Boston College at Vermont - 2 p.m. * her part in helping the Huskies to a 2-1-0 record. In a mid-week contest, New Hampshire at Connecticut - 7 p.m. * the junior recorded 35 saves in a road loss to then-No. 6 Harvard. She then tied a UConn record when she stopped 55 shots in the first game Sunday, January 18 of a weekend sweep over Vermont. No. 4 Boston University at Northeastern - 2 p.m. * Maine at Providence - 2 p.m. * # 14 EMILY PFALZER, BOSTON COLLEGE No. 1 Boston College at Vermont - 2 p.m. * (Sr., D; Getzville, New York) New Hampshire at Connecticut - 3 p.m. * Pfalzer had a team-high three helpers in No. 1 BC’s 4-3 victory over cross-town rival No. 4 BU. After missing Saturday’s game due to injury, the junior bounced back with a goal and two assists Sunday. The Getz- All game times are EST ville, New York native currently leads the country in points per game * denotes league games by a defenseman (1.67). 2014- 2015 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. THE 13TH ANNUAL WHEA 1. Boston College 13 13 0 0 26 20-0-1 6.23 (13) 1.00 (13) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 2. Boston University 12 9 3 0 18 13-4-2 3.58 (12) 2.42 (12) 3. Maine 11 6 4 1 13 7-11-3 2.09 (11) 2.45 (11) 4. Northeastern 12 5 6 1 11 6-11-4 3.08 (12) 3.50 (12) 5. Providence 11 4 6 1 9 5-14-4 2.09 (11) 3.36 (11) MARCH 7-8, 2015 6. Connecticut 10 2 5 3 7 6-11-6 2.40 (10) 3.90 (10) at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center, Hyannis, Mass. 7. New Hampshire 11 2 79 0 4 4-15-1 1.55 (11) 3.73 (11) For more information visit 8. Vermont 10 1 9 0 2 10-12-1 1.90 (10) 3.90 (10) 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 Tori Sullivan, BC (Fr., F; West Bloomfield, Michigan) Scored twice in a 4-3 win over No. 4 BU and picked up two assists in two wins against Northeastern. Emily Pfalzer, BC (Sr., D; Getzville, New York) Had six points (1g, 5a) in two wins this weekend, including three helpers against No. 4 BU. Marie-Philip Poulin, BU (Sr., F; Beauceville, Quebec) Registered three points (1g, 2a) in two games, including a goal and an assist at No. 1 BC. Victoria Bach, BU (Fr., F; Milton, Ontario) Picked up a career-high three points (1g, 2a) in a 5-3 victory over Maine, finishing plus-three. Victoria Hanson, BU (So., G; Stoughton, Massachusetts) Kicked out 39 shots against No. 1 BC. Emily Snodgrass, UConn (Sr., F; Eagan, Minnesota) Posted four points (3g, 1a) in two-game sweep of UVM, scoring multiple points in each. Leah Lum, UConn (Fr., D; Richmond, British Columbia) Recorded four points (1g, 3a) in three UConn contests this week. Jonna Curtis, UNH (So., F; Elk River, Minnesota) Factored in on both UNH goals against Providence this weekend. Ashley Wilkes, UNH (So., G; North Pole, Alaska) Stopped 27 of 29 shots and was perfect on the UNH penalty kill, going six-for-six against PC. Halle Silva, NU (Fr., F; Acushnet, Massachusetts) Potted a goal and added two assists in two games against No. 1 BC. Denisa Krizova, NU (Fr., F; Horni Cerekev, Czech Republic) Netted a goal and picked up two helpers in two games against No. 1 BC. Madison Sansone, PC (Fr., F; Lockport, New York) Scored her first career goal Tuesday at RPI then had the game-winner Friday vs. UNH Allie Morse, PC (Jr., G; Cottage Grove, Minnesota) Compiled 43 saves in a two-game sweep of UNH, posting 1.01/.956 numbers. ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the “Army ROTC Three 2014-2015 Stars of The Game” are selected by the members of the media. Here are WHEA SCORING LEADERS the 2014-2015 season leaders to date: Rk. Player GP PPG G A P Player Cl. Pos. 1. Alex Carpenter - BC 11 2.27 13 12 25 Alex Carpenter - BC Jr. F 2. Haley Skarupa - BC 11 1.91 10 11 21 Kendall Coyne - NU Jr. F 3. Kendall Coyne - NU 10 2.00 12 8 20 Sarah Lefort - BU Jr. F 4. Lexi Bender - BC 13 1.31 3 14 17 Haley Skarupa - BC Jr. F 5. Emily Pfalzer - BC 10 1.60 1 15 16 Meghann Treacy - ME Jr. G Tori Sullivan - BC 13 1.23 10 6 16 Kenzie Kent - BC 13 1.23 2 14 16 WHEA NEWSFEED 2014-15 EAGLES KEEP ROLLING: No. 1 Boston College extend- Hockey East Goaltending Leaders ed its unbeaten streak to 21 games, including an 18-game presented by winning streak, with three wins over league opponents this week. The Eagles are averaging six goals per game over that stretch. GAA Rk. Name - School MIN GA GAA RIVALRY RENEWED: No. 4 Boston University fell to No. 1 Boston College, 4-3, last week, but did so in thrilling 1. Katie Burt - BC 556:02 6 0.65 fashion, becoming the first team to score three goals against 2. Erin O’Neil - BU 311:08 11 2.12 the Eagles this season. Senior forward, and Terrier captain, 3. Victoria Hanson - BU 406:20 16 2.36 Marie-Philip Poulin is riding a six-game point streak (5g, 6a). 4. Meghann Treacy - ME 600:03 26 2.60 CHULI SETTING RECORDS: UConn junior goaltender 5. Allie Morse - PC 516:35 25 2.90 Elaine Chuli tied a program record when she made 55 saves Jan. 10 against Vermont, helping the Huskies to their first SV% weekend sweep of 2014-15. Rk. Name - School SVS GA SV% 1. Katie Burt - BC 156 6 .963 2. Erin O’Neil - BU 140 11 .927 3. Meghann Treacy - ME 308 26 .922 4. Elaine Chuli - UConn 195 17 .920 5. Allie Morse - PC 260 25 .912 HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY AWARDS HOCKEY EAST MONTHLY AWARDS WARRIOR HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK WARRIOR HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE MONTH Week Player Month Player Sept. 29 Kelsey MacSorely, D - Maine October Alex Carpenter, F - Boston College Oct. 6 Lexi Bender, D - Boston College November Alex Carpenter, F - Boston College Oct. 13 Amanda Pelkey, F - Vermont December Haley Skarupa, F - Boston College Oct. 20 Marie-Philip Poulin, F - Boston University PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE MONTH Oct. 27 Audra Richards, F - Maine Month Player Nov. 3 Rebecca Russo, F - Boston University October Rebecca Leslie, F - Boston University Nov. 10 Kate Leary, F - Boston College November Kenzie Kent, F - Boston College Nov. 17 Kendall Coyne, F - Northeastern December Katie Burt, G - Boston College Nov. 24 Sarah Lefort, F - Boston University Dec. 1 Hayley Skarupa, F - Boston College STOP IT GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH Dec. 8 Sarah Lefort, F - Boston University Month Player October Meghann Treacy - Maine Dec. 15 Alex Carpenter, F - Boston College November Meghann Treacy - Maine Jan. 5 Delia McNally, F - Vermont December Katie Burt - Boston College Jan.