Brian Smith Director of Communications WOMEN’S Hockey East Association 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 WEEKLY Office: (781) 245-2122 13.11 Cell: (339) 227-2988 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014 UNH Duo Captures Weekly Honors After 5-0 Win; Lefort Pushes BU to Victory Vaattovaara Stops 30 for Second Shutout; BC Win Streak Reaches 14 WARRIOR HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK RECENT RESULTS #9 SARAH LEFORT, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Tuesday, December 2 (Jr., F; Ormstown, Quebec) Union 1 at Northeastern 0 Lefort opened and closed the scoring for the Terriers in Saturday’s 4-1 Friday, December 5 win over Vermont. Both of the junior’s goals came unassisted, with the No. 1 Boston College 8 at Maine 1 second marker being tallied while shorthanded. This marks the Orm- New Hampshire 5 at Providence 0 stown, Quebec native’s second Warrior Hockey Player of the Week honor this season, having previously won the award Nov. 24. Saturday, December 6 No. 5 Boston University 4 at Vermont 1 PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK UPCOMING GAMES #13 AMY BOUCHER, NEW HAMPSHIRE Monday, December 8 (Fr., F; Edmonton, Alberta) Providence at No. 5 Boston University - 7 p.m. * Boucher found the back of the net for her fourth goal of the season on Wednesday, December 10 a breakaway in Friday night’s 5-0 win over Providence, proving to be the No. 1 Boston College at Dartmouth - 7 p.m. eventual game-winner. The freshman forward finished the game with a plus-one rating, four shots, and won 12 of 22 faceoffs for the Wildcats. Friday, December 12 Maine at Union - 7 p.m. Saturday, December 13 HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Maine at Union 2 p.m. #35 VILMA VAATTOVAARA, NEW HAMPSHIRE Sunday, December 14 Dartmouth at Vermont - 7 p.m. (Jr., G; Veikkola, Finland) Vaattovaara recorded her second shutout of 2014-15 and of her career in Friday night’s 5-0 victory at Providence. The junior netminder kicked out each of the 30 shots she faced against the Friars. All game times are EST * denotes league games 2014- 2015 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. THE 13TH ANNUAL WHEA 1. Boston College 10 10 0 0 20 16-0-1 6.10 (10) 0.60 (10) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 2. Boston University 9 7 2 0 14 11-3-2 3.56 (9) 2.33 (9) 3. Maine 10 6 3 1 13 7-9-2 2.00 (10) 2.20 (10) 4. Northeastern 9 5 4 0 10 6-8-3 3.33 (9) 2.56 (9) 5. Providence 8 2 5 1 5 3-13-3 1.88 (8) 4.00 (8) MARCH 7-8, 2015 6. New Hampshire 9 2 7 0 4 4-13-1 1.67 (9) 3.78 (9) at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center, Hyannis, Mass. 7. Connecticut 7 0 5 2 2 4-10-5 1.71 (7) 4.57 (7) For more information visit Vermont 8 1 7 0 2 8-9-1 1.88 (8) 3.75 (8) 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 Alex Carpenter, BC (Jr., F; North Reading, Massachusetts) Recorded her 12th multi-point game of the season with two points (1g, 1a) at Maine. Emily Pfalzer, BC (Sr., D; Getzville, New York) Chipped in two assists in 8-1 victory over Maine to help No. 1 Boston College stay undefeated. Haley Skarupa, BC (Jr., F; Rockville, Maryland) Tallied two scores at Maine, pushing her point-streak to 15 games. Kenzie Kent, BC (Fr., F; Norwell, Massachusetts) Two assists helped the Eagles move to 16-0-1 and has six points (2g, 4a) her last two games. Sarah Lefort, BU (Jr., F; Ormstown, Quebec) Notched two goals, including a short-handed tally, in a 4-1 Terriers win over Vermont. Rebecca Leslie, BU (Fr., F; Ottawa, Ontario) Scored the game-winning goal for the Terriers in Burlington Saturday. Victoria Hanson, BU (So., G; Stoughton, Massachusetts) Stopped 14 of 15 shots she faced against the Catamounts to capture a 4-1 decision. Jillian Langtry, ME (Jr., F; Fort Frances, Ontario) Her first goal of the season came against No. 1 BC Friday night, giving the Black Bears a 1-0 lead over the Eagles. Jonna Curtis, UNH (So., F; Elk River, Minnesota) Matched her career-high with two goals at Providence, including the game-winner in a 5-0 victory. Amy Boucher, UNH (Fr., F; Edmonton, Alberta) Scored a goal, poured four shots on net and won 12 of 22 faceoffs in the Wildcat win over the Friars. ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD 2014-2015 At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the “Army ROTC Three 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) 8 2.38 11 8 19 Alex Carpenter - BC Jr. F 2. Kendall Coyne (NEU) 7 2.29 9 7 16 Sarah Lefort - BU Jr. F Haley Skarupa (BC) 8 2.00 8 8 16 Haley Skarupa - BC Jr. F 4. Emily Field (BC) 10 1.40 4 10 14 Tori Sullivan - BC Fr. F Meghann Treacy - ME Jr. G 5. Several tied 13 WHEA NEWSFEED 2014-15 RECORD SET: No. 1 Boston College set a new standard Hockey East Goaltending Leaders for consecutive games won, capturing its 14th straight victory presented by with an 8-1 win over Maine last weekend. The Eagles had eight skaters secure multi-point games in the record-setting effort, while junior forwards Alex Carpenter and Haley Skarupa have now scored at least one point in every game GAA they have played this season. Rk. Name - School MIN GA GAA OFFENSIVE BURST: New Hampshire tied a season-best 1. Katie Burt - BC 556:02 6 0.65 with five goals in a 5-0 win at Providence, including netting 2. Victoria Hanson - BU 346:20 12 2.08 three goals in a single frame for the first time this year. Those 3. Meghann Treacy - ME 542:33 21 2.32 three tallies came in just 4:45 of play. 4. Chloe Desjardins - NU 441:39 19 2.58 HOLD LEFORT: BU junior forward and reigning Hockey 5. Vilma Vaattovaara - UNH 387:10 23 3.56 East Player of the Year Sarah Lefort has scored at least two goals in three of her last four outings, including a four point night (3g, 1a) against UNH on Nov. 23, all on the power play. SV% Rk. Name - School SVS GA SV% MONDAY NIGHT HOCKEY: Providence College visits 1. Katie Burt - BC 156 6 .963 Boston University tonight at 7 p.m. for a Monday night contest. It marks the final game of the 2014 calendar year 2. Meghann Treacy - ME 277 21 .930 for both teams and is also the last league contest before 2015. 3. Chloe Desjardins - NU 230 19 .924 4. Victoria Hanson - BU 117 12 .907 HOT HANRAHAN: After scoring just two goals in her first 12 contests, Friars senior forward Beth Hanrahan has lit 5. Allie Morse - PC 186 21 .899 the lamp six times in her last seven outings. 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 PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE MONTH Oct. 20 Marie-Philip Poulin, F - Boston University Month Player Oct. 27 Audra Richards, F - Maine October Rebecca Leslie, F - Boston University Nov. 3 Rebecca Russo, F - Boston University November Kenzie Kent, F - Boston College Nov. 10 Kate Leary, F - Boston College Nov. 17 Kendall Coyne, F - Northeastern STOP IT GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH Nov. 24 Sarah Lefort, F - Boston University Month Player Dec. 1 Hayley Skarupa, F - Boston College October Meghann Treacy - Maine Dec. 8 Sarah Lefort, F - Boston University November Meghann Treacy - Maine PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Week Player Sept. 29 Taytum Clairmont, F - Northeastern Oct. 6 Rebecca Leslie, F - Boston University Oct. 13 Amy Boucher, F - New Hampshire Oct. 20 Ainsley MacMillan, D - Northeastern Oct. 27 Katie Burt, G - Boston College Nov. 3 Tori Sullivan, F - Boston College Nov. 10 Brooke Boquist, F - Providence College Nov. 17 Victoria Bach, F - Boston University Nov. 24 McKenna Brand, F/Denisa Krizova, F - Northeastern Dec. 1 Kenzie Kent, F - Boston College Dec. 8 Amy Boucher, F - New Hampshire HOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week Player Sept. 29 Elaine Chuli, G - UConn Oct. 6 Madison Litchfield, G - Vermont Oct. 13 Vilma Vaattovaara, G - New Hampshire Oct. 20 Lexi Bender, D - Boston College Oct. 27 Sarah Campbell, D - Vermont Nov. 3 Chloe Desjardins, G - Northeastern Nov. 10 Ashley Wilkes, G - New Hampshire Nov. 17 Allie Morse, G - Providence College Nov. 24 Emily Pfalzer, D - Boston College Dec. 1 Elaine Chuli, G - UConn Dec. 8 Vilma Vaattovaara, G - New Hampshire Boston College Boston University UConn Maine 16-0-1 11-3-2 4-10-5 7-9-2 (10-0-0 HEA) (7-2-0 HEA) (0-5-2 HEA) (6-3-1 HEA) SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 26 QUEENS (Exh) W.