PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Abby Latorella (LIU, F, Sr., Macomb, Mich.)
Recorded at least one point against four programs that are nationally-ranked or receiving votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine National Poll. Added four blocked shots in four games and had a goal and an assist against both RV Minnesota State and at No. 12 Penn State.
Honor Roll
Kelly Golini (Saint Anselm, F, Gr., Tewskbury, Mass.)
Audrey Jackson (Saint Anselm, F, So., Shoreview, Minn.)
Jenna Ruiz (Franklin Pierce, F, Jr., Webster, Wis.)
Stella Scott (LIU, F, Sr., Aspen, Colo.)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Savannah Popick (Saint Anselm, D, Jr., South Windsor, Conn.)
Blocked five shots in total against a pair of Hockey East opponents in Merrimack and New Hampshire. Has blocked at least one shot in each of her last five games, racking up 10 in that span.
Honor Roll
Paula Bergstrom (LIU, D, So., Örnsköldsvik, Sweden)
Ava Kison (Franklin Pierce, F, Sr., Eau Claire, Wis.)
Darby Rich (Saint Michael’s, D, Jr., Melrose, Mass.)
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Tindra Holm (LIU, G, So., Skellefteå, Sweden)
Racked up 105 saves across a pair of contests against No. 12 Penn State before the New Year. Made 60 stops in a narrow 4-3 loss to the Nittany Lions before rejecting 45 shots on goal the next day. Ranks second in the NEWHA in saves (562) and is the league-leader in save percentage (0.938).
Honor Roll
Jill Hertl (Franklin Pierce, G, Fr., Highland Park, Ill.)
Allie Kelley (Saint Anselm, G, Sr., East Berne, N.Y.)
Carissa Mudrak (Saint Michael’s, G, So., Duluth, Minn.)
Eve Stone (Stonehill, G, Fr., North Billerica, Mass.)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jill Hertl (Franklin Pierce, G, Fr., Highland Park, Ill.)
Halted 67 shots on net in two games against Union in mid-December. Made a career-high 43 saves, including 18 in the second period, on 46 shots against the Dutchwomen on Dec. 16, backstopping a 4-3 victory at home. Leads the NEWHA in goals-against average (1.81).
Honor Roll
Eve Stone (Stonehill, G, Fr., North Billerica, Mass.)
F, Jr., Webster, s.)
Sheridan Terrazzano (Post, F, So., Groton, Mass.)
Paige Whaley (Stonehill, F, Jr., Carlisle, Ontario, Canada)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Stefanie Caban (Franklin Pierce, D, Sr., Fitchburg, Mass.)
Scored a second-period game-winning power-play goal in her team’s lone game this past week, a 4-1 win at home against Hockey East-member Holy Cross. Added two blocked shots in the victory for the Ravens.
Honor Roll
Gabrielle Huson (Saint Anselm, D, Sr., Edina, Minn.)
Kelly Solak (Sacred Heart, D, Sr., Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.)
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Allie Kelley (Saint Anselm, G, Sr., East Berne, N.Y.)
Stopped 100 shots on goal in a home-and-home series split with Dartmouth, closing the two-game stretch with a 1.00 goals-against average and a league-best .980 save percentage. Made 44 saves in a 2-1 defeat on Saturday before stopping 56 shots in a 2-0 shutout win on Sunday, setting a program record for the most saves in a victory.
Honor Roll
Grace Glasrud (Post, G, Jr., Delano, Minn.)
Carly Greene (Sacred Heart, G, So., Minnetonka, Minn.)
Jill Hertl (Franklin Pierce, G, Fr., Highland Park, Ill.)
Hanna Zukow (Stonehill, G, So., Unionville, Ontario, Canada)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jill Hertl (Franklin Pierce, G, Fr., Highland Park, Ill.)
In Franklin Pierce’s only game last week, stopped 32 of 33 shots in her team’s 4-1 victory at home over Hockey East member Holy Cross at home. Has now won the league’s Rookie of the Week honor in three of the last four weeks.
Honor Roll
Alexis Petford (Stonehill, F, Fr., Balgonie, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Ella Ridge (Saint Anselm, D, Fr., Chicago, Ill.)
Kailey Smith (Sacred Heart, D, Fr., Framingham, Mass.)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Carrigan Umpherville (LIU, F, Sr., Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada)
Posted a goal and two assists in a 4-2 victory against Franklin Pierce on Saturday, just one day after posting an assist in a 2-2 draw with the Ravens. Added three blocks in the two-game series while extending an active point-scoring streak to five games (3-4=7).
Honor Roll
Katie Keenan (Sacred Heart, F, So., Hingham, Mass.)
Jenna Ruiz (Franklin Pierce, F, Jr., Webster, Wis.)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alva Johnsson (LIU, F, Sr., Stockholm, Sweden)
Scored the game-tying goal less than five minutes into Friday’s game against Franklin Pierce, helping the Sharks to a 2-2 draw. Blocked two shots in Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Ravens, giving her a team-best four blocked shots across two games.
Honor Roll
Jenna Abeyta (Post, F, Sr., Aurora, Colo.)
Erika Lizotte (Sacred Heart, F, Sr., Littleton, Mass.)
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Molly Elmore (Sacred Heart, G, Jr., Newburyport, Mass.)
Made 12 saves in a 1-0 shutout over Saint Michael’s on Friday, recording her third victory in four games. Has two shutouts on the season and ranks second in the NEWHA in goals-against average (2.28) on the season.
Honor Roll
Carissa Mudrak (Saint Michael’s, G, Jr., Duluth, Minn.)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Anya Weilandt (LIU, F, Fr., Northbrook, Ill.)
Scored the first goal of her collegiate career against Franklin Pierce on Saturday, helping the Sharks to a 4-2 victory over the Ravens. Struck on the power play in the final minute of the first period, tying the game at one.
Honor Roll
Tristan Currie (Post, F, Fr., Parkhill, Ontario, Canada)
Julianna Koman (Sacred Heart, D, Fr., Washington, Pa.)
