Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Women’s Notes: NEWHA’s Netminders
Active Shutout Streaks, Leading Saves, and More
NEWHA announced Tuesday that Sacred Heart’s Jillian Petruno (Jr., Wixom, Mich.) was named Goalie of the Week. Petruno has four wins this season, including three shutouts, and a .940 save percentage. After back-to-back shutouts last weekend against Assumption, the Pioneers are tied for first in the NEWHA standings. Petruno is on an active shutout streak spanning four games and 196 minutes, 19 seconds; she last allowed a goal on Nov. 1 against LIU.
Her teammate Carly Greene (Sr., Minnetonka, Minn.) has three wins this season with two shutouts, a .971 save percentage, and a 1.11 goals-against average.
Franklin Pierce is currently tied with Sacred Heart in the NEWHA standing and netminder Jill Hertl (Jr., Highland Park, Ill.) has six wins in eight starts, one shutout, and a .938 save percentage.
Saint Michael’s junior goaltender Annika Lavendar (Plymouth, Minn.) and Stonehill’s Alexsa Caron (Fr., Dracut, Mass.) are atop the leaderboard in shots faced.
Lavendar recorded 69 saves against Clarkson to open the season and has logged two games with 45 or more saves. The junior earned NEWHA weekly honor roll recognition for her performance between the pipes.
Caron has a league-leading 448 saves, more than 100 ahead of the next closest goalie. She made 61 saves in a loss to Ohio State and her 4-4 conference record earns the Skyhawks a fourth-place spot in the NEWHA standings.
To see more goalie stats on the season visit 2024-25 Goaltending Leaders.
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Youtube: Natalie Darwitz & Krissy Wendell-Pohl HOF acceptance speeches
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Comeback Kids:
The No. 5 Colgate Raiders are on a 10-game winning streak, having won its last three games in comeback fashion. The Raiders overcame a one-goal, third-period deficit to defeat Yale 4-3 on Saturday night.
During the streak, sophomore forward Emma Pais (So., London, Ontario) extended her point streak to 11 games with 15 points. Pais has recorded a point in all but one game this season.
Top-Ranked Matchups:
The top four teams in the country face off against each other this coming weekend including a rematch of the last two national championships.
The No. 1 ranked Wisconsin Badgers hit the road to face No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Wisconsin holds the overall record against the Buckeyes with 79 wins – 25 losses – 10 ties but the Buckeyes have won 10 of the last 15.
In the State of Hockey, the No. 4 ranked Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs play host to No. 3 ranked Minnesota Gophers. The Gophers went 3-0-1 against the Bulldogs last season and this is their first matchup of the 2024-25 campaign.
In New York, No 6. Clarkson will have a home-and-home with No. 9 ranked St. Lawrence on Wednesday and Friday.
Another notable match up this weekend includes a Boston showdown with the No. 13 ranked Boston College Eagles and No. 14 ranked Boston University Terriers on Friday and Saturday.
Extra, Extra:
Seven different series needed overtime last weekend including four ECAC matchups
| Rensselaer | 3 | at | St. Lawrence | 3 | ot | RPI wins shootout, 2-0 |
| Colgate | 4 | at | Brown | 3 | ot | |
| Union | 2 | at | Clarkson | 3 | ot | |
| Quinnipiac | 2 | at | Dartmouth | 1 | ot | |
| Merrimack | 3 | at | Boston University | 3 | ot | BU wins shootout, 2-0 |
| Holy Cross | 2 | at | Vermont | 1 | ot | |
| Post | 2 | at | Saint Anselm | 2 | ot | St. Anselm wins shootout, 2-1 |
Fit To Print:
“To my mom and dad: when I begged you to play hockey at five years old, you signed me up with no dreams of me playing college hockey or playing in the Olympics. It was never about how good I could be or getting a college scholarship. Because when I started playing, there was no girls team to play on, no college scholarships to get and no women’s hockey in the Olympics. It was about letting me play a game that gave me so much joy and put a smile on my face every day.”
–Krissy Wendell thanks her parents and reflects on the growth of women’s hockey during her Hockey Hall of Fame speech in Toronto. (TSN)
PWHL Note of the Week:
PWHL training camps officially began this week, with two mini-camps set for Nov. 19-22. Final rosters are due Nov. 27, and the 2024-25 season begins Nov. 30.
Last season, the top 20 scorers in the PWHL were all former NCAA players. Toronto Sceptres forward and former Ohio State Buckeye Natalie Spooner (Scarborough, Ontario) led the league with 27 points in 24 games.
Shooooot!:
Four players have recorded more than 70 shots on goal this season. In 15 games, Ohio State’s Joy Dunne (So., O’Fallon, MO.) has 78 shots on goal, and Quinnipiac’s Kahlen Lamarche (So., Sudbury, Ontario) has 72.
Saint Anselm’s Brooklyn Schneiderhan (Jr., Helena, Montana) has 73 shots in 13 games, while Penn State’s Tessa Janecke (Jr., Orangeville, Ill.) has 70 in 12 games, averaging nearly six shots on goal per game.
Fries at the Bottom of the Bag:
Quinnipiac’s, Cassandra Turner won her 200th game as head coach of the Bobcats … Northeastern freshmen goalie Lisa Jönsson (Stockholm, Sweden) posted her first and second career shutouts last weekend against No. 10 UConn. The back-to-back shutouts over a ranked opponent mark the first time by a Northeastern goaltender since 2010 … Penn State added Jennifer Wakefield to the coaching staff, she played collegiately at New Hampshire (2007-09) and Boston University (2010-12). Wakefield was a 2008-09 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award … Boston College’ Abby Newhook (Sr., St. John’s, Newfoundland) netted two goals in the 3-1 win over Maine on Saturday and surpassed the 50-goal mark … Clarkson’s defenseman Haley Winn (Sr., Rochester, NY) reached the 100-point career mark … Ohio State and Stonehill lead the league in shorthanded goals with three apiece.
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