Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Women’s Notes: First-Year Standouts
Princeton’s Alexander Leading all Freshmen this Season
Among the numerous freshmen across the league making strong starts to their college careers, only one currently ranks in the top 10 in NCAA scoring. Princeton forward Mackenzie Alexander (Etobicoke, Ontario) is tied for ninth with eight goals and 22 assists, totaling 30 points. She is averaging 2.14 points per game, a pace that earned her Rookie of the Month honors from the Hockey Commissioners Association for November.
Alexander opened the season with six points during Princeton’s opening weekend against Robert Morris. She netted two goals and four assists with a plus-four rating, helping the Tigers sweep the Colonials. She added a goal in a loss to Brown to close out October, capping a strong start to her collegiate campaign.
In November, Alexander hit her stride, recording 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) in just nine games. The Tigers posted a 6-3 record for the month, highlighted by an 8-1 upset over No. 13 Boston University, in which Alexander tallied four points with a goal and three assists. She also registered six assists in Princeton’s 12-1 win over Stonehill, marking the most assists in a single game since 2005 and tying for second in program history.
Alexander recorded five multi-point games in November and posted a plus-14 rating. Her production continued against ranked opponents, with three goals and five assists for eight points against top 15 teams.
Other leading freshmen include Union forward Karianne Engelbert (Whitby, Ontario), who has 10 goals and seven assists for 17 points in 20 games. Penn State’s Grace Outwater (Fr., Picton, Ontario) also has 17 points this season, with eight goals and nine assists.
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Holy – Moly – Cross:
The Holy Cross Crusaders gave up an early power-play goal against No. 10 Boston College on Friday night. However, after 50 minutes of hard-fought hockey, the Crusaders tied the game with a goal from senior forward Mackenzie King (Mt. Lebanon, Pa.) – it was King’s 100th career game.
Midway through overtime, assistant captain Alexia Moreau (Jr., Louiseville, Quebec) recorded her second point of the night by scoring the game-winner.
The win is one for the record books as the Crusaders claimed the series victory 2-1, the first series win over Boston College in program history.
Six Nations Tournament:
The Women’s Euro Hockey Tour kicks off today and runs from Dec 11-15 in Tampere, Finland. The six-team tournament includes the United States, Canada, Czechia, Finland, Sweden, and Switzerland. The tournament features 87 current, former, or committed NCAA Division I women’s hockey players. In all, 22 different NCAA schools will have representation at the tournament.
To see the full list of NCAA participating players visit here.
Post-ing Program Records:
The Post Eagles had a weekend to remember against conference opponent Sacred Heart, shutting out the Pioneers 3-0 on Friday night and winning in a shootout on Saturday.
Friday’s victory was historic for the Eagles, marking the first time they defeated the Pioneers at home after an 0-16-1 record in the all-time series. Junior goaltender Hannah Saunders (Ottawa, Ontario) earned her third shutout of the season, and a program record, sixth of her career.
On Saturday, Saunders again led the way, making 30 saves on 31 shots and stopping all four attempts in the shootout. The victory marked the first two-game series sweep of Sacred Heart in program history and Post’s first-ever shootout win.
Fit To Print:
“Today’s game from start to finish was one of our most complete games. We did a lot of little things well and played consistently for sixty minutes. I was excited about that. Give the players a lot of credit for winning two games against a really difficult opponent. It was a good way to finish the first half.”
— Head coach Mark Johnson praised his team’s effort following their sweep of WCHA opponent Minnesota State. (Source: UWBadgers.com)
PWHL Note of the Week:
The PWHL’s sophomore season is off to an exciting start, with parity evident across the league as each team has secured at least one win in its first three games.
Rookies have been the talk of the town with 18 recording their first PWHL point. No. 1 draft pick Sarah Fillier (Princton ’24) leads not only rookies, but the league, in points with two goals and four assists in three games played.
Close behind her are Minnesota Frost rookies Dominique Petrie (Colgate ’24) and Britta Curl-Salemme (Wisconsin ’24) who both have three points in three games.
Other NCAA rookies netting their first PWHL goals include Cayla Barnes (Ohio State ’24), Jennifer Gardiner (Ohio State ’24), Sydney Bard (Colgate ’24), Izzy Daniel (Cornell ’24), Gabby Rosenthal (Ohio State), Danielle Serdachny (Colgate ’24), and Mannon McMahon (Minn. Duluth ’24).
You Miss 100% of the Shots You Don’t Take:
The Clarkson Golden Knights lead the nation in shots on goal with 848. With 86 goals this season, their shooting percentage is 10.1 percent, ranking fifth nationally.
Wisconsin leads the nation with a shooting percentage of 14.5 percent, followed by Princeton (13.1%), Colgate (13.1%), and Boston College (11.0%).
Fries at the Bottom of the Bag:
Penn State forward Tessa Janecke (Jr., Orangeville, Ill.) recorded her 21st three-point plus game of her career Friday night … St. Michael forward Mary Leys (Gr., Newport R.I.) skated in her school-record 111th career game on Friday breaking a tie with Jenna Harrison (St. Michael ’23) … Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey (Jr., Salem, N.H.) now sits in third place in school history in defender scoring with 109 points … Northeastern Freshmen Lisa Jonsson (Stockholm, Sweden) posted another shutout Saturday against New Hampshire, her fourth of the season … RIT swept Lindenwood in its first sweep over an AHA opponent since the Tigers swept Penn State in 2020 … RPI goaltender Reese Keating (So., Thunder Bay, Ontario) stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Tigers win over No 14. Yale, including 18 shots in the third period … Minnesota forward Abbey Murphy (Sr., Evergreen Park, Ill.) tied her career-high series-points with eight points, three goals and five assists, against St. Thomas … Syracuse forward Bryn Saarela (Gr., Denver, Colo.) netted her first-career hat trick in their 4-1 win over Robert Morris
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