HADLEY, Mass. – Middlebury junior Madie Leidt is the 2020 NESCAC Player of the Year as selected by the league’s coaches. The 2018 Rookie of the Year, she also earned a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team for the second year in a row. Leidt, the eighth Panther to garner Player of the Year honor, leads the league in scoring with 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists in NESCAC contests and has tallied 34 points overall (18-16-34). Leidt has 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) on the power play in 16 league games this season. Middlebury is 20-2-3, earning the top seed in the NESCAC Championship with a 14-1-1 NESCAC mark. The Panthers will host the remaining rounds of the NESCAC Championship on March 7 and 8 and will face No. 4 Hamilton in the semifinals.
Amherst forward Jillian Mazzocca (West Hartford, Conn.) is the second player from Amherst to be named the NESCAC Rookie of the Year, joining Krystyn Elek (2007). Mazzocca is the leading scorer among first-year players and ranks sixth overall among the scoring leaders in conference games with 12 points on five goals and seven assists. She has recorded 23 points overall on 11 goals and 12 assist this season. Mazzocca propelled the No. 3 Mammoths into the semifinals with her fifth game-winning goal of the year in a 1-0 overtime victory over No. 6 Connecticut College in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. Amherst improved to 15-5-5 overall record with the win and will play No. 2 Colby in the NESCAC Semifinals on March 7.
Colby head coach Holley Tyng was selected as the NESCAC Coach of the Year by her peers. She earns the honor for the first time in her four years at the helm of the Mules and is the second coach in Colby history to garner the honor, joining David Venditti (2006). Tyng guided Colby to its highest seed in program history (No. 2) and its third straight appearance in the NESCAC Championship after posting a 9-3-4 mark in league play. The Mules are 15-5-5 overall, marking the most wins since the 2007-08 season, after posting a 2-0 win over No. 7 Bowdoin in the NESCAC Quarterfinals.
2020 Women's Ice Hockey All-NESCAC Teams
Player of the Year: Madie Leidt, Middlebury
Rookie of the Year: Jillian Mazzocca, Amherst
Coach of the Year: Holley Tyng, Colby
All-NESCAC First Team
| Pos |
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Past Awards |
| G |
Caitlin Walker |
Amherst |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio |
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| D |
Michaela Giuttari |
Hamilton |
Sr. |
Warwick, R.I. |
2018 2nd Team |
| D |
Eva Hendrickson |
Middlebury |
So. |
Edina, Minn. |
|
| F |
Meghan Halloran |
Williams |
Jr. |
Darien, Conn. |
2018 2nd Team, 2019 POY, 2019 1st Team |
| F |
Madie Leidt |
Middlebury |
Jr. |
Killingworth, Conn. |
2018 ROY, 2019 1st Team |
| F |
Jenna Letterie |
Middlebury |
So. |
Winthrop, Mass. |
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All-NESCAC Second Team
| Pos |
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Past Awards |
| G |
Lin Han |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Toronto, Ontario |
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| D |
Nell Fusco |
Bowdoin |
Jr. |
Winchester, Mass. |
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| D |
Delaney Szlezyngier |
Williams |
So. |
Sterling Heights, Mich. |
|
| F |
Erin Dillon |
Conn. College |
Jr. |
Hazlett, N.J. |
|
| F |
Tess Dupre |
Colby |
Sr. |
Dover, Mass. |
|
| F |
Missy Segall |
Hamilton |
Jr. |
Wellesley, Mass. |
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POY=Player of the Year; ROY=Rookie of the Year
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