Women's Ice Hockey

NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Weekly Release - Jan. 29, 2024

NESCAC Co-Players of the Week
Jenny Guider – Trinity – Sr. – F – Ridgefield, Conn.
Guider tallied four goals in a sweep of NESCAC foe Colby College. In the series opener, Guider registered her first career hat trick in a 4-3 overtime victory against the Mules. Guider added an insurance goal for the Bantams in a 3-1 win over Colby in the nightcap.

Rei Halloran – Wesleyan – Gr. – G – Tokyo, Japan
The Cardinals continue to roll behind the play of Halloran as the Cardinals earned a tie and overtime win over Hamilton at home on the weekend. Halloran posted 67 saves with a .971 save percentage and a 0.96 goals-against average for the weekend and registered her first shutout of the season in a 1-0 Cardinal overtime win on Saturday. That overtime win saw Halloran post 29 saves as Wesleyan shutout a ranked opponent for just the second time in team history and first since 2019. Halloran made a season-high 38 saves on Friday night as the Cardinals overcame a 2-0 deficit, coming back to secure a 2-2 tie against the Continentals. 

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Junior Alyssa Xu (Bayside, New Brunswick) had a hand in all three goals Saturday, scoring twice with one assist in a 3-2 win over Bowdoin. Xu's goal with 41 seconds remaining in the game was the game-winner. 

Colby - Brenna Studley (Beverly, Mass.) brought the Mules even late in the third period of Friday night's showdown at Trinity.  In one of her signature end-to-end scoring streaks, the sophomore's unassisted tally forced overtime and secured valuable points for Colby.  

Conn. College - Junior defender Kylie McCarthy (Dedham, Mass.) had a strong weekend, as Conn battled hard against Middlebury. In the opener with the Camels trailing 1-0, McCarthy recorded her first goal of the season, scoring on the power play to tie the game at 1-1. On Saturday, McCarthy added an assist on sophomore Casey Chesner's (Great Falls, Va.) power-play maker, at the Camels jumped out to a 1-0 lead. McCarthy also added three blocks in the game, to round out the strong weekend at both ends.

Hamilton – Sophomore Lilly Truchon (South Burlington, Vt.) scored early in the third period in the Continentals' 1-1 tie with SUNY Cortland. The goal was the first of Truchon's collegiate career.

Middlebury – Sophomore Britt Nawrocki (Needham, Mass.) tallied one goal and a pair of assists in a weekend sweep over Connecticut College. The Panther assisted on the opening tally on Friday night, while scoring the go-ahead marker and a helper on Saturday. Nawrocki helped Middlebury complete its second straight NESCAC weekend sweep to remain in second place in the conference standings. 

Williams – Sophomore Erin Pye (Third Lake, Ill.) made 19 saves and allowed one goal for a .950 save percentage against Plattsburgh State on Saturday afternoon in Plattsburgh, N.Y. in the lone game of the week for the Ephs.