Women's Ice Hockey

NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Weekly Release - Dec. 2, 2024

NESCAC Player of the Week
Dylan Green – Wesleyan – Jr. – F – Pittsburgh, Pa.
Green led the Cardinals, scoring three of the team's five goals in two wins over Salve Regina last week. Green scored twice at Salve Regina on Tuesday, including the game-winning goal in overtime as the Cardinals defeated the Seahawks, 3-2. The junior followed with a power-play goal in a 2-1 home win over Salve Regina on Saturday.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Natalie Stott (Franklin, Mass.) stopped all 54 shots she faced last week in a 3-0-0 week for the No. 4-ranked Mammoths, who captured the 17th annual Codfish Bowl title with wins over St. Olaf and UMass-Boston. In a 2-0 win over Western New England, Stott played 59:57 and made 20 saves, including 11 in the third period as the Mammoths protected that two-goal lead. In a 3-0 win over St. Olaf, the junior made 18 saves over 60 minutes of playing time and in the championship game versus the Beacons, Stott played the first 45:08 and made 16 saves, 10 in the second period as the Mammoths took a 1-0 lead that turned into a three-goal advantage. For the week, Stott made 54 saves in 165:05 minutes in goal and posted the 24th and 25th career shutouts. Stott has a 0.59 goals against average and a .972 save percentage for the 7-0-0 Mammoths.

Bowdoin – Sophomore Luna Lu (Ottawa, Ontario) had a hand in all four goals as the Polar Bears blanked Rivier, 4-0, on Tuesday to improve to 5-0-0. Lu scored the Polar Bears' first goal with two minutes remaining in the first period and assisted on three more goals in a span of 10:57 to lead Bowdoin to the win, finishing with a goal and three assists on the day. 
 
Colby – Molly Lefebvre (Grafton, Mass.) tallied the first goal in Colby's 2-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine on Tuesday.  The goal came six minutes into the opening frame and was the sophomore's second on the season. 

Hamilton – Sophomore Grace Puskar (Fairfield, Conn.) had a goal and an assist and won 9-of-14 faceoffs in the Continentals' 5-1 win at SUNY Morrisville. The goal was the first of Puskar's collegiate career. Lilly Truchon (South Burlington, Vt.) recorded the junior's first collegiate assist and first career multi-point game. Truchon scored Hamilton's second goal.

Middlebury  - Kate Flynn (Milton, Mass.) was named MVP of the Panther/Cardinal Classic after helping Middlebury win the title with victories over Endicott and No. 6 Plattsburgh State. Flynn had a hand in two of the four goals against the Cardinals, tallying one goal and an assist to help Middlebury record its largest margin of victory over the national powerhouse in over 20 years. The win also marked the first time in 13 years that the Panthers have tallied back-to-back triumphs over Plattsburgh State. Flynn also scored once in a 4-1 win over Endicott and added two points (1G, 1A) in a 5-0 victory over Vermont State Castleton. Flynn finished the week with three goals and two assists for five points. The sophomore ranks fourth in the league with seven points (4G, 3A) and has recorded at least one marker in four straight contests.
 
Wesleyan - Dylan Green (Pittsburgh, Pa.) led the Cardinals, scoring three of the team's five goals in two wins over Salve Regina last week. Green scored twice at Salve on Tuesday, including the game-winning goal in overtime as the Cardinals defeated the Seahawks 3-2. The junior followed with a power-play goal in a 2-1 home win over Salve on Saturday.

Williams – The Ephs were idle last week. Williams returns to action on Tuesday, December 3 hosting Vermont State Castleton.