Women's Ice Hockey

NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Weekly Release - Feb. 26, 2024

NESCAC Player of the Week
Mac Donovan - Hamilton - G - So. - Falls Church, Va.
Donovan made 24 saves in a 2-0 NESCAC Quarterfinal win over No. 5 Trinity in the sophomore's first postseason start. Donovan stopped six shots in the last 13 minutes as the Bantams tried to make a late push at a comeback in the third period.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Sophomore Maeve Reynolds (Plymouth, Mass.) scored both goals to lead top-seeded Amherst past No. 8 Bowdoin, 2-0, in the NESCAC Quarterfinals. The Mammoths will host the remaining rounds of the NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Championship at Orr Rink on March 1-2.

Colby - Mandy Busky (Ellington, Conn.) earned the second playoff win of her career Saturday, making 28 saves in a 3-2 victory over the No. 6 Wesleyan. The junior netminder also tallied an assist on the game-winning goal when she fed Breanna Studley (Beverly, Mass.) behind the net who raced up ice untouched for the score. 

MiddleburyKate Flynn (Milton, Mass.) played a pivotal role in ensuring Middlebury advanced in the NESCAC Tournament on Saturday. The first year tallied a pair of goals, including the game-winner, to help the Panthers top Williams, 4-1, in quarterfinal action. Flynn has three game-winning tallies in the last four conference contests. The forward leads Middlebury with 12 markers this season, which ranks fourth in the conference and first among rookies. 

Williams – Junior Katie Armstrong (Newton, Mass.) scored a power-play goal during the second period in the quarterfinals of the NESCAC Tournament at No. 7 Middlebury on Saturday afternoon.