March 17, 2011

Boston College senior Molly Schaus was the First Team All-American goaltender

ERIE, PA — Nine players competing for an NCAA Women's National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championship in Erie, PA, this weekend have been honored as 2011 DIVISION I REEBOK WOMEN'S HOCKEY ALL-AMERICAN, it was announced today by the American Hockey Coaches Association. Included among the 12 honorees are representatives of all four of this year's NCAA semifinalists: the University of Wisconsin, Cornell University, Boston University and Boston College.

Noteworthy among the selections:

• Nine players have been previously honored, including Mercyhurst's Meghan Agosta who becomes the third four-time First Team All-American. Harvard's Angela Ruggiero and Jennifer Botterill were the others.

• Only five players come from the United States. Six come from Canada; one from Finland.

• There are six seniors, two juniors and four sophomores.

• Cornell and Wisconsin led the way with three honorees each.

• Five selections came from the WCHA, three each from the ECAC and Hockey East, and one from the CHA.

The REEBOK ALL-AMERICAN ICE HOCKEY TEAMS are sponsored by REEBOK HOCKEY, an international leader in hockey equipment, and chosen by members of the AMERICAN HOCKEY COACHES ASSOCIATION.