November 14, 2011

ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK #14 CASEY PICKETT, NORTHEASTERN (Junior Forward; Wilmington, Mass.) Pickett scored three goals and added two assists in Northeastern's two victories at Vermont over the weekend at Gutterson Fieldhouse. PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK #13 TORI PASQUARIELLO, MAINE (Freshman Forward; Mississauga, Ont.) Pasquariello scored three goals in a two-game set against Niagara University. She scored the game winner in Saturday's game and notched two more goals during Sunday's contest at Alfond Arena. WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK #41 FLORENCE SCHELLING, NORTHEASTERN (Senior Goaltender; Oberengstringen, Switzerland) Schelling stopped a combined 60 of 63 shots (.952 save%) for the Huskies to record her eighth and ninth wins of the season in the road sweep at Vermont. WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS The Friars outscored their opponents 8 to 2 in the four-point weekend and outshot their opponent by a combined 68 to 31 margin. Providence went a perfect 9-for-9 on the penalty over the weekend in two contests.

Athletic Republic Player of the Week Casy Pickett of Northeastern ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the " Army ROTC Three Stars of The Game" are selected. Here are the 2011-2012 season leaders to date: Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School 1. Corinne Buie So. F PC   Florence Schelling Sr. G NU 3. Corinne Boyles Jr. G BC   Kendall Coyne Fr. F NU   Ashley Cottrell Sr. F PC   Rachel Llanes Jr. F NU   Laura Veharanta Sr. F PC

HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS

Kasey Boucher, BU (Sr., D, Lewiston, Maine) Assisted on a pair of goals to help guide the Terriers past UNH.

Corinne Buie, PC (So. F., Edina, Minn.) Registered two goals over the weekend, including a short-handed score in a 2-0 victory at UConn.

Ashley Cottrell, PC (Sr., F, Sterling Heights, Mich.) Had a goal and two assists in the Friars' two wins over the weekend.

Myriam Croussette, Maine (Sr., F, Baie-Comeau, Que.) Notched a goal during Saturday's game against Niagara and an assist in Sunday's game.

Brittany Dougherty, Maine (Jr., F, Chesterfield, Mich.) Grabbed two goals and an assist this weekend in a two game series against Niagara.

Nicole Gifford, UNH (So., F, Ennismore, Ont.) Recorded two assists at No. 5 BU and completed the weekend with three points (1g,2a).

Kristine Horn, UNH (Jr., F, Utica, Mich.) Had a multiple-point effort (1g,1a) at fifth-ranked BU and finished the weekend with three points (1g,2a).

Genevieve Lacasse, PC (Sr., G, Kingston, Ont.) Recorded two conference victories, including her 14th career shutout on Saturday at UConn.

Isabel Menard, BU (Jr., F, Ottawa, Ont.) Potted two goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist to lift BU to a 5-2 win over UNH.

Brittany Ott, Maine (Jr., G, St. Clair Shores, Mich.) Secured a 19-save shutout for the Black Bears on Saturday against Niagara University.

Kerrin Sperry, BU (So., G, North Reading, Mass.) Made 18 saves to propel BU to a 5-2 win over UNH.

Laura Veharanta, PC (Sr., F, La Verne, Calif.) Had a goal and two assists in Sunday's 6-2 victory over New Hampshire.

CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO's HOT

Moe Bradley, UNH (SWAMPSCOTT, MASS.) Made her collegiate debut at Providence College; she stopped 18 of 20 shots

CORINNE BUIE, PC (EDINA, MINN.) Has recorded 10 points (5g,5a) in her last seven games

CAROLINE CAMPBELL, BU (ST. LOUIS, MO.) Tallied her first career goal vs. UNH on Saturday

Brittany Dougherty, MAINE (Chesterfield, Mich.) Has seven goals and three assists in the last six games for the University of Maine. She now has 50 career points.

Maggie Pendelton , PC (Woodbury , Minn.) Has eight points (3g,5a) in her last five games

TEAM NOTES

Boston College: After a week off, the Eagles return to action when they travel to No. 8/9 Northeastern on Thursday…Boston College is 11-4-0 against the Terriers since 2007-08…First-year members of BC have accounted for 30-of-73 points (.411) through the first eight games…Freshman Alex Carpenter leads BC with 12 points (7g, 5a) and fifth in the conference for scoring…Junior Blake Bolden leads all Hockey East defensemen with seven points (2g, 5a), while freshman Emily Pfalzer (2g, 4a) and junior Dru Burns (6a) are tied for second…The Eagles hold a 13-8 scoring advantage over opponents in the third period…Boston College has faced four ranked teams this season, going 3-2-0.

Boston University: Junior forward Jill Cardella notched a shorthanded goal, the team's fifth shorthanded tally of the season. The Terriers lead the nation in shorthanded goals…Cardella's goal was her second in as many games…Junior forward Isabel Menard compiled a three-point game for the second time this season. The first time she accomplished that feat was against North Dakota on Sept. 30…BU allowed two power play goals in one game for the first time all season. Before New Hampshire scored on its first power play chance, the Terriers had killed off 19 straight penalties. Bu now owns the fifth-best PK in the NCAA (91.3%)…Saturday's game snapped sophomore goaltender Kerrin Sperry's streak of six straight games with 30 saves or more.

University of Connecticut: Sophomore goaltender Nicole Paniccia made 30 saves, her third game in six starts with 30 or more...UConn offense shutout for third straight game, scoreless in 11 consectutive periods

University of Maine: The University of Maine women's ice hockey team shutout Niagara University during game one of the weekend series, 3-0. They skated to a 3-3 draw to end the two game series...Brittany Ott earned her first shutout of the season and the fifth of her career stopping all 19 shots she faced. Brittany Dougherty continued her hot streak with two goals and an assist through the two game series while Tori Pasquariello scored three goals in the two games.

University of New Hampshire: Freshman goaltender Jenn Gilligan matched her career high of 28 saves at fifth-ranked Boston University...Both the junior and sophomore classes have produced 21 points; the six juniors have tallied 10 goals and 11 assists while the five sophomores have combined six goals and 15 assists...UNH scored multiple power-play goals for the first time this season with two power-play tallies at fifth-ranked Boston University...The game at BU marked UNH's first loss this season when scoring first (4-1-0) and when leading after one period (2-1-0); the 'Cats held a 1-0 lead at the first intermission vs. BU.

Northeastern University: Northeastern stayed unbeaten and untied in Hockey East with a pair of wins at Vermont over the weekend…the Huskies now play just three games outside of Massachusetts for the remainder of the regular season…Northeastern will take the ice for the first time against nationally ranked competition this Thursday and Friday against Boston College…Florence Schelling, the reigning WHEA Goaltender of the Month and WHEA Defensive Player of the Week has now moved to second in the country in save percentage (.953), fourth in goals against average (1.20) and a tie for first with four shutouts…the Huskies went a perfect 11-11 on the penalty kill this weekend to move to third in the nation at 92.2% (47-51).

Providence College: Providence Assistant Coach Karen Thatcher helped the US National Team claim victory in the Four Nation's Cup, this week…Providence s currently enjoying a five-game unbeaten streak – the fourth best streak in the nation…The Friars allowed only nine shots on goal Saturday against UConn.

University of Vermont: Vermont had its three-game unbeaten streak snapped by #9 Northeastern this weekend, as the Catamounts dropped two games to the Huskies, who are undefeated in league play…85.1% of Vermont's scoring has come in the first and third period, including two of their three goals this past weekend…Kellie Dineen registered Vermont's third shorthanded goal of the season Friday night against the Huskies…Vermont is now 1-4-4 at Gutterson Fieldhouse this season…The Catamounts hit the road next weekend to face Providence and Connecticut, Vermont was 0-4-0 on the road last season against the Friars and Huskies.