WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) POST OFFICE BOX 3, CENTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02632 ECAC OFFICE DAWN WRIGHT (508) 771-5060 (401) 863-2219 (508) 771-9481 (F) (401) 863-1436 (F) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ECAC Women's Hockey Release #4, December 11, 1995 [NOTE: Due to the Christmas Break, the next ECAC Women's Hockey Release will be issued on Tuesday, January 2.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ECAC SCOREBOARD RESULTS 12/6 BC 7, Bowdoin 1 Brown 6, Harvard 2 Northeastern 4, Providence 2 12/8 Boston College 4, Middlebury 3 12/9 UNH 6, Colby 1 Dartmouth 7, Yale 0 Harvard 8, Middlebury 1 Princeton 7, Northeastern 3 St. Lawrence 17, RPI 0 12/10 Yale 2, Boston College 2 Dartmouth 5, Princeton 3 Harvard 7, Williams 0 U.S. Select Team 5, UNH 3 (Exh.) HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 12/16 Harvard at Princeton 12/28-30 Brown in Toronto Tournament 12/29-30 Cornell, NU at Dartmouth Tourn. ECAC LEAGUE STANDINGS & OVERALL RECORDS SCHOOL W-L-T PTS. GF GA OVERALL New Hampshire 5-0-0 10 29 4 10-1-0 Northeastern 5-0-0 10 28 9 7-4-1 Brown 2-0-1 5 16 7 5-2-1 Providence 2-1-0 4 11 8 5-4-0 Dartmouth 2-1-0 4 12 9 7-4-0 Princeton 2-2-0 4 14 21 3-8-0 Cornell 1-2-2 4 16 18 3-2-2 Colby 1-3-1 3 10 19 1-3-1 Harvard 1-3-1 3 7 14 4-5-1 St. Lawrence 0-3-2 2 8 21 1-3-2 Yale 0-3-1 1 1 20 0-5-2 Boston College 0-3-0 0 9 16 2-5-1 -------------- NEW HAMPSHIRE PREVAILS IN ONLY ECAC GAME; BOSTON COLLEGE RECORDS FIRST TWO VICTORIES With just one ECAC league game on tap last week, it was New Hampshire who moved into a first-place tie with Northeastern after its 6-1 defeat of Colby. Freshman Melisa Heitzman led the attack for the Wildcats with her first career hat trick and an assist. Boston College got into the win column with two non-league victories against Bowdoin, 7-1, and Middlebury, 4-3. The Eagles also tied Yale, 2-2. Team-leading scorer Erin Magee registered five goals and three assists in this stretch. Princeton came up with a big 7-3 win over Northeastern in another non-league tilt, but then turned around and dropped a 5-3 decision to Ivy foe Dartmouth, 5-3. Ali Coughlin, another one of this year's sensational ECAC rookies, led the Tigers in their NU victory, scoring four goals. This was Princeton's first win against the Huskies since the 1982-83 season. THE BAUER/ECAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK A.J. Mleczko, Harvard (New Canaan, CT) - A junior forward, A.J. Mleczko recorded five goals in an 8-1 win over Middlebury, tying a Harvard record for most goals in a game. She also had an assist in this game. In a 7-0 blanking of Williams, she tallied a goal and an assist to move into second-place on the career scoring list. THE COOPER/ECAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Ali Coughlin, Princeton (Lincoln, MA) - A freshman center, Ali Couglin scored four goals to lead the Tigers to a 7-3 victory over league-leading Northeastern. One tally was on the power play and the other was the game-winning goal. It was her second hat trick of the season, and it came naturally. ECAC Women's Hockey Release #4, December 11, 1995 ECAC HONOR ROLL Andrea Blakely, St. Lawrence (Nepean, ONT) - In an offensive outpouring against RPI, this junior forward tallied four goals and two assists to lead her team to a 17-0 rout of the Engineers, an ECAC Alliance team. Karen Chernisky, Princeton (Maple Heights, OH) - The junior forward had an impressive week, totaling four goals and two assists in a 7-3 victory over Northeastern and a 5-3 loss to Dartmouth. Melisa Heitzman, New Hampshire (Bloomington, MN) - A rookie left wing, Heitzman accounted for half of her team's scoring in a 6-1 league win over Colby. She scored her first collegiate hat trick and added an assist. One goal came on the power play and another was the game-winner. Erin Magee, Boston College (Troy, NY) - This team-leading rookie center recorded five goals and three assists in a 2-0-1 week for the Eagles. Marie Polichronopoulos, Colby (Manchester, NH) - A junior netminder, Polichronopoulos braved the potent UNH attack in the only league game of the week and made 61saves in a losing effort. She faced this assault with the support of just three total defensemen and seven forwards. Laura Traynham, Boston College (Billerica, MA) - A junior forward, Traynham led BC to a three-game unbeaten string with five goals and two assists. She netted 3-1-4 against Bowdoin. Sarah Vogler, Dartmouth (Birmingham, MI) - In her first game back since an early season injury, the senior defensman had a goal and two assists in the Big Green's two victories. Her defensive play helped set the tempo and establish Dartmouth's presence. Jessica Wagner, Northeastern (Ramsey, MN) - A junior forward, Wagner led her team in a 4-2 victory over Providence with two goals and one assist. ECAC OVERALL SCORING LEADERS Name GP G-A-P Carisa Zaban, UNH 11 11-13-24 Mandy Pfeiffer, PU 11 12-10-22 Brandy Fisher, UNH 11 11-8-19 Laurie Baker, PC 9 11-6-17 Karen Chernisky, PU 11 8-9-17 Erin Magee, BC 8 11-6-17 Annie Camins, UNH 11 8-8-16 Sarah Howald, DC 11 10-6-16 Katie King, BR 8 6-10-16 Kathryn Waldo, NU 12 5-11-16 Ali Coughlin, PU 11 11-4-15 Danyel Howard, NU 8 9-6-15 Jessica Wagner, NU 12 7-8-15 Dana Antal, CU 7 4-10-14 Melisa Heitzman, UNH 11 7-7-14 A.J. Mleczko, HU 10 8-6-14 Danielle Solari, BR 8 10-4-14 Becky Kellar, BR 8 5-8-13 Laura Traynham, BC 8 8-5-13 Alison Wheeler, PC 9 6-7-13 ECAC LEAGUE SCORING LEADERS Name GP G-A-P Carisa Zaban, UNH 5 7-7-14 Dana Antal, CU 5 3-9-12 Danyel Howard, NU 4 7-4-11 Brandy Fisher, UNH 5 6-4-10 Danielle Solari, BR 3 7-3-10 Kathryn Waldo, NU 5 4-6-10 Melisa Heitzman, UNH 5 5-4-9 Annie Camins, UNH 5 5-4-9 Jessica Wagner, NU 5 3-6-9 Ali Coughlin, PU 4 6-2-8 Erin Magee, BC 3 5-3-8 Becky Kellar, BR 3 3-4-7 Mandy Pfeiffer, PU 4 5-2-7 Heather Reinke, UNH 5 2-5-7 Janna Dewar, CU 5 4-2-6 Kimberly Knox, UNH 4 3-3-6 Regina Renner, UNH 4 3-3-6 Erin Schmalz, CU 5 5-1-6 Alison Wheeler, PC 3 4-2-6 ECAC LEAGUE GOALTENDING LEADERS Name GP Mins. W-L-T Sv GA S/Pct. GAA Dina Solimini, UNH 5 300 5-0-0 72 5 .935 1.00 Cora-Lynn Alvar, NU 2 100 2-0-0 37 2 .949 1.20 Natasha Fine, PC 1 60 1-0-0 31 2 .939 2.00 Shannon Meyers, NU 4 200 3-0-0 87 7 .926 2.10 Michele Mortensen, BR 3 105 2-0-1 41 4 .910 2.29 Jen Bowdoin, HU 5 299 1-3-1 140 14 .909 2.53 Sarah Tueting, DC 3 180 2-1-0 94 9 .913 3.00 ECAC OVERALL GOALTENDING LEADERS Name GP Mins. W-L-T Sv GA S/Pct. GAA Dina Solimini, UNH 9 513 8-1-0 131 12 .916 1.40 Michele Mortensen, BR 6 285 3-2-1 104 8 .930 1.68 Libby Witchger, BR 3 120 1-0-0 41 4 .910 2.00 Natasha Fine, PC 5 258 3-2-0 121 10 .924 2.29 Sarah Tueting, DC 8 480 4-4-0 211 22 .906 2.75 Jen Bowdoin, HU 9 484 3-5-1 213 24 .899 2.98