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College Hockey America award winners for Jan. 30
January 30, 2012 Weekly Release (PDF)
COLLEGE HOCKEY AMERICA WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS FOR GAMES THROUGH MONDAY, January 30, 2012 |
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College Hockey America Players of the Week |
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Margot Scharfe - Syracuse Sophomore, Foward, Toronto, Ontario Sophomore center Margot Scharfe had a team high two points last weekend at Quinnipiac (one goal, one assist). She scored the opening goal of the game on Saturday late in the first period, her 10th of the season and added the secondary assist on the game-winning goal with 8:36 left in regulation. Scharfe leads the Orange with 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists). She is 95th in the nation in points per game (0.75), tied for 74th in goals per game (0.36) while her 10 goals are tied for sixth in the CHA and her 11 assists are tied for 10th. She also has seven points in her last five games (three goals, four assists).
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College Hockey America Goaltender of the Week |
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Kallie Billadeau - Syracuse Sophomore, Minnetonka, Minn. Sophomore goaltender Kallie Billadeau played in the second game of the weekend series at Quinnipiac, making 53 saves to backstop the Orange to a 3-2 win on Saturday. She made double-digit saves in every period against the Bobcats, including 18 in the final frame to preserve the victory. Billadeau is 5-8-2 for SU this season with a 3.12 goals against average (37th in the nation; sixth in the conference) and .902 save percentage (32nd in the nation, fourth in the conference). Her 432 saves this season are also third in the CHA.
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Co-College Hockey America Rookie of the Week |
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Nicole Ferrara - Syracuse Freshman, Foward Winthrop, Mass. Freshman winger Nicole Ferrara scored the game-winning goal with 8:36 left in regulation to give the Orange a 3-2 win on the road at Quinnipiac. Ferrara has four goals and nine assists this season, which are tied for the Syracuse freshman lead. Of her four goals, two have been game-winners, a team-high. She is tied for 45th in the nation among rookies with 0.46 points per game, while her nine assists are tied for 13th in the conference.
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College Hockey America Honor Roll |
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Kristen DiCiocco, Robert Morris (Junior, Goaltender, Niagara Falls, Ontario) DiCiocco was a rock wall between the pipes for Robert Morris this past as she allowed just one goal in over 118 minutes of action against conference foe Niagara. As a result, she posted a 0.51 GAA and a .972 save percentage for the week. She allowed a lone tally in Friday’s series opener and became the third netminder at RMU to surpass 1,000 career saves in the process. DiCiocco followed that effort up Saturday by notching her third shutout of the season as she blanked Niagara over 60 minutes. RMU has not allowed a power-play goal in three straight contests, and DiCiocco has been in net in each of those outings as the Colonials have killed off 17 straight man-advantage chances. DiCiocco leads the league in both goals against average and save percentage and ranks among the top 10 nationally in both categories. Katie Fergus, Robert Morris (Freshman, Foward, Oakville, Ontario) - Fergus supplied the primary assist on RMU’s game-winning goal late in the third period as the Colonials knocked off Niagara, 1-0, Saturday. After winning the puck along the corner boards, Fergus sent a creative diagonal pass across the back of the goal to a charging Colonial to set up the game’s lone score. Fergus tallied her 13th point, and eighth assist, on the play. Sarah Moses, Niagara (Goaltender, Sophomore, New Hamburg, Ontario) - Moses went 1-1-0 against Robert Morris this weekend. Moses earned her first career shutout with a 1-0 win on Friday, making all 26 saves, while stopping 30 of 31 shots in a 1-0 loss on Saturday. On the weekend, Moses stopped 56 of 57 shots for a 0.50 goals-against average and a .982 save percentage.
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College Hockey America Team NotesMERCYHURST: Mercyhurst had last weekend off and will return to action for another home-and-home series with the Purple Eagles of Niagara on February 3 and 4. The teams will be in Niagara Falls on Friday, February 3 for a 7:00 p.m. faceoff and then will square off at the Mercyhurst Ice Center on Saturday, February 4, also for a 7:00 p.m. start. Saturday’s game in Erie will celebrate the 2012 National Girls and Women In Sports Day. All girls K-12 will be admitted free to the contest and there will be a ceremonial puck drop and other in-game promotions. Two weekends ago, Mercyhurst went 1-1 against the Colonials of Robert Morris in the first meetings against former assistant coach Paul Colontino, who took the head job at Robert Morris this past summer. Mercyhurst won on Friday night at Robert Morris by the score of 4-2, getting all four goals from senior Kelley Steadman in the victory. Steadman scored one goal in the first period and three in the second period to lead the Lakers. But, on Saturday in Erie, Robert Morris scored two goals in the final two-and-a-half minutes, defeating the Lakers 3-2. Steadman scored near the midway mark of the third period - her fifth goal of the weekend - putting the Lakers ahead 2-1. Sophomore Christie Cicero had the other goal for Mercyhurst on Saturday. It was the first loss against Robert Morris in the 30-game history between the two schools. Mercyhurst is now 29-1-0 lifetime against the Colonials. It was also Mercyhurst’s first conference loss since January 30, 2010 - a span of 28 games - against Niagara. Mercyhurst was 27-0-1 in its last 28 CHA games. Saturday’s loss also ended Mercyhurst’s eight-game unbeaten streak overall. It was the sixth loss in conference play dating back to the Great Lakes Women’s Hockey Association days. The Lakers are 123-6-9 lifetime in conference play. Steadman’s five goals over the weekend gave her 26 goals this season, which now ranks first nationally at 1.08 goals per game. She had three power play goals on Friday, giving her 10 on the season, and tying her with teammate Bailey Bram for most power play goals in the nation. Speaking of Bram, the senior from Ste. Anne, Manitoba was held to just two assists over the weekend. She regained the title of nation’s leading scorer, averaging 2.45 points per game. Jocelyne Lamoureux of North Dakota, who held the top spot last week, dropped to second at 2.41 per game. Bram still leads the country at 1.50 assists per game, with 33 helpers in 22 games. Bram has not scored a goal in four consecutive games, with her last goal coming against Lindenwood on December 15. Steadman, meanwhile, has at least one goal in four straight games and 11 of her last 12 games. Sophomore Christine Bestland had two assists on Friday and one more helper on Saturday, extending her scoring streak to nine straight games, easily the longest current streak on the team. Twelve of Mercyhurst’s 17 skaters this season have registered at least 10 points this season, led by Bram’s 54 points. Bestland is second with a career-high 48 points, while seniors Steadman and Jess Jones have 38 points apiece. Freshman Molly Byrne has four goals and 22 assists this season. Her 1.08 points per game is second nationally among defensemen and fifth among Division I rookies. Senior Hillary Pattenden stopped 35-of-40 shots over the weekend. On Friday, she picked up her 15th win of the season, and 95th of her career - just five shy of becoming the first goaltender to 100 career wins. Bestland is 10 points away from becoming the fourth active player with 100 career points. She has played just 59 career games. NIAGARA: Niagara is now 9-12-6, while 2-3-1 in CHA play…Niagara took two of four points from Robert Morris this past weekend, playing to a 1-0 win and a 1-0 loss…Niagara is currently in third place in the CHA, holding a two-point edge on Syracuse…Niagara takes on Mercyhurst in a home-and-home series beginning on Friday at Dwyer Arena… Niagara only has four more home dates, Feb. 3 against Mercyhurst, Feb. 12 vs. Robert Morris and Feb. 24-25 vs. Syracuse… Niagara’s Feb. 3, 2012 contest at Dwyer Arena against Mercyhurst is the team’s Pink The Rink contest…The game will be broadcast live on Time Warner Cable Sportsnet...Sarah Moses has a 1.15 goals-against average in her last four games, including a .961 save percentage….Niagara is 2-1-1 in its last four games ROBERT MORRIS: Senior assistant captain Brianna Delaney (Stittsville, Ontario / NCCP Raiders) drilled home a wrist shot from point-blank range with just 6:02 remaining in regulation to break a scoreless draw and lift Robert Morris to a 1-0 triumph over Niagara Saturday. Delaney’s goal was the 51st of her career, which moved her a single score shy of tying RMU’s all-time goals record that Sara O’Malley set last season … Delaney’s difference-maker would not have occurred without a beautifully-placed pass from freshman Katie Fergus (Oakville, Ontario / Burlington Jr. Barracudas). Fellow rookie Maddie Collias (Roseville, Mich. / Belle Tire) also collected her first-career assist, and second point, on the play … One night after surpassing 1,000 career saves, junior goaltender Kristen DiCiocco (Niagara Falls, Ontario / Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres) tallied her third shutout of the season courtesy of a 19-save effort between the pipes. She became just the second Colonial ever to post three shutouts in a season, joining her current assistant coach Brianne McLaughlin … DiCiocco was a key factor in Robert Morris holding Niagara scoreless on the power play for the second straight night. In fact, RMU has not conceded a power-play goal in its last three games, marking the first time the Colonials have achieved this feat in their past 117 outings. Robert Morris has killed off 17 consecutive opposition penalties overall, which ties their longest such streak of the season … For the first time in its last 65 games, RMU was unable to net a goal as the Colonials fell to Niagara, 1-0, in the series opener Friday. The Colonials had scored in a program-record 64 consecutive contests prior to Friday, a streak which ranked second nationally behind No. 2 Cornell. RMU had faced 17 nationally-ranked teams, including six ranked No. 1, during the stretch, which began Feb. 6, 2010 against No. 1 Mercyhurst … RMU suffered the setback despite outshooting the Purple Eagles, 26-17, in the game, marking the first time the Colonials lost in their last 13 games when outshooting an opponent. SYRACUSE: The Syracuse ice hockey team (9-16-3, 0-3-3 CHA) went 1-1-0 at Quinnipiac last weekend, dropping a 3-0 game on Friday before responding with a hard fought 3-2 win on Saturday … Syracuse received goals from three different scorers on Saturday … On Friday, Jenesica Drinkwater made 35 saves in goal to keep the Orange in the game, one shy of her career high … Saturday saw the Orange knotted at two midway through the third period before Nicole Ferrara netted the game-winner with 8:36 left in regulation … Ferrara has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) this season, which are tied for the SU freshman lead … Of her four goals, two have been game-winners, which is a team-high … Kallie Billadeau got the start in goal for SU on Saturday, making 53 saves … She made double-digit saves in every period, including 18 in the third period to secure the victory … The Orange’s seven freshmen (Jordyn Burns, Darkangelo, Nicole Ferrara, Goodnough, Casey Hirsch, Julie Knerr and Allie LaCombe) have 70 of SU’s 162 points (41.4%) … Syracuse has won 52% of its faceoffs taken this season (848-of-1646), led by Darkangelo’s 57% performance (297-of-522) … The Orange return home this weekend to host Robert Morris in the final two home games of the season … Prior to Saturday’s game, Syracuse will honor its four seniors (Stephanie Jones, Taylor Metcalfe, Lisa Mullan and Megan Skelly) for their dedication to the Orange and the Syracuse community. |
