March 21, 2011

PURE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK #1 KERRIN SPERRY, BOSTON U. (Freshman Goaltender; North Reading, Mass.) Sperry continued her stellar play as she helped lead the Terriers to the national championship game. In the NCAA semifinals, the freshman turned aside 14 shots in a 4-1 victory over Cornell. Against Wisconsin in the championship game, Sperry made a career-high 32 saves, as she kept the Terriers within striking distance in a 4-1 loss. PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK #29 MARIE-PHILIP POULIN, BOSTON U. (Freshman Forward; Stowe, Vt.) Poulin notched two points in the Frozen Four in two games, which included six shots on goal (four in the semifinal vs. Cornell). She recorded the Terriers lone goal in the National Championship Game in the loss to Wisconsin. WHEA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK #30 MOLLY SCHAUS, BOSTON COLLEGE (Senior Goaltender; Natick, Mass.) Schaus recorded a season-high 43 saves in a 3-2 loss to No. 1 Wisconsin in the national semifinals in Erie, Pa. WHEA TEAM OF THE WEEK BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS The Terriers advanced to the NCAA Championship Game with a 4-1 victory over Cornell in the semifinals on Friday and then fell to Wisconsin by the same score on Sunday at Tullio Arena in Erie, Penn.

Pure Hockey Player of the Week Kerri Sperry of Boston University ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the " Army ROTC Three Stars of The Game" are selected. Congratulations to Boston College's Kelli Stack for winning the 2010-2011 Army ROTC Three Stars Award. Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School 1. Kelli Stack Sr. F BC 2. Alexandra Garcia Jr. G UConn 3. Jenn Wakefield Jr. F BU 4. Marie-Philip Poulin Fr. F BU   Mary Restuccia Jr. F BC   Molly Schaus Sr. G BC

HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS

Blake Bolden, BC (Fr., F, Stowe, Ohio) Scored once and tallied a game-high six shots in the team's 3-2 loss to Wisconsin in the semifinal in Erie, Pa.

Taylor Wasylk, BC (Fr., Port Huron, Mich.) Notched BC's second goal of the game, tying the score at 2-2 at 11:23 of third period.

CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO's HOT

BOSTON UNIVERSITY TERRIERS The Terriers became the first Hockey East team to play in the national championship game

TEAM NOTES

Boston College: Senior goaltender Molly Schaus ended her collegiate career as BC's all-time leader in wins (125), goals against average (1.81) and saves (3,428). Her single-season records include wins (24), goals against average (1.45), and saves (920). Classmate Kelli Stack concluded her career with a school-record 209 points – 98 goals and 111 assists; she ranks third all-time in goals. With 36 goals and 58 points this year, Stack ranks second and third, respectively, in BC's single-season records. Schaus captured AHCA All-America first-team honors and Stack received second-team accolades. Both players received All-America second-team recognition as juniors in 2008-09…Boston College concluded its season 24-7-6.

Boston University: The No. 3 Boston University women's ice hockey team (27-7-4) concluded its season with a 4-1 loss to Wisconsin in the national championship game … The Terriers became the first Hockey East school to play for the national title when they beat Cornell, 4-1, in the NCAA semifinals … BU improved to 8-0-0 against ECAC Hockey teams with its win against the Big Red … Graduate student Catherine Ward was named an AHCA Second Team All-American and was selected to the All-Tournament Team … Junior Jenn Wakefield set single-season program records in goals (32) and points (54), while Ward set the single-season assists mark (27) … Freshman Kerrin Sperry collected program records in wins (21), shutouts (6), save percentage (.929) and goals-against average (1.63).

Hockey East in the NCAA Tournament: Boston College and Boston University mark WHEA's fourth and fifth entries into the Women's Frozen Four and it marks the first time in the league's nine-year history that two teams have qualified. The Terriers appearance in the NCAA Championship Game was the first for a WHEA team in the nine-year history of the league...Hockey East teams now own a 6-11 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament.