Kendall Coyne - Northeastern
Senior Forward; Palos Heights, Illinois
Coyne leads the nation in goals and points with 15 and 24,
respectively, garnering an NCAA-best 2.67 points per game. In
nine games played, she has scored two hat tricks and racked up
three four-point outings to help the Huskies to a 7-1-1 start and
move to No. 8 in the national rankings. She potted a goal in all
but one game in which she skated in the months of September
and October and has finished October with a plus-20 rating.
The Northeastern captain scored her 100th career goal on Oct.
17, becoming just the second player in program history to reach
the milestone.
Runner-up: Alex Carpenter - BC (Sr., F; N. Reading, Mass.)
Sammy Davis - Boston University
Forward; Pembroke, Massachusetts
Davis led all NCAA rookies in goals per game, averaging 0.67
tallies in eight games played. Her five goals and two assists
in October ranked second in Hockey East and included the
game-winning strike at Maine Oct. 4. She scored a goal in three
of her first four collegiate contests, including a two-goal outing
in her second career game as a Terrier. She also is tied for the
NCAA lead among freshmen with two power-play goals and is
first in Hockey East rookies with 32 shots on goal.
Runner-up: Makenna Newkirk - BC (F., Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Katie Burt - Boston College
Sophomore; Lynn, Massachusetts
Burt continued her sophomore year on The Heights in the same
fashion as her stellar rookie career, compiling a 0.89 goals against
average and .958 save percentage through nine games. In those
contests, she has recorded five shutouts, including her current
three-game shutout streak, and allowed just eight total goals.
She has yet to allow a goal in Hockey East play, stopping all
69 shots she has faced in four league games totaling 239:42 of
work. The five shutouts rank second nationally and she made a
career high 32 stops in the second game of her season against
Minnesota Duluth.
Runner-up: Meghann Treacy - Maine (Lake Peekskill, N.Y.)