2007-08 NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Players of the Week

March 10, 2008
Krystyn Elek, Amherst
(Sophomore, Goaltender - Summerville, S.C.)
Elek backboned the Jeffs to their second-straight NESCAC Women’s Ice Hockey title over the weekend, making a combined 44 saves while allowing only two goals for a save percentage of .957. Saturday against Trinity, Elek made 23 saves in a 2-1 win. Sunday afternoon, Elek stopped 21 shots as Amherst took a 7-1 decision over Colby. 

March 3, 2008
Stephanie Scarpato, Colby
(First Year, Forward - Osterville, Mass.)
Scarpato scored two of the Mules’ three goals in a 3-1 victory over Connecticut College in the first round of the 2008 NESCAC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship on Saturday afternoon. Scarpato tallied the game’s first goal in the second period before adding an insurance marker in the third. She is third in scoring for Colby with eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points through 19 games.

February 25, 2008
Karen Levin, Middlebury
(Senior, Forward - Morton Grove, Ill.)
Levin had three goals and three assists in helping the Panthers capture the top seed in the 2008 NESCAC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship with two wins over the weekend. Levin had two goals and two assists during Friday evening’s victory at Hamilton, then scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday’s win at Wesleyan.

February 18, 2008
Michelle Chee, Trinity
(Junior, Forward - San Francisco, Calif.)
Chee played a part in each of the Bantams’ three goals during a 1-0-1 road weekend at Bowdoin. Friday evening, Chee scored both Trinity goals during a 2-1 win, the first Bantam win in Brunswick in program history. During Saturday’s rematch, Chee as-sisted on the lone Trinity goal as the two teams skated to a 1-1 tie. Chee is second on her team in scoring this season with 11 goals and seven assists for 18 points.

February 11, 2008
Anna McNally, Middlebury
(First Year, Forward - St. Paul, Minn.)
McNally tallied three goals and three assists during a pair of wins for the Panthers last week. McNally had a hand in five of Middlebury’s seven goals during a mid-week victory at Williams, collecting two goals and three assists. She closed out the week on Saturday at home with a goal in a win over Neumann. McNally leads all conference rookies in scoring with 15 goals and 13 assists for 28 points through 17 games. 

February 4, 2008
Meg Shine, Hamilton
(Sophomore, Goaltender - Duxbury, Mass.)
Shine posted a .940 save percentage during a 1-0-1 week for the Continentals. Friday evening at Amherst, Shine made 46 saves during a 2-2 tie. She closed out the weekend with 33 stops in a 4-3 overtime victory at Connecticut College on Saturday. 

January 28, 2008
Courtney Hanlon, Amherst
(First Year, Forward - Fullerton, Calif.)
Hanlon had three goals and an assist during a 2-0 weekend for the Jeffs. Friday evening against Colby, Hanlon scored both Amherst goals in a 2-1 win over the Mules. Saturday afternoon, Hanlon assisted on what proved to be the game-winner before scoring a shorthanded goal in the third period of a 4-0 win over Bowdoin. The pair of victories pushed the Jeffs’ current winning streak to seven games.

January 21, 2008
Jill Campbell, Bowdoin
(First Year, Forward - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)
Campbell posted a six-point weekend for the Polar Bears as part of a 2-0-1 week. Friday evening, Campbell notched a goal and three assists during Bowdoin’s victory over Wesleyan. She followed up the performance by scoring both Polar Bear goals in a 2-2 tie with Hamilton. Campbell leads Bowdoin with 10 points so far this season (5-5-10) and is tied for sixth among all conference rookies in points.

January 14, 2008
Kate Dennett, Amherst
(Sophomore, Forward - Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Dennett led the Jeffs in scoring during a pair of victories over the weekend, tallying three goals and adding two assists as Amherst remained unbeaten in NESCAC play at 6-0-2. Dennett netted a pair of goals and added an assist in a 6-0 win over Wesleyan on Friday before chipping in a goal and assisting on the eventual game-winner at Hamilton on Saturday.

January 7, 2008
Isabel Iwachiw, Trinity
(Sophomore, Goaltender - New York, N.Y.)
Iwachiw earned Tournament MVP honors at the Codfish Bowl hosted by UMass Boston over the weekend, as she made 36 saves while allowing only one goal in leading the Bantams to the tournament title with wins over Oswego St. and UMass Boston. Iwachiw made 20 saves during a 1-0 shutout in the championship game on Sunday against UMass Boston. At 7-1-1, Trinity is off to its best start in the history of the program. 

December 10, 2007
Anna McNally, Middlebury
(First Year, Forward - St. Paul, Minn.)
McNally scored four goals and dished the puck twice in the Panthers' victory over UMass Boston on Saturday afternoon. McNally's first goal of the game came while Middlebury was shorthanded in the first period, and she finished the contest with four special teams points with a goal and the two assists coming while the Panthers were on the power play. The rookie forward has 17 points through her first seven games at Middlebury (10-7-17), leading the conference in goals and while ranking second in points.

December 3, 2007
Rachel Stemerman, Wesleyan
(Junior, Goaltender - Williamsville, N.Y.)
Stemerman combined to make 89 saves on 91 shots (.978) in a two-game set against Utica over the weekend. Stemerman made 39 stops for her third career shutout on Friday in a 1-0 Wesleyan win before turning aside 50 shots in a 2-1 setback on Saturday.

November 26, 2007
Laura Anning, Colby
(Junior, Forward - Ingramport, Nova Scotia)
Anning had four of Colby's five goals, including the game-winner, in a 5-1 victory over Southern Maine on Tuesday. With the score tied at one late in the first period, Anning scored the first of her four goals in the game. She now has 37 goals and 32 assists for 69 points in 52 career games.

Annmarie Cellino, Middlebury
(Junior, Forward - West Seneca, N.Y.)
Cellino had a nine-point weekend as the Panthers picked up a pair of NESCAC victories. She finished the weekend with two goals and seven assists, with seven of her nine points coming in Sunday's victory over Hamilton. Cellino leads the conference in points, averaging 3.0 per game.

November 19, 2007
Britney McKenna, Trinity
(Sophomore, Forward - Rye, N.H.)
McKenna had a hand in each of the Bantams' four goals over the weekend, scoring three herself while assisting on a fourth as Trinity skated away with a pair of wins over rival Wesleyan. McKenna tallied the game's only goal in a 1-0 win on Friday evening, followed by assisting on the first goal on Saturday afternoon before scoring twice in a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals.