2013 NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Championship

Quarterfinals - Saturday, February 23
hosted by Higher Seeds
#1 Middlebury def. #8 Colby, 6-0
#2 Bowdoin def. #7 Williams, 5-3
#3 Amherst def. #6 Hamilton, 5-1 
#5 Connecticut College def. #4 Trinity, 1-0
Semifinals - Saturday, March 2
hosted by Middlebury
#1 Middlebury def. #5 Connecticut, 4-1 
#2 Bowdoin def. #3 Amherst, 3-1 
Championship - Sunday, March 3
hosted by Middlebury
#2 Bowdoin def. #1 Middlebury, 2-1
Women's Ice Hockey Player of the Week - March 4, 2013
Kayla Lessard

Kayla Lessard 
 Bowdoin College
Senior • Goaltender • Enfield, Conn.

Lessard was outstanding in leading the Polar Bears to their first NESCAC Championship since 2004. Lessard posted 27 saves, including 13 in the third period, of a 3-1 semifinal win against Amherst on Saturday. In the NESCAC title game on Sunday, Lessard made 24 stops and held Middlebury scoreless over the final 49:37 to seal the championship for Bowdoin. Lessard, who leads the NESCAC in GAA (1.25) and is second in save percentage (.949), bettered both of those averages with a 1.00 GAA and .962 save percentage over the two games.

Player of the Week Archive
Rachel Kennedy
 Bowdoin College
First Year • Forward • Trumbull, Conn.

Kennedy racked up five goals in a 2-1-0 week for first place Bowdoin. After scoring twice in a 4-1 win at Southern Maine on Tuesday, she found the back of the net for what proved to be the winner in a 3-0 triumph over Middlebury on Friday. The forward scored two more times in a 4-2 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
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