TGHA Update
March 12, 2007
16Us at States
NCAA Women's Frozen Four
Patty Kaz Award to be Announced
Ithaca 16U Shooting Stars Reach Semi-Finals at State Tournament
The Ithaca 16U Shooting Stars girls hockey team went 2-2 during the NYSAHA 16U
Tier 2 Championship tournament in Clinton this weekend. They defeated the
Amherst Knights 6-1 and the Long Island Waves 5-1, but lost games to the
eventual state champion West Seneca Wings 8-2 and the second place Brewster
Bulldogs 4-0.
Six different players scored against Amherst: Whitney Colbert, Lauren Cole,
Janesa Cornish, Erin Grainger, Elaina Jones and Katie Long. Two assists apiece
were made by Ariana Cornish and Emily Eisenhut. Emma Marshall, Colbert, Cole and
Long each had one helper in their opening tournament game.
In the victory over Long Island, Colbert scored two and assisted on another.
Cole also scored two and Long had one goal and one assist. Two assists each
were awarded to Marshall and Eisenhut in this game and one to Janesa Cornish.
Their only loss in the preliminary round was to West Seneca who outshot the
Ithaca girls 33 to 18. Cole and Long scored assisted by Colbert and Marshall.
Ithaca was the only team to score against this team during the tournament.
Shots were even in the Shooting Stars’ semi-final game but the Brewster Bulldogs
came out on top 4-0. Goalies Sarah Eisenhut and Annabelle Jones shared duties
in the four contests.
Other team members included Alex Colbert, Colleen Dillon, Kaitlin MacLean, Leigh
Trumpfheller and Robin Worsell. The Tompkins Girls Hockey Association travel
team is coached by Tony Eisenhut and Karen Cole. They represented Central
Section having defeated Camillus two weeks ago before advancing to the state
tournament.
NCAA D1 and D3 Women's Frozen Four
Both tournaments are being held in NYS if you want to take a road tript to see
some great ice hockey! D3 is at Plattsburgh, and D1 is at Lake Placid. Follow
the news at:
http://www.uscho.com/women/
2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
Three Finalists Named for 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Tenth Annual
Award to be Presented March 17 in Lake Placid, N.Y.
USA Hockey today announced freshman forward Meghan Agosta (Ruthven, Ont./Mercyhurst
College), senior forward Sara Bauer (St. Catharine’s, Ont./University of
Wisconsin) and senior forward Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn./Harvard University)
are the three finalists for the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Celebrating
its 10th anniversary, the award is presented annually by The USA Hockey
Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey.
The trio represents three different NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey
conferences -- College Hockey America (Agosta), the ECAC Hockey League (Chu) and
the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Bauer).
Bauer won the award last year and Chu was a top-10 finalist in 2005.
This year’s winner will be revealed at an award ceremony on March 17 at the
Hilton Lake Placid Resort in Lake Placid, N.Y., in conjunction with the NCAA
Women’s Frozen Four. It will feature the three finalists, the Frozen Four
participating teams and five former winners of the award.
Agosta, the unanimous CHA Player and Rookie of the Year, is the first-ever
freshman to become a top-three finalist for the Kazmaier Award. In her rookie
season with Mercyhurst, she led the Lakers to their first national No. 1 ranking
in program history. Meanwhile, she put up 66 regular-season points to tie for
first in the nation and led the country with 34 goals, 16 power-play goals and
five shorthanded goals.
One of college hockey’s finest players for a second consecutive year, Bauer is
the WCHA Player of the Year and Scoring Champion. After leading Wisconsin to the
national title last year, she helped the Badgers stay within the top three of
the national rankings during the entire 2006-07 regular season. During that time
she amassed 63 points (23-40) to rank third in the country and registered at
least a point in 28 of the team’s games.
Chu recorded 66 points during the 2006-07 regular season to tie for first
nationally. In addition, the First Team All-ECACHL selection led the country
with 48 assists, 2.36 points per game and 1.71 assists per game, as she posted
at least a point in all but one of the 27 games she played. She currently has
over 280 points in her four-year career at Harvard, tops in NCAA history.
NOTES: Agosta is the first-ever top three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier
Memorial Award from Mercyhurst … Bauer is the only top three finalist from
Wisconsin … Chu is the seventh top three finalist from Harvard (A.J.
Mleczko-1999, Jennifer Botterill-2001 & 2003, Tammy Shewchuk-2001, Angela
Ruggiero-2003 & 2004) … Agosta, Bauer and Chu were named among the top 10
finalists for the award on Feb. 19, along with Gillian Apps (Dartmouth College),
Tessa Bonhomme (The Ohio State University), Martine Garland (Univeristy of New
Hampshire), Sabrina Harbec (St. Lawrence University), Noemie Marin (University
of Minnesota Duluth), Meaghan Mikkelson (Wisconsin) and Sarah Vaillancourt
(Harvard) … The 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Brunch will be held in
conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four, set for March 16 & 18 at the Lake
Placid Olympic Center.
ABOUT THE PATTY KAZMAIER MEMORIAL AWARD
An award of The USA Hockey Foundation, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
recognizes the accomplishments of the most outstanding player in NCAA Division I
women’s ice hockey each season. Other selection criteria include outstanding
individual and team skills, sportsmanship, performance in the clutch, personal
character, competitiveness and a love of hockey. Consideration is also be given
to academic achievement and civic involvement.
ABOUT PATTY KAZMAIER
The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier,
who was a four-year varsity letter-winner and All-Ivy League defenseman for
Princeton University from 1981-86. An accomplished athlete who helped lead the
Tigers to the Ivy League Championship in three consecutive seasons (1981-84),
Patty Kazmaier-Sandt died on Feb. 15, 1990, at the age of 28 following a long
struggle with a rare blood disease.
* * * Keep checking back at www.PattyKaz.com for more potential candidates and
event information. * * *
* * * 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalists * * *
Meghan Agosta, Mercyhurst College
Freshman • Forward 32 GP, 34-32—66
Sara Bauer, Univ. of Wisconsin
Senior • Forward 36 GP, 23-40—63
Julie Chu, Harvard Univ.
Senior • Forward 28 GP, 18-48—66
Past Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winners
1998 - Brandy Fisher (Univ. of New Hampshire)
1999 - A.J. Mleczko (Harvard Univ.)
2000 - Ali Brewer (Brown Univ.)
2001 - Jennifer Botterill (Harvard Univ.)
2002 - Brooke Whitney (Northeastern Univ.)
2003 - Jennifer Botterill (Harvard Univ.)
2004 - Angela Ruggiero (Harvard Univ.)
2005 - Krissy Wendell Univ. of Minnesota)
2006 - Sara Bauer (Univ. of Wisconsin)
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