ALBANY, N.Y. - ECAC Hockey women’s monthly awards were announced Wednesday, February 3 as junior forward from Rensselaer, Katie Rooney was selected as the league’s Player of the Month; Princeton freshman forward Karlie Lund was tabbed as Rookie of the Month; while Sydney Rossman, sophomore from Quinnipiac was named the league’s Goaltender of the Month.

Player of the Month

Katie Rooney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

(Junior, Forward - Buffalo, Minnesota)



Rooney registered a league-best 13 points on seven goals and six assists in 10 games. Her three game-winning tallies and six conference goals were also the most in ECAC Hockey during the month. She recorded three multi-point games, including her first career four-point outing.



Other nominees: Hanna Åström, Yale, Genevieve Bannon, Clarkson, Jess Brown, Cornell, Taylar Cianfarano, Quinnipiac, Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard, Karlie Lund, Princeton & Breanne Wilson-Bennett, Colgate

Rookie of the Month

Karlie Lund, Princeton University

(Freshman, Forward - Eden Prairie, Minnesota)



Lund led the Tigers and the league in points per game during the month of January, averaging 1.57 points per game. The rookie scored five goals and added six assists for 11 points in seven games. Lund started the month with a four-point weekend (2-2-4) in a sweep of Brown and Yale, before a five-point weekend (2-3-5) at Union and Rensselaer in another sweep. Returning to the ice after semester exams, this past week Lund had a two-point week (1-1-2) as the Tigers split at Dartmouth and Harvard - snapping a 12-game win streak.



Other nominees: Jordan Chancellor, Yale, Micah Hart, Cornell, Bailey Larson, Colgate, Rhyen McGill, Clarkson, Melissa Samoskevich, Quinnipiac, Lovisa Selander, Rensselaer & Kaitlin Tse, Harvard

Goaltender of the Month

Sydney Rossman, Quinnipiac University

(Sophomore, Goaltender - Excelsior, Minnesota)



Rossman continued her tear between the pipes in January as she extended her unbeaten streak to 20 games. She played in all nine games in the month for the Bobcats allowing just five goals. Rossman led ECAC Hockey with eight wins, five shutouts, a .967 save percentage and a 0.55 goals-against average. Nationally, Rossman led the country in shutouts, tied for the most wins, and was second in the country in goals-against average and save percentage. In six conference games, Rossman was even better, allowing just two goals and leading the league with four shutouts, a .980 save percentage and 0.33 goals-against average.



Other nominees: Melissa Black, Union, Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard, Kimberly Newell, Princeton, Lovisa Selander, Rensselaer, Shea Tiley, Clarkson & Julia Vandyk, Colgate

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