Time for another look at some of the best single-game performances in D3 Women’s Ice Hockey — the nominees for HERO of the Week!
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Last time, Endicott’s Maggie Layo ran away with the vote after she scored a pair of goals in a 5-1 victory over Wesleyan.
In net, Plattsburgh’s Kassi Abbott was your HERO. She earned her fifth shutout of the season, totaling 22 stops in a 3-0 win over Trinity. She also scored her first career assist.
Who will you choose this week? Check out the nominees below.
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Tess Adams, SUNY Canton
In the span of two games at the WSYB/Catamount Radio Invitational, Adams tallied six points, scoring a goal in a 4-2 loss to Manhattanville College before grabbing a hat trick and a pair of assists in an 8-2 win over Salem State.
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Bre Simon, Hamline
Simon led Hamline’s offense with five points in a pair of victories. The sophomore forward tallied a hat trick and a helper in a 9-2 win over Marian before lighting the lamp once more in a 5-2 triumph over Wisconsin Stevens Point.
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Eryn Isaacson, Trine
Against Chatham, Isaacson tallied two crucial points to help lift her team to a win and a tie. In Friday’s 2-1 victory, the freshman forward registered her first game-winning goal before adding an assist on the game-tying score in Saturday’s 1-1 draw.
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Amanda Conway, Norwich
Conway had a hand in five of her team’s seven goals against Trinity, scoring one goal and earning four helpers. She also had a goal in her team’s 3-2 loss to Plattsburgh State.
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Annie Rush, Williams
To sweep Bowdoin, Rush tallied five points in two games, earning a goal and three assists in Friday’s 5-2 win before netting the last second game-winner in a 4-3 win on Saturday.
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Meghan Kraus, Plattsburgh State
In a 3-2 win at top-ranked Norwich, Kraus lit the lamp twice, with her second goal, scored midway through the third period, serving as the eventual game-winner.
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Nicole Mensi, Manhattanville
Mensi tallied her second career hat trick in a 4-2 win over Canton, which earned the Valiants a spot in the WSYB/Catamount Radio Invitational finals.
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Callie Hoff, Wisconsin River Falls
The freshman forward netted a pair of goals in both outings against Concordia College, leading her team to a 10-4 win before following it with a 10-3 victory. Hoff also added an assist for a five-point weekend.
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Madison Rigsby, Becker
The junior netminder put on a heroic effort in goal for her team, making 42 saves in an eventual 1-0 loss to the University of New England. Her lone goal allowed came in a third period power play attempt.
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Molly Scarborough, Trine
In two games against Chatham, Scarborough totaled 49 saves, backstopping her team to a win and a tie. In Friday’s 2-1 victory, the sophomore netminder registered 25 stops before adding 24 more saves in Saturday’s 1-1 tie.
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Alexis Kalm, Castleton
Kalm backstopped the Spartans to a title win at the WSYB Catamount Radio Invitational, totaling 46 stops in a pair of victories. In a 2-1 win over Salem State, the sophomore netminder made 24 saves before totaling 22 stops in a 1-0 win against Manhattanville. Kalm earned MVP honors for her performance.
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Kassi Abbott, Plattsburgh State
The junior netminder backstopped her team to a 3-2 win at top-ranked Norwich, making 19 saves in the effort.
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Caitie Darosa, Stevenson
In a 4-1 victory over Neumann, Darosa was near-perfect in goal, making 23 saves and going 8-for-8 in the final period.
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