Time for another look at some of the best single-game performances in NC Women’s Ice Hockey — the nominees for HERO of the Week!
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Last week, Boston College’s Caitrin Lonergan earned your vote after notching eight points to lead her team to a 2-0-1 weekend. She netted a hat trick plus a pair of assists in a 7-3 win over Northeastern, and added three assists in two games against Boston University.
Mercyhurst’s Kennedy Blair picked up HERO honors after backstopping her team to a 1-1 weekend against Robert Morris, making 31 saves to hand the Colonials their first conference loss.
Who will you choose this week? Check out the nominees below.
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Britannia Gillanders, Lindenwood
Gillanders racked up four points in a series split on the road at Minnesota State, netting one goal in Friday’s 5-4 loss and adding another goal and two assists in Saturday’s 4-1 victory.
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Loren Gabel, Clarkson
Gabel racked up six points in two wins over the weekend, scoring two goals and dishing out an assist in her team’s 5-1 victory over Union on Friday before adding another helper in Saturday’s 4-1 win against Rensselaer.
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Victoria Bach, Boston University
With six goals in two games, Bach led the country in scoring over the weekend. The Terriers skated to a 5-2 victory over Yale on Thursday thanks to Bach’s four goals before suffering a 6-5 setback against Providence. Bach had two goals and an assist in the loss.
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Haley Mack, Bemidji State
Against RIT, Mack led the charge, racking up five points in two games. The sophomore forward earned her first career multi-goal game in Friday’s 5-2 win, netting two goals and a helper, before adding another goal and assist in Saturday’s 3-1 victory.
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Kennedy Blair, Mercyhurst
Last week’s HERO is nominated again after leading Mercyhurst to a sweep of Syracuse, totaling 43 saves in the two-game effort. The first-year netminder made 20 stops in Friday’s 4-1 win before adding 23 more saves to her stat line in Saturday’s 2-1 overtime victory.
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Shea Tiley, Clarkson
Tiley posted back-to-back 18-save performances in a pair of wins over the weekend, allowing just two goals in two games. On Friday, the Golden Knights skated to a 5-1 victory over Union before earning a 4-1 win over Rensselaer.
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Kyra Smith, New Hampshire
With 27 saves, Smith earned her first shutout of the season, backstopping her team to a 3-0 win over Connecticut and earning her second consecutive HERO nomination.
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