St. Scholastica’s Klaas and Adrian’s Smith
Earn NCHA Women’s Hockey Weekly Honors
College of St. Scholastica sophomore Alexia Klaas (F - Duluth, Minn.) is the NCHA Women’s Offensive Player of the Week and Adrian College senior Sydney Smith (D - Sarnia, Ontario) is the NCHA Women’s Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
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Klaas makes it back-to-back NCHA Offensive Player of the Week honorees for the Saints, who are now 6-1-1 in their past eight games. In a sweep of Marian University that included consecutive 2-1 victories over the weekend, Klaas scored three of the team’s four goals. Making it even more impressive was the fact that she recorded the game-winner in the third period of each contest. Klaas has now scored five goals in the last three games.
Smith becomes the first Bulldog to be named NCHA Defensive Player of the Week this season. She helped lead a strong defensive effort in a sweep of St. Norbert College, as Adrian posted shutout victories by scores of 4-0 and 8-0. In addition to helping the defense hold the Green Knights without a goal - including an 0-for-8 showing on the power play - Smith played a big role on offense as well. She scored five points, netting three goals while adding a pair of assists as the Bulldogs improved to a perfect 14-0-0 in NCHA play this season.
No changes in the national polls this week, as Adrian remains steady at No. 3 in each and Lake Forest College moves to the unanimous No. 6, while St. Scholastica has started receiving votes in the USCHO.com poll. The Saints will have their recent run of success tested next, hosting the Bulldogs for a weekend series as the final month of the regular season opens.
2016-17 NCHA WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Ally Fox, Marian
Fox made the most of a breakaway opportunity in the opener against St. Scholastica, netting the only goal for the Sabres short-handed.
Lexi Holman, Concordia
Holman tied a program record with five points in a game in a Friday win over Finlandia. The junior forward scored two goals and added three assists in a 6-1 win, including score the game-winning goal.
Kristin Lewicki, Adrian
Lewicki tallied five points (4,1) in a two-game series with St. Norbert. She scored her first hat trick of the season during Friday night’s game, a 4-0 win. She also had the game-winning goal in both games for the weekend.
Christina Pattengale, Concordia
Pattengale recorded her fourth career shutout in a 3-0 win over Finlandia Saturday. Over two starts during the week, the sophomore made 37 saves and posted a 1.51 goals against average. She finished the week with a .925 save percentage.
Lindsey Strainis, Marian
Strainis had another solid week with a 2.71 goals against average over a three-game span. Strainis totaled 86 saves for the week with a .915 save percentage.