Concordia Wisconsin’s Bauer and Lake Forest College’s Turnage
Selected for NCHA Women’s Hockey Weekly Honors
Concordia University Wisconsin sophomore Amanda Bauer (F - Waunakee, Wis.) is the NCHA Women’s Offensive Player of the Week and Lake Forest College senior Hannah Turnage (G - White Lake, Mich.) is the NCHA Women’s Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
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Bauer is the NCHA Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career following back-to-back outings that led CUW to an important series sweep to keep alive chances for home ice in the postseason. She got things started Friday with a brilliant individual performance, posting the first hat trick of her collegiate career in a 6-0 win over Lawrence. She closed out the scoring in the second with goal No. 1 before adding two more in the third period. On Saturday, she helped get the Falcons on the board first with an assist on the opening goal before adding another helper in the second. She finished the weekend with five points (3G/2A).
Turnage is the first Forester to claim a weekly accolade this winter, earning NCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time in her career with a flawless pair of outings. Turnage turned away all 38 shots on goal she faced over the weekend as Lake Forest blanked Trine by scores of 6-0 on Friday and then 8-0 on Saturday. She now has four shutouts and a .943 save percentage on the season after posting the perfect 0.00 goals-against average and 1.000 save percentage this week against the Thunder.
2022-23 NCHA WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS
Stokli Ashcraft, Lake Forest
Ashcraft registered her first career hat trick in the Foresters’ 8-0 victory over Trine on Saturday. She struck twice in the opening period, including once on the power play, and added her third tally of the night and fourth this season in the second.
Abby Edstrom, Marian
Edstrom posted the first shutout of her career in the finale of a series at Finlandia. Edstrom stopped all 22 shots she saw against her former team and anchored a penalty kill unit that held the Lions scoreless on five chances.
Kami McCardle, Concordia Wisconsin
McCardle finished the weekend with a shutout on Friday, a .975 save percentage, two victories and 39 saves.
Brynn Weaver, Marian
Weaver had a five-point series as Marian swept Finlandia. She opened the series with the first hat trick of her career along with an assist for a four-point game. Weaver then added an assist on the game-winning goal in the finale.