Nash, Scrivens Highlight Big Red's All-League Selections

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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell senior defenseman Brendon Nash and goaltender Ben Scrivens were both named First-Team All-ECAC Hockey in voting conducted by the league's coaches, announced this afternoon by the league office. It marks the first first-team honor for both players, who also become the first two players selected to the first team since 2005. The pair leads five Cornell players in earning all-league recognition.

Nash and Scrivens become the first pair of Cornell players to make the first team in ECAC Hockey since David McKee and Matt Moulson were named to the first team in 2005. Both players earned second-team all-league honors last season.

Joining the pair in garnering all-league accolades are senior forward Colin Greening, who earned a spot on the second team, and junior forward Riley Nash, who took third-team honors. Also being recognized was freshman defenseman Nick D'Agostino, who earned a spot on the all-newcomer team.

Voting was conducted by the league's 12 coaches and included only ECAC Hockey games. Brendon Nash finished tied for second in scoring among the league's defensemen, playing in 21 games in league play. He scored a pair of goals and added in 14 assists, with the latter total placing him in a tie for 16th among all skaters. Nash also ranked fourth in the league in power play points, with 13 of his 16 points coming with the man advantage.

Scrivens, meanwhile, was head-and-shoulders above the other goaltenders in the league, easily outdistancing the other netminders in both save percentage and goals-against average. He posted a .933 save percentage, well above second-place Allen York's .919 save percentage, and had a 1.89 goals-against average, the only league netminder under 2.25. He also posted a .705 winning percentage, again the highest among ECAC Hockey goalies.

Greening earned a spot on the second team after scoring 24 points in league play on 11 goals and 13 assists. His 10 goals tied him for 10th in the league, while his 13 assists ranked tied for 21st. Greening also tied for second in the league with three game-winning goals.

Earning a spot on the third team, Riley Nash came on strong over the last month of the season, finishing the year ranked tied for 18th with 23 points in 18 league games. He had seven goals (tied for 30th) and 16 assists (tied for ninth) and had 10 of those points coming on the power play, tied for 10th in league play. Since coming back after missing four games due to injury, Nash has scored 13 points in seven league games with five multi-point games and at least one point in six of the seven contests.

D'Agostino earned a spot on the all-newcomer team after being the second-highest scoring rookie defenseman in the league, trailing only St. Lawrence's George Hughes, who also earned a spot on the all-rookie team. D'Agostino had a pair of goals and 11 assists for 13 points, ranking tied for seventh among all defensemen and eighth among all rookies.