Weekly ECAC Hockey League Women's Honorees Announced

Weekly ECAC Hockey League Women's Honorees Announced

ALBANY, N.Y. - Four athletes have been honored by the ECAC Hockey League. It was announced yesterday (Nov. 27) that Harvard University's Jenny Brine (Truro, N.S.) and Christina Kessler (Oakville, Ont.), Dartmouth College's Cherie Piper (Scarborough, Ont.) and Colgate University's Brook Wheeler (Brussels, Ont.) have been tabbed with the league's weekly awards.

Brine and Piper share the Player of the Week honors and Wheeler is the Goaltender of the Week, while Kessler earned Rookie of the Week honors.

Brine, who earned league honors for the second straight week, scored three goals with three assists for six points in Harvard's 2-0-0 week which propelled the Crimson into first place in the ECACHL standings. The sophomore forward had a goal and two assists in the Crimson's 6-1 win against Quinnipiac Friday, and she scored two goals with an assist in the 5-0 win against Princeton.

The daughter of Ralph and Marion Brine, Jenny has 25 points on the year with 15 goals and 10 assists. She played hockey at Cobequid prior to enrolling at Harvard.

Piper also posted three goals and three assists over the weekend, helping her Big Green squad into a tie for first place with Harvard. The senior forward scored two of her goals and had two helpers against Princeton.

A member of the 2006 gold medal winning Canadian Olympic Hockey Team, Piper leads the Big Green with seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points this season. She is the daughter of Alan and Christine Piper.

Wheeler made a season-high 33 saves in a 3-2 win over No. 5 St. Lawrence this past Saturday. It was the senior goaltender's first appearance between the pipes since Nov. 4. The Saints took control of the game early, outshooting Colgate 16-1 in the opening frame, but Wheeler kept the Raiders alive, allowing just one power-play goal during that time. It was Wheeler's first win over a nationally-ranked opponent this season

Through nine games this season, Wheeler had a 2.74 goals against average and a .904 save percentage. The daughter of Gerry and Brenda Wheeler, Brooke played hockey for her Culver Academy squad prior to enrolling at Colgate.

Kessler made 30 saves in the win against then-No. 8 Princeton, earning the shutout in just her second collegiate appearance. She made 15 saves in the first period to allow the Crimson to go into intermission locked in a scoreless tie.

Kessler has a 2-0-0 record this season with a .981 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average through two games. She played hockey for the Toronto Jr. Aero of the PWHL last year before enrolling at Harvard

Ten other student-athletes were named to the league's weekly honor roll: Brown -- Hayley Moore (Jr., F, Wakefield, Mass.); Clarkson -- Stephanie Hansen (Sr., G, Calgary, Alb.); Colgate -- Tara French (Sr., D, Truro, N.S.); Cornell -- Jenny Niesluchowski (Fr., G, Camarillo, Calif.); Dartmouth -- Jenna Cunningham (Fr., F, Medicine Hat, Alb.); Princeton -- Kim Pearce (Sr., F, Ottawa, Ont.); Quinnipiac -- Kallie Flor (Fr., F, Farmington, Minn.); St. Lawrence -- Sabrina Harbec (Jr., F, St. Hubert, Que.); Union -- Maeve Kehoe (F, Jr., Chelsea, Que.); Yale -- Crysti Howser (So., F, Wilmette, Ill.).