Eusepi Named League’s Best Defensive Defenseman
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey today announced Carlee Eusepi from Clarkson University has been named the winner of the league's 2009-10 Women's Best Defensive Defenseman Award.
A four-year letterwinner at Clarkson, senior defenseman Carlee
Eusepi has earned the reputation of begin very focused, motivated,
and hard working both on and off the ice. Often
noted by her coaches as the best conditioned athlete on the team,
Eusepi has aided in back-
boning the Golden Knights' defense to a second best finish in
conference play this season,
only surrendering 1.27 goals-per-game. Having played in over
140 career games Eusepi was recently named to one of the All-League
Teams for the fourth consecutive year. The senior captain
played in all key situations for the Green and Gold and has
developed one of the hardest shots in the country. Powering
the blue-line this season she notched four goals on the season and
added six helpers, ranking 11th among her counterparts in league
action.
The other finalists for the award were Lauriane Rougeau from Cornell and Britni Smith from St. Lawrence.
