Finalists Named for League’s Best Defensive Forward Award
ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey today announced the finalists for
the 2011 Women’s Best Defensive Forward Award presented by
Gladiator Custom Mouthguards. Reagan Fischer, Dartmouth, Alisa
Harrison from Rensselaer and Cornell’s Karlee Overguard have
each been nominated as finalists for the honor by the
League’s coaches.
One of the all-around leaders for Dartmouth, Reagan Fischer has
developed into a solid player at both ends of the ice for the Big
Green during her three years in Hanover. The Irma, Alberta
native currently leads the team in plus/minus with a
+14 rating. She can often be seen on the ice blocking shots and
leading the special teams. She set a new career-high in assists in
a single game with three in a 5-0 win over Connecticut and tied a
career-high for points in a game (four) in that same contest this
season. Fischer has played in all 28 games for Dartmouth this
season, recording a point in 17 of them.
A mainstay and key component on both Rensselaer’s power-play
and penalty-kill units, Alisa Harrison has been a reliable player
appearing in every game (107) for the Engineers since arriving in
Troy in 2008-09. The junior assistant captain is characterized as a
proven leader who has the team’s best plus/minus rating this
season. Her hard working commitment to RPI has earned the respect
of teammates and coaches. The Vienna, VA native is also third on
the team in scoring with five goals and eight assists in league
play this season.
Rounding out the finalists is senior Karlee Overguard. The Sundre,
Alberta native plays a significant role on Cornell’s
penalty-killing unit which has only surrendered four goals in 77
opportunities during conference action this season. The Big Red has
killed off 94.8 percent of opponents’ power-plays in the 22
league games and 93.8 percent overall, which is best in the nation
for the second consecutive season. Overguard has also helped
Cornell’s defense post 11 shutouts on the season. She is also
one of three main faceoff persons for the Big Red and currently has
a plus/minus rating of +21.
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