Finalists Named for League’s Rookie-of-the-Year Award
ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey today announced the finalists for
the 2011 Women’s Rookie of the Year Award. Kelly Babstock,
Quinnipiac, Brianne Jenner of Cornell, and Yale’s Jackie
Raines have each been nominated for the honor by the League’s
coaches. These three freshmen made an immediate impact on the
success of their teams in conference action this season.
Babstock enjoyed a stellar rookie campaign as she burst onto the
ECAC Hockey women’s scene. She began her career in Hamden
scoring at least one point in her first eight games. The
Mississauga, Ontario native currently leads the league in goals
(29), assists (26) and points (55) in overall games and was tied
for second in league points (30) on 22 goals and eight assists. She
currently leads all NCAA Division I Women’s Ice Hockey
freshman in goals, assists, points and points per game (1.62).
Babstock has been selected ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates Rookie of the
Week five times and Player of the week on two occasion.
Cornell rookie, Brianne Jenner, not only led the Big Red in
scoring, but led all ECAC Hockey players in conference points (31)
on 15 goals and 16 assists. She was tied for third in goals and
ranked fourth in assists among her counterparts. Jenner was an aid
on special teams for Cornell as well, netting three power-play
goals and adding one shorthanded goal on the season. The clutch
performer also scored four game-winning goals in conference action
during her 20 games played.
Jackie Raines is the ninth freshman in Yale history to lead the
team in scoring, and the first since Crysti Howser ’09 in
2005-06. She finished the season with nine goals and 10 assists,
placing her second on the team in assists and tied for second in
goals. She had game-winning goals against Brown, UConn and Union.
Raines ended the season with nine points in the last nine games,
including three goals and six assists. She centered a line of all
freshmen, including classmates Jenna Ciotti and Ashley
Dunbar, that earned the nickname “the Smurfs” because
all three are 5-foot-4 or shorter.
