Babstock Named Rookie of the Year
ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey today announced Quinnipiac
University forward Kelly Babstock has been named the league’s
2010-11 ECAC Hockey Women's Rookie of the Year.
Freshman forward Kelly Babstock becomes the second Quinnipiac
student-athlete in a row to earn the honor, as Victoria Vigilanti
claimed the award last 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 (30), assists (28) and points (58) 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 is second points per
game (1.61). Babstock has been selected ECAC Hockey/MLX Skates
Rookie of the Week five times and Player of the week on two
occasions.
Babstock was named one of the 26 nominees for the prestigious
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented by Lake Erie College of
Osteopathic Medicine. The award is given annually to the most
outstanding player in Division I Women's Ice Hockey.
She led a Bobcats offense that scored a program-high 102 goals in
the regular season. The 31 power-play goals, also a program-record,
helped the team accumulate a .8 power-play percentage, which ranks
third among ECAC Hockey teams.
The other finalists for the award were Brianne Jenner from Cornell
and Jackie Raines of Yale.
