Colgate Welcomes Eight to 2011-12 Roster
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Head
coach Scott Wiley and the Colgate women's ice
hockey team have announced the addition of eight new
student-athletes to the 2011-12 roster.
The class of 2015 includes two goaltenders, five forwards and a
defenseman. Seven of the players come from five different states,
including Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Nevada and New
Hampshire, and one is from Alberta, Canada
"I am extremely excited about this year's recruiting class,”
stated Wiley. “We have added skill and depth up front with
the addition of Taylor, Casey, Miriam, Lauren and Melissa. Katie
will give us another solid puck moving defense and Susan and
Brittney will give us balance in goal. I look forward to working
with this talented group and welcoming them to the Colgate family.
This group will be a great compliment to our returning players and
I look forward to next season."
Susan
Allen
Goaltender, Rochester, N.Y. (Rochester Edge Under 19)
Before Colgate: Was a member of the Rochester Edge
Under 19 team…named a captain her junior and senior
seasons…team won the 2011 LLFHL League and Playoff
Championships and won the gold medal at the 2010 Empire State
Games…named to the 2010 MCPSAC All-league Second Team and
was a 2009 MCPSAC All-League Honorable Mention
selection…also lettered in lacrosse and had a total of 54
goals, 42 assists, 194 groundballs and 160 draw controls in her
lacrosse career at Spencerport High School…member of the
National Honor Society, the Varsity Club and the P.R.I.D.E.
Club.
Personal: Full name is Susan Rachel
Allen…parents are Stuart and Yu-Chin Allen…has two
brothers…born in Rochester, N.Y. …majoring in
political science.
Brittney
Brooks
Goaltender, Las Vegas, Nev. (Colorado Selects)
Before Colgate: Was a member of the Colorado Selects
hockey team…played in 34 games her senior season, recording
a total of 870 minutes and 402 saves while also posting a 3.66
goals against average, .884 save percentage and a 8-13-4
record…completed her high school career with a 3.21 goals
against average and a .865 save percentage…selected to the
JWHL All-Star Game in 2011…also lettered in lacrosse at
Dakota Ridge High School and was a Las Vegas Lacrosse League
All-Star in 2008.
Personal: Full name is Brittney
Brooks…parents are Kirk and Corine
Brooks…has two brothers…born in Las Vegas, Nev.
...majoring in neuroscience.
Katie
Case
Defense, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. (Bluewater Hawks Intermediate
AA)
Before Colgate: Was a member of the
Bluewater Hawks Intermediate AA team…named an assistant
captain her senior season…recorded 38 points from eight
goals and 24 assists her senior year…team won the 2009 and
2010 state championships and was the runner up in the 2011 PWHL
regular-season…won the bronze medal in the PWHL
Playoffs…member of the USA Hockey National Developmental
Camp in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010…named to the USA Under 18
National team in 2009…also lettered in field hockey and
lacrosse at Grosse Pointe North high school…was a captain of
the lacrosse team that had a 9-3 record her senior year…was
an all-state selection in 2009 and 2010…member of Phi Beta
Kappa Highest Honors society.
Personal: Full name is Katherine
Case…parents are James and Beth Case…has one
sister…father James Case played baseball at Colgate from
1973-77 and grandfather William Case and uncle David Case also
attended Colgate from 1948-1952 and 1976-1979
respectively…born in Detroit, Mich. ….majoring in
English.
Taylor
Craig
Forward, Mattapoisett, Mass. (Tabor Academy)
Before Colgate: Was a member of the Tabor Academy
hockey team…named a captain her senior
season…recorded a total of 63 goals and 85 assists for 148
points in her career…had 36 points from 15 goals and 21
assists her senior year…team won the Taft Tournament
Championship in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011…also won the
NEPSHC Tournament…received honorable mention all-league
honors…was a member of the 2007 Bridgewater Bandits team
that won the EHF Championship and was named the team's
MVP…also played for the Rhode Island North Stars and was the
leading scorer in 2008 and 2009…selected to the USA National
Camp in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and was the leading scorer in
camp and an All-Star in 2008…also lettered in lacrosse and
was a member of the Big Brother Big Sister and Tabor Log
clubs.
Personal: Full name is Taylor Alexandra
Craig…parents are James and Sharlene Craig…has one
brother…father James was a 1980 Ice Hockey Olympic Gold
Medalist and played in the NHL for the Bruins, Flames and North
Stars…born in Boston, Mass. ...major is undeclared.
Casey
Dockus
Forward, Saint Clair Shores, Mich. (Little Caesers Under
19)
Before Colgate: Was a member of the Little
Caesars Under 19 hockey team…named assistant captain of the
Victory Honda Under 19 AAA from 2008-2009 and of the Little Caesars
Under 19 AAA from 2010-2011…Little Caesars was the NAHA
Champion in the 2009-2010 season, the MWEHL State Champion in 2010,
the JWHL Challenge Cup Champion in the 2010-11 season… was
the MWEHL Playoff Champion and MWEHL State Champion in
2010-2011…named the NAHA Championship Most Valuable Player
in 2010 and the JWHL Challenge Cup Championship Most Valuable
Player…member of Mu Alpha Theta, the National Art Honor
Society, the Pass Mentoring Program and the National Honor
Society.
Personal: Full name is Casey
Dockus…parents are Ed and Lori Dockus…has
one brother and one sister…born in Victorville,
Calif….majoring in health sciences.
Miriam
Drubel
Forward, Hanover, N.H. (North American Hockey
Academy)
Before Colgate: Was a member of the North
American Hockey Academy (NAHA)…named a Red team captain her
junior season…had a total of 121 points in her career and
had 27 goals and 24 assists her senior season…team won the
NAHA White Tournament in the 2010-11 season and won the JWHL
Playoff Championship in 2011…also won the Northwood
Tournament in 2011 and the Assabet Tournament, the McGill
University Tournament and the Chowder Cup all in
2010…selected to the National Camp in 2008, 2009 and 2010,
and the New England Camp in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010...was also a
member of the New England All-Camp Team in 2009 and
2010…received the NAHA Player's Award in 2010 and 2011 and
was a Hannover High School Scholar-Athlete in 2009 and
2010…also lettered in ice hockey and lacrosse at
Hannover…named the Varsity Lacrosse MVP in 2009 and
2010.
Personal: Full name is Miriam Esther
Drubel…parents are Richard and Bayle Drubel…born in
Houston, Texas…has one brother and two
sisters…undeclared major.
Lauren
Fitzgerald
Forward, Milton, Mass. (Noble & Greenough
School/Assabet)
Before Colgate: Was a member of the Noble
and Greenough hockey team…Noble was the ISL Champions in
2009, 2010 and 2011…won the New England Championship in
2009…also lettered in field hockey, softball and
lacrosse.
Personal: Full name is Lauren Mary
Fitzgerald…parents are Bill and Kathy Fitzgerald…has
one brother and one sister…born in Boston,
Mass….undeclared major.
Melissa
Kueber
Forward, St. Albert, Alta. (St. Albert Slash/Team
Alberta)
Before Colgate: Was a member of the St.
Alberta Midget AAA Slash hockey team…named a team captain in
her junior and senior seasons…also selected as the assistant
captain for Team Alberta in the 2011 Canada Winter
Games…recorded a total of 59 point from 37 goals and 22
assists in 30 games her senior year…had a total of 151
points in her career from 85 goals and 66 assists in 100
games…St. Alberta won the gold medal at the 2009-2010 Mac's
Tournament…was a member of the Team Alberta Under 18 hockey
team that won the gold medal at the Canada Winter Games in
2011…named to the 2009-10 and 2010-11 Mac's Tournament
All-Star teams…was an Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey
League All-Star Team selection from 2008 to 2011…received
the 2010-11 Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League Top Scorer
award.
Personal: Full name is Melissa Danielle
Kueber…parents are Joe and Trudy Kueber…has one
brother…born in St. Albert, Alta. ….undeclared
major.
