Johnston Earns All-America Honors
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ITHACA, N.Y. - Big Red women's hockey sophomore
Rebecca Johnston has been named a RBK All-American after leading
the Big Red with 45 points this season. Johnston earns
second-team honors and is the first Cornell player to become an
All-American. She is one of just three ECAC Hockey players on the
list.
Johnston (Sudbury, Ont.) was also named first-team ECAC Hockey and
All-Ivy this season. The forward was a top-10 finalist for the
Patty Kazmier Award that is given to the most outstanding player in
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. Her 22 goals led the league,
and she was also tied for second in power-play goals with six. The
sophomore led the Big Red in scoring with 45 points on 25 goals and
20 assists, which also ranks her seventh nationally in points per
game with 1.73. She also ranks sixth in goals per game with 0.96.
Johnston notched two hat tricks this season and had 13 multi-point
games. As a freshman, she became the first Cornell player to be
named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year and to the ECAC Hockey first
team. Johnston has been named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week three
times this season.
First
Team
Goalie: Jessie Vetter, Sr., Wisconsin
Defense: Kacey Ballamy, Sr., New Hampshire
Defense: Jocelyne Larocue, So., Minnesota-Duluth
Forward: Meghan Agosta, Jr., Mercyhurst
Forward: Hilary Knight, So., Wisconsin
Forward: Sarah Vaillancourt, Sr., Harvard
Second
Team
Goalie: Molly Schuas, Jr., Boston College
Defense: Melanie Gagnon, Sr., Minnesota
Defense: Sasha Sherry, So., Princeton
Forward: Rebecca Johnston, So., Cornell
Forward: Monique Lamoureux, Fr., Minnesota
Forward: Kelli Stack, Jr., Boston College.
