Men's, Women's WCHA Student-Athletes Earn National Weekly Honors
Nov. 7, 2001
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The first USCHO.com Men's Division I Players of the Week were announced today. Honored this week are Nate DiCasmirro, a senior forward from St. Cloud State University. He was awarded the USCHO.com Men's Division I Offensive Player of the Week. Josh Blackburn, a senior goaltender from the University of Michigan was awarded the USCHO.com Men's Division I Defensive Player of the Week.
USCHO.com Men's Division I Offensive Player of the Week
For the week ending November 5, 2001
Nate DiCasmirro Senior, Forward, St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud leaped into the top spot in the USCHO.com Poll this weekend on the strength of a pair of convincing wins over North Dakota, and it can thank senior forward Nate DiCasmirro, USCHO's Offensive Player of the Week, for the promotion. DiCasmirro led all scorers this weekend with eight points including a hat trick and an assist on the game-winning goal Saturday night to power the Huskies over the Sioux, 6-1. DiCasmirro showed off his nose for the goal the evening after displaying his touch with the pass. The Burnsville, Minn. native netted four assists on Friday, springing Matt Hendricks twice on the evening, the second time for the game-winner. His offensive outburst did more than put his team at number one, it also put him at the head of the Division I scoring chart. With nine goals and nine assists for the year, DiCasmirro leads Minnesota's John Pohl by one point.
USCHO.com Men's Division I Defensive Player of the Week
For the week ending November 5, 2001
Josh Blackburn
Senior, Goaltender, University of Michigan
Alaska-Fairbanks peppered 63 shots on goal this weekend, but skated away with just one goal due to the goaltending of Michigan senior netminder Josh Blackburn, USCHO's Defensive Player of the Week. Blackburn and his .984 save percentage carried the Wolverines to a weekend sweep over the Nanooks, 2-1 and 4-0. Blackburn had to make 11 saves in the third period Friday night to preserve Michigan's one goal lead. His 36 stops on Saturday gave the senior the 10th shutout of his career, one short of Marty Turco's school record.
The USCHO.com Men's Players of the Week are chosen by the USCHO staff after consideration of all games played the week before. The Men's Players of the Week are chosen once a week and are in its third year of being awarded.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The first USCHO.com Women's Division I Players of the Week were announced today. Honored this week are Kelly Stephens, a freshman forward, from the University of Minnesota as the Offensive Player of the Week and Patricia Sautter, a junior goaltender from the University of Minnesota-Duluth as the Defensive Player of the Week.
USCHO.com Women's Division I Offensive Player of the Week
For the week ending November 5, 2001
Kelly Stephens
Freshman, Forward, University of Minnesota
Led by freshman forward Kelly Stephens (Seattle, Wash.), No. 6 Minnesota edged Ohio State 2-1 and 3-2 in a pair of key early season WCHA matchups. Minnesota took over first place in the tight league race with the sweep. Friday night, Kelly's second period breakaway goal knotted the score at 1-1 and set the stage for the Golden Gophers' third period winner. The next night, with the Gophers again behind by one in the second, she tied the game with a power play goal. The teams went into the final minute still deadlocked when Kelly's goal with 21 seconds to play gave Minnesota the win. Kelly leads the 5-2-1 Gophers in scoring with seven points, including six goals.
USCHO.com Women's Division I Defensive Player of the Week
For the week ending November 5, 2001
Patricia Sautter
Junior, Goaltender, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Backstopped by rookie goaltender Patricia Sautter (Schaffhausen, Switzerland), No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth swept a close weekend series, 1-0 and 2-1 (OT), with league rival No. 5 Wisconsin. The wins earned UMD another week atop the USCHO Division I poll. Filling in for starting goaltender Tuula Puputti, who was with Finland at the Three Nations Cup, Patricia posted her first collegiate shutout on Friday, making 17 saves to blank the Badgers, 1-0. The following evening, the Badgers came out flying, outshooting UMD almost 3 to 1, but Patricia was up to the task, turning away 33 shots and only allowing one goal. Patricia, a junior who joined the Bulldogs from the Swiss National Team, leads the WCHA in goaltending with a .970 save percentage and 0.63 goals against average.
The USCHO.com Women's Players of the Week are chosen by the USCHO staff after consideration of all
games played the week before. The Women's Players of the Week are chosen once a week and are in its
second year of being awarded.
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