WCHA Players of the Week Announced
Jan. 31, 2005
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Offensive Player of the Week
Caroline Ouellette, Minnesota Duluth
Ouellette, a senior forward from Montreal, Quebec, led the Bulldogs to a series sweep of Bemidji State January 29 and 30 in Duluth. Minnesota Duluth posted a 6-2 victory Saturday and capped the sweep with 4-0 win Sunday. Friday, Ouellette garnered two goals and two assists, including her 200th career point when she scored the first goal of the game. Saturday, Ouellette continued to lead the team as she tallied three points on two goals and an assist coming on the game-winning goal. Her first goal of the evening was a short-handed, unassisted goal. Ouellette ended the weekend in the number four spot on the Bulldog's total points charts and in the number two spot in the assist column. Ouellette had a team leading 14 shots on goal and a +8 rating.
Others Nominated: Natalie Darwitz, Minnesota; Hailey Clarkson, St. Cloud State
Defensive Player of the Week
Lauri St. Jacques, St. Cloud State
St. Jacques, a sophomore goaltender from Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, backstopped the Huskies to a win and a tie against No. 10 Ohio State, January 28 and 29. She totaled 52 saves in the two games. In Friday's victory, St. Jacques made 30 saves, including 17 in the third period, while allowing just two Buckeye goals. Saturday, she had 22 saves and two goals allowed in the overtime 2-2 tie.
Others Nominated: Jody Horak, Minnesota; Patricia Elsmore, Minnesota Duluth
Rookie of the Week
Erica McKenzie, Minnesota
McKenzie, a freshman forward from Hastings, Minn., had two points un the Golden Gophers' series sweep of Wisconsin, January 29 and 30. In the 4-1 win Saturday, McKenzie scored an insurance goal, giving the Gophers a 3-1 third period lead. Sunday, she added an assist on the game-winning tally.
Others Nominated: Laura Fast, St. Cloud State
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