UW's Knight, OSU's Bonanno, UW's Ammerman Named WCHA Players of the Week

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced it's players of the week for Oct. 8-14.

OSU's Liana Bonanno is the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week

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Oct. 8, 2008

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MADISON, Wis. - The Western Collegiate Hockey Association today (Oct. 8, 2008) announced it's players of the week for Oct. 8-14. Honored are Wisconsin's Hilary Knight on offense, Ohio State's Liana Bonanno on defense, and the Badgers' Brooke Ammerman as rookie.

WCHA Offensive Player of the Week
Hilary Knight - So., F, University of Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Hilary Knight, a sophomore winger from Hanover, New Hampshire who had a career five-goal night while also recording her first natural hat trick in a 7-3 victory over Quinnipiac on Sept. 27 at the Kohl Center in Madison, has been named WCHA Offensive player of the Week for Oct. 8-14. Knight had seven goals in the and two assists for nine scoring points in the series sweep of the Bobcats.

Her play has helped Wisconsin open the season with a 4-0-0 mark in non-conference games. Last weekend, with Knight sidelined, the Badgers swept Syracuse.

Also nominated for the award this week were: Tawni Mattila, F, Minnesota Duluth; Lisa Edman, F, Minnesota State; Melissa Jaques F, North Dakota; and Megan McCarthy, F, St. Cloud State.

WCHA Defensive Player of the Week
Liana Bonanno - Sr., G, Ohio State University

Goaltender Liana Bonanno led visiting Ohio State to an upset sweep at No. 9-ranked Providence, Oct. 3-4 in Providence, R.I. The senior from Mount Sinai, N.Y. made a total of 70 saves in the weekend series with just three goals allowed to the Friars for a .959 saves percentage.

Bonanno made 39 saves, just three shy of her career high, in a season-opening 2-1 victory last Friday. She then made 31 saves in the second game as the Buckeyes rallied for a 3-2 win last Saturday to complete the road sweep. Bonanno has now made 30 or more saves in a game 19 times in her collegiate career.

She helped the Ohio State penalty-kill to a solid 17-of-19 performance, making 25 saves against the Providence power-play. The two wins at Providence marked just the second season-opening road sweep in Ohio State history.

Also nominated for the award this week were: Zuzana Tomcikova, G, Bemidji State; Jocelyne Larocque, D, Minnesota Duluth; Alli Altmann, G, Minnesota State; Kelly Lewis, D, North Dakota; Ashley Nixon, G, St. Cloud State; and Jessie Vetter, G, Wisconsin.

WCHA Rookie of the Week
Brooke Ammerman - Fr., F, University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin freshman forward Brooke Ammerman, who has helped her team to four straight non-conference victories, has been named WCHA Rookie of the Week for Oct. 8-14.

Ammerman, a center from River Vale, N.J., had five goals in the two-game series against Syracuse this past weekend (Oct. 3-4), highlighted by a four-goal game in the Badgers' 8-0 victory last Saturday, the final game of the series. Wisconsin swept the Orange as Ammerman is the third Badger in school history to notch a four-goal game.

Also nominated for the award this week were: Kaylee Keys, F, Bemidji State; Pernilla Winberg, F, Minnesota Duluth; Emilia Andersson, F, Minnesota State; Sara Dagenais, F, North Dakota; Natalie Spooner, F, Ohio State; Tayler VanDenakker, G, St. Cloud State; and Carolyne Prevost, F, Wisconsin.