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Asselstine, who was coming off a week in which she tallied three goals and an assist to earn her first career weekly conference honors, followed that up with a onegoal, two-assist performance in a 4-3 win over Neumann. She was on the ice for all four Valiant goals, assisting on the team’s first and fourth tallies while also adding a power-play goal midway through the second period to knot the score at two. Asselstine is Manhattanville’s team leader in scoring this year, netting seven goals and five assists for 12 points through seven games. The assistant captain is currently one of only eight players in Division III to be averaging at least one goal per game this season, while also ranking eighth in the country in points per game. The Valiants are 5-4-1 and play on the road until January 17 when they face Holy Cross at Terry Connors Rink.
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Colin Stevens (Niskayuna) was named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week for two consecutive weeks ending December 8th & 15th. The junior, recorded his second shutout of the season in Union’s 3-0 victory over Princeton (December 6th) for his fifth career shutout. Mat Bodie was tabbed player of the week and Alex Sakellaropoulos named rookie of the week for the week ending December 15th. Bodie recorded a goal and two assists and stands third nationally in defensemen scoring (1.06 points per game). Bodie needs one assist to move into a second place tie with Adam Presizniuk for career assists at Union (Division I level). Sakellaropoulos, who was making his first start since Oct. 25, held the nation’s eighth-highest scoring team to just one goal (a power play marker) in stopping 34 of 35 shots (.971 save percentage) against St. Cloud State. The Statesmen have one of the longer holiday breaks in Division I with 26 days off before resuming January 1011 and Quinnipiac and Princeton respectively.
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