Hockey New York State E-Magazine alumni games, a contribution at the door for the cause will be appreciated. On the ice the Bengals return to regular action against Trinity (Ct.) on Friday, January 13. The Bengals are coming into the New Year 6-5-2 overall and 3-4-1 in the ECAC West. Jayne Minnick (Rochester/Greece Arcadia) was named ECAC West Jayne Minnick Women’s Hockey Rookie of the (Photo by Janet Week for December 11 after Schultz) leading the Bengals to a 2-0-1 record. She scored both goals in a 2-2 tie with Plymouth; one goal in a 3-0 win over the Panthers and one goal in a 4-3 victory over Castleton. Minnick had 7 goals in 13 games. Niagara Falls native Christine Williams was also recognized for her 5 points in 3 games and leading the team with 12 goals and 17 points this season. She had the game winning goal in the victory over Castleton.
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he University of Buffalo Lady Ice Bulls are on break through January 28. They will then face ACHA D1 University of Vermont on January 28 and 29 at Northtowns Ice Arena, Amherst.
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ver on Monteagle Ridge, the Niagara University women are 7-9-5 overall as they return to action against Mercyhurst on January 13 and 14. In non-conference play against Ohio State they tied 1-1 and then lost 2-5 to Ohio the next day. Buffalo’s Kelsey Welch notched the first goal with 3 minutes to go in the first period in the tie game and Kelsey Welch Jessica Hitchcock opened (Photo by Janet Schultz) the scoring in the second
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game with assists from Erica Owczarzek and Welch. The following week the Purple Eagles outshot Clarkson but ended up losing 1-3 with the single goal coming from Hitchcock. In a 0-3 loss to Clarkson the following day, Ryplanski made 20 saves for the Purple Eagles.
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he RIT Tigers, ranked No. 1 in Division III, ran their season-log winning streak to 12 games after a pair of one-goal wins on the road, 3-2 over Trinity and 1-0 at Amherst. Senior Ali Hills scored midway though the first period and Sophomore Goaltender Laura Chamberlain stopped all 32 shots she faced from Amherst, as the RIT penalty-killing unit had to kill off eight Amherst power-plays. Chamberlain is now 3-00 against Amherst with a 0.33 goals against average and an unbelievable .990 save percentage. She has stopped 100 of 101 shots in three games against the Jeffs. Overall, Chamberlain is 7-0-0 this season and 25-2-2 with eight shutouts in her brief RIT career. RIT was out-shot for the first time this season, 32-20, in the Amherst contest and the Tigers are now 42-1-2 over its last 45 regular season games dating back to January 30, 2010. Junior Ariane Yokoyama recorded an assist in both games this season and now has a point in 21 straight games dating back to last season. Sophomore Kourtney Kunichika, who leads all of Division III with 14 assists and 22 points, was held off the scoresheet for the first time this season in the game against Amherst. Kolbee McCrea is tied for the national lead with five power-play tallies, and is tied for third with 12 goals. Chamberlain is fifth nationally with a 1.05 goals against average and leads the nation with seven wins. RIT has outscored opponents 76-12 this season and have 21 players with at least 10 points. The Tiger are first nationally in scoring, averaging 6.33 goals per game and tied for second defensively, allowing 1.00 goal per contest. The Tigers are off until January 6 and 7 when they host Adrian College at Ritter Arena. RIT is 5-0 all time against Adrian. Last season they went 3-0 against the Bulldogs, outscoring them 22-3, including a 10-1 win in the NCAA Quarterfinals.*