2005-06 All-NCHA Women's team

UW-Superior's Erin Kegley leads 12-member all-NCHA women team

Menomonie, Wis. (March 2, 2006) For the second consecutive year, UW-Superior forward Erin Kegley (Jr, Inver Grove Heights, Minn) led the NCHA in scoring and was named the NCHA player of the year. Kegley highlights the 12-member 2005-06 All-NCHA team and is this season's only three time, first team selection. Kegley has 22 goals on the year and 23 assists for 45 points. In NCHA games only, Kegley has scored nine goals and 14 assists for 23 points.

Joining Kegley at forwards on the first team are UW-Stevens Point's Nicole Grossmann (Fr, Lindstrom, Minn) and UW-Superior's Ashley Jenkins (Jr, Owatonna, Minn). Grossmann has scored 10 goals and five assists in league play, and 15 goals overall and seven assists. Jenkins has scored 11 NCHA goals and four assists, while on the season, she has pushed in 13 goals and 13 assists.

UW-River Falls' Jenny Wallace (Jr, Buffalo, Minn) repeats as a first team defensive player. She is joined by newcomer Allison Rushing (So, Seattle, Wash) of Lake Forest College. Wallace has scored eight NCHA goals and five assists, while Rushing has scored two goals and seven assists.

Lake Forest College's Sally Bevis (Jr, Huntington, NY) is the first team goalie. Bevis leads all goalies in saves 538 overall, 377 in league play. Bevis was an honorable mention choice last year.

Second team forwards include: UW-River Falls' Lindsay O'Keefe (Sr, Roseville, Minn) and Lou Paulson (Sr, Duluth, Minn) and UW-Eau Claire's Lauren Havard (Fr, San Angelo, Texas). Second team defensive players include: UW-Superior's Caitlin Jarrett (Jr, Bar River, Ont) and UW-Stevens Point's Lauren Kellin (So, Grand Rapids, Minn). UW-Superior's Rikkor Nespor (Fr, Stonewall, Manitoba) was second team goalie. Sixteen players were named to the honorable mention squad.

UW-Superior's Dan Laughlin was named the coach of the year for the second time (2004) and UW-Eau Claire's Amanda Schultz (Sr, Stevens Point) was the NCHA scholar-athlete.

2005-06 All-NCHA Team
First team
Forwards
Name, School Ht Yr Hometown GP G A Pts PPG SHG GWG
Nicole Grossmann, SP 5-7 Fr Lindstrom, Minn 15 10 5 15 4 2 4
Ashley Jenkins, Sup 5-6 Jr Owatonna, Minn 15 11 4 15 4 0 1
Erin Kegley&*, Sup 5-4 Jr Inver Grove Heights, Minn. 15 9 14 23 3 1 4
Defense
Name, School Ht Yr Hometown GP G A Pts PPG SHG GWG
Allison Rushing, LFC So Seattle, Wash. 14 2 7 9 0 0 1
Jenny Wallace*, RF 5-4 Jr Buffalo, Minn. 15 8 5 13 3 0 2
Goalie
Name, School Ht Yr Hometown GP Min W-L-T GA GAA Sv Sv%
Sally Bevis~, LFC Jr Huntington, N.Y. 13 800:38 4-5-4 32 2.40 377 .922
Second team
Forwards
Name, School Ht Yr Hometown GP G A Pts PPG SHG GWG
Lauren Havard, EC 5-3 Fr San Angelo, Texas 15 5 6 11 3 0 0
Lindsay O'Keefe%@, RF 5-7 Sr Roseville, Minn. 15 5 7 12 2 0 0
Lou Paulson&*, RF 5-4 Sr Duluth, Minn. 15 4 3 7 2 0 0
Defense
Name, School Ht Yr Hometown GP G A Pts PPG SHG GWG
Caitlin Jarrett, Sup 5-7 Jr Bar River, Ont. 15 1 4 5 0 0 0
Lauren Kellin~, SP 5-4 So Grand Rapids, Minn 15 2 3 5 2 0 0
Goalie
Name, School Ht Yr Hometown GP Min W-L-T GA GAA Sv Sv%
Rikki Nespor, Sup 5-4 Fr Stonewall, Manitoba 9 547:51 5-2-2 14 1.53 205 .936
Honorable mention
Forwards
Name, School Ht Yr Hometown GP G A Pts PPG SHG GWG
Leah Baron, RF 5-3 Sr Hermantown, Minn. 15 5 4 9 3 0 0
Lil Caligiuri$~, LFC Sr Wheaton, Ill. 14 2 6 8 1 0 0
Courtney DeHoey, LFC So Chatham, Ont. 15 4 7 11 1 0 0
Dayna Kanis, LFC Fr Georgetown, Ont. 15 9 2 11 3 2 1
Martina Korinek, EC 5-5 Jr White Bear Lake, Minn. 15 5 4 9 1 0 0
Katy Lankey, SP 5-4 So Baraboo, Wis. 14 5 4 9 2 0 1
Jenna Scanlon, RF 5-11 So Apple Valley, Minn. 15 6 3 9 2 0 1
Amanda Schultz$~, EC 5-6 Sr Stevens Point, Wis. 11 4 2 6 0 0 0
Sara Sleik, Fin 5-7 So Iron Mountain, Mich. 15 8 0 8 1 1 0
Danielle Syrowik~, Fin 5-7 So Shelby Township, Mich. 15 5 5 10 0 0 1
Laura Wilson~, LFC So Coronna, Ont. 15 7 3 10 3 0 0
Defense
Name, School Ht Yr Hometown GP G A Pts PPG SHG GWG
Leigh Landgraf, RF 5-3 Fr St. Paul Park, Minn. 13 1 7 8 1 0 0
Ashley Leitch~, Fin 5-4 So Garden City, Mich. 15 1 4 5 0 0 0
Darby McGrath, LFC Sr Chippawa, Ont. 13 4 2 6 4 0 0
Goalie-Honorable Mention
Name, Yr, School Ht Yr Hometown GP Min W-L-T GA GAA Sv Sv%
Amy Statz%*, SP 5-4 Jr Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. 13 792:41 9-1-3 14 1.06 231 .943

^ 2003 all-NCHA First Team
$ 2003 all-NCHA Honorable Mention

& 2004 all-NCHA First Team
% 2004 all-NCHA Honorable Mention

* 2005 all-NCHA First Team
@ 2005 all-NCHA Second Team
~ 2005 all-NCHA Honorable Mention


Player of the year: Erin Kegley, UW-Superior
Coach of the year: Dan Laughlin, UW-Superior
NCHA Scholar-Athlete: Amanda Schultz, UW-Eau Claire

Complete 2005-06 All-NCHA Team and 2005-06 All-NCHA Academic Team (pdf format)