NCAA Women Top Performers

A compilation of the previous week’s top performing players representing Minnesota or the state’s various schools as recognized by their respective conferences.

Western Collegiate Hockey Association

WCHA Women’s Offensive Player of the Week

Dani Cameranesi – Sophomore, Forward (Plymouth, Minn.)
University of Minnesota

Cameranesi scored five goals in three games as the Gophers swept a weekend series against Minnesota State, before defeating St. Cloud State on Monday in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women’s Face-Off Classic. Her offensive output included two power-play goals, her second hat trick of the season and game-winning strikes in both contests against the Mavericks. The sophomore from Plymouth, Minn., was on the ice for eight of the Gophers’ 14 goals and finished the weekend with a +4 rating. Cameranesi, who has 21 points this season (14g, 7a) ranks second in the WCHA and is tied for eighth nationally with a 1.50 points per game. She is also tied for the NCAA lead with five power-play goals and four game-winning scores.

WCHA Women’s Rookie of the Week

Kelly Pannek – Freshman, Forward (Plymouth, Minn.)
University of Minnesota

Pannek, a freshman from Plymouth, Minn., scored her first career hat trick to lead Minnesota to a 5-0 victory over St. Cloud State on Monday night in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women’s Face-Off Classic. Her three goals came on just five shots and included both the game-winning goal and a power-play strike. Pannek, who has tallied 11 points this season (4g, 7a), ranks third in scoring among WCHA rookies with an average of 0.73 points per game.

Hockey East

WHEA [Player/Rookie/Defensive Player] of the Week

WHEA Co-Rookie of the Week

McKenna Brand – Freshman, Forward (Nevis, Minn.)
Northeastern University

Brand recorded five points (3g, 2 a) in Northeastern’s weekend sweep over Vermont. In Saturday’s game the freshman recorded a power-play goal and two assists. Brand found the back of the net twice more on Sunday, including a power-play goal and the game-winner.

WHEA Top Performer(s)

Allie Morse – Junior, Goaltender (Cottage Grove, Minn.)
Providence College

Kicked out 67 shots in two games against Maine, including 32 saves in a 2-1 overtime victory, for 1.93/.944 numbers.

ECAC Hockey

ECAC Women’s Hockey Goaltender of the Week

Chelsea Laden – Senior, Goaltender (Lakeville, Minn.)
Quinnipiac University

Laden extended personal unbeaten streak to 11 games (team streak at 12) by recording a win and a tie last weekend. She earned her nation-leading seventh shutout of the season in a Friday’s top ten showdown with Clarkson, recording 15 saves. On Saturday versus St. Lawrence she made 17 stops as the Bobcats staking to a 2-2, overtime tie. She was one of just two goaltenders playing multiple games in ECAC Hockey not to record a loss over the weekend. Laden owns a 0.45 goal-against average on the season, having only surrendered five goals in 11 contest.

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete-of-the-Week

Erika Allen – Junior, Goaltender (Roseville, Minn.)
Augsburg College

The Augsburg women’s hockey team ran its MIAC winning streak to three-in-a-row over the weekend thanks to a sweep of a conference home-and-home series against St. Catherine. Goalie Erika Allen (Roseville, Minn.) was a big part of the Auggies success, as she made 44 saves and had a 1.50 goals against average and a .936 save percentage to earn the win in both games. For her performance, the MIAC sports information directors honored Allen Monday with the MIAC Women’s Hockey Athlete-of-the-Week award.

Allen was particularly good in Friday’s 3-2 home win over the Wildcats, as she stopped 31 of 33 shots for a .939 save percentage in the victory. A day later, she allowed just a single goal in a 2-1 defensive battle, as she stopped 13 of the 14 shots she faced. This season, Allen is now 3-2-2 in goal with a 1.55 goals against average and a .942 save percentage to rank third among MIAC goalies in both categories in overall games.

Compiled from weekly conference releases.