Fifteen Mavericks Named to All-WCHA Academic Team

3/4/2010 3:07:08 PM

Madison, Wis. — The office of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has announced the 2009-10 All-WCHA Academic Team, with Minnesota State leading the class for the second straight year with 15 awardees. The Mavericks have the most recipients out of the eight teams in the league. Ten Mavericks are repeat honorees.

To qualify for the All-WCHA Academic Team, student-athletes must have completed one year of eligibility at present institution, prior to the current academic year, and have a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the previous two semesters or three quarters.

Senior forwards Jenna Hewitt (Anoka, Minn.) and Ashley Young (South St. Paul, Minn.) lead the Mavericks as four-time team members.

Three-time team members include, senior forwards Kala Buganski (Anoka, Minn.) and Ida Clark (Vallentuna, Sweden) and senior defensemen Kathleen Rosso (Rogers, Minn.) and Holly Snyder (Kenosha, Wis.).

The four two-time awardees are senior forward Christina Lee (Maple Plain, Minn.), junior forward Nina Tikkinen (Salo, Finland), junior defensemen Amy Udvig (New Brighton, Minn.) and junior goaltender Paige Thunder (Cloquet, Minn.).

Five sophomores earned All-WCHA Academic honors for the first time including forwards Emmi Leinonen (Valkeakoski, Finland), Moira O’Connor (Chicago, IL), defensemen Ariel Mackley (Burnsville, MN), Jackie Otto (Lake Zurich, IL) and goaltender Alli Altmann (Eagan, MN).

The Minnesota State women’s hockey squad finished up their 2009-10 campaign with a 7-22-5 overall record and 5-18-5-3 in WCHA play giving them 18 conference points, finishing seventh in the conference.

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