Michelle Greeneway was named Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Year for the second time in her career on Thursday. Four teammates joined her on the All-NCHA Team and another earned a spot on the league’s All-Freshman Team.
Greeeneway, a senior forward, leads the nation with 33 goals, 46 points, and eight game-winning scores this season. She is also tied- for-sixth in the country with six power play goals. She has recorded at least one point in all but three games so far this year and has scored at least one goal in 19 of 25 contests with a dozen multi-goal performances. Her program record 103 career goals rank tied-for-fourth in NCAA Division III history. Greeneway has now been named First Team All-NCHA four times and she earned her other NCHA Player of the Year award as a sophomore.
Sophomore Olivia Spellmire joined Greeneway on the list of six All-NCHA forwards. She set a program record and ranks second in the league and fourth in the nation with 27 assists. In addition, her 40 points are the third-most in the NCHA and rank tied-for-sixth in the country. Spellmire recorded at least one point in 17 of 25 games this season and two or more 13 times.
Senior Alex Stensland made her third straight appearance on the All- NCHA Team and ranks tied-for- second among league defensemen with 19 points. She was also-tied-for- fifth in the nation in points per game by a defenseman. Her eight goals on the season are the conference’s second- highest total among players at her position and her three short-handed scores led the league. Stensland now has 49 assists in her career, which ranks third in program history.
(Pictured Right to Left) Top Row: Michelle Greenway, Olivia Spellmire, Alex Stensland / Bottom Row: Kayla Grifith, Allie Carter, Amy Budde
Sophomore defenseman Kayla Griffith was also named All-NCHA after earning the same honor a year ago. She has six goals and 13 assists to match Stensland’s point total on the year. In addition to their contributions to the team’s scoring output, Griffith and Stensland has helped Forester goaltenders face just 19 shots on goal per contest, easily the lowest total in the conference.
Senior Allie Carter was one of two All-NCHA goaltenders. Her league- best 1.12 goals against average and .947 rank second and ninth in the nation, respectively, and she also leads the conference with five shutouts. She has allowed more than two goals in a game just once in 17 appearances this season. Carter is currently the program’s career leader in save percentage (.927) and goals against average (1.62).
Forester forward Amy Budde was one of six players named to the NCHA All-Freshman Team. She ranks second in the conference and tied-for-fourth in the nation with 25 points and her 20 assists are the fifth- most in the league.
Lake Forest’s five All-NCHA selections were the highest total in the league. The Foresters finished second in the NCHA standings with a conference record of 15-2-1 and enter this weekend’s semifinal round of the NCHA Slaats Cup Playoffs with a team record 20 victories against just three losses and a pair of ties.
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