University of Minnesota Athletics

McKenzie and Chartier Earn WCHA Weekly Honors

10/18/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey

University of Minnesota women’s hockey players Erica McKenzie and Brittony Chartier earned Western Collegiate Hockey Association players of the week honors for their performances against Bemidji State this past weekend. McKenzie, a sophomore forward, earned WCHA Offensive Player of the Week honors, while freshman goaltender Chartier was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. It is the first honor for Chartier and third weekly honor for McKenzie. In her freshman campaign, McKenzie earned WCHA Rookie of the Week honors twice.

McKenzie led the Gopher scoring drive, as she netted two goals and two assists to help the Gophers earn a two-game sweep over the Beavers. In her two games played, McKenzie scored a power-play goal, a short-handed goal and two game-winning goals. Her short- handed goal was the game-winner in Saturday’s 3-2 win. McKenzie leads the Gophers in scoring this season with six points.

Chartier earned back-to-back wins and helped the Gophers earn four points in the WCHA standings. She recorded her second shutout in three games played in Friday’s 2-0 victory over the Beavers. On the weekend, Chartier held a 1.00 goals against average and a .941 save percentage in 119:53 minutes played. On the season, Chartier holds a .939 save percentage and a 1.26 goals against average in four games played.

The Golden Gophers are on the road this weekend, facing eighth-ranked Mercyhurst, Oct. 21-22, in Erie, Pa. Friday’s game will begin at 7 p.m. (ET), while Saturday’s contest is slated for a 3 p.m. start. Both games will have live stats and Saturday’s game will be broadcasted on the U.S. College Hockey Online website at www.uscho.com.

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