University of Minnesota Athletics
Kessel Named WCHA Rookie of the Week
12/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
Freshman forward Amanda Kessel, who set up a career-high four goals in a conference victory against visiting Ohio State last weekend, has been named the WCHA Women's Rookie of the Week for Dec. 15, 2010.
A left winger from Madison, Wis., Kessel earned four assists and a +4 rating in last Friday's (Dec. 10) 6-0 win against No. 10 Ohio State. All four of her assists were the first setups en route to a goal. Her first helper came on teammate Sarah Erickson's game-winning goal at 8:38 in the first period. She then added the single assist to Jen Schoullis' goal at 1:24 in the second period and followed up with two more assists in the third on goals from Anne Schelper at 15:37 and Schoullis again at 19:18. In addition to her four points in the series sweep (UM also won 2-1 in overtime last Sunday), Kessel fired 14 shots on goal.
Kessel finishes the first half of the season with 20 points on six goals and a team-best (tied) 14 assists to rank second in scoring on her team and second in scoring among league rookies overall.
