University of Minnesota Athletics
Schammel Earns WCHA Weekly Award
11/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Hockey
MINNEAPOLIS -- University of Minnesota redshirt junior Nicole Schammel has been selected as this week's WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, Powered by GoodWood Hockey, after she scored three goals to lead the Gophers to a conference sweep over St. Cloud State last week.
Schammel led Minnesota to 3-0 and 4-3 wins over the Huskies at home at Ridder Arena last weekend. For the series, Schammel had three goals, seven shots on goal, two blocked shots, and a +1 rating. Her three goals included one game-winner (game two) and one power-play goal.
Schammel's three goals led all WCHA players, and her three points were tied for the lead among all WCHA skaters for the weekend.
The Red Wing, Minn., native scored Minnesota's second goal in the team's game-one 3-0 win. She then had a two-goal game in the team's 4-3 win to seal the series sweep. Schammel put the Gophers up 3-0 midway through the third period and then added the eventual game-winner on the power play to make it 4-1 with just over five minutes remaining before the Huskies scored two late goals.
Schammel's three-goal series tied her career best. She is currently has eight points (6g-2a) during a team-best seven-game point streak.
This is Schammel's first WCHA weekly award of the 2017-18 season and her second career honor as she also earned a WCHA Rookie of the Week nod while with Minnesota State in the 2014-15 season.
WCHA Weekly Award Winners
Offensive: Nicole Schammel, Jr., F, Minnesota
Defensive: Mak Langei, Fr., D, Bemidji State
Rookie: Emma Maltais, Fr., F, Ohio State
2017-18 Gopher WCHA Weekly Award Winners
Oct. 17: Sydney Baldwin, Offensive Player of the Week
Oct. 24: Patti Marshall, Defensive Player of the Week
Nov. 7: Grace Zumwinkle, Rookie of the Week
Nov. 21: Nicole Schammel, Offensive Player of the Week
About the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)
The Women's League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has won a record 16 national championships in 18 seasons since its inception in 1999 (including 15 of a possible 17 NCAA titles), while producing seven Patty Kazmaier Award winners, 95 All-Americans and numerous Olympic and national team members. The seven-team Division 1 conference consists of: Bemidji State University (Beavers), the University of Minnesota (Golden Gophers), the University of Minnesota Duluth (Bulldogs), Minnesota State University (Mavericks), Ohio State University (Buckeyes), St. Cloud State University (Huskies) and the University of Wisconsin (Badgers). For more information, visit www.wcha.com.
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