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Potomak, Scobee Earn WCHA Monthly Accolades
12/4/2019 2:02:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Sarah Potomak and Sydney Scobee have been honored by the WCHA for their play during November.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Senior Sarah Potomak is the WCHA Forward of the Month and senior Sydney Scobee has been selected as the WCHA Goaltender of the Month Week as the Golden Gopher women's hockey team went undefeated at 5-0-3 during the month of November.
The award marks Potomak's fifth WCHA monthly award of her career. The Aldergrove, British Columbia native led the WCHA with eight goals, 1.00 goals per game, three game-winning goals, and one shorthanded goal during November; she was tied for second in the league with 14 points in eight games and a +10 rating. Potomak had at least one point in seven of Minnesota's eight games, including five multi-point games. She is Minnesota's active career scoring leader; she ended the month tied for 14th in Gophers' history with 158 career points (59g-99a), having logged her 150th career point in Minnesota's sweep over Bemidji State.Â
Scobee earned her first WCHA Goaltender of the Month nod of her career. She led WCHA goaltenders with a 1.45 goals against average, .945 save percentage, two shutouts, and 494:56 total minutes played during the month of November. Scobee also ranked second in the league with 206 total saves and 218 total shots faced. The Minnetrista, Minn., native picked up two WCHA Goaltender of the Week awards during the month, after Minnesota took four of six WCHA league points from Wisconsin and again after combining for 48 saves on 50 shots faced as Minnesota tied Boston College 2-2 in overtime and defeated Harvard 4-0 at the Country Classic. She is tied for the NCAA lead with four shutouts on the season.
WCHAÂ Players of the Month: November 2019
Forward: Sarah Potomak, Minnesota
Defense: Anna Wilgren, Minnesota State
Goaltender: Sydney Scobee, Minnesota
Rookie: Kelsey King, Minnesota State
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The award marks Potomak's fifth WCHA monthly award of her career. The Aldergrove, British Columbia native led the WCHA with eight goals, 1.00 goals per game, three game-winning goals, and one shorthanded goal during November; she was tied for second in the league with 14 points in eight games and a +10 rating. Potomak had at least one point in seven of Minnesota's eight games, including five multi-point games. She is Minnesota's active career scoring leader; she ended the month tied for 14th in Gophers' history with 158 career points (59g-99a), having logged her 150th career point in Minnesota's sweep over Bemidji State.Â
Scobee earned her first WCHA Goaltender of the Month nod of her career. She led WCHA goaltenders with a 1.45 goals against average, .945 save percentage, two shutouts, and 494:56 total minutes played during the month of November. Scobee also ranked second in the league with 206 total saves and 218 total shots faced. The Minnetrista, Minn., native picked up two WCHA Goaltender of the Week awards during the month, after Minnesota took four of six WCHA league points from Wisconsin and again after combining for 48 saves on 50 shots faced as Minnesota tied Boston College 2-2 in overtime and defeated Harvard 4-0 at the Country Classic. She is tied for the NCAA lead with four shutouts on the season.
WCHAÂ Players of the Month: November 2019
Forward: Sarah Potomak, Minnesota
Defense: Anna Wilgren, Minnesota State
Goaltender: Sydney Scobee, Minnesota
Rookie: Kelsey King, Minnesota State
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