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University of Alabama-Huntsville
forward Joel Bresciani and Air Force Academy forward Ryan Wiggins
shared CHA Offensive Player of the Week honors this week, while
Charger netminder Scott Munroe garnered CHA Defensive
Player of the Week accolades. Air Force defenseman Steve Cook
was named CHA Rookie of the Week, marking his first
CHA honor. Bresciani and Wiggins are two-time award winners,
while
Munroe earned his fourth weekly honor.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE WEEK
Bresciani, a 6-0, 200-pound senior from Sherwood Park,
Alberta, helped the Chargers to a series sweep of league rival
Wayne
State by netting a four-point weekend. He tallied two goals
in an 8-2 win and a pair of assists in a 4-0 victory.
Wiggins,
a 5-11, 175-pound sophomore from Alamo, Calif., paced the Falcons
to a series sweep over Quinnipiac, the
first place
team in the MAAC. He recorded a goal and an assist in each
game, including the game-winning goal at 3:39 of the third
period
Friday. He was a +3 for the series. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Munroe, a 6-2, 195-pound goaltender from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan,
posted his first career shutout after stopping all 31 Warrior
shots Saturday. The shutout was also the first for UAH in
over a
year. Munroe is 7-0-1 in CHA games. ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Cook, a 6-0, 175-pound forward from Morrison, Colo., tallied
a goal and two assists in the Falcons 6-2 victory over MAAC-leading
Quinnipiac Saturday. One of his helpers came on the game-winning
goal. Honorable Mention Performance
Niagara’s Rob Bonk recorded 27 saves in a shutout of
Findlay, 6-0, Friday. Findlay netminder Jamie VandeSpyker posted
a .924 save percentage vs. Niagara last week, including Saturday’s
game when he stopped 39-of-40 shots for the 1-1 tie. Alabama-Huntsville
goaltender Mark Byrne tallied 38 saves in an 8-2 victory over
Wayne State. UAH rookie Bruce Mulherin scored
his first collegiate goal Sunday vs. Wayne State--a shorthander
which was the game winner. Bemidji State forward Brendan Cook
tallied
an assist each night at Nebraska-Omaha. BSU forwards Myles
Kuharski and Riley Riddell each tallied two points vs. UNO. |
