Thirteen members of the William Smith College ice hockey team were named to the 2017-18 United Collegiate Hockey Conference All-Academic team.
To be eligible, a player must spend a minimum of one academic year at her present institution, while maintaining a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average based on their course load for the 2017-18 academic year. The following Herons earned a spot on the team.
Senior Rebecca Begley (Holderness School/Fremont, N.H.), biology major
Senior Krista Federow (Kent School/Niagara Falls, Ontario), media and society major
Senior Sarah Garrett (Holderness School/Derry, N.H.), sociology major
Junior Stephanie Hampton (New Hampton School/Quispamsis, New Brunswick), undecided
First-year Jules Kennedy (Buckingham Browne & Nichols/Wintrop, Mass.), undecided
Senior Catherine Linehan (Hingham/Hingham, Mass.), disability studies major
First-year Lexi Nottke (Kimball Union/Reading, Mass.), undecided
Junior Laura Rollins (Northfield Mount Hermon/Dummerston, Vt.), psychology and education major
Sophomore Gina Scibetta (Central Square/Brewerton, N.Y.), media and society major
Senior Emily Spencer (Milton Academy/East Longmeadow, Mass.), biology major
Senior Lizzy Weingast (Langley/Vienna, Va.), economics and math major
First-year Alison Weiss (Skaneateles/Skaneateles, N.Y.), biology major
First-year Olivia Williams (Branksome Hall/Toronto, Ontario), undecided
Begley, Federow, Garrett, Linehan, Rollins, Spencer and Weingast earned all-academic honors for the third time in their careers. Hampton and Rollins garnered recognition for the second year in a row.
William Smith finished the 2017-18 season with a 16-6-4 overall record and an 11-2-3 mark in the UCHC. The Herons finished second in the league, earning a bye to the UCHC semifinals, William Smith’s first postseason appearance.
