Buffalo State second-year women’s hockey coach Candice Moxley has announced Kara Goodwin (Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake) will serve as the team captain, and Jeyna Minnick (Rochester/Greece-Arcadia) and Nikki Kirchberger (Buffalo/W. Seneca West) will serve as assistants for the 2014-15 season.
Goodwin, a senior public communication major, will wear the “C” for the second-consecutive season. The forward enters her third and final season with the Bengals after transferring from Division I Lindenwood University. Goodwin has 33 career points including 22 goals in 51 games at Buffalo State, and had a breakout season a year ago. In 26 games last season, Goodwin netted 16 goals, including a school record 14 in ECAC West play.
Minnick, a senior forward majoring in English, will serve as an assistant for the second-straight year. She is the only player on this year’s roster in her fourth season with the team, and has tallied 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points in 74 career games.
Kirchberger will serve in a leadership role for the first time. The junior criminal justice major has split time on forward and defense over her first two seasons, and has put up 17 goals and 13 assists for 30 points in 51 career games.
Buffalo State made its first trip to the ECAC West playoffs in six years last season and has added 12 new faces to this year’s 20-player roster. The Bengals will open their 2014-15 campaign this weekend at the Plymouth State Tournament, playing the host Pantherson Friday and Nichols College on Saturday.
