UTICA, NY- Five members of the Utica College women’s hockey team were named to the ECAC West All-Conference teams, released Tuesday. Seniors Jane Pagano (Erie, PA/Tabor Academy), Gabrielle Schnepp (Northville, MI/Belle Tire), and Keira Goin (Dobbs Ferry, NY/Hotchkiss School), as well as sophomore Kayla Dion (Colchester, VT/Boston Shamrocks ) and freshman Olivia Hirschy (Fort Wayne, IN/Culver Academies) were honored.
Pagano was named second team All-Conference after she totaled a career-high 21 points on the season. She had six goals and nine assists in 18 conference games and she is currently tied for 11th nationally in scoring amongst defensemen with .78 points per game. She also led the team with a +12 plus/minus rating.
Schnepp is making her third appearance on an All-Conference team, this time earning Honorable Mention status. The forward led the team in points (29) and assists (21). She also had a team-best 17 points in conference play. Schnepp wraps up her career ranked third on the College’s career assists list with 72, and she also ranks fourth all-time with 116 points in 109 career games.
Goin lands on the Honorable Mention squad for the second straight year after she finished with a 1.75 goals against average and .932 save percentage. She graduates as the program’s record holder in wins (40) and shutouts (13), and she also owns the single-season shutout record with seven.
Dion, who is making her second straight appearance on the Honorable Mention squad, posted career-highs in goals (four), assists (11), and points (15). She was instrumental on the power play as three of her four goals came with the man advantage.
Hirschy was named to the All-Rookie team after totaling seven points (three goals, four assists) in 14 games. She had two multi-point games this season and UC was 5-0 in games where Hirschy scored.
Utica wrapped up the season with a 17-9-1 overall record and was eliminated in the semifinal of the ECAC West tournament by nationally ranked No. 1 Plattsburgh State. This marks the fourth time in five years that the Pioneers have had at least 16 wins in a season.
