POTSDAM, N.Y.-This year 12 SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey players have earned a spot on the Eastern College Athletic Conference West All-Academic Team. Every player who was eligible for the All-Academic Team achieved the honor.
In order to be eligible for the all-academic team, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.0 or higher and have completed at least one full year at their current institution.
Senior forward Jordan Ott (Hilton, N.Y./Rochester Edge) finishes her career as the Bears NCAA era all-time leading scorer in program history. This season, Ott reached the 100-point plateau,finishing her career with 107 points on 61 goals and 46 assists in 101 games played. Ott was named USCHO.com and ECAC West Rookie of the Year in 2013-14. She also earned second team All-ECAC West honors in three seasons, including this one. Last year, she was named All-USCHO and D3hockey.com third team. In addition to points, she leaves Potsdam as the program’s record holder in points-per-game (1.06), goals (61), game-winning goals (12) and power-play goals (18). She is third in all-time assists with 46.
Senior defenseman Kaylen Van Wagner (Red Hook, N.Y./Hotchkiss Prep) served as a Bears captain this season. Van Wagner played in all 26 games for the Bears and put up six assists on the season. She finishes her time in the program with two goals and 15 assists for 17 points, while suiting up in all of the Bears’ 102 games in her four seasons.
Senior forward Amanda Peterson (West Chazy, N.Y./Chazy Flyers) also served as a Bears captain this season. She put up a career-high seven goals and six assists for 13 points this past season. She closed her career with 18 goals and 20 assists for 38 points over 101 games in a Bears uniform.
Senior defenseman Kady Hart (Potsdam, N.Y/North Country Ice Storm) served as an assistant captain in 2016-17. Hart finishes her career with two goals and two assists for four points and never missed any of the 76 games in her three-year career.
Senior defenseman Madison Smith (Edmonton, Alberta/The College of St. Scholastica) finished her senior year with one goal and two assists for three points. Smith played in 51 games for the Bears after transferring from The College of St. Scholastica in 2015.
Junior forward Anna-Rose Bertin (Marathon, Ontario/CIH Academy) also served as an assistant captain this season. Bertin put up a career high 12 goals and added four assists for 16 points in her third year.
Junior forward Jaci Morr (Monroe, Mich./Team Detroit) scored a career-high six goals and recorded a personal best six assists for 12 points in 26 games this season.
Junior forward Brenna Wilson (Kanata, Ontario/Ottawa Senators) played all 26 games this year and recorded three goals and nine assists for a career-high 12 points.
Junior forward Taylor Marcellus (Waddington, N.Y./Ontario Hockey Academy) played in all 26 games for the Bears this season.
Sophomore forward Jenna Patterson (Boissevain, Manitoba/Westman Wildcats) played in all 26 games and put up four goals and five assists for nine points.
Sophomore defenseman Rylie Murray (Berkley, Mich./Honeybaked) scored two goals and assisted on five for seven points this year.
Sophomore forward Tatum Walber (Orchard Park, N.Y./Buffalo Regals) assisted on three goals in 25 games for the Bears.
This season, the Bears posted a 12-13-1 overall record and an 8-9-1 mark in ECAC West play. The team matched the program single-season record for overall wins and set one for conference victories. Potsdam earned its fourth postseason berth in the last six years.
