Buffalo State’s Gehen earns ECAC West All-Conference honors, Steinle named to All-Rookie team
The ECAC West announced its women’s hockey All-Conference teams today and recognized Buffalo State’s Erin Gehen (W. Seneca, NY/W. Seneca West) as a second team selection, and honored Natasha Steinle (Morrison, CO/CIHA) on it All-Rookie team.
Gehen, a junior business major, led the Bengals with 29 points on 18 goals and 11 assists. Her 18 goals were a career-best and ranked her third in the conference. She tallied three game-winning goals and 16 of her 18 goals came at even strength. Gehen now ranks second in school history in both goals and points with 42 and 77 respectively. She is just three goals and two points shy of Emma Wadsworth’s school records of 45 and 79.
Steinle, a freshman criminal justice major, overcame a slow start to finish second in the conference in rookie goal scoring with 14. She added five assists to finish with 19 points in 26 games played. Steinle registered just one assist in her first eight games as a Bengals, and then tallied 14 goals and 18 points in her final 18 games, including scoring a hat trick when the Bengals defeated Potsdam for the program’s first-ever playoff victory.
Buffalo State finished the season 17-8-2 overall, just one win shy of the school’s single-season record that was set last season. The Bengals were 11-6-1 in league play and earned their highest-ever regular season finish placing third.
