Ott named ECAC West Rookie of the Year, Tardelli, Brittany Lucky earn
conference honors
POTSDAM, N.Y.—Three SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey players have earned
All-ECAC West honors for the 2013-14 season. Freshman forward Jordan Ott
(Hilton, N.Y./Rochester Edge) was voted the conference’s Rookie of the
Year as well as being named to the second and all-rookie teams. Senior
captain Brittany Lucky (Kanata, Ontario/Ottawa Senators) garnered
honorable mention status, while freshman goaltender Abby Tardelli
(Potsdam, N.Y./North Country Ice Storm) earned a spot on the conference’s
all-rookie team.
Ott got off to a torrid pace with two points in the season opener and
never slowed down. She had 12 multiple point games and two hat tricks en
route to a Bears’ single-season record 36 points. She also set Potsdam
single-season marks in goals (22) and power-play goals (9). Ott is sixth
in the nation in scoring, second among rookies, with 1.50 points-per-game.
She is also second nationally in goals-per-game (0.92) and power-play
goals.
Lucky is fourth on the team in scoring this year with three goals and
Bears’ record 22 assists for 25 points. The senior’s average of 1.00
points-per-game is fourth best in the nation among defenseman and her 0.88
assists-per-game place her eighth in the NCAA. Lucky leads the ECAC West
in conference assists (16) and power-play points (11) and is second in
scoring by defenseman (2g, 16a, 18pts). She is fourth on Potsdam’s
all-time scoring list with 15 goals and 44 assists for 59 points in 100
games.
Tardelli put up strong numbers in her rookie season with the Bears. On
Nov. 2, the Potsdam native got the start in between the pipes in her
hometown as the College re-opened newly renovated Maxcy Ice Arena. She
stopped all 20 shots she faced in 31:15 against Saint Michael’s despite
getting a no-decision. She then earned her first collegiate win and
shutout on Dec. 6, blanking the very same Purple Knights 2-0 with 19
saves. She finished the regular season with a 2-5 record in six starts, a
3.79 goals-against-average and a .892 save percentage.
The Bears (12-9-4, 7-5-4 ECAC West) return to the postseason for the third
straight year this weekend when they head back to the Utica Auditorium to
face Utica College in the first round of the playoffs. The teams square
off at noon on Sunday, March 2, with a trip to the ECAC West semifinals at
Plattsburgh on the line.
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