POTSDAM, N.Y.-A program record 15 SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey players have earned a spot on the Eastern College Athletic Conference West All-Academic Team. Of the 10 schools in the league, only SUNY Cortland (16) had more players honored than the Bears. The 15, or 75 percent of the roster, top the previous team record of 12 set in 2014 and matched last season.
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 Sally Mooney (Columbus, Ohio/Wyoming Seminary) served as a Bears captain this season. She played in all 25 games, recording three goals and seven assists for 10 points. She closed her career with 13 goals and 24 assists for 37 points in 86 games.
Senior forward Alison Greene (Massena, N.Y./Norwich University) scored five goals and led the team with 12 assists for 17 points in all 25 games. Greene spent just a season and a half with the Bears, but still managed to contribute 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points in just 39 games.
Senior defenseman Emily Kriwox (Tupper Lake, N.Y./Tupper Lake Lumberjacks) manned the blue line in 23 contests this year. She played in 71 games over three seasons with Potsdam.
Senior goalie Abby Tardelli (Potsdam, N.Y./North Country Ice Storm) served as an assistant captain this season. She played every second between the pipes for the Bears in 2015-16, the only Potsdam goaltender to own that distinction. She posted a 9-14-2 record with a .903 save percentage and a 2.92 goals-against-average. Tardelli, who opened her career as a member of the ECAC West All-Rookie team, was 13-26-2 with an .896 save percentage, a 3.47 goals-against-average and two shutouts in her three seasons with Potsdam.
Senior defenseman Rachel Grefke (Livonia, Mich./Victory Honda) scored a goal and recorded two assists in 25 games this season. She played in every one of the Bears’ 102 games in her career, totaling four goals and six assists for 10 points.
Senior defenseman Katie Marsman (Wantagh, N.Y./Wyoming Seminary) was Potsdam’s other captain this season. She scored had a goal and had nine assists, while playing in 25 games. She had 25 career points on a goal and 24 assists in 101 games as a Bear.
Junior defenseman Madison Smith played in all 25 games this season after transferring in from the College of St. Scholastica to give Potsdam another veteran presence on the blue line.
Junior defenseman Kaylen Van Wagner (Red Hook, N.Y./Hotchkiss Prep) was an assistant captain in 2015-16. She also had a career-year offensively with a goal and six assists for seven points.
In her second season on the ice, junior defenseman Kady Hart(Potsdam, N.Y./North Country Ice Storm) saw time in all 25 games and scored a goal and assisted on another.
Junior forward Roberta Beatty (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan/Ontario Hockey Academy) had a goal in 23 games this year.
Junior forward Amanda Peterson (West Chazy, N.Y./Chazy Flyers) had five goals, including two on the power play, and three assists for eight points in 24 games.
Junior forward Jordan Ott (Hilton, N.Y./Rochester Edge) had another stand out year that ended with Honorable Mention All-ECAC West accolades. She led the Bears in scoring with 15 goals and 11 assists for 26 points. She set the program record with 47 career goals and is Potsdam’s third all-time leading scorer with 84 points (47g-37a).
Forward Brenna Wilson (Kanata, Ontario/Ottawa Jr. Senators) had a solid sophomore campaign. She scored three goals and added two assists for five points in 25 games.
Sophomore forward Anna-Rose Bertin (Marathon, Ontario/Canadian International Hockey Academy) easily topped her freshman season with eight goals and six assists for 14 points in 25 games. She was third on the team in scoring.
Sophomore forward Taylor Marcellus (Waddington, N.Y./Ontario Hockey Academy) had two assists in 15 games during her first season with the Bears.
This year, Potsdam posted a 9-14-2 (4-13-1 ECAC West) record, falling just short of the conference playoffs.
