POTSDAM, N.Y.-Three SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey players have earned All-ECAC West honors after concluding their 2016-17 season last Thursday. Senior Jordan Ott (Hilton, N.Y./Rochester Edge) was named to the second team, while freshmen Alexa Pfeiffer (Sylvania, Ohio/Little Caesar’s) and Delphine Léonard (Montreal, Quebec/Dawson College Prep) have earned all-rookie honors.
Ott closed out her storied career with 14 goals and nine assists for 23 points this season. The total gave her an NCAA-era program record of 107 points over four years. The forward also owns the Bears’ records for goals (61), power-power play goals (18), game-winning goals (12), points-per-game (1.06), points in a season (36) and is fourth in assists (46). Ott was the 2014 USCHO.com National Division III and ECAC West Rookie of the Year. She was second team all-conference in 2014 and 2015 and was honorable mention last season. She also collected third team All-USCHO and D3Hockey.com East All-Region accolades in 2016.
Pfeiffer, a goaltender, kicked off her Potsdam career with a shutout in her first collegiate game and provided steady play between the pipes for the entire season. She posted an 8-11-1 record along with a 2.72 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage. Pfeiffer was named ECAC West Rookie of the Week after guiding Potsdam to a weekend sweep at Chatham University a month ago.
Léonard gave the Bears speed and offense from the blue line this season. She led all Bears defenseman in scoring with three goals and eight assists for 11 points. After a three-assist performance in a 5-1 victory at SUNY Cortland on Nov. 5, Léonard was named the conference’s rookie of the week. On Feb. 12, the Montreal native scored the game-winning goal in overtime against William Smith College to propel Potsdam back into the playoffs.
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.
