Campus notes: Watertown's Hull named to SUNYAC women's hockey first team
Mar. 3—OSWEGO — Watertown's Mack Hull, a senior forward on the SUNY Oswego women's hockey team, was selected to the State University of New York Athletic Conference's first team Friday.
Hull was one of three Oswego players named to the conference's first team. Forward Simone Bednarik and goalie Lexi Levy also topped the all-star squad.
Hull led all of SUNYAC in goals scored with 11 and points with 23 to make her first appearance on the all-conference team. The Northwood Prep School graduate enjoyed a three-goal game Nov. 11 against SUNY Morrisville and also recorded an assist in the game.
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Oswego (22-2-2) advanced to the SUNYAC championship game with a 2-1 semifinal victory over SUNY Canton on Saturday in Oswego. The Lakers will play SUNY Plattsburgh for the championship at 3 p.m. Saturday in Oswego.
WELLS ECAC FINALIST
St. Lawrence University women's hockey coach Chris Wells was named one of three finalists for ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year, the league office announced Monday.
It's the second straight nomination for the Canton native.
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Wells has led the Saints to a third-place finish in the ECAC with a 19-10-5 overall record, 13-6-3 ECAC. He also won his 300th career game Jan. 10 against Union.
The Saints swept Yale last weekend in the ECAC quarterfinals and will play in championship weekend for the second straight season, facing Colgate in the semifinals at Cornell University in Ithaca.
Brown's Melanie Ruzzi and Cornell's Doug Derraugh were also nominated for the award. The Winner will be announced at the ECAC Hockey banquet Thursday.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
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BARNUM GAINS WEEKLY AWARD
Clarkson University graduate student Madelynn Barnum was selected Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week on Monday.
Barnum recorded 11 points on eight goals and three assists in the Golden Knights' victories over SUNY Canton and Nazareth last week. She scored three goals in the season-opener against Canton and produced five goals and three assists versus Nazareth.
Barnum also led Clarkson for the week with 15 draw controls, seven caused turnovers and four groundballs.
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Barnum, from Ballston Lake, is three goals away from 200 for her Golden Knights career.
MEN'S LACROSSE
THOMPSON TOP DEFENDER
SUNY Potsdam junior goalie Saka Thompson, a former Salmon River athlete, won SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Week mention Monday.
Thompson turned away 15 shots over three quarters in the Bears' 18-3 season-opening victory over Utica University on Saturday. He posted a 4.0 goals-against average and .833 save percentage during the game for the 13th victory of his Potsdam career, which is eighth all-time.
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Thompson, an All-American last season, was SUNYAC's Player of the Week four times last year.
MESLER PLAYER OF WEEK
SUNY Canton's Austin Mesler completed a north country sweep of the SUNYAC weekly honors Monday by being named SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Mesler, a senior, delivered six goals and two assists in the Roos' 12-8 win over VTSU Castleton. Mesler led the comeback win with four of SUNY Canton's six straight goals in the fourth quarter.
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TRACK AND FIELD
SAINTS DUO RECOGNIZED
St. Lawrence University received two Liberty League weekly honors after the indoor track and field team's performances in the Liberty League Championships over the weekend.
Canton's Nick Lyndaker was named men's Track Performer of the Week after the junior captured the mile run and the 3,000 meters, recording respective times of 4:14.01 and 8:20.83.
The Saints' Avery Blanchard was named women's Rookie of the Week after winning the 5,000 meters (18:23.58) and placing seventh in the 3,000 (10:25.50).
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SQUASH
FRANZ TOP PERFORMER
St. Lawrence's Laura Franz picked up women's Liberty League Performer of the Week honors after the Saints went 3-0 in the Walker Cup at the CSA Team Nationals.
Franz claimed a 3-2 win over Denison's Helena Fournaris, a 3-0 victory over Connecticut College's Miranda Medina, and a 3-0 win over Haverford's Zoe Liu.
In men's squash, the Saints' Grégory Malsang won Rookie of the Week honors with three triumphs in the CSA Team Nationals.
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