Here are the top performers from the week of Jan. 21-27 in women's college hockey.
1. Loren Gabel, Clarkson
The Kitchener, Ontario, native enjoyed another record-setting weekend at Cheel Arena to help the fifth-ranked Knights extend their winning streak to six games. Clarkson's all-time leading scorer, Gabel reached the 100 career goal mark with a pair of tallies in Friday's 4-2 victory over Harvard. She also added a pair of assists to figure in on all the scoring against the Crimson. The senior left wing followed on Saturday with another game-winning goal (her sixth of the season) and also earned an assist in the 4-2 victory over Dartmouth. She currently leads the nation in scoring with 49 points on 25 goals and 24 assists.
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2. Megan Keller, Boston College
The senior defender tied for the league lead (and led all blueliners nationally) with five points on one goal and four assists. She potted the game-winning goal in BC’s win over Providence on Friday to tie the Hockey East single-season goals record for a defenseman (13) and also picked up two assists in that game to set a new single-season Hockey East points record by a defenseman (31). On Saturday, Keller picked up two more assists to finish a conference-best plus-six on the weekend. The Farmington Hills, Michigan, native also had three blocked shots and now sits tied for 10th in the country in points with 34 on the season.
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3. Lovisa Selander, Rensselaer
The Sollentuna, Sweden, native went 1-0-1 with a 0.48 goals against average and a .989 save percentage, stopping 89 of the 90 shots she faced over the weekend. She made 48 stops in a 1-1 tie at Yale on Friday, before turning away 41 in a 1-0 victory over Brown on Saturday. The shutout was her third of the season and 10th of her career, tying her for fourth in school history. Selander improved her season goals-against average to 1.48 and her save percentage to .948.
