> Maine Garners ECAC Player, Rookie of the Week:
> Andrea Keller (Sterling Heights, Mich./Bethesda Christian) was named
> ECAC Player of the Week as she scored the game-winning goal and added
> an assist in 5-4 win over eighth-ranked Northeastern. She also chipped
> in with an assist in 3-3 tie with ninth-ranked Providence. Teammate
> Karen Droog (Listowel, Ontario/Peel Storm) was named conference Rookie
> of the Week as she scored a goal and added an assist in 5-4 win over
> Northeastern. Droog scored on a penalty shot with 11 seconds left in
> the contest to give Maine a 3-3 tie with Providence.
>
> Maine Earns Win, Tie on Weekend:
> The University of Maine women s ice hockey team won arguably its
> biggest game ever with a 5-4 victory over eighth-ranked Northeastern on
> Saturday. UMaine was previously 0-5 against the Huskies. The Black
> Bears jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Droog  scored her 16th goal of the
> season at 5:37 of the first period. Northeastern scored the next three
> goals to build a 3-1 lead headed into the second period. Maine answered
> with four goals in the second period from Meagan Aarts (Watford,
> Ontario/Bluewater Hawks), Kelly Nelson (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon
> HS), Raffi Wolf (Voerde, Germany/Gesamtschule am Lauerhaas) and Keller
> to take a 5-3 lead. Northeastern cut the Maine lead to 5-4 with 8:47
> remaining in the game, but that was a close as the Huskies would get.
> Dawn Froats (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan/Notre Dame Hounds) replaced Amanda
> Cronin (York, Maine/New Hampton Prep) at 10:54 of the first period, and
> made 22 saves, including several spectacular ones, that preserved the
> Maine lead.
>    UMaine took the momentum from the Northeastern win into the game on
> Sunday when it hosted Providence, and came away with a 3-3 tie. Maine
> trailed 3-2 with 11 seconds remaining in the game when Valerie Bono
> (Woburn, Mass./Cushing Academy) was called for a penalty for
> intentionally dislodging the net. Maine was awarded a penalty shot and
> Droog converted for her 17th goal of the season. Neither team was able
> to break the tie in overtime and Maine recorded its first tie of the
> campaign. Maine opened the scor ing when Aarts registered her second
> goal of the weekend at 6:37 of the first period and Esther Granville
> (Mansfield, Conn./E.O.Smith HS) gave the Black Bears a 2-0 lead at
> 14:51 before Providence cut the lead to 2-1 just over a minute later.
> Maine led 2-1 going into the third period but Providence scored just 13
> second into the period to tie the game and then again just under five
> minutes later to go ahead. This looked to be the game-winning goal
> until Droog converted the penalty shot. Froats made 29 saves in net for
> the Black Bears.
> Black Bears Win Eighth Game at Alfond Arena:
> The women s ice hockey team won its school record eighth game at Alfond
> Arena Saturday night. It was the first time in school history that the
> team has won eight games at home.
>
> Black Bears in Position for Final Playoff Spot:
> Maine currently ranks eighth in the latest ECAC standings, with the top
> eight teams advancing to the playoffs. Maine, who has 11 points,
> trails Brown and Providence who are tied for sixth place by six points.
> Princeton and Niagara are right behind Maine, each having 10 points.
>
> Keller, Nelson to Surpass Milestone:
> Andrea Keller and Kelly Nelson have each seen action in 78 games for
> the Black Bears which ties Christina Hedges (UMaine  00) for most games
> played at UMaine. The duo are on schedule to break the record February
> 3, 2001 at Brown.
>
> Black Bears and Scoring Streaks:
> Several Black Bears are in the midst of lengthy scoring streaks. Keller
>  has registered a point in eight straight games. Over this time, she
> has four goals and nine assists for 13 points. Droog has goals in eight
> of her last nine games for the Black Bears, while Keller had a six game
> scoring streak halted Sunday versus Providence. Before that game, she
> had registered two goals and 10 assists in those six games.
>
> Droog Having Outstanding Rookie Season for Black Bears:
> Droog is having a great season for the Black Bears. She currently ranks
> tied for fifth place for most career goals with 17. She becomes the
> first player to score 17 goals in a season since Wolf in 1998 99, and
> becomes only the second rookie ever to score 17 goals. Wolf holds the
> all-time record for goals by a rookie with 31.
>
> The Black Bears and Head Coach Rick Filighera:
> Maine is coached by Rick Filighera (SUNY-Brockport  91) who enters his
> fourth season behind the bench. He is assisted by Shantel Gammie
> (R.I.T.  94) and Arnie Caplan (Acadia University  93).  Filighera is
> 41-52-6 in three plus seasons at UMaine.
>
> Newcomers Making Big Contributions for Black Bears:
> Newcomers have continued to be a huge part of the offense. They have
> accounted for  41 percent of the offense and have scored 33 of the 60
> goals that the Black Bears have scored this season. Droog leads the
> team in goals with 17, followed by Jarin Sjogren (Bengough,
> Saskatchewan) who has tallied seven. Meagan Aarts (Watford, Ontario)
> and Emily Stevens (Hamilton, Ontario) have recorded five and three
> goals respectively.
>
> Several Players Moving Up All-Time Lists at UMaine:
> Keller currently ranks fourth all-time at Maine with 28 career assists.
> She is followed by Wolf who is fifth with 26 assists and Nelson who is
> sixth with 23 career assists. Wolf is the all-time leader in career
> points with 79, followed by Keller who is in fifth place with 46 points
> and Nelson who sits sixth with 40 points.
>
> Penalty Shot:
> The penalty shot that Droog converted on Sunday was the first penalty
> shot in school history.
>
> Froats Playing Great in Net for Black Bears:
> UMaine netminder Dawn Froats is putting together a great season for the
> Black Bears. Coming off a 1-7-1 season last year, she is 8-2-1 on the
> campaign. She ranks second all-time in games played in goal with 21,
> and third in all-time saves with 406. She currently has a 1.90 goals
> against average, which completely shatters the lowest GAA in Maine
> history which Kathleen Hedges set with her 3.52 GAA back in 1998 99.
>
> Maine to Surpass Scoring Totals of Last Season:
> Maine is greatly improved this season on offense. Maine is just four
> goals shy of surpassing its goal total from last season. The Black
> Bears have already eclipsed its assist total from last year by two,
> leaving it just two point shy of total number of points that it scored
> all of last year.
>
> Maine Improves Upon Power Play Numbers From a Year Ago:
> The Black Bears have already improved upon it power play totals from
> last season. Maine currently has 16 power play goals on the season, one
> more than last season, and four shy of tying the all-time record at
> Maine of 20.
>
> Black Bears Among ECAC Leaders:
> Droog is tied for first among rookies in scoring with 24 points. Her 17
> goals rank her second among ECAC players in goal scoring and are most
> by a freshman. Wolf is tied for the conference lead in short-handed
> goals with two. Nelson ranks tied for second in defenseman scoring with
> 20 points.Froats ranks fifth in winning percentage at .773, sixth in
> goals against average 1.90, and sixth in save percentage .917. As a
> team, Maine ranks fifth in power play percentage scoring at a 21.6%
> clip.
>
> Black Bears Honored by the ECAC:
> Karen Droog, Andrea Keller and Dawn Froats were all honored by the ECAC
> this week. Droog was named Rookie of the Week while Keller earned
> Player of the Week. Froats was named to the Honor Roll as she made 22
> saves in win over Northeastern and stopped 29 shots in 3-3 tie with
> Providence.
>
> Name          Honor                   Date
> Karen Droog   Rookie of the Week      October 17, 2000
> Jarin Sjogren Honor Roll              November 6, 2000
> Dawn Froats   Honor Roll              November 6, 2000
> Jarin Sjogren Honor Roll              November 20, 2000
> Cindy Biron   Honor Roll              November 27, 2000
> Karen Droog   Honor Roll              December 4, 2000
> Kelly Nelson  Honor Roll              December 11, 2000
> Karen Droog   Honor Roll              December 11, 2000
> Kelly Nelson  Honor Roll              January 8, 2001
> Karen Droog   Honor Roll              January 8, 2001
> Raffi Wolf    Honor Roll              January 8, 2001
> Karen Droog   Honor Roll              January 15, 2001
> Andrea Keller Honor Roll              January 15, 2001
> Amanda CroninHonor Roll               January 15, 2001
> Andrea Keller Player of the Week      January 22, 2001
> Karen Droog   Rookie of the Week      January 22, 2001
> Dawn Froats   Honor Roll              January 22, 2001
>
> Laura Reed
> Athletic Media Relations Assistant
> University of Maine Orono
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