University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn's Stathopulos Named Bauer Rookie of February
3/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
March 2, 2010
Hockey East Release 
| Rookie of the Week
STORRS, Conn. - For the first time since the 2006 season, the No. 7/7 University of Connecticut women's ice hockey team boasts the Hockey East's Bauer Rookie of the Month in freshman Elisabeth Stathopulos (Toronto, Ont.). Stathopulos led the rookies with five points in the 3-2-2 month for the Huskies. She was named the conference's Bauer Rookie of the Week on Monday.
Stathopulos tied her career-high with two assists against Boston College on Feb. 6 and made it a three-point weekend with an assist against New Hampshire (Feb. 7). Her assist against the Eagles was on the gamewinner in the 3-1 victory at Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum.
The Toronto, Ont. native was instrumental in the Huskies' 4-1 Hockey East Quarterfinal victory over then-No. 7/8 Northeastern on Feb. 28. She assisted the first Connecticut goal and scored the final in a three-goal scoring spree over one minute and 25 seconds of the first period.
She pulled in her second weekly accolade from the conference on Monday after having been named the Bauer Rookie of the Week on Oct. 12. This is the second monthly award received by Connecticut this season as sophomore Alexandra Garcia (Pointe-Claire, Que.) was acknowledged as the Hockey East' Bauer Goaltender of the Month for January.
Overall, Stathopulos leads the Huskies' rookie class with 22 points from eight goals and 14 assists. She has scored two gamewinners this year and has one power-play goal.
Brittany Wilson was the last UConn player to be named the Hockey East's Rookie of the Month during the 2005-06 season.
UConn (20-8-7, 10-5-6-1) will face a top-seeded Providence squad on Saturday at noon in the Hockey East Semifinal game at Schneider Arena. The semifinal game will be broadcast live on the internet by B2 Networks (www.b2livetv.com) with each game sold on an individual basis for $8. Fans have the ability to purchase their own copy of the game by going to www.b2tv.com and downloading the vent from B2onDemand for $19.95. In addition, WHUS will be calling the action for the Huskies' game on Saturday.
