Manhattanville's Piegza Nabs Player of the Week Honors
Player of the Week
Matt Piegza-Manhattanville
Senior, Forward, Chicago, Ill./New Jersey Hitmen
(EJHL)
Piegza led Manhattanville with four points in two Valiant
victories last week, recording a goal and an assist in Friday's win
over Utica and then coming back with another two-point game on a
pair of helpers Sunday at Morrisville State.
Goalie of the Week
Nick Broadwater-Hobart
Freshman, Portland, Maine/Jr. Bruins
Broadwater recorded his first career shutout in a 1-0 win over
Neumann on Friday, collecting 26 saves. The next night, he stopped
38 shots in a 3-2 victory over the Knights. For the weekend,
Broadwater allowed just two goals, while posting a 1.01 goals
against average and a .970 save percentage. He currently leads the
ECAC West in save percentage (.926) and ranks second in goals
against average (2.35).
Rookie of the Week
Mark Morikawa-Elmira
Forward, Redondo Beach, Calif./Alberni Valley Bulldogs
(BCHL)
Morikawa provided Elmira with consistent offense this weekend as
he earned three points in Elmira's two games against Lebanon Valley
College. In game one he scored a goal and assisted on
another. In game two he scored Elmira's second goal of the
game which put them up 2-1 at the time. He has a season total
of 7 points.
Honor Roll
Pierre-Olivier Lemieux-Manhattanville
Sophomore, Goalie, Rimouski, Quebec/Neepawa Natives
(MJHL)
Lemieux earned a pair of victories in goal for Manhattanville last
week, running his record to 10-1-0 on the year with wins over Utica
and Morrisville. The sophomore made 21 saves as the Valiants took
down Utica by a 6-3 score on Friday night, then stopped all 31
shots he faced to post his third career shutout with a 3-0 win at
Morrisville State on Sunday.
Brendan Sanders-Elmira
Sophomore, Mississauga, Ontario/Vaughan Vipers
(OPJHL)
Sanders earned 5 points over the weekend as the Soaring Eagles
traveled to face Lebanon Valley for two ECAC West games. In
game one Sanders earned three assists including the assist on the
game winner. In game two he picked up three assists and again
assisted on the game winner. He now has 15 points on the
season including 12 assists.
Aleksey Koval-Hobart
Senior, Forward, Kiev, Ukraine/Albany Academy
Koval tallied a goal and an assist in two wins at Neumann over the
weekend. He scored the only goal in a 1-0 shutout of the Knights on
Friday, and added an assist in a 3-2 win the next night.
Tim Coffman-Utica College
Sophomore, Forward, Elverson, Pa./Laconia Leafs
Utica leading scorer Tim Coffman netted two goals as the Utica
College men's hockey team lost to nationally-ranked No. 14
Manhattanville College in front of 3,656 fans at the Utica Memorial
Auditorium Friday night. Coffman currently ranks second in
the conference with 25 points on 14 goals and 11 assists.
