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Princeton University Athletics
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Westgarth Named National Player of the Week
February 27, 2007 | Men's Ice Hockey
Kevin Westgarth received his second award of the week when he was named Inside College Hockey's National Player of the Week on Tuesday. Westgarth had seven points in Princeton's two-game sweep of Clarkson and St. Lawrence, the top-two teams in the ECAC Hockey League, last weekend. The senior was named the ECACHL Player of the Week yesterday.
Westgarth had a hand in seven of Princeton's 11 goals over the weekend. On Friday night, Westgarth recorded two goals and three assists. He set up the Tigers second, third and fourth goals as Princeton jumped out to a 4-0 lead after a period. He then made the score 5-0 with a goal early in the second period and capped the scoring with a power-play goal in the third period. A day later, he set up Princeton's first two goals in a 4-1 win over St. Lawrence. His first assist came on the power play as Princeton evened the score at 1-1, and his second set up freshman Cam MacIntyre's game winner early in the third period. Westgarth set up both game winners over the weekend and tallied a third of season point total of 21 during the weekend.
Westgarth and his Princeton teammates return to the ice on Friday night at 7 p.m., when ECACHL playoff hockey returns to Baker Rink for the first time since 1999. Princeton hosts a three-game series with Brown with the winner advancing to the ECACHL quarterfinals.