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Neatby Named USCHO Rookie of the Year
April 02, 2017 | Women's Ice Hockey
Princeton goaltender Steph Neatby was named the USCHO Division I Rookie of the Year, it was announced by the college hockey web site on March 23.
The 2017 ECAC Goaltender of the Year, Neatby went 12-5-1 during her freshman campaign. She had the second-best save percentage and goals against in the nation behind Patty Kazmaier winner Ann-Renee Desbiens, with a .950 save percentage and a 1.52 GAA. A first-team all-league selection, as well as a finalist for ECAC Player and Rookie of the Year, Neatby was key to Princeton's 11-game unbeaten streak after making her first career start on Nov. 26. She helped her team to the ECAC semifinals as she had a 6-2 record against ranked teams and posted four shutouts. During the season she set the Princeton record for saves in a game when she stopped 60 shots in a triple overtime quarterfinal game against Quinnipiac. She also holds the school single-season record for save percentage and GAA. She earned ECAC Goalie of the Week honors six times, Rookie of the Week honors once, was the ECAC Goalie of the Month in both December and January and was the first ever Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Month in January.
Read more: http://www.uscho.com/2017/03/23/princetons-neatby-earns-womens-d-i-rookie-of-year-nod/#ixzz4d8OLAlSl