Melanie Wallace

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
London, Ont.

Kampersal on Wallace:
“Melanie is solid two-way forward. She is a smart player who has good skills. She has a heavy shot and she can make a play.”

At Princeton:

2009-10 - Appeared in all 31 games, scoring seven goals and adding 13 assists for 20 points … recipient of team's Unsing Hero Award … scored a goal and added an assist in Princeton's season opener at Vermont … had the game winner and an assist in a win at Yale … added a helper in a win at Brown … scored in a win over Colgate … had an assist in a loss to Boston University … scored the game-tying goal in a 2-2 draw at Quinnipiac … added an assist on Danielle DiCesare's game winner in a 1-0 win over Quinnipiac … had a helper in Princeton's win over Dartmouth … had the game winner and added an assist in a win at Union … had a goal and assist in a loss at Colgate … had an assist on Princeton's overtime game winner in against Clarkson … had two assists in a win over St. Lawrence … set up two goals in a win over Yale in the regular-season finale … scored in the second game of the ECAC quarterfinals at Harvard.

2008-09 - skated in 30 games ... tied for the team lead in points with six goals, 16 assists and 22 points ... led team with 16 helpers ... named to the ECAC All-Academic Team ... notched an assist in a win over Connecticut ... scored and added an assist in a win at Cornell ... had an assist in a win over Vermont ... notched a pair of assists in a win over St. Lawrence ... had a goal and an assist in tie at Boston College ... added an assist in a win over Quinnipiac ... had two assists in a win over Union ... scored and added an assist in a loss to RPI ... had a goal in a win at Dartmouth ... added two assists in a win at Rensselaer ... scored on the power play in a win at Union ... had two assists in a win over Yale ... added an assist against Brown ... scored in a win at Yale.

2007-08 - appeared in all 32 contests ... scored three goals and five assists for eight points ... scored two goals on the power play ... named to the ECAC All-Academic Team ... had an assist in a loss at Harvard ... scored in Princeton’s win at Boston University ... assisted on Katherine Dineen’s power-play goal at Union ... scored on the power play in a win at Rensselaer ... had a pair of assists against Yale ... added a helper against Union ... scored on the power play in a tie with Dartmouth.

2006-07 - played in all 31 games ... recorded eight goals and added nine assists for 17 points to lead all Princeton freshmen ... named to the ECACH All-Academic Team ... made her collegiate debut on Oct. 20 at Boston College ... notched her first collegiate point, an assist, the following day at Quinnipiac ... had an assist and a +2 rating at Yale ... scored her first two college goals in a win over Union ... also had an assist in the Union win for a season-high three points ... recorded two assists, including one on the game winner at Colgate ... scored a power-play goal at Mercyhurst ... had an assist in a win over Ohio State ... had power-play goals in back-to-back games against Quinnipiac and Rensselaer ... had four points, a goal and an assist in each game, during a trip to Clarkson and St. Lawrence ... scored the game winner at Clarkson and the game-tying goal at St. Lawrence ... named the ECACH Rookie of the Week following that performance ... scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Colgate.

Before Princeton:
attended Oakridge Secondary School ... played for the London Jr. Devilettes ... was the 2005-06 PWL playoff scoring champion with the Devilettes ... served as the team’s captain ... scored 25 goals and 39 assists for 64 points last season ... team was OFSAA bronze medalists ... also captained the team in 2004-05 ... had 15 goals and 24 assists for 39 points ... also played for Oakridge and was the most valuable player and captain of the team as a senior ... as a junior, co-captained her high school team and won a regional conference championship.

Personal:
full name is Melanie Faye Margaret Wallace ... daughter of Murray and Janice Wallace ... father played varsity football at the University of Saskatchewan and is an accountant ... mother attended the University of Saskatchewan and is a retired teacher ... has three older brothers – Matt, Tim and Ben ... Ben played hockey at Cornell ... enjoys working out, listening to music and playing sports ... majoring in psychology ... birthday is July 24.

Career Stats:

Season	GP	G	A	P	+/-	P-Min	PPG	SHG	GWG
2006-07	31	8	9	17	+6	3-6	5	0	2
2007-08	32	3	5	8	-2	11-22	2	0	0
2008-09	30	6	16	22	+11	6-12	3	0	0
2009-10	31	7	13	20	+6	10-20	2	0	2
Total	124	24	43	67	+21	30-60	12	0	4