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2015-16 W. Hockey Roster
Emily Achterkirch
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- St. Michael-Albertville
- Hometown:
- St. Michael, Minn.
Junior Year (2016-17): Skated in 32 games and had one goal and three assists and a +11 on-ice rating and blocked 17 shots ... picked up an assist in a 4-0 shutout of Brown on Oct. 28 ... scored in a 7-0 win at Union on Dec. 3 ... recorded an assist in a 4-2 win over Mercyhurst on Dec. 10 ... set up the game-winning goal in a 3-0 win at No. 10 Quinnipiac on Jan. 31.
Sophomore Year (2015-16): Played in all 33 games and had one goal and five assists .... finished with a +9, blocked 41 shots and took 40 ... earned an assists in a 4-3 win at Yale on Oct. 30 ... assisted on the game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Colgate on Nov. 7 ... tallied an assist in a 4-0 shutout of RIT on Nov. 27 ... picked up an assist in a 3-3 tie with Rensselaer on Feb. 19 ... scored the game-winning goal over Union on Feb. 20 ... earned an assist in Game 3 of the ECAC Playoffs with St. Lawrence.
Awards
• 2016 ECAC All-Academic Team
Freshman Year (2014-15): Appeared in 25 games ... had five points on four assists and one goal ... collected her first collegiate point, an assist, in a 2-1 win over Rensslaer on Nov. 14 ... earned an assist in a 5-2 win at Dartmouth on Dec. 6, and in a 4-1 over Colgate on Feb. 6 ... scored her first career goal, the game-winning goal in a 4-1 game at Brown on Feb. 20 ... tallied an assist the next day at Yale to earn ECAC Rookie of the Week honors.
Awards
• 2015 ECAC All-Academic Team
• ECAC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 24)
Before Princeton: Played four years for the North Wright County River Hawks ... team captain as a senior ... a four-sport athlete, playing soccer, tennis and track & field ... the team was Section 8AA champions in 2011 and 2013 ... competed in the 2011 and 2013 Minnesota State High School League Class AA Tournament ... River Hawks were three-time conference champions and won three academic team honors ... named the team MVP in 2012 and voted Miss Defense in 2012 and 2014 ... a two-time all-Section 8AA honoree and three-time Section 8AA all-star ... captured three all-conference honors ... earned all-state academic honors in 2014 and all-Section 8AA academic honors in 2013 and 2014 ... a four-time all-conference academic selection ... recipient of the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award, for achieving a GPA of 3.7 or higher all four years ... as a senior she scored 23 points on nine goals and 14 assists with a +11 on-ice rating ... finished her career with a +124 on-ice rating, with 99 points on 41 goals and 58 helpers ... selected to the USA Hockey National Girls Select 15 Camp ... played on the 2014 Minnesota Hockey/CCM High School National Invitational Tournament and the 2013 U18 team ... selected to the 2014 Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association Senior Classic Tournament ... was on the Upper Midwest High School Elite League (UMHSEL) team in 2011, 2012 and 2013 ... played club for the Minnesota Whitecaps ... Whitecaps were the 2012 NAHA Labor Day Tournament runners-up and went undefeated at 5-0 in the 2013 USA Canada Cup ... played varsity soccer as a freshman and sophomore ... won the conference championship in the discus in 2010 and was the runner-up in the shot put ... earned the school's Distinguished Academic Achievement Award every year on both soccer and track treams and academic all-conference honors each year.
Personal: Full name is Emily Dagney Achterkirch ... daughter of Todd and Diane Achterkirch ... Todd (Dunwoody Technical '90) is a mechanical group manager and Diane (Minnesota, Twin Cities '90) is a senior account manager ... has a younger sister Alana ... birthdate is September 12.
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/- | P-PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | Blk |
| 2014-15 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | E | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2015-16 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +9 | 18-36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Career | 58 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +9 | 22-44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| Career Highs | Career Firsts | Multiple/Game | |
| Goals | 1, 2x MR vs. Union (2/20/16) | at Brown (2/20/15) | - |
| Assists | 1, 9x MR vs. St. Lawrence (2/28/16) | vs. Rensselaer (11/14/15) | - |
| Points | 1, 11x MR vs. St. Lawrence (2/28/16) | A vs. Rensselaer (11/14/15) | - |
