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Thursday, February 07, 2008

Haley Irwin WCHA Offensive Player of the Week


I'm a couple days behind with this but:


University of Minnesota Duluth freshman forward Haley Irwin, who has already earned Western Collegiate Hockey Association Rookie of the Week honors three times this season, was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for her effort against Ohio State over the weekend. Irwin tallied three goals and three assists for six points to help the No. 3 Bulldogs sweep the Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio.

The native of Thunder Bay, Ontario, scored a goal and dished up three assists in UMD's 6-2 final in Friday night. Irwin then stepped up in the absence of the Bulldogs' first liners and scored two goals, including the game-tying tally the following evening in UMD's 3-2 late-contest win. The rookie, who trails only teammate Iya Gavrilova as the leading rookie scorer in the nation and the WCHA, has scored six points in her last two series (4-8=12). Irwin has compiled 36 points (15g, 21a) in 26 outings this season.

Irwin and the Bulldogs will host No. 5 Wisconsin at the DECC in a battle for WCHA supremacy Friday and Saturday night. The puck drops on the action at 7:07



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