WAKEFIELD, Mass. - The Providence College women's hockey team had two players capture Hockey East year end awards as it was announced by the league today,
Freshman Cassidy Carels (Bruxelles, Manitoba) was one of six freshman forwards named to the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team. Carels captured 21 points on 14 goals and seven assists in 35 games to lead all Friar rookies in points and rank third on the team. Carels is seventh among Hockey East freshman scorers and 17th among the nation's rookies. Fourteen of her points came in league play on 10 goals and four assists. The rookie forward was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week three times (Oct. 7, Nov. 25 and Jan.23) as well as being named a Hockey East top-performer on three occasions (Nov. 11, Jan. 6 and Jan. 13). Carels was one of seven Hockey East players to tally a hat trick (vs. Maine on Nov. 23) during the season, the only freshman to do so.
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Carels' team-best 14 goals put her tied eighth for goal scoring among Hockey East players, she is one of 24 Friars to have scored 14 or more goals during their rookie campaign with Providence. The last Friar freshman to notch 14 or more goals in a Friar uniform was Laura Veharanta '12, as she was a unanimous selection to the All-Rookie Team with 16 goals during the 2008-09 season. Carels becomes the 11th Friar to be named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.
