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Mleczko's supporting cast comprises some of the finest players in the nation. Sophomore forward Tammy Shewchuk (50, 50), freshman forward Jen Botterill (33, 47) and freshman defenseman Angela Ruggiero (20, 38) have all played for their respective national teams and finished in the top five in the nation in scoring...
...person selection committee comprised of coaches, journalists and representatives of USA Hockey chose Mleczko over two other finalists--senior defenseman Nicki Luongo of UNH and junior goaltender Ali Brewer of Brown...
Shewchuk can also get past any defenseman in the country, except maybe a few of her teammates. Once she gets the puck in the offensive zone, it's usually a matter of seconds before she has walked around her defender into the seam and let fly a shot on goal...
...Minnesota's Erica Killewald in goals against average at 1.19 and in save percentage at .944. Brewer was also one of the finalists for the Kazmaier Award, given to the best women's hockey player in the country, along with Harvard co-captain A.J. Mleczko and UNH senior defenseman Nicki Luongo...
Brown's other star player, sophomore defenseman Tara Mounsey, played with Mleczko and Harvard freshman defenseman Angela Ruggiero last year for the U.S. Olympic Team and was named to the ECAC First Team. Thanks in large part to Brewer and Mounsey, the Bears have the best scoring defense in the nation, allowing only 1.21 goals per contest...