UTICA, NY –Stephanie Price (Little Caesars/River Rouge, MI) and senior classmate Deana Wiegand (Belle Tire (MI)/Utica, MI) of the nationally-ranked No. 10 Utica College women's hockey team were named to the Division III American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American East teams. Wiegand earned First Team status, while Price earned Second Team recognition.
Wiegand, the college's all-time scoring leader with 170 career points (74 goals, 96 assists), is making her first appearance on the First Team. A few weeks ago she was named to the ECAC Women's West All-Conference First Team for the third time in her career. She closed out the season ranked second nationally in points per game (1.88) after totaling 19 goals and 30 assists in 26 contests. She led the nation in assists per game (1.15). Wiegand also led the team in penalty minutes (60). The former ECAC Women's West Rookie of the Year was named the conference player of the week on two occasions this past season.
Price, a senior captain, earned second team honors after posting a career-best 46 points on 22 goals and 24 assists. The ECAC Women's West Player of the Year ended the season rankied third nationally in goals per game (.85) and power play goals (nine). She ranked fourth nationally in points per game (1.77) and game-winning goals (five), while ranking sixth in the country in short handed goals (three). She closed out her career as a Pioneer with 134 points on 54 goals and 80 assists. This past season Price was named the ECAC West Player of the Week twice and was honored in the highly popular “Faces in the Crowd” section of Sports Illustrated after tallying four goals in the Pioneers' 6-2 win over visiting New England College January 6, 2007.
The Pioneers finished the season 18-5-3 overall and 10-2-2 in the conference. They earned the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament but fell 1-0 to No. 2 Elmira College in the first round. UC has made its conference tournament in all six seasons of existence.
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