St. Lawrence University senior Kennedy Marchment was the second pick in the National Women's Hockey League on Thursday night, with the Buffalo Beauts using their first-round pick on the forward from Courtice, Ontario.

Marchment is the first player in St. Lawrence women's hockey history to be selected in the three-year-old league's draft. A top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award and a First-Team All-ECAC Hockey selection last season, Marchment scored 20 goals and added 36 assists, ranking in the top-five nationally in assists, game-winning goals and points. 

Marchment enters the 2017-18 season tied for 19th on St. Lawrence's all-time scoring list with 114 career points. 

St. Lawrence will open the season with an exhibition game against McGill at Appleton Arena on Sept. 30, with the regular season opener set for Oct. 6 at Mercyhurst. The full schedule will be released in the coming days.