Mae Batherson, Emma-Sofie Nordström and head coach
Chris Wells have been named finalists for the ECAC Defenseman of the Year, Goaltender of the Year, and Coach of the Year, respectively, as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon.
Batherson, a First-Team All-ECAC selection, is currently fourth in the Saints' lineup with eight goals and 29 assists for 37 points. She has blocked 45 shots, scored four power play goals, and a +10 rating.
Batherson recorded her 36th point of the season in game one of the ECAC Quarterfinals with an assist, breaking Annie Guay's single season points record for a defender, which she's held since the 2005-06 season.
Nordström, a Second-Team All-ECAC honoree, has played nearly 1,900 minutes between the pipes for the Scarlet and Brown this season, racking up six shutouts, 848 saves, a 2.04 goals against average and a .930 save percentage. Her save percentage ranks 20th nationally.
Nordström has also been named ECAC Hockey's MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week three times this season. Her 848 saves this season ranks fifth in the record book for saves in a season.
Wells has coached the Saints to a 27-9-0 overall record, finishing in third place in the ECAC standings with an 18-4-0 record in conference play. The Saints broke the single season record for wins at Appleton Arena in a season with 19.
Under his guidance, the Saints advanced to the ECAC Semifinals for the first time since the shortened 2020-21 season.
The seventh-ranked Saints will take on third-ranked Clarkson in game two of the semifinals, tomorrow night at the Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton, N.Y. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m.