Women's Hockey Media Center: All-Americans

	Since 1998, the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) has annually selected women’s ice hockey players to the Div. I All-America Team. In 2006, the AHCA expanded to differentiate between First Team and Second Team. Ten UNH Wildcats have received a total of 12 All-America honors. Brandy Fisher and Nicki Luongo garnered All-America honors in the inaugural year, while Luongo and Martine Garland are the two ‘Cats who were selected to multiple All-America teams. The breakdown by position is: five forwards, four defensemen and one goaltender.
	BRANDY FISHER – 1998 All-America Team • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award recipient, 1998 • UNH record 129 career goals • No. 3 all-time at UNH in both assists (111) and points (240) • UNH single-season record for both goals (42) and points (81) • New England College Hockey Player of the Year, 1998 • ECAC Player of the Year, 1998 • Scored the game-winning goal in the fifth overtime of the 1996 ECAC championship game, which stands as the longest collegiate hockey game (men or women)
	NICKI LUONGO – 1998 All-America Team & 1999 All-America Team • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalist, 1999 • ECAC All-Decade Second Team • No. 10 on UNH defensemen scoring list, career (87 points; 29g, 58a) • ECAC and school record seven assists vs. Maine (Nov. 15, 1998); ECAC record eight points in that game • UNH record four assists in a period • 16-29-45 as a senior in 1999 • 11-23-34 as a junior in 1998
	CARISA ZABAN – 2000 All-America Team • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalist, 2000 (2.12 ppg) • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award nominee, 1999 (1.97 ppg) • UNH record 263 career points; tied for No. 1 in career assists (145); No. 2 in career goals (118) • Led team in both assists and points all four seasons; twice led the team in goals • Holds the school record for goals in a period (three) and points in a period (five) • Holds three of UNH’s top 10 single-season marks in both assists and points
	JEN HUGGON – 2003 All-America Team • Hockey East Player of the Year, 2003 • In 2003, she held 11 UNH goaltending records (currently six) • Her career records include saves, games played and minutes • Holds the top three marks for single-season saves • Holds three of the top five marks for single-season minutes • Ranks third in career victories and career save percentage • Won a total of 18 awards in the 2002-03 season • 26-7-2 record with a 1.52 GAA, .930 save percentage and 14 shutouts as a senior in 2003; No. 2 in the nation in both GAA and save pct.; No. 1 in minutes (2085:40)
	MARTINE GARLAND – 2006 First Team & 2008 Second Team • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist, 2007 and 2008 • All-USCHO First Team, 2006 & USCHO Sportsmanship Award, 2007 • New England Hockey Writers Association All-Star Team ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 • Hockey East First Team All-Star ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 • No. 1 in the nation in points, defensemen at 1.09 in 2006 (5-32-37 in 34 games) • No. 3 in the nation in assists at 0.94 per game in 2006 • No. 3 on UNH’s defensemen scoring list and No. 1 in assists, defensemen • 0.68 ppg (3-20-23 in 34 games) as a senior in 2008
	JEN HITCHCOCK – 2006 Second Team • All-USCHO First Team, 2006 • New England Hockey Writers Association All-Star Team, 2006 • Hockey East First Team All-Star, 2006 • No. 1 in the nation in both points per game (1.78; 30-36-66 in 37 games) and power-play goals (14), 2006 • No. 2 in the nation in assists (0.97 apg) and No. 3 in goals (0.81 gpg), 2006 • No. 1 in the nation in power-play goals (14), 2008 • Led the team in goals, assists and points in 2006 • School record holder for career games played (147) • No. 7 all-time at UNH in points, No. 9 in goals, No. 12 in assists
	SADIE WRIGHT-WARD – 2006 First Team • All-USCHO First Team, 2006 • Hockey East TPS Hockey Player of the Year, 2006 • New England Hockey Writers Association MVP, 2006 • Hockey East Scoring Champion and MVP, 2006 • No. 4 in the nation in points (1.65 ppg), No. 6 in assists (0.89 apg), No. 7 in goals (0.76 gpg) and No. 9 in power-play goals (eight) in 2006 • 28-33-61 in 37 games in 2006 • Tied for the team lead in assists, 2008 • Tied at No. 10 in career assists (87) • No. 14 in career points (151)
	KACEY BELLAMY – 2009 First Team • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist, 2009 • New England All-Star, 2008 & 2009 • Hockey East First Team All-Star and Tournament MVP, 2009 • No. 3 on UNH defensemen scoring list, career • No. 3 in the nation in defensemen scoring (0.80 ppg) in 2009 • No. 10 in 2008, No. 12 in 2007 and No. 13 in 2006 • No. 23 overall in assists, 2008 • No. 14 in power-play goals (nine), 2007 • On UNH defensemen scoring list, No. 3 in both assists (80) and points (107)
	KELLY PATON – 2010 First Team • Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 3 Finalist, 2010 • New England Player of the Year, 2010 • Hockey East co-Player of the Year, 2010 • Hockey East First Team All-Star, 2010 • Hockey East All-Academic Team, 2009 & 2010 • 3rd player to earn consecutive Hockey East Player of the Month awards • Hockey East All-Tournament Team, 2007 & 2009 • No. 5 on UNH career assist leaderboard (100); No. 11 in career points (162) • No. 4 in the nation, assists per game (0.97); No. 6, points per game (1.55), 2010 (19-32-51 in 33 games)
	COURTNEY BIRCHARD – 2010 Second Team • New England All-Star Team, 2010 • Hockey East First Team All-Star, 2010 • Hockey East All-Tournament Team, 2009 • No. 5 in the nation, defenseman scoring (0.81 ppg), 2010 • In 2010 (despite missing six games), led the team in shots, tied for third in assists and ranked fourth in points as well as fifth in goals • Made the transition to defenseman midway through the 2009 season • No. 12 on UNH defensemen career points leaderboard with 81 (34-47-81)

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