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Ava McNaughton

  • Award
    Goaltender of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/6/2025
  • Sport
    Hockey
  • School
    University of Wisconsin
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Goaltender
  • Hometown
    Seven Fields, Pa.
  • High School
Awards: HCA Goaltender of the Year (2024-25) ... All-WCHA Second Team (2024-25) ... WCHA Goaltender of the Year Finalist (2024-25) ... WCHA Final Faceoff All-Tournament Team (2024-25) ... WCHA Goalie of the Month (Oct., Nov., Jan., Feb., 2024-25) ... HCA Goaltender of the Month (Nov., 2024) ... WCHA Goaltender of the Week (Jan. 6, Feb. 3, Feb. 10, 2025) ... WCHA Final Faceoff All-Tournament Team(2023-24) … WCHA Rookie of the Month (Oct. 2023, Feb. 2023) … National Goalie of the Year Watch List (2023-24) … HCA Rookie of the Year Watch List … USCHO All-Rookie team ... CSC Academic All-District (2024-25) ... Academic All-Big Ten (2024-25) ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024-25) ... WCHA Scholar Athlete (2024-25) ... WCHA All-Academic (2024-25)

2024-25: Started in 39 games for the Cardinal and White ... posted a 36-1-2, with her 36 wins being the most wins of a Wisconsin netminder in a single season ... posted a career-best .944 save percentage and 1.25 GAA ... earned 8 shutouts ... tallied a career-high 36 saves against Ohio State at Wrigley Field in the Frozen Confinsed on Jan. 4  ... did not allow more than three goals in any game this season ... recorded her only point of the season and second career point with a secondary assist on Nov. 2 at St. Cloud State ... made a critical 31 saves against Minnesota on March 8 in the WCHA Final Faceoff which Wisconsin would win by only a goal ... stopped 20 shots across 62:05 minutes to help Badgers to their eigth National Championship win

2023-24: Started and played in 23 games for the Badgers, including six of the seven postseason games … recorded a 20-3-0 record in her rookie season … posted a .936 save percentage and 1.45 GAA … recorded five shutouts … tallied an assist against Boston College on Oct. 6 … stopped a career-high 33 shots in the 4-2 over Ohio State on Feb. 24 … put a stop to 77 of the 79 shots she faced in the NCAA tournament