A trio of skaters from the University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University goaltender Raygan Kirk all received Sterling Trophy Player of the Week awards for games played on Sept. 28-30.

The WCHA Forward of the Week award went to Wisconsin junior Lacey Eden and the WCHA Defender of the Week award went to Wisconsin sophomore Caroline Harvey.  The WCHA Goaltender of the Week award was presented to Ohio State’s Kirk, senior, and the WCHA Rookie of the Week award went to Wisconsin’s Cassie Hall. 

Sterling Trophy WCHA Forward of the Week:
Lacey Eden/Forward/Junior/Annapolis, Md.
In a record setting weekend sweep of Lindenwood on Sept. 28-29, Eden recorded five goals in the two games.  She posted two goals in #1 Wisconsin’s 6-0 win at Lindenwood on Sept. 28, before recording her first collegiate hat trick in Wisconsin’s 16-1 win on Sept. 29 at Lindenwood.  Her five goals led the WCHA last weekend, and her five points were the second most in the league, only trailing linemate Britta Curl.  Eden had 15 shots on goal in the series and was +4 on the plus/minus.

Sterling Trophy WCHA Defender of the Week:
Caroline Harvey/Defender/Sophomore/Salem, N.H.
The preseason WCHA Player of the Year, Harvey finished her weekend at Lindenwood with one goal and four assists for a total of five points.  She recorded a five-point game in UW’s 16-1 win over Lindenwood on Sept. 29.  In that contest, she scored her first goal of the season to give UW a 1-0 lead before adding four assists in the game. Harvey also set a school record with a +9 rating in that game.  In the two-game set against Lindenwood, Harvey combined for six shots on target with two blocks and a lofty +11 on the plus/minus.  Her defensive worked limited Lindenwood to just one goal and 22 shots on net in the two games.

Sterling Trophy WCHA Goaltender of the Week:
Raygan Kirk/Goaltender/Senior/Ste. Anne, Manitoba
Kirk earned the first win of the season in net for the #2 Buckeyes, making 31 saves on 33 shots faced in the 3-2 overtime win at #4 Colgate on Sept. 30. Her performance in goal helped keep the Buckeyes ahead of the Raiders and eventually helped the team earn its first win of the season in the top-five road matchup.  Kirk played the entire contest against Colgate and recorded a .939 save rate and a 1.92 goals against average.

Sterling Trophy WCHA Rookie of the Week:
Cassie Hall/Forward/Freshman/South Lyon, Mich.
Hall became the seventh player in Wisconsin history to record four or more goals in a game thanks to her four-goal outing against Lindenwood on Sept. 29.  She scored a goal in the first and second periods before adding two tallies in the third period in the 16-1 decision against Lindenwood.  Hall was one of three Badgers to score a hat trick in the game, which was the first time in history Wisconsin had three players score a hat trick in a game.  Hall ended the series with 12 shots on goal with one game winning goal to her credit and a +6 on the plus/minus.

ABOUT THE WCHA
Founded in 1999, the women’s league of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has positioned itself as the top conference in all of women’s collegiate hockey and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2023-24.  The WCHA has won an unprecedented 20 national championships while finishing as the national runner-up nine times since 1999.  The league has produced nine Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winners as well an additional 24 student-athletes who were among the Top-3 finalists for the award.  In addition, WCHA student-athletes have been recognized as All-Americans 121 times in league history.

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2023-24 Sterling Trophy Player of the Week Award Winners:

Sept. 25: 
Forward - Emma Gentry, SCSU/Defender - Ella Anick, SCSU
Goalie - Sanni Ahola, SCSU/Rookie - Sofianna Sundelin, SCSU

Oct. 2: 
Forward - Lacey Eden, Wisconsin/Defender - Caroline Harvery, Wisconsin
Goalie - Raygan Kirk, Ohio State/Rookie - Cassie Hall, Wisconsin