After helping their respective teams to series sweeps on the weekend, St. Cloud State's duo of Alice Sauriol and Sydney Bryant, along with Minnesota Duluth's Ève Gascon and Ohio State's Maxine Cimoroni, earned the latest set of Western Collegiate Hockey Association weekly honors, presented by OS Hockey.
WCHA Forward of the Week
Alice Sauriol, Jr., St. Cloud State (Sherbrooke, Quebec)
An eight-point series performance led to St. Cloud State's Alice Sauriol earning her second WCHA Forward of the Week honor of the season. Sauriol recorded two goals and six assists to lead St. Cloud State to a series sweep of Bemidji State. On Friday, Sauriol scored two goals and added three assists for a career-high five points, and tallied three assists in the second period, which tied a St. Cloud State program record for most assists in a period. In Saturday's 5-0 victory, the junior forward followed up with three assists, which marked just the third time in her career she had recorded three assists in a game. Sauriol led all skaters on the weekend with a +7 rating.
Other Nominees: Ava Lindsay, Minnesota; Kaia Malachino, Ohio State; Finley McCarthy, Wisconsin.
WCHA Defender of the Week
Sydney Bryant, R-So., St. Cloud State (Traverse City, Mich.)
For the first time this season, St. Cloud State's Sydney Bryant earned the WCHA Defender of the Week honor for her performance in the Huskies' series sweep against Bemidji State over the weekend. In Friday's 6-2 win against the Beavers, Bryant recorded a goal and an assist for her first career multi-point game. Bryant tallied an assist in game two's 5-0 victory, along with two blocked shots.
Other Nominees: Chloe Primerano, Minnesota; Emma Peschel, Ohio State.
WCHA Goaltender of the Week
Ève Gascon, Jr., Minnesota Duluth (Mascouche, Quebec)
After recording her third-consecutive shutout and helping No. 10 Minnesota Duluth to a series sweep against St. Thomas, Ève Gascon earned the WCHA Goaltender of the Week nod for the fifth time this season. The Bulldog netminder stopped all 24 shots faced in the series opener, helping UMD to a 3-0 win, before stopping all 33 shots in game two for the 3-0 victory and series sweep. The Mascouche, Quebec native was the only WCHA goaltender to record two shutouts on the weekend. Gascon now has eight shutouts on the season, which is tied for second among all NCAA goaltenders and leads the WCHA. Gascon also has 20 career shutouts, which is tied for second most in Minnesota Duluth program history.
Other Nominees: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Hailey MacLeod, Ohio State; Jojo Chobak, St. Cloud State; Rhyah Stewart, Wisconsin.
WCHA Rookie of the Week
Maxine Cimoroni, F, Ohio State (Toronto, Ont.)
Maxine Cimoroni earned her second WCHA Rookie of the Week honor for her performance in No. 2 Ohio State's series sweep of No. 3 Minnesota at home. Cimoroni tallied a goal and an assist in both games to tie for the team lead in the series with four points. The rookie forward also recorded what would stand as the game-winning goal in Ohio State's 3-1 victory in game two of the series. Cimoroni now has 11 multi-point games in her first season with the Buckeyes.
Other Nominees: Bella Fanale, Minnesota; Julianne Labbé, St. Cloud State; Rhyah Stewart, Wisconsin.
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2025-26 WCHA Players of the Week
Feb. 16: Forward: Alice Sauriol, St. Cloud State; Defender: Sydney Bryant, St. Cloud State; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Maxine Cimoroni, Ohio State
Feb. 9: Forward: Lacey Eden, Wisconsin; Defender: Kate Kosobud, Minnesota Duluth; Goaltender: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Rookie: Mercury Bischoff, Minnesota State
Feb 2: Forward: Cassie Hall, Wisconsin; Defender: Vivian Jungels, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Hailey MacLeod, Ohio State; Rookie: Maxine Cimoroni, Ohio State
Jan. 26: Forward: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Adéla Šapovalivová, Wisconsin
Jan. 19: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Goaltender: Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Jan. 12: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Goaltender: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin; Rookie: Bella Fanale, Minnesota
Jan. 5: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Nelli Laitinen, Minnesota; Goaltender: Hailey MacLeod, Ohio State; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Dec. 8: Forward: Jamie Nelson, Minnesota; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin; Rookie: Maria Mikaelyan, St. Cloud State
Dec. 1: Forward: Lacey Eden, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Nov. 24: Forward: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Hailey Hansen, Minnesota State; Rookie: Mercury Bischoff, Minnesota State
Nov. 17: Forward: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin; Defender: Sara Swiderski, Ohio State; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Nov. 10: Forward: Rylee Bartz, St. Thomas; Defender: Jenessa Gazdik, St. Thomas; Goaltender: Kaitlin Groess, Bemidji State
Nov. 3: Forward: Joy Dunne, Ohio State; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Taylor Kressin, Ohio State; Rookie: Sophia Villanueva, Minnesota Duluth
Oct. 27: Forward: Claire Enright, Wisconsin; Defender: Emma Peschel, Ohio State; Goaltender: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Oct. 20: Forward: Alice Sauriol, St. Cloud State; Defender: Ellah Hause, St. Thomas; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Rae Mayer, Minnesota Duluth
Oct. 13: Forward: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin; Defender: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Hannah Clark, Minnesota; Rookie: Maria Mikaelyan, St. Cloud State
Oct. 6: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Laila Edwards, Wisconsin; Goaltender: Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin; Rookie: Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
Sept. 29: Forward: Abbey Murphy, Minnesota; Defender: Sydney Morrow, Minnesota; Goaltender: Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth; Rookie: Bella Fanale, Minnesota
Sept. 22: Forward: Rylee Bartz, St. Thomas; Defender: Siiri Yrjölä, St. Cloud State; Goaltender: Hailey Hansen, Minnesota State; Rookie: Zoe Lopez, Minnesota State