COLCHESTER, Vt. - Saint Michael's College women's ice hockey sophomore Alizée LeBlanc (Dieppe, New Brunswick/Ridley College) was named New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) Player of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, Jan. 19. Junior Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) and first-years Jodie Gratton (Saint Albans, Vt./Proctor Academy) and Audrey Hetman (Gurnee, Ill./Milwaukee Jr. Admirals) were named to the NEWHA Weekly Honor Roll.
 
LeBlanc posted a goal, two assists and a +3 rating while winning 62.5% (20-for-32) of her faceoffs during a 1-1 weekend with Saint Anselm College. In a 3-1 loss on Friday, she scored the tying second-period goal while going 9-of-16 at the dot. LeBlanc then served the primary assist on both goals in a 2-1 victory on Saturday, adding an 11-for-16 faceoff effort. She has five assists this winter while winning 126 faceoffs at a 49.4% clip.
 
Lavender made 45 saves, including 23 in a shutout third period, to secure the 2-1 win over Saint Anselm on Saturday. The lone goal she allowed came on a power play. Lavender is second in the NEWHA and fifth in the nation in saves (606) while leading the league in saves per game (40.4).
 
Gratton scored her first college goal at 12:15 of the third period during the 2-1 win over Saint Anselm on Saturday, breaking a tie for what proved to be the game-winner. She finished the weekend +2, going +1 in each game. Gratton has a pair of points while blocking 23 shots this season.
 
Hetman blocked 10 shots and went +1 while anchoring a defense that allowed only four goals in a weekend split of Saint Anselm. After rejecting seven shots in a 3-1 loss on Friday, Hetman blocked three more shots and was +1 in a 2-1 win on Saturday. She has 49 blocks and a pair of points in 22 contests.
 
The Purple Knights begin a weekend series at Stonehill College on Friday at 6:30 p.m.