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6/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
June 18, 2007
Providence, R.I. - Providence College women's hockey head coach Bob Deraney has announced the incoming class of 2011, all of whom will join the program in the fall of 2007. The incoming class features two forwards, two defensemen, and two goaltenders.
About the incoming recruits, Coach Deraney said, "We are very excited about our incoming class. With the addition of these six student-athletes we have filled all the needs of our team from skill to depth. They are not only very good students and terrific athletes but even better people. We welcome them and their families to our program and to the Providence College community. Our future is very bright."
Christina England- Wareham, Mass. Goaltender
High School: Earned ten varsity letters for Wareham High School, including four in field hockey, three in ice hockey, and three in softball.... Was team captain in all three sports her senior year.... Posted a 6.6 GAA and an .856 save percentage in three years of boys varsity hockey play... Posted a 1.6 GAA and a .957 save percentage for her U-19 team... Named a 2007 Boston Globe All-Scholastic Athlete for hockey... 2007 Varsity Hockey MVP... Named her field hockey team's Most Outstanding Defensive player in 2006... Four year honor roll member... S.A.D.D. Officer.
Jean O'Neill- Strafford, Pa. Forward
Before Providence: Attended Westchester University for one year. High School: Attended Conestoga High School... Team captain... During her junior year she had 62 points in 12 games to lead the league... Played for the Princeton Tiger Lilies U-19 team from 2005-2007... During the 2005-2006 season she played in 46 games, scoring 75 points on 36 goals and 39 assists... As team captain, helped the Tiger Lilies to two National Championship appearances in Buffalo, N.Y. and San Jose, Calif.
Leigh Riley- Lexington, Mass. Defenseman
High School: Earned four varsity letters in ice hockey and three varsity letters in field hockey at Lexington High School.... Played 8 years with the Assabet Valley Girls hockey team, and helped her team to top-three finishes at six nationals in a row, including a national championship in 2003... Captained her Lexington HS ice hockey team her senior season... In ice hockey, notched 111 points and posted a plus 119 +/- mark in 87 games for Lexington... Named a Boston Globe and Boston Herald ice hockey All-Scholastic in 2007... Also named a Boston Herald All-Scholastic for field hockey in 2006... Named the Co-MVP of the Middlesex league in field hockey in 2006... Works with children with special needs through the LABB program.
Alyse Ruff- Taulatin, Ore. Forward
High School: Earned four varsity letters in ice hockey, three in field hockey, one in lacrosse and one in crew at the Lawrenceville School... Captained her Lawrenceville ice hockey team in her final season... In her career at Lawrenceville, played in 88 ice hockey games, scoring 134 goals and adding 94 assists for 228 points while helping her team to three state championships... A First-Team All-State selection all four years in ice hockey, including player of the year three times... Named New Jersey Devils High School Player of the Year... In field hockey, a MAPL Honorable Mention selection, as well as a NJISAA Prep A First-Team selection... Helped her field hockey team win three NJISAA Prep A Tournament Championships, as well as three MAPL Championships... Named to the National Academic Squad for field hockey... Dean's List and High Honors student.
Jennifer Smith- St. Albans, Vt. Goalie
High School: Played soccer, lacrosse, and hockey at the New Hampton School.... Was a three time lacrosse captain as well as a soccer captain in 2003... For the 2005-2006 hockey season, played in 14 games, posting a 13-0-1 mark as well as a .950 save percentage... Helped her team capture the 2003 and 2006 ice hockey state championships... Named a 2006 Vermont First Team All-Star in hockey... Won the 2004 Soccer Coach's award... Named the 2005 NAHA Spring Tournament MVP... A Pro Merit Scholar and Habitat for Humanity participant.
Amber Yung- Rockville, Va. Defenseman
High School: Earned four varsity letters in hockey, two in cross country, and three in track at Patrick Henry High School... As a senior, scored 13 goals and added 21 assists for 34 points... Played club hockey for the Washington Pride for three years, as well as one year with the Richmond Royals Bantam AA team... Earned Mid-West Hockey league Honorable Mention accolades in 2006 and 2007... Won MVP honors at the 2006 Elite Cup... Helped the Pride to the quarter-finals of the USA Hockey Nationals in 2005 and 2006, as well as a bronze medal finish in 2007... Holds school records in the 1600M and the 800M races... Named cross country team MVP in 2004 and 2005... Named a Hanover and Principal Scholar... National Honor Society member.