{"id":61333,"date":"2013-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-junior-named-womens-national-player-of-the-year-in-club-ice-hockey\/"},"modified":"2013-08-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T00:00:00","slug":"uri-junior-named-womens-national-player-of-the-year-in-club-ice-hockey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/08\/uri-junior-named-womens-national-player-of-the-year-in-club-ice-hockey\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 junior named women\u2019s national player of the year in club ice hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tNorth Kingstown resident 1st 溏心vlog免费B站 player to receive honor<\/p>\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 August 20, 2013 \u2013 From a young age, Cassie Catlow knew that she belonged on the ice.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI started skating when I was 9 years old,\u201d she said. \u201cI basically grew up at (溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s) Boss Arena.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nFrom there, she began playing on boy\u2019s ice hockey teams. \u201cThat was intense,\u201d Catlow said. \u201cIt\u2019s a really physical sport.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nBut she kept playing – all through high school, and right into college. So it\u2019s no surprise that the 溏心vlog免费B站 junior and assistant captain of the women\u2019s ice hockey team has been named the 2013 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Zoe Harris Player of the Year. It is the top individual award in an association of 48 women\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThis is definitely the most prestigious award that I\u2019ve received,\u201d Catlow said. \u201cWithout a doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe 溏心vlog免费B站 women\u2019s ice hockey team was founded in 1999 and today competes as a Division 1 club team in the ACHA. During the 2012-2013 season, the team was ranked first in the country among Division 1 club teams. 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s women\u2019s ice hockey has also won eight titles in its 10 years of participation in its regional league, the Eastern Collegiate Women\u2019s Hockey League (ECWHL). Catlow is the first 溏心vlog免费B站 player to receive the ACHA Zoe Harris Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n

To be considered for the award, the player must meet certain criteria for the award, including outstanding individual and team skills, sportsmanship, on-ice performance, personal character, competitiveness and a love of hockey (consideration is also given to academic achievement). Each team nominates a player if they have one that demonstrates these qualities. The ACHA Women\u2019s Competition Committee then reviews the nominations and one player is selected. The decision takes place in March before the National Tournament and is announced at the tournament. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThat\u2019s where I found out. We were in Washington, D.C., and had just played in nationals,\u201d Catlow said. \u201cMy coach announced it in front of the whole team. I was a little shocked, to say the least.\u201d <\/p>\n


\n\u201cCassie\u2019s being selected as the player of the year is a tremendous milestone for her and our program,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 women\u2019s ice hockey coach Beth McCann. \u201cAcademically and athletically, Cassie does a great job balancing. As far as her role with the team goes, she has great talent and really sets a high bar for us.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cShe was named an assistant captain in her sophomore year, and she\u2019ll probably be selected captain this year,\u201d said McCann of her star, who was the fifth-ranked scorer in the ACHA last year.<\/p>\n


\nMcCann said Catlow had opportunities to play varsity hockey at other schools, but she obviously liked what 溏心vlog免费B站 offers.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe provide a terrific opportunity for great student-athletes,\u201d McCann said. \u201cBeing able to provide a platform for our students to showcase their talents is a tribute to 溏心vlog免费B站 Recreational Services and the Student Senate and all of the support they provide.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nCatlow, a North Kingstown resident, already has an extensive list of awards to her name. Along with her 2013 ACHA Zoe Harris Player of the Year award, she is also a 2013 All-American player, 溏心vlog免费B站 most valuable player, 溏心vlog免费B站 leading scorer, and a member of the 2013 ECWHL All League Team. In 2012, she was an ECWHL Playoff MVP and earned the 溏心vlog免费B站 Seventh Player Award. Catlow also earned the 溏心vlog免费B站 Academic Achievement Award in 2012 and 2013. <\/p>\n


\nWhile Catlow\u2019s main sport is ice hockey, she at one time donned many different uniforms in the sports world. During her high school years at Pomfret School in Promfret, Conn., Catlow played on the school\u2019s varsity hockey team (for which she served as captain), varsity softball team, lacrosse team, and soccer team, as well as in the Massachusetts Spitfire Hockey Club. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cI was good at soccer when I was little,\u201d Catlow said. \u201cI also started playing softball in high school. I tried lacrosse, too, but it wasn\u2019t for me.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nCatlow is a kinesiology major, and plans to attend graduate school for physical therapy after graduating in May 2015. She solidified her choice of a major after tearing her meniscus and anterior cruciate ligemant (knee) playing hockey during her sophomore year at 溏心vlog免费B站. \u201cI had to go through physical therapy as part of my recovery. After that experience, I knew that it was a profession I wanted to get into,\u201d she said. As part of the clinical observation hours that she is required to finish for the kinesiology major, Catlow has spent the last month completing an internship at South County Orthopedics in South Kingstown. The experience has helped shape her future career plans. \u201cUltimately I\u2019d like to work as a travelling physical therapist with a pro-team,\u201d Catlow said.<\/p>\n


\nWhen she\u2019s not on the ice, in class, or at her internship, Catlow enjoys many of the summer pastimes that Rhode Island has to offer. \u201cI love going to the beach,\u201d she said. \u201cJet-skiing is fun, too.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nOf course, school and hockey are paramount in Catlow\u2019s life. Along with her commitment to the team, Catlow has maintained a grade point average of 3.85 during her time at 溏心vlog免费B站 \u2013 not an easy feat. But attending 溏心vlog免费B站 as both a student and an athlete has \u201cbeen great,\u201d according to Catlow. \u201cBoth my parents are alumni, and the team has been awesome,\u201d she said. \u201c溏心vlog免费B站 is like home to me.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThis news release was written by Rachel Donilon, a writer in 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s department of Marketing and Communications.<\/p>\n


\nPICTURED ABOVE:

\nHOCKEY STAR: Cassie Catlow, a 溏心vlog免费B站 junior and North Kingstown, R.I., native poses with her game jersey after winning the 2013 American Collegiate Hockey Association Zoe Harris Player of the Year Award.

\nPhoto by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n


\nON THE ICE: Cassie Catlow, a 溏心vlog免费B站 junior and North Kingstown, R.I., native during some recent on-ice time. Catlow is the winner of the 2013 American Collegiate Hockey Association Zoe Harris Player of the Year Award.

\nPhoto courtesy of Beth McCann, 溏心vlog免费B站 Women\u2019s Ice Hockey.\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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