6/19/2010 - WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY Vichorek selected for U.S. Women’s Under-22

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced on Friday that Bemidji State University junior Montana Vichorek (Def., Moose Lake, Minn.) has been named to 2010 U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team that will participate in both the 2010 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival and the 2010 Under-22 Series. It will be Vichorek’s debut for Team USA, and will mark the second time a BSU women’s hockey player has suited up for Team USA.

In her sophomore campaign, Vichorek was named to the All-WCHA Third Team and garnered Academic All-WCHA and WCHA Scholar Athlete honors. She all defensemen on the team in scoring with 17 points (5G, 12A). She scored two game-winning goals on the season; the first one against Wisconsin on Feb. 7, 2010 and the second in game three in the playoffs against St. Cloud State to secure BSU’s first-ever trip to the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF. In part to her efforts, BSU’s defensive unit gave up the fewest goals in school history (98).

Highlighting the U22 roster are three members of the silver medal-winning 2010 U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team, including Hilary Knight, Jocelyne Lamoureux and Monique Lamoureux. The three are among seven members of the 2010 U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team who have previously played in an Under-22 Series.

The Women’s National Festival will run from August 13-21 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. The U22 team will depart the Festival early and travel to Toronto to compete in the three-game Under-22 Series against Canada from August 18-21.

2010 U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team

Pos.	Name	Ht	Birthdate	S/C	Hometown	2010-11 Team
G	Lauren Dahm	5-6	9/26/89	L	Baldwinsville, N.Y.	Clarkson
G	Chealsea Knapp	5-9	9/20/91	L	York, N.Y.	Ohio State
D	Kasey Boucher	5-7	10/25/90	L	Lewiston, Maine	Boston U.
D	Megan Bozek	5-9	3/27/91	R	Buffalo Grove, Ill.	Minnesota
D	Josephine Pucci	5-8	12/27/90	R	Pearl River, N.Y.	Harvard
D	Anne Schleper	5-10	1/30/90	L	St. Cloud, Minn.	Minnesota
D	Sasha Sherry	6-0	4/5/90	R	Lehighton, Pa.	Princeton
D	Montana Vichorek	5-7	7/24/90	R	Moose Lake, Minn.	Bemidji State
D	Amber Yung	5-10	9/6/89	R	Rockville, Va.	Providence
D	Kelly Wild	5-3	3/8/90	L	Mendota Heights, Minn.	Ohio State
F	Brooke Ammerman	5-8	7/13/90	R	River Vale, N.J.	Wisconsin
F	Kendall Coyne	5-2	5/25/92	L	Palos Heights, Ill.	Berkshire School
F	Brianna Decker	5-4	5/13/91	R	Dousman, Wis.	Wisconsin
F	Sarah Erickson	5-7	3/28/90	R	LaPorte, Minn.	Minnesota
F	Amanda Kessel	5-6	8/28/91	R	Madison, Wis.	Minnesota
F	Bray Ketchum	5-8	3/18/89	L	Greenwich, Conn.	Yale
F	Hilary Knight	5-10	7/12/89	R	Hanover, N.H.	Wisconsin
F	Jocelyne Lamoureux	5-6	7/3/89	R	Grand Forks, N.D.	North Dakota
F	Monique Lamoureux	5-6	7/3/89	R	Grand Forks, N.D.	North Dakota
F	Jen Schoullis	5-9	3/7/89	L	Girard, Pa.	Minnesota
F	Amanda Trunzo	5-4	8/30/89	L	Andover, Minn.	Dartmouth
F	Emily West	5-5	3/22/89	L	Colorado Springs, Colo.	Minnesota

Head Coach: Digit Murphy (Brown University)
Assistant Coaches: Linda Lundigran (Northeastern University) and Hilary Witt (Yale University)

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