Creary Receives All-Tournament Honors in WCHA Women’s Hockey – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
March 8, 2003
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Ohio State women’s ice hockey player Jeni Creary (So., Shell Lake, Saskatchewan) claimed her first WCHA All-Tournament Team accolades Saturday following the 2003 WCHA Women’s Final Five championship game in Grand Forks, N.D.
Creary scored three goals in the Buckeyes’ three games at the playoffs. She recorded the game-winning goal in the final seconds of overtime to lead No. 4-seed Ohio State to a 3-3 overtime victory over No. 5 Bemidji State Thursday. Creary also notched an additional goal against Bemidji State and the Buckeyes’ lone goal against No. 3 Wisconsin Saturday.
The sophomore led the squad with 37 points, 23 goals, nine power-play goals and five game-winning goals this season. Creary finished second on the team with 14 assists. She is tied for third with a +6 rating among her teammates.
Creary has tallied two post season honors this season, including WCHA All-Tournament Team and WCHA All-Academic Team.
Other members of the all-tournament team include forwards Erika Holst (Minnesota-Duluth), La Toya Clarke (Minnesota), Jeni Creary (Ohio State) and defensemen Winny Brodt (Minnesota) and Sis Paulsen (Wisconsin). The tournament Most Valuable Player award went to Minnesota-Duluth’s Caroline Ouellette.
Voting for the all-tournament team was decided by a panel of five.
2002-03 WCHA All-Tournament Team Position Name School Yr. Forward Erika Holst Minnesota-Duluth Sr. Forward La Toya Clarke Minnesota Jr. Forward Jeni Creary Ohio State So. Defense Winny Brodt Minnesota Sr. Defense Sis Paulsen Wisconsin Sr. Goaltender Patricia Sautter Minnesota-Duluth Sr.
Tournament MVP Caroline Ouellette Minnesota-Duluth Fr.
