Ohio State’s Lisa Chesson Named to U.S. Women’s Select Team – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Senior defenseman is first Buckeye picked for U.S. Select roster, will compete in Four Nations Cup in November
COLUMBUS, Ohio Lisa Chesson, a senior defenseman on the No. 9/10 Ohio State women’s hockey team, has been named to the 2007 U.S. Women’s Select Team, USA Hockey announced Tuesday. Chesson will compete with Team USA in the Four Nations Cup, Nov. 7-11 in Leksand, Sweden, against the national teams from Canada, Sweden and Finland.
“I am really excited to be selected for the team,” Chesson said. “I was a little surprised, but it’s an honor to be given this opportunity to represent the U.S.”
Chesson, an assistant captain from Plainfield, Ill., earned Third Team All-WCHA honors for the second-consecutive season in 2006-07 and completed the year as one of the top offensive defensemen in the nation. She ranked sixth in defenseman scoring in the nation with an average of 1.0 points per game and totaled 37 points (13g, 24a) to finish 12th in overall scoring in the WCHA. A key member of the Buckeye power play and penalty kill units, Chesson led the team with a rating of plus-17 and recorded a minus rating in just five games of the 37-game schedule. She has one assist through four games this season.
In August, Chesson became just the second Buckeye ever to be named to the U.S. Under-22 Team. She is the first student-athlete in Ohio State women’s hockey history to be named to the U.S. Women’s Select Team.
The U.S. Women’s Select team is a 22-player roster that includes eight Olympians. Fourteen of its members won silver at the 2007 World Women’s Championship hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Team USA will be coached by Jackie Barto, Ohio State head coach. She will lead the squad in November as well as the 2008 Women’s World Championship in April.
Barto, Chesson and the U.S. Select Team will open play in the Four Nations Cup against host country Sweden, Nov. 7 at Ejendals Arena.
Team USA 2007 Women’s Four Nations Cup Schedule
November 7-11 Leksand, Sweden Ejendals Arena
| Date | Opponent | Time (Local/EST) |
| Nov. 7 | Sweden | 7 p.m./1 p.m. |
| Nov. 8 | Canada | 3:30 p.m./9:30 a.m. |
| Nov. 10 | Finland | 1 p.m./7 a.m. |
| Nov. 11 | Bronze-Medal Game | 1p.m./7 a.m. |
| Gold-Medal Game | 5 p.m./11 a.m. |
