Lisa Chesson Named to U.S. National Under-22 Team – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Ice Hockey
Senior assistant captain, a two-time All-WCHA selection, one of seven defensemen selected to the squad
COLUMBUS, Ohio Lisa Chesson, a senior defenseman on the Ohio State women’s hockey team, has been named to the U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team, USA Hockey announced Wednesday. The team was selected upon the conclusion of the 2007 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival Tuesday evening in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Along with Chesson, the 22-player roster includes six members of the silver medal-winning 2007 U.S. Women’s National Team. Chesson is one of seven defensemen named to the team and is among the 12 players from teams in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Chesson, a native of 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, she led the team with a rating of plus-17 and recorded a minus rating in just five games of the 37-game schedule.
Chesson, an assistant captain for Ohio State in 2007-08, joins former OSU goaltender Melissa Glaser (2000, 2002) as Buckeyes who have played on U.S. Under-22 teams.
The U.S. Women’s Under-22 Select Team will face Canada’s Under-22 team in a three-game series Aug. 23-26 at the 1980 Rink-Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid’s Olympic Center. Live scoring for all three games is available through the USA Hockey site at usahockey.com.
