Junior forward Kolbee McCrea (Wawa, Ontario/Burlington Barracudas) and junior goaltender Ali Binnington (Oakville, Ontario/Mississauga Chiefs) of the RIT women’s hockey team were named the College Hockey America Player and Goaltender of the week, respectively, on Monday, for the week ending Nov. 24, 2013. McCrea earned her first CHA weekly accolade of the season and second of her career, while Binnington earned the honor for the third straight week and seventh time of her career.McCrea scored three of RIT’s four goals in a weekend split vs. No. 10 Mercyhurst at Ritter Arena. On Friday, she scored both RIT goals, including the game-winner in the first period, as the Tigers hung on for a 2-1 win. Her first goal on Friday was the 50th of her RIT career. On Saturday, McCrea scored RIT’s second goal that tied the game at 2-2 early in the third period before Mercyhurst score later in the third period to snap RIT’s five-game unbeaten streak, 3-2. McCrea leads the Tigers with seven goals this season, which is tied for second in the CHA.
Binnington stopped 76-of-80 shots (.950 save percentage) in a weekend split for the Tigers against No. 10 Mercyhurst. On Friday, Binnington was brilliant, stopping 42 of 43 shots, including all 20 she faced in the third period in a 2-1 win. She was named the game’s first star. On Saturday, Binnington made 34 saves in a 3-2 defeat that snapped her unbeaten streak at seven games. She is now 8-3-1 this season with a 1.97 goals against average and .933 save percentage. During her unbeaten streak, Binnington was 6-0-1 with a 0.85 goals against average and .966 save percentage.
