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Emma Polaski and Lauren Bellefontaine celebrate a goal

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Lauren Bellefontaine

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Nepean Junior Wildcats/Team Ontario Red U18
Hometown:
Kemptville, Ontario

Notables: 2022-23 CHA Best Defensive Forward ... 2022-23 Captain... 2021-22 Alternate Captain … Set the single-season record for faceoff wins in the 2021-22 season … 2021-22 CHA Best Defensive Forward ... 2021-22 All-CHA Second Team … 2018-19 CHA Rookie of the Year … 2018-19 CHA All-Rookie Team and CHA All-Tournament Team ... Named 2018-19 Syracuse Ice Hockey Rookie of the Year.

Graduate Season (2022-23): Team captain ... Scored the game-winning goal and won seven faceoffs at Merrimack (9/30/22)... Won nine faceoffs at Merrimack (10/1/22) ... Recorded 11 faceoffs wins vs. St. Lawrence (10/6/22) ... Tallied an assist at St. Lawrence (10/8/22) ... Added two assists vs. Clarkson (10/13) ... Scored a goal vs. Holy Cross (10/22) ... Scored a goal and had five blocks vs. RIT (10/27) ... Tallied an assist and won 12 faceoffs at RIT (10/29) ... Recorded an assist and won 13 faceoffs vs. Lindenwood (11/5) ... Recorded three blocks at Princeton (11/11) ... Recorded a goal and an assist vs. Post (11/26) .... Tallied a goal and two assists at Penn State (12/4). Recorded an assist vs. Colgate (1/10) ... Tallied an assist vs. Cornell (1/17) ... Recorded an assist Lindenwood (1/20) ... Tallied two goals and an assist at Lindenwood entering the 100-pts club (1/21) ... Added an assist at RIT (1/24) ... Scored a goal and two assists vs. RIT (1/25) ... Recorded an assist and 15 faceoff wins at Mercyhurst (1/29) ... Won 12/16 faceoffs vs. Penn State (2/4) ... Scored a goal and assisted at Mercyhurst (2/24)... 46th Nationally and 6th in CHA in Faceoff wins with 282 ... 8th in CHA with 3 Game-Winning Goals ... 8th in CHA with 19 assists ... CHA All-Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Senior Season (2021-22): Alternate Captain ... Played in all 32 games … CHA Best Defensive Forward … All-CHA Second Team … Finished 12^th in the nation in faceoff wins … Named CHA Forward of the Month (1/4/22) … Recorded seven multi-point performances … Scored a goal and had an assist at St. Lawrence (10/2/21) … Added a goal and an assist vs. RIT (11/5/21) … Tallied a goal and an assist vs. Mercyhurst (12/4/21) … Recorded two assists vs. Boston University (1/1/22) … Added two assists vs. RIT (1/21/22) … Scored a goal and had an assist at RIT (1/22/22) … Tallied two assists vs. Lindenwood (1/28/22) ... CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Junior Season (2020-21): Played in 21 games … Led the team in assists (15) and tied for second in points (20) … Recorded a goal and three assists vs. RIT (11/27/20) … Tallied at least one point in eight consecutive games starting vs. Mercyhurst (2/6/21) through the CHA quarterfinal game against Lindenwood (3/4/21) … American Hockey Coaches Association All-America Scholar … Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Season (2019-20): Skated in all 36 games … Tied for second on the team in goals with nine … Had a career-high three points at Lindenwood (12/07/19) and then tied it again (2/15/19) … Second straight season with 10+ assists and had five multi-point games ... Named to the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll … CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2018-19): CHA Rookie of the Year … CHA All-Rookie Team and CHA All-Tournament Team … Three-time CHA Rookie of the Month (October, December, January) ... CHA Rookie of the Week (Oct. 22) ... Led all Orange freshmen in assists (13) and ranked second in goals (7) … Led all forwards in blocks (50) ... Fourth on the team in total points (20) … Four multi-point games during the season ... Collected her first career point off an assist on Jessica DiGirolamo’s goal before scoring her first career goal against Mercyhurst (10/12) … Tallied a goal and an assist in the Orange’s 6-2 win over Robert Morris CHA Tournament championship game, helping Syracuse win its first-ever conference title and punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history ... Spring 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Before Syracuse: Played two seasons at forward for the Nepean Jr. Wildcats … Notched six goals and nine assists, while serving as an assistant captain … Played alongside Orange teammates Abby Moloughney and Shelby Calof … Member of the 2017-18 Provincial U18 Team.

Personal: Lauren Elizabeth Bellefontaine … Born in March 2000 in Kemptville, Ontario ... Daughter of Frank and Jennifer Bellefontaine ... Has two siblings, one brother and one sister ... Earned undergraduate degree in communication and rhetorial studies ... Pursuing certificate of advanced study in intercollegiate athletics advising & support.