Arielle DeSmet

Amelia Van Vliet

/ Ice Hockey

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Position:
Goaltender
Height:
5-5
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Robert Morris University
Hometown:
Charlotte, Vt.

Notables: 2021-22 CHA Goaltender of the Year … 2022 CHA All-Tournament Team … 2022 Battle at the Burgh MVP and All-Tournament Team … Seventh goalie in school history to record her 1,000th career save in 43 save performance vs. Mercyhurst (12/3/21).

Graduate Season (2022-23): Recorded 16 saves at Merrimack (9/30) ... Had a season-high 43 saves vs. St. Lawrence (10/6)... Tallied 33 saves at St. Lawrence (10/8) ... Recorded 20 saves vs. Clarkson (10/13)... Had 27 saves at Clarkson (10/14) ... Tallied 38 saves vs. Clarkson (10/21)... Had 32 saves vs. Holy Cross (10/22) ... Earned CHA Goaltender of the Week (10/23) after the Ice Breaker Tournament ... Had 25 saves in a shutout vs. RIT (10/27) ... Earned CHA Goaltender of the Week (10/31) after the RIT series ... Had 28 saves vs. Lindenwood (11/4) ... Recorded 25 saves vs. Lindenwood (11/5) ... Tallied 23 saves at Princeton (11/11) ... Had 31 saves at Princeton (11/12) ... Recorded 35 saves at Penn State (12/3) ... Tallied 28 saves at Penn State (12/4) ... Earned CHA Goaltender of the Week for her 49 saves in the series against Vermont ... Had 28 saves vs. Colgate (1/10) ... Saved 31 shots vs. Cornell (1/17) ... Recorded 22 saves at Lindenwood (1/20) ... Had 25 saves at Lindenwood (1/21) ... Saved 18 shots at RIT (1/24) ... Recorded 24 saves vs. RIT (1/25) ... Stopped 21 shots at Mercyhurst (1/28) ... Season-high 50 saves at Mercyhurst (1/29) ... 31 saves vs. Penn State (2/4) ... Had 25 saves vs. Mercyhurst (2/10) ... Added 33 saves vs. Mercyhurst (2/11) ... CHA All-Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Senior Season (2021-22): Played in 28 games … CHA Goaltender of the Year … All-CHA First Team … CHA All-Tournament Team when she saved 39 shots and a shutout in overtime for two 3-2 victories vs. RIT (2/25/22) and vs. Mercyhurst (2/26/22)… Battle at the Burgh MVP and All-Tournament Team after recording 32 saves vs. Boston University (1/1/22) and 31 saves vs. St. Cloud St. (1/2/22) … Finished 12^th in the nation in save percentage … Recorded 30 or more saves in 12 games, including 40 or more vs. Mercyhurst (12/3/21), vs Mercyhurst (12/4/21), at Penn State (2/4/22), and including 50 or more vs. Penn State (11/20/21) and at Penn State (2/5/22) … Recorded her first Syracuse shutout vs. Union (10/12/21) … Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll … American Hockey Coaches Association All-America Scholar … CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Syracuse: Played at Robert Morris University from 2018-19 through 2020-21 before the University discontinued the program ... As a freshman (2018-19), started eight games and posted a .920 save percentage and a 1.94 GAA (fourth in program history) ... CHA Rookie of the Week twice (10/15/18 and 11/12/18) ... As a sophomore (2019-20), made 12 starts ... CHA Goalie of the Week (9/28/19) ... Had a career-high 39 saves against Clarkson (10/18/19) ... As a junior (2020-21), started seven of the eight games she played and had a 5-3 record ... Posted a .926 save percentage and a 2.05 GAA ... Recorded a season-high 37 saves against Penn State (1/9/2021).

Personal: Arielle Marie DeSmet ... Born in August 2000 in Burlington, VT ... Earned her undergraduate degree in criminal justice at Robert Morris University … Pursuing a Master’s in forensic science in the College of Arts and Sciences.