Maddi Welch

Position:
Goaltender
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Nichols School/Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
Hometown:
East Amherst, N.Y.

Senior Season (2018-19): Played 1445:46 minutes between the pipes, appearing in 25 games with 23 starts ... Made 526 saves, logging a save percentage of .874 and a 3.15 goals against average ... Recorded 18 saves in a shutout victory at Penn State (11/3) ... Made a career-high 48 saves at Wisconsin (12/1), a mark that tied for fourth in Syracuse single-game history ... Tallied a win against Lindenwood (3/6) in the quarterfinal round of the CHA Tournament ... CHA All-Academic Team ... Named to the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

Junior Season (2017-18): Made her first start of the season vs. No. 9 Northeastern (10/21) making 24 saves.

Sophomore Season (2016-17): Started against Bemidji State (10/1) and RIT (12/3)…Had a career-high 27 saves against Bemidji…Registered her second career shutout at RIT with 26 saves…Named CHA Goalie of the Week on Dec. 5 for her efforts against RIT.

Freshman Season (2015-16): Picked up her first win and shutout in 2-0 victory of Lindenwood (2/20)...Posted 17 saves in the shutout win over Lindenwood (2/20)...Made a career-high 23 saves against top-ranked Boston College (12/10).

Before SU: Posted an 88-10-6 overall record as a goalie at Nichols...Tallied 1593 saves to go with a .934 save percentage...Combined for 127 wins, 45 losses and 15 ties playing with the Niagara Purple Eagles and Buffalo Bisons...Won the New York State Championship eight times...Made eight appearances in USA Nationals as a goalie...Appeared twice in the national championship as a finalist...Won three consecutive NAPHA regular season and league championships...Won three consecutive CISSA league championships.

Personal: Born September 1996...Daughter of Scott and Patricia Welch...Three sisters, all of whom played collegiate hockey...Older sisters Kelsey and Haley played at Mercyhurst and Union, respectively...Younger sister Abby plays at Penn State...Sociology major in the College of Arts and Sciences.