Mae Batherson

Amelia Van Vliet

/ Ice Hockey

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Position:
Defense
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Kingston Junior Ice Wolves/Team Atlantic U18
Hometown:
New Minas, Nova Scotia

Notables: Selected for 2022 Hockey Canada National Women’s Development Team … 2022-23 All-College Hockey America First Team selection ... Named to 2019-20 All-USCHO Rookie Team … 2019-20 CHA Rookie of the Year.

Senior Year (2022-23): Alternate captain... Had two assists and one block at Merrimack (9/30/22) ... Earned CHA Defenseman of the Week (10/3) after the series against Merrimack ... Recorded an assist at St. Lawrence (10/8/22) ... Had two blocks vs. Clarkson (10/21) ... Tallied two assists vs. Holy Cross (10/22) ... Earned CHA Defenseman of the Week (10/23) after the Ice Breaker Tournament ... Tallied two blocks vs. RIT (10/27) ... Recorded two assists at RIT (10/29) ... Tallied an assist vs. Post (11/25) ... Scored a goal at Penn State (12/4) ... Recorded an assist vs. Colgate (1/10) ... Earned CHA Defenseman of the Week (1/21) after a scoring a goal and tallying an assist in each game of the series at Lindenwood ... Had four blocks at RIT (1/24) ... Recorded an assist vs. RIT (1/25)... Recorded an assist at Mercyhurst (1/29) ... Scored a goal vs. Penn State (2/4) ... Scored a power-play goal and had an assist vs. Stonehill (2/18) ... Had two assists and two blocks at Mercyhurst (2/24) ... CHA All-Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Junior Year (2021-22): Played in 30 games … CHA Defenseman of the Week (11/22/21) after the Orange split the series at Penn State... Recorded an assist vs. Clarkson (10/7/21) … Added an assist at Clarkson (10/9/21) ... Had an assist vs. Union (10/12/21) ... Tallied an assist at RIT (11/6/21) … Added an assist vs. Penn State (11/20/21) … Recorded an assist vs. Princeton (12/10/21) … Tallied an assist in the CHA Championship semifinal win vs. RIT (2/25/22).

Sophomore Season (2020-21): Played in all 22 games … Recorded first assist of the season vs. RIT (11/27/20) … Posted at least one point per game on a four-game stretch beginning at Lindenwood (2/13/21) and lasting vs. LIU (2/20/21) … Tallied five blocks at Penn State (12/06/21) … Scored a goal and had an assist in the CHA Tournament quarterfinal game vs. Lindenwood (3/4/21) … Named to the of the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2019-20): Played every game, netting six goals and registering 16 assists … Named to the All-USCHO Rookie Team, becoming the first 'Cuse player to earn a spot on a USCHO postseason team ... CHA Rookie of the Year Award and CHA All-Rookie Team … Her 22 points ranked fifth on the Orange and led all ‘Cuse freshmen … CHA Rookie of the Week three times (Nov. 4, Jan. 13 and Feb. 17) … CHA Rookie of the Month in February … Second among defenders in points on the season, including a four-point game at Lindenwood (12/7/19) ... Five multi-point games and had a three-game point streak ... American Hockey Coaches Association All-America Scholar … Named to the 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll … CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Syracuse: Played for Kingston Jr. Ice Wolves PWHL, recording seven goals and 22 assists in 38 league games ... Finished third in league finals in 2019.

Personal: Anna Mae Batherson ... Born in December 2000 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Deutschland ... Daughter to Norm and Deeann Batherson ... Has one brother, Drake, who plays with the Ottawa Senators organization and played in the 2019 AHL All-Star Game where he scored five goals for the North Division and was named MVP ... Majoring in health and exercise science in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.