BOSTON - Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its Players of the Week on Tuesday for games played between Nov. 24-30.
Four programs were represented, with one first-time honoree.
Forward: Zsofia Pazmandi, JR, Lindenwood (Kaposvar, Hungary)
Defenseman: Emma Pickering, JR, RIT (Fishers, Ind.)
Goaltender: Ava Drabyk, FR, Syracuse (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Rookie: Linnea Misner (D), Robert Morris (Springfield, Manitoba)
Pazmandi was named AHA Forward of the Week for helping Lindenwood go 1-0-1 last week against visiting Bemidji State and tallied four points (2G-2A) through the two-game series.
The Kaposvar, Hungary native recorded two points in each contest, including two assists in the Lions' 7-4 win on Friday, Nov. 28 and two goals in a 2-2 tie on Saturday, Nov. 29.
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Pickering earned her second AHA Defenseman of the Week award of the season after tying for the conference lead, accumulating five points (1G-4A) at Robert Morris last week. The defenseman's lone goal came on a power play, helping RIT remain the nation's leader in power-play goals with 24.
The Fishers, Ind. native recorded a career high four-point (4A) game in the Tigers' 6-3 victory over the Colonials on Saturday, Nov. 29. The four points solidified Pickering's single-month career high in points with 13 (4G-9A) in nine games, the third-most by a Division I blueliner in November.
Drabyk ties Penn State's
Katie DeSa with the weekly awards among AHA goaltenders (3) in 2025-26 after holding RPI to only one goal in a two-game sweep of the Engineers.
Among AHA goaltenders last week (min. 33% of team minutes played), the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan native led the league with a 0.97 goals-against average, a .967 save percentage and 89 saves. Drabyk also made 17 saves in the second game of the series to earn her second career shutout, the only AHA netminder to blank a team last week.
The Orange goaltender posted a 2-0-0 record against RPI.
Misner's second weekly honor of the campaign after tying for the AHA lead in points last week with five (2G-3A) in two games played.
In the Colonials' 5-1 victory on Friday, Nov. 28, at RIT, the Springfield, Manitoba native tallied three points (1G-2A). Misner also had two points (1G-1A) in the 3-6 loss at RIT on Saturday, Nov. 29 and extended an active point streak to four games.
Nov. 17-23
Forward: Tessa Janecke, SR, Penn State
Defenseman: Danica Maynard, FR, Penn State
Goaltender: Maggie Hatch, R-JR, Robert Morris
Rookie: Tilli Keranen (F), RIT
Nov. 10-16
Forward: Katelyn Roberts, SR, Penn State (Chanhassen, Minn.)
Defenseman: Kendall Butze, SR, Penn State (Cleveland, Ohio)
Goaltender: Sophia Bellina, SR, RIT (Cleveland, Ohio)
Rookie: Riley Gramlich (D), RIT (Burstall, Saskatchewan)
Nov. 3-9
Forward: Julia Schalin, SO, Mercyhurst (Espoo, Finland)
Defenseman: Emma Pickering, JR, RIT (Fishers, Ind.)
Goaltender: Magdalena Luggin, SO, Mercyhurst (Vienna, Austria)
Rookie: Michaela Paulinyova (F), FR, Lindenwood (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Oct. 27-Nov. 2
Forward: Addie Alvarez, JR, RIT (Rochester, N.Y.)
Defenseman: Holly VanNetten, FR, Mercyhurst (Simcoe, Ontario)
Goaltender: Katie DeSa, SR, Penn State (Pawcatuck, Conn.)
Rookie: Lexie Lonask (D), FR, Delaware (Chandler, Ariz.)
Oct. 20-26
Forward: Jessica MacKinnon, SO, Robert Morris (Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia)
Defenseman: Kaitlyn Schooley, JR, Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pa.)
Goaltender: Ava Drabyk, FR, Syracuse (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Rookie: Matilde Fantin, F, FR, Penn State (Como, Italy)
Oct. 13-19
Forward: Tessa Janecke, SR, Penn State (Orangeville, Ill.)
Defenseman: Danica Maynard, FR, Penn State (Lake Country, British Columbia)
Goaltender: Katie DeSa, SR, Penn State (Pawcatuck, Conn.)
Rookie: Ava Drabyk, FR, Syracuse (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
Oct. 6-12
Forward: Matilde Fantin, FR, Penn State (Como, Italy)
Defenseman: Danica Maynard, FR, Penn State (Lake Country, British Columbia)
Goaltender: Sophia Bellina, SR, RIT (Cleveland, Ohio)
Rookie: Tatiana Blichova (F), FR, Lindenwood (Presov, Slovakia)
Sept. 29-Oct. 5
Forward: Peyton Armstrong, SO, Syracuse (Bancroft, Ontario)
Defenseman: Leah Stecker, SR, Penn State (Randolph, N.J.)
Goaltender: Magdalena Luggin, SO, Mercyhurst (Vienna, Austria)
Rookie: Katelynn Charlton (F), FR, Delaware (Brampton, Ontario)
Sept. 22-28
Forward: Jessica MacKinnon, SO, Robert Morris (Clark Harbour, Nova Scotia)
Defenseman: Makayla Javier, SR, Mercyhurst (Abingdon, Md.)
Goaltender: Katie DeSa, SR, Penn State (Pawcatuck, Conn.)
Rookie: Linnea Misner (D), FR, Robert Morris (Springfield, Manitoba)
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