BOSTON - Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its Players of the Week on Tuesday for games played between Dec. 1-7.

Three programs were represented with one first-time honoree.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Forward: Julia Schalin, SO, Mercyhurst (Espoo, Finland)
Defenseman: Emma Pickering, JR, RIT (Fishers, Ind.)
Goaltender: Maggie Hatch, R-JR, Robert Morris (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
Rookie: Julia Perjus, R-FR, Mercyhurst (Stockholm, Sweden)

FORWARD OF THE WEEK
Schalin earned her second AHA weekly honor of 2025-26 after she netted her second career hat trick in Mercyhurst’s 10-1 victory on Friday, Dec. 5, over Lindenwood in Erie, Pa.

The Espoo, Finland native finished second in points with five (3G-2A) in two games played against the Lions.

In the Lakers’ nine-goal win, Schalin added a helper on top of her hat trick to total four points. In the second contest of the series, the sophomore added an assist.

DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK
For a second consecutive week and third time this season, Pickering is AHA’s Defenseman of the Week.

The Fishers, Ind. native finished second in points among AHA blueliners with four (2G-2A).

RIT swept Delaware and outscored them 9-4 in two games, with Pickering adding two points in each game. On Friday, Dec. 5, Pickering scored twice and tallied two assists the following day.

GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Hatch went 1-0-1 last week in two games to earn her second weekly honor of the current campaign.

Among AHA goaltenders (min. 33% of team minutes played), the Cleveland Heights, Ohio native led the conference with a 0.96 goals-against average, a .975 save percentage and 78 saves.  

The redshirt junior was the sole AHA netminder to record a shutout last week, making 36 saves in a 1-0 win on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Syracuse.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Perjus’s first-ever AHA weekly honor comes after she finished tied with five points (1G-4A), the second-most in the conference last week.

In the Lakers’ 10-1 win on Friday, Dec. 5, the Stockholm, Sweden native tallied a career high four points (4A) in a single game.

2025-26 HONORS
Nov. 24-30
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)

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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