Red Wing Alumni Featured at Frozen Fenway 2017
As the calendar flips to 2017, several Rivers alumni athletes are making good on resolutions to help their teams reach their goals during the winter sports season. Adding to the excitement of the season is the participation of seven Rivers hockey alumni who will showcase their talents at Frozen Fenway this month.
Erin Connolly ’15 – Boston College Women’s Ice Hockey
In her first active season for the Boston College women’s ice hockey team, Erin has made a profound impact with six goals and three assists in 21 games for the Eagles. Her most recent game might have been the best of her young career as she scored two goals to lift the Eagles past Harvard, 3-1, at Fenway Park on January 10.
This was Erin’s second two-goal game – she scored twice against Providence on December 3 - but her second goal in the win over Harvard represented her first career game-winning goal.
Erin was a member of the 2012 Rivers ice hockey team that played at Fenway Park, as was classmate Jordan Cross ’15. Jordan, who now plays for Connecticut College, also played at Fenway Park this year and was interviewed in the Boston Globe about the experience of playing for both Rivers and Conn College.
Other women’s ice hockey alumnae: Ellie DeCaprio ’14, Colgate University; Melissa Maffeo ’14, Trinity College; Laura Schmidlein ’15, Amherst College; Sammi Estes ’16, Connecticut College; Ellie Branka ’16, Connecticut College.
Miles Gendron ’14 – University of Connecticut Men’s Ice Hockey
Miles picked up right where he left off last season with the UConn men’s ice hockey team, where he provides offensive firepower in his role as a defenseman. Through 21 games Miles has three goals and six assists, surpassing his totals from his freshman season in six fewer games.
Miles and fellow Rivers hockey alumnus Joe Sacco ’15 will also be suiting up at Fenway Park this weekend! Miles and UConn take on the University of Maine at 1:30 p.m. while Joe and the University of New Hampshire take on Northeastern University at 5:00 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on NESN.
Other men’s ice hockey alumni: Pat Young ’13, Babson College; Patrick Daley ’15, Colby College; Matt Lombardozzi ’15, CCHL; Austin Rook ’15, USPHL; Francis Boie ’16, BCHL; Christian Capello ’16, Bowdoin College; Peter Ciccarelli ’16, NAHL; Michael Gurska ’16, USPHL.
Jen Berkowitz ’14 – Yale University Women’s Basketball
Jen has been a key member of the Yale University women’s basketball team for the past three years, but her junior year has seen her take on a much more significant role. Through 13 games, Jen leads the team in scoring (13.2 per game), rebounding (7.1 per game), blocks (0.8 per game), and shooting percentage (58.9 percent).
Jen was named Ivy League Player of the Week back in November and has helped the Bulldogs to a 9-4 record so far this year. Yale begins its Ivy League schedule on Friday with a game against Penn and fellow Rivers alumna Kristen Daley ’15.
Other women’s basketball alumnae: Emiliee Daley ’13, Boston College; Vanessa Edgehill ’16, Boston University; Julia Thissell ’16, Providence College.
Other Rivers alumni athletes
Ryanne Daley ’13, Colby College Alpine Skiing
Andrew Kaufmann ’14, Swarthmore College men’s basketball
Annie Thayer '14, University of Rochester swimming & diving
Elizabeth Thayer ’14, Cornell University swimming & diving
Carlin Haymon ’14, Brandeis University men’s basketball
Ross Carter ’16, California Institute of Technology men’s basketball
Connor MacIsaac ’16, Washington & Lee University men’s basketball
Christine Yang ’16, Cornell University swimming & diving
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