A WINNING RESUME

NEWHL Player of the Year: 2017-18 - Inaugural season ECAC-West Player of the Year: 2016-2017 CCM/AHCA All-American: Twice All-NEWHL honors: 1st team selection Scoring leader (17-18) 47 points: Plattsburgh/ NEWHL Career points: 184 (96 goals, 88 assists) Game-winning goals: 24 (Plattsburgh record) DII Women’s Hockey titles: 14-15, 15-16, 16-17 years away from her hometown of Schaghticoke.

“I think in high school the speed of the game isn’t as much so it’s easier to find your teammates for their shot,” Sheeran said. “I think my coach really helped me in, in the fact that you need to move to puck because otherwise you’re not going to get the puck back and you’re probably not going to score.

“If you don’t move the puck because they’re just going to realize that you’re not going to move the pocket and sit on you,” Sheeran said. “My freshman year I was kind of a wake-up call that, you’re not going to be able to do everything by yourself here and you should probably stop being a jerk.”

Sheeran has been on the road for the latter half of her athletic career, four years at Millbrook and then the past four years at Plattsburgh.

“I went away to Millbrook when I was a 14 turning 15 and I think a huge part of that decision was that my uncle was the coach there, so I think my family just kind of wanted me to be around family and that was definitely a huge thing,” Sheeran said. “I had an amazing experience at Millbrook I wouldn’t trade that for the world.

“I think I had a unique experience because most of, most of the people I met there didn’t really have many, you know, ties to their home community. I’ve been fortunate enough to keep the best friends I’ve had for my whole life even when I was away there and away at college.”

Like most athletes early on they are playing for their senior leaders and then they are rewarded by their own underclassmen playing for them and wanting to send their stars out on the highest note.

“I think like when I was an underclassman I definitely looked up to the seniors and in most games situations where, you know, when things got tough and you know, we weren’t necessarily on the right side of the balances,” Sheeran said. “I think that we always looked towards the seniors and, they helped push us through.

“I’m just trying not to take anything for granted my senior year,” Sheeran said. “It’s a big year. I want to continue playing and trying.

“I don’t think I really thought that about it being my last year yet, which is probably not a good thing, I think that in order for me to play while I can’t think about it being my last shot or this might be my last shift because I think that ultimately we want to win and and thinking that way is just not going to help us get there.”