Hun graduate leading Penn State ice hockey

Evan Barratt picked the right time for a career game as his two goals pushed Penn State into the Big Ten Tournament semifinals this weekend at Notre Dame.

Barratt, who played at Hun and then with the United States National Development team before heading to the Nittany Lions, scored a pair of goals, including the game winner as Penn State defeated Minnesota, 6-5.

It is the third multi-point game of the season as the two goals and one assist tied his career highs this season.

“Easiest way to describe Evan is that he is just a hockey player,’’ said Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky. “Incredibly. Competitive, but it is IQ and instincts that set him apart. It is those instincts that make him hard to play against defensively and very creative offensively. He just seems to know where the puck is going before anyone else.’’

The Nittany Lions have won five straight and Barratt has been an integral part in them being a tournament-ready team at the right time of the year.

Henig Gets Patriot Honor

Courtney Henig (Notre Dame), who was the Patriot League Attacker of the Week in the second week of the season for Lehigh, continued her stellar play earning Honorable Mention this week.

The former Trentonian Player of the Year tallied 12 points on seven goals and five assists in a pair of games for Lehigh.

She had a hand in 12 of the 23 goals scored by the Mountain Hawks during the week.

Milazzo Named Player of the Week

Michael Milazzo (Notre Dame) was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Division Player of the Week after a great debut at Delaware Valley.

Milazzo was 5-for-6 with a home run in a doubleheader against Centenary. He stole two bases, scored three runs and drove home six in the split.

The homer, a three-run shot and five of Milazzo’s RBI came in the second game victory for the Aggies.

Welsh and Belko Earn All-Academic Honors

Christina Welsh (Hamilton) and Alicia Belko (Rancocas Valley) were named to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic team from Stockton.

Welsh and Belko qualified for the honor by compiling a grade point average above 3.30 and finishing among the top 25 percent of the runners at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.

The pair helped the Ospreys to claim second place in the NJAC championship and lead Stockton to their best-ever finish at the NCAA Regionals.

Wheeler Headed to Nationals

Veronica Wheeler (Yardley/Nazareth Academy) finished second in the 3,000 meters over the weekend at the Tufts University National Qualifying meet for DeSales University.

The performance not only earned the Yardley native a spot in this weekend’s National Championship meet in Birmingham, Alabama in the 3K and 16K events. She was also named the MAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week.

Men’s Basketball:

Zavon Johnson (WW-P South) received All-NJAC Honorable Mention. Johnson had a career-high 12.9 points a game this season for Stockton and he connected for a team high 61 3-point goals. He capped off his Osprey career with a career high 25 points. …Vincent Anfield Jr. (Rancocas Valley) averaged 12.8 points for Rutgers-Camden and received All-NJAC Honorable Mention.

Softball:

Carli Shaw (Bordentown) paced Stockton in a doubleheader split with Washington College. Shaw had two hits, two runs and three stolen bases for the Ospreys. … Gaby Bennett (Steinert) has a .385 average and four RBI for TCNJ through four games and Megan Mayernik (Northern Burlington) is also hitting .385.

Track and Field:

Matt Cohen (Robbinsville) was a part of the Stockton 4x800 relay team that finished third in the NJAC Championships. Cohen was also a part of the Stockton distance medley relay team that set a new school record with a time of 10:21.84 in the Atlantic Regional.

Women’s Basketball:

Courtney Adams (Hamilton) was named to the All-Landmark Conference second team from Susquehanna.