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Ruggiero To Claim High Honor
Created: 5/21/2003 4:38:33 PM
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Release Courtesy of USA Hockey
 Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Harvard junior defenseman Angela Ruggiero, a two-time U.S. Olympic medalist who helped lead the Crimson to the ECAC regular-season title and a berth in the NCAA National Championship game, has been named at the USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year. She will be honored June 13-14 during the 2003 USA Hockey Annual Congress at the Sheraton Colorado Springs Hotel and the Colorado Springs World Arena.
Ruggiero finished fourth in the nation in scoring with 83 points, and third in the country with 54 assists. She led all defensemen in nearly every offensive category, as her 2.44 points-per-game average was more than a point better than the second-best defenseman. Further, Ruggiero anchored a Crimson defense that allowed just 1.47 goals per game, the best in the country.
Among the many accolades Ruggiero received in 2002-03, she was named a First-Team All-American, and for the third time garnered First-Team All-ECAC and First-Team All-Ivy League honors. Ruggiero was a member of the New England Hockey Writers Association All-Star Team, and in March became one of three finalists for The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, presented annually by The USA Hockey Foundation to the top women's intercollegiate varsity ice hockey player in the nation. In February, Ruggiero also was named to the 2003 U.S. Women's National Team for the fifth time.
USA Hockey annually salutes the accomplishments of an outstanding American-born women's ice hockey player with the USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year Award.
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Related Schools: Harvard
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Related Sports: Ice Hockey
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