ORONO, ME -- The Hockey East Conference announced on Monday afternoon that University of Maine forward, Ida Kuoppala, was named the conferences Co-Player of the Week for her performances against Holy Cross.

Kuoppala, a junior out of Pedersore, Finland, scored the game-winning goal Monday, Jan. 10 and followed it up with a 1-goal, 2-assist performance in Tuesday's game. Both games resulted in wins for the Black Bears, 2-1 on Monday and 4-1 on Tuesday.

Kuoppala also leads all Black Bears in points (16) assists (10) and is tied for the team lead in goals (6) on the season thus far.

The other recipient of the weekly award is Natalie Snodgrass out of UConn.

-UMaine-