SAULT COLLEGE
Sault College Women's Hockey Team Heads to Nationals

The College women's hockey team, captained by Olivia Barsanti (3rd Year BScN), is headed to St. Louis, Missouri to compete in the American Collegiate Hockey  Association (ACHA) National Championship tournament! The Sault College Cougars compete in the  ACHA Division 2 and the Cougars were ranked second in the Central division. That ranking punched their  ticket to the national tournament as one of the league's top 16 teams out of 64 college/university teams  who compete in the ACHA.

The Cougars regularly compete in the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA) league  within the ACHA. In the league finals held in Flint, Michigan, Sault College lost a heartbreaker 2 to 1 in  the championship game and qualified to move forward to the National Tournament starting March 15,  2022.

Captain Olivia Barsanti also received honours by being named to the CCWHA's All Star Team. Barsanti  and her teammates had a challenging year with COVID.

"This has been quite a year, with all the  extraordinary measures we had to take to comply with all of the health guidelines and border  requirements. The College's Athletic staff are to be commended for all of the extra work they had to do  to make sure we completed the season. The women persevered through it all and made it to the top  tier of teams selected to be showcased at the national level. We are very proud of our women's hockey  team" said Rick Webb, Women's Hockey General Manager. "Coach Veal and her staff have done a great 
job of keeping the team focused on the goal of making it to National Championships and everyone is  very excited to see their success this year', added Webb.

"The American Collegiate Hockey Association is the fastest growing and most extensive College hockey  league in North America. Having our Sault College Women's varsity team as part of this fraternity is  amazing and to see them in a national final with the top 16 teams from around North America in just  their second year of play is truly remarkable. We wish them well on their journey to St. Louis and hope  they can repeat the magic our men's team had when they won it all in Dallas, Texas three years ago." 

We are proud of female athletes and wish them the best at the 2022 National Championships! #CougarPride #ACHA #CCWHA #National Championships

Tournament details here:  ACHA Nationals

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