Bach Named National Player of the Month
December 6, 2017 | Women's Ice Hockey
Bach, who was named Hockey East Player of the Month on Tuesday, is the first player in program history to receive this national honor. She was the most prolific scorer in the country during November, leading the nation with 21 points thanks to an NCAA-best 13 goals in addition to eight assists. Bach was also first among NCAA skaters in goals per game (1.62), points per game (2.62), shots on goal (61), shots on goal per game (7.62) and plus-minus (+17).
It was a four-game stretch in the middle of November that separated Bach from her peers. She recorded five goals in back-to-back weekends, beginning at Vermont the weekend of Nov. 17-18. Bach notched a career-high four goals as part of a five-point effort on Nov. 17 and followed that with another marker the next day. She then tallied another hat trick against Minnesota State on Nov. 24 before scoring twice more against No. 1 Wisconsin on Nov. 25. Bach then capped the month with a career-best five points against Brown on Nov. 28. She tallied two goals, including the game-winning marker in the third period, in addition to three assists.
An NCAA-high 11 of Bach's 13 goals came at even strength, and Bach also led the nation with 10 goals away from home. No other player in the country recorded more multi-goal games (4) than Bach, and she was also the only player in the nation to record two hat tricks in November.
A native of Milton, Ontario, Bach was held without a point just once in November and finished the month on a six-game point streak. She has since extended that point streak to eight games, and will look to continue her great play when the Terriers trek to Yale on Thursday night.
