COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Sophomore Jesse Compher of the Boston University women's ice hockey team has been named to the roster for the U.S. Women's National Team that will compete in the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship this April in Finland.

Compher will be the first Terrier to skate for the U.S. Women's National Team. This will not be Compher's first time representing her country at a major international competition, however, as she claimed gold with the Under-18 Women's National Team at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship. Her most recent involvement with USA Hockey was in December when she took part in its Women's Winter Training Camp. Compher also skated for the U.S. Under-22 Women's Select Team in a three-game series against Canada last August, which the Americans swept.

A top-10 finalist for the 2019 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, Compher has enjoyed a career season in her second year with the Terriers. She is currently second in the nation with 38 assists and third in the country with 55 points. Compher, who leads Hockey East in both those categories, has also tallied 17 goals this season, which is tied for ninth in the league.

The Northbrook, Illinois, native has recorded an assist in 27 different games this season, more than any other skater in the NCAA. Even more impressive is that a nation-leading 24 of her 38 assists have been the primary helper. An NCAA-high 30 of Compher's 55 points have come away from home, including a nation-best 20 assists. She is first in Hockey East in both assists per game (1.12) and points per game (1.62), and she currently leads the conference in plus-minus (+37). Compher has factored on eight of the Terriers' 19 game-winning goals this season, including the primary assist on the overtime-winner that clinched the program's first Beanpot title since 1981.

The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship will begin on April 4, with the gold-medal game taking place on April 14.