Melissa is the Captain of our team who leads by example, playing every shift with urgency, focus, and purpose. She is a fundamentally sound hockey player; her positioning, skating and puck handling skills are excellent.   She is an integral part of the team playing on both the penalty kill and power play. Not only does Melissa lead our team on the ice, she gives back to the community by volunteering as a Head Coach for the local girl’s hockey team.  Melissa has been involved with the girl’s team since its inception. Under her leadership, they have continued to grow and attract young girls to the great game of hockey.  Melissa Zehe is a leader both on and off the ice, a respected coach, an outstanding student athlete, and our team’s Outstanding Defensewoman.   

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Alyssa Pimpinella started playing hockey in college. As a former figure skater, she decided that she wanted to throw on some pads and become our Outstanding Defensewoman. Alyssa has become one of our most aggressive defensive players on the ice. With her play along the boards and battles in the corner, she is hungry for the puck. Alyssa's love for the game is evident when she plays and her development as a hockey player has been great to watch. She uses her passion and drive to improve her skills on and off the ice.

Alyssa is one of our most aggressive defenders, and is also a very smart player. She is aware of her position on the ice and with each shift gives 110%.  Alyssa has not only been an aggressive player, but also a reliable player.  She skates her heart out on the back check and puts forth all she can to protect her goalie.

Dominguez only played half a season with the Quakers, but as a Junior she joined the club after rowing for the Quakers her first two years on campus. Realizing that skating on frozen water was a better battle field then rowing in water. Stepping through the locker room doors, Dominguez fit in perfectly. The girl has a slap shot that would make Fulton Reed (Mighty Ducks) cringe in his unlaced boots. Dominguez was the catalyst for the Quakers on the blue line; taking the other teams best player out of each game, we knew our goalie would not face many shots with Dominguez healthy. Then it happened, right before winter break, during a tough game against Rutgers…Dominguez tore her rotator-cuff and was sidelined for the remainder of the season (she’ll be back next season!). The story does not end here. The reason she is being nominated as Most Outstanding Defensewomen is because what took place after her injury. Many injured players would leave and concentrate on their studies and go party around campus. Not Dominguez, well she did take care of studying. But she was at every single practice and game. Especially during practices, she would help coach the other players. When the coaches were showing drills or explaining something, the players would be seen talking to Dominguez about what they could be doing. Being instituted as a student-coach during her injured stint, Dominguez was a crucial part to why the Quakers had a successful season. Meredith Dominguez cannot wait to hit the ice next season, but she also very deserves the Most Outstanding Defensewomen this season.