PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference (LEC) announced its women’s ice hockey weekly awards Monday, recognizing Vermont State Castleton’s Mikayla Brightman and Alicia Perron, Norwich’s Maggie Hunter and Plymouth State’s Karlee Lehner for their performances during the week.

Forward of the Week: Mikayla Brightman, Vermont State Castleton
Senior | Forward | Acushnet, Mass.

Brightman scored three goals to help the Spartans sweep WestConn and Keene State to open conference play. She finished the weekend with 11 shots on goal, a plus-4 rating and 26 wins in 35 faceoff attempts as Castleton improved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the LEC.

Brightman scored twice and won 15 of 19 faceoffs in Friday’s 7-1 victory over WestConn. She followed with another goal and 11 wins in 16 faceoff attempts in Saturday’s 5-1 victory over Keene State.

Defender of the Week: Maggie Hunter, Norwich
Sophomore | Defenseman | Royal Oak, Mich.

Hunter totaled three goals and three assists as Norwich opened conference play with consecutive shutout victories, outscoring its opponents 17-0. She finished the weekend with a plus-6 rating and two power-play goals.

Hunter recorded one goal and three assists with a plus-5 rating in Friday’s 10-0 victory over Keene State. She followed with two goals, including a power-play tally, in Saturday’s 7-0 win over WestConn.

Goaltender of the Week: Karlee Lehner, Plymouth State
Senior | Goaltender | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Lehner stopped 63 of 64 shots for a .984 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average while helping the Panthers earn conference road victories over UMass Boston and Southern Maine.

Lehner made 38 saves in Friday’s 2-0 shutout at UMass Boston, recording double-digit saves in each period, including 14 in both the second and third. She followed with 25 saves in Saturday’s 3-1 victory at Southern Maine to complete the weekend sweep.

Rookie of the Week: Alicia Perron, Vermont State Castleton
Freshman | Forward | Saint-Raymond, Quebec

Perron recorded three goals and one assist to help the Spartans sweep WestConn and Keene State. She finished the weekend with a plus-5 rating and one blocked shot as Castleton improved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play.

Perron scored twice and added an assist in Friday’s 7-1 victory over WestConn, netting the tying goal after the Spartans fell behind early. She also won 10 of 14 faceoffs in the victory. Perron added another goal and a blocked shot in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Keene State.