2022-23 All-NEWHL Teams

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Graduate student forward Sara Krauseneck (Saginaw, Mich./Northern Cyclones), senior defenseman Sierra Benjamin (Palm Coast, Fla./Northwood School), senior forward Julia Masotta (Tewksbury, Mass./Norwich University) and sophomore defenseman Mattie Norton (Glen Carbon, Ill./St. Louis Lady Blues) of Plattsburgh State each earned 2022-23 All-Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) honors, as announced Thursday by the league office.
 
Krauseneck and Benjamin were selected to the All-NEWHL First Team, while Masotta and Norton were honored on the All-NEWHL Second Team.
 
This marks the third First-Team All-NEWHL honor for Krauseneck, who also was selected to the top All-League team in 2019-20 and 2021-22. Also an American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) Second-Team All-America honoree in 2021-22, Krauseneck has recorded 134 career points on 60 goals and 74 assists during her four years in a Cardinal uniform. Krauseneck currently ranks second in the NEWHL in both points (37) and goals (18), and her +27 rating is tied for third in the league. She enters this weekend riding a nine-game point streak and has had 12 games this season with two or more points.
 
Benjamin earns her second consecutive First-Team All-NEWHL distinction during a season in which she leads the NEWHL in assists with 23. Also a 2021-22 AHCA Second-Team All-America honoree, Benjamin has the most points this year among defensemen in the NEWHL with 28 on five goals and 23 assists. She also ranks second on the team in blocked shots with 27. Benjamin has achieved multiple points on eight occasions this season and owns 86 career points to her credit on 12 goals and 74 assists. She currently ranks fourth in program history in career points among defensemen.
 
Masotta earns her first All-NEWHL laurel after being named to the All-New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Second Team last year while playing for Norwich University. She is tied for fourth in the NEWHL in points with 28, which she has achieved on 14 goals and 14 assists, and her +28 rating ranks second in the league. Including her two years at Norwich, she has 93 career points on 39 goals and 54 assists. Masotta has had nine multi-point games this year and has recorded multiple points in two of the Cardinals' past three contests. She played the role of hero on Nov. 15 against Norwich, as she scored the overtime game winner in a 5-4 win.
 
Norton picks up her first All-NEWHL distinction during a year in which she has tallied 21 points on five goals and 16 assists. Her 21 points are tied for the second most among defensemen in the league this year. Norton, who has 49 career points on nine goals and 40 assists, has had a penchant for scoring in big spots this season, scoring the game-tying goal in a 5-4 overtime win over Norwich on Nov. 15 and netting the overtime game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Elmira College on Dec. 10. Against nationally ranked teams this year, she has eight points on three goals and five assists.
 
Plattsburgh State (24-2-0, 17-1-0 NEWHL), which is currently riding a 16-game winning streak, will try to win its fifth consecutive NEWHL title on Saturday, March 4, at 3 p.m. when it hosts SUNY Cortland in the NEWHL Tournament championship game.