Melissa Paluch

11 Melissa Paluch

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Parma, Mich.
  • High School:
    Culver Academies
  • Position:
    F
Career Stats (Click on season for game-by-game stats.)
YEAR GP GOALS ASSISTS POINTS PEN/MIN PPG SHG GWG +/-
2012-13 26 14 19 33 8/16 3 1 3 +15
2013-14 26 12 19 31 3/6 2 1 0 +13
CAREER 52 26 38 64 11/22 5 2 3 +28

 

Career Single-Game Highs (through 2013-14)
CATEGORY NO. OPPONENT / DATE
Goals 3 Two Times (last vs. Concordia University Wisconsin on Nov. 16, 2013)
Assists 3 Two Times (last vs. St. Norbert College on Feb. 8, 2014)
Points 4 vs. UW- Eau Claire on Jan. 11, 2013

 

Awards
YEAR AWARDS
2012-13 1st varsity letter
Codfish Bowl All-Tournament Team
Honorable Mention All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association All-Rookie Team
Team's Most Valuable Player
Lake Forest College All-Sportsmanship Team
2013-14 2nd varsity letter
Team Captain
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 4)
Forester Athlete of the Week (Feb. 6) 

 

Other Notables
YEAR NOTES
2012-13 Played in every game
Led the team in assists and ranked second in goals and points
Also tied for the team lead in plus/minus rating
Tied for fifth in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association in assists and 11th in goals and ranked seventh in points
Also finished second in the league in points by a freshman and tied-for-seventh in game-winning goals
Ranked ninth in the nation in assists per game, tied-for-31st in goals per contest, and 11th in points per game
Was also second in the country in points by a freshman
Recorded at least one point in 19 of 26 contests with 10 multi-point games
Assisted on a team-high four game-winning goals
Scored first career goal in season opener against University of St. Thomas on Nov. 3
Had at least one point in 11 consecutive contests from Nov. 16-Jan. 19
Recorded first career assist in opener and scored game-tying goal in game two at UW-Stevens Point Nov. 16-17
Scored an unassisted goal and added an assist against Marian University on Dec. 1
Netted the game-winning goal against UW-Superior on Dec. 8
Had a goal and four assists in two Codfish Bowl games at the University of Massachusetts Boston Jan. 3-4
Scored short-handed and game-winning goals in first career hat trick at UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 11
Had a goal and assist in consecutive games at Eau Claire on Jan. 12 and against Adrian on Jan. 19
Recorded at least one point in seven straight games from Jan. 25-Feb. 9
Scored the game-winning goal and had an assist at College of St. Scholastica on Jan. 26
Recorded two assists at Finlandia University on Feb. 1 and three against Concordia University Wisconsin on Feb. 5
Had at least one goal and assist in a game for the seventh time on the year against St. Norbert College on Feb. 8
2013-14 Appeared in every game for the second straight season
Tied for the team lead in assists and ranked second on the squad in points and fourth in goals
Also tied for seventh on the team in plus/minus rating
Tied for sixth in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association in points and ninth in assists and ranked 11th in goals
Was 17th in the nation in points per game, tied-for-20th in assists per game, and tied-for-47th in goals per game
Matched the fourth-highest single-season assist total and fifth-best point total in program history
Recorded at least one point in 18 contests
Assisted on three goals in weekend series at St. Norbert College Nov. 8-9
Scored a goal at Concordia University Wisconsin on Nov. 15 and had a hat trick against the same team on Nov. 16
Finished Dec. 6-7 series at Finlandia University with two goals, three assists, and +7 plus/minus rating
Scored a pair of goals, including a short-handed score, against St. Mary's University on Jan. 5
Had two goals and an assist and posted +4 plus/minus rating against Finlandia University on Jan. 31
Netted two goals, including a power play score, against College of St. Scholastica on Feb. 1
Recorded three assists against St. Norbert College on Feb. 8 and two against Adrian College on Feb. 15
Finished second season ranked ninth in program history in career points
Is also tied for seventh in team annals in career assists and ninth in goals