UMD’s Gabbie Hughes named WCHA Forward of the Week

On Monday University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) women’s hockey’s Gabbie Hughes was named Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Forward of the Week. It’s the first honor of its kind this season for the assistant captain.

The senior was instrumental in helping the Bulldogs earn the series sweep at Harvard University over the weekend.

Of the nine total goals scored by UMD on Friday and Saturday, she tallied four goals and assisted on two. She now has five games with three or more points out of 18 games played this year.

Hughes continues to lead the NCAA and WCHA in points per game averaging 1.88.