Watts Honored Again with National Rookie Award

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College freshman forward Daryl Watts earned her third American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) National Rookie of the Month award on Monday, claiming the honor for January.

Watts was the nation's leading rookie scorer in January and also shared the national scoring lead. She posted 22 points from a nations-best 12 goals and 10 assists. She also led the nation with five power-play assists and three shorthanded goals. Watts registered points in 9-of-10 games in January, including seven multiple-point efforts. She also factored in seven of the team's nine game-winning goals last month, with two game-winning goals and five game-winning assists.

By the end of the month, The Toronto, Ontario, product pushed her Hockey East conference point total to 50 points with three games in the league season to play, posting just the third 50-point season in Hockey East history.

Watts opened the month with back-to-back five-point days at Merrimack on Jan. 2 and against New Hampshire on Jan. 5. Against the Warriors, she netted two goals and added three assists and followed that with a career-high four goals (including two shorthanded goals) and one assist against the Wildcats.

Watts added one goal and one assist at New Hampshire on Jan. 6, before assisting on both BC goals against Northeastern on Nov. 12. The following day, she tallied the game-tying goal and also added an assist in the overtime victory at NU.

After a two-point day against Harvard, Watts then closed the month with three goals in two games against No. 10 Providence to help the Eagles cap the sweep. She netted the game-winning goal in both contests, and in the road game on Jan. 27, she tallied a shorthanded goal and the game-winning power-play goal with under four minutes to play.

This is Watts' fourth AHCA monthly honor this year: October Player of the Month, October Rookie of the Month, November Rookie of the Month, January Rookie of the Month. She is also a four-time Hockey East monthly honoree, winning the same awards in the months above. She has also captured seven Hockey East weekly awards so far this year.

The third-ranked Boston College women's hockey team returns to the ice next on Tuesday, Feb. 6, when the Eagles host Northeastern in the first round of the 40th Women's Beanpot at Kelley Rink. Faceoff for the BC-NU game is set for 8 p.m., while Boston University and Harvard will meet in the first game at 5 p.m. All games of the 2018 Women's Beanpot will be played at the Eagles' Kelley Rink. All four games of the 2018 Women's Beanpot will be streamed live on ESPN3, which is available at WatchESPN.com and via the ESPN app. Tournament and ticket information is available at womensbeanpot.com

Watts Honored Again with National Rookie Award

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