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Minneapolis, MN -- The postseason honors continued to roll in for Elmira College women's ice hockey freshman Kristin Chivers '19 late last week. A week after earning All-East Region honors from the D3hockey.com, the EC blue-liner made the double-dip last Thursday, April 28^th, when it was announced by the media outlet that she was selected a Second-Team All-American.
 
The award announcement caps off an unbelievable first season for the Antioch, IL, native. In addition to the two honors from D3hockey.com, Chivers was also named an American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) First-Team All-American, as well as an All-ECAC West First-Team selection earlier this offseason.
 
The rookie defender joined former four-time All-American and 2005 National Player of the Year, Laura Hurd '05, as the only two players in program history to received First-Team All-American honors from the AHCA during their respective rookie campaigns. Chivers was also just the third rookie in program history to earn All-America status, as LeAnne Denman '05 was a Second-Team honoree at the conclusion of her first season.
 
Chivers is only the third Elmira women's player to ever be recognized with postseason accolades by D3hockey.com, which began its coverage of women's ice hockey in 2011-12. The defender joins Brooke Wilgosh '15 and Ashley Ryan '15, who were both named Honorable Mentions for All-America selection by the media outlet at the conclusion of the 2012-13 season.
 
Chivers finished her debut season with 25 points in 29 games played, collecting seven goals, 18 assists, and a plus-24 plus-minus rating on the year. She concluded the season ranked fourth among all defenders nationally in points. Her standing against her fellow classmates was equally impressive, as she ended the year tied for fifth among the nation's rookies in points and first among freshman defenders.
 
While her offensive skills made a quick transition to the collegiate game, she also rounded into a solid player in her own zone. Chivers was a staple on Elmira's penalty-killing unit, while she finished the season fourth on the team with 12 blocked shots. She was also extremely responsible, committing only one two-minute minor penalty during the entirety of her first season.
 

	First Team	Second Team	Third Team
Goaltender	Jessica Cameron, Sr., Castleton	Camille Leonard, Jr., Plattsburgh	Allie Carter, Sr., Lake Forest
Defense	Sydney Smith, Jr., Adrian	Kristin Chivers, Fr. Elmira	Andrea Ziesmann, Sr., Plattsburgh
Defense	Erin Brand, Jr., Plattsburgh	Alex Stensland, Sr., Lake Forest	Kayla Griffith, So., Lake Forest
Forward	Kayla Meneghin, So., Plattsburgh	Chloe Kinsel, Sr., UW-River Falls	Dani Sibley, Jr., UW-River Falls
Forward	Michelle Greeneway, Sr., Lake Forest	Maddie Winslow, So., Middlebury	Morgan Reed, Sr., Utica
Forward	Melissa Sheeran, So., Plattsburgh	Kristin Lewicki, Jr., Adrian	Alex Toupal, So., Amherst