2017-18 Women's Ice Hockey

19 Courtney Pensavalle

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Noble and Greenough
  • Hometown Winchester, Mass.

Biography

2017-18 (Senior): Finished with seven points (3-4-7) in 31 games played... named a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award... had three assists in a 5-1 win at Dartmouth on Nov. 10.

2016-17 (Junior): Appeared in career-high 31 games ... Two goals, eight assists for 10 points.

2015-16 (Sophomore): ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Had two goals and five assists ... Appeared in all 29 games.

2014-15 (Freshman): ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Had eight goals and eight assists ... Scored goal in her first varsity game, Oct. 24, 2014, a 6-2 win at Providence ... Had three points in a game twice: 2-1-3 in 4-4 overtime tie vs. BU Nov. 8, 2014 and 1-2-3 in 13-0 win vs. Sacred Heart Nov. 21, 2014 ... Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week thrice (Nov. 11, Nov. 25, Feb. 3) ... Appeared in 30 games.

USA Hockey: Selected to attend U14, U15, U16, and U17 National Camps.

Team Pittsburgh/Assabet Valley: 2008, 2012 National Champion and 2010 Finalist with Assabet Valley … Quarterfinalist at Nationals with Assabet (2011) and Team Pittsburgh (2013) … Leading scorer at Nationals in 2008 and 2011 … Third-leading scorer at Nationals in 2012.

Noble and Greenough School: Awarded the Anne Dudley Newell Hockey Cup (for dedication and excellence) senior year … Captained varsity ice hockey and volleyball teams senior year … 2010-2013 ISL Hockey Champions …  NEPSAC Class 1 Hockey Champions in 2012 and 2013, Runner-up in 2014 … Harrington Tournament Champions 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Second in total points and led in assists in hockey as a senior … ISL Honorable Mention in hockey as a senior … Played ice hockey all four years … Honors Student as sophomore and junior and High Distinction Honors as a senior … Played varsity volleyball as a senior … Played varsity lacrosse as a freshman, sophomore and junior … Played varsity field hockey as a freshman and sophomore …  Selected to be a middle school mentor as a senior … Served as Shield Head tour guide as a junior and senior … Member of Greensleeves, a selective female a capella group, from sophomore through senior years (co-president senior year) … Member of concert choir as a freshman and sophomore … Member of chamber singers as a sophomore … Participated in school musical senior year.

Notes: Member of a capella singing group composed of Yale student-athletes, the Unorthojocks ... Sings National Anthem at Ingalls Rink before games ... Volunteer for Achieve, a tutoring program for inner-city middle school students from Boston public schools … Volunteer for Tops Soccer working with developmentally challenged children, teaching them to play soccer … Volunteer at a food kitchen run by a church in Lawrence, Mass. … Went to Guatemala during spring break and worked at a non-profit community-centered school called Safe Passage … Volunteer at Winchester Hospital as a senior … Is a triplet with two brothers (Sean (Union ’18, recruited for lacrosse) and Ryan (Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School ’15)) and an older brother, Alex (Bowdoin ’14) … Enjoys acting, singing and playing guitar.

Why Yale? I chose Yale because from the moment I stepped on campus, the passion and excitement I witnessed while talking to the Women’s Hockey Team and hearing their ambitions for their futures as leading figures in society was truly inspiring -- the diverse opportunities that Yale will provide for me are invaluable. I look forward to taking advantage of all the amazing aspects Yale has to offer and challenging myself to reach my fullest potential.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2014-15First Year

    F
    5'9"
    19
  • 19

    2015-16Sophomore

    F
    5'9"
    19
  • 19

    2016-17Junior

    F
    5'9"
    19
  • 19

    2017-18Senior

    F
    5'9"
    19