She’s back.

Penn State forward Mya Vaslet announced her return for a fifth season after suffering a season-ending injury last year, the team announced on Instagram.

Vaslet played in four games her senior year, where she scored one goal.

A year prior, the Stittsville, Ontario, native played in 38 games and recorded a career-high 16 goals, including three in an 8-2 victory over Lindenwood in Nov. 2023.

Vaslet will join phenom Tessa Janecke and senior Maddy Christian as the Nittany Lions embark for their fourth straight AHA Championship.

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MEDFORD, Mass. – One of the most successful seasons in Bowdoin men’s lacrosse history came to a close on Sunday night, as the Polar Bears fell to Tufts in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Tournament, 26-11. Bowdoin finishes its season with a record of 16-4 while the Jumbos (21-0) advance to the national title game next Sunday against Dickinson College.
 
Game Highlights

• The game was tight in the early going, with Bowdoin holding a 2-1 lead eight minutes into the contest following a pair of Patrick Fitzgerald goals.
• But Tufts took control with a 7-1 run over a nine-minute stretch that gave them the lead for good, 8-3, early in the second quarter.
• Bowdoin was able to cut the lead to three goals on a pair of occasions, but a quick 5-1 Jumbos run right before the half made it 14-7 at the break.
• Tufts scored eight of the first nine goals out of intermission to put the contest out of reach.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin’s 16 wins are the second most in a season in program history, trailing only the 2022 squad (18), which makes the 2025 Bowdoin men’s lacrosse class the winningest in program history (59).
• Patrick Fitzgerald’s five goals in the game extended his single-season goal scoring mark to 84, and gives him 207 for his career, trailing only teammate Jason Lach, who finishes as Bowdoin’s all-time leading goal scorer with 208.
• With 12 saves goaltender Robert Hobbs ends with a school-record 948 saves in his career and a program-best 59 wins.
• Casey Ryan had two goals and three assists for Bowdoin, finishing the season with 65 assists to break the school’s single-season record set by Will Byrne last year (63).
• The Polar Bears finish the year as NCAA semifinalists for the second straight season.

TEMPE, Ariz. – The ITA released its 2025 Division III Men’s Regional Award recipients Monday and Gustavus was honored twice. Marco Siviero was selected Central Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award, while Dominik Knutson was named Central Region Player to Watch. 

Siviero was also named the recipient of the prestigious Arthur Ashe Award for the MIAC recently. The award annually recognizes a senior men’s tennis student-athlete who exhibits outstanding sportsmanship and exemplary athletic, academic, and humanitarian accomplishments. Siviero started his senior campaign by earning All-America honors at the ITA Cup, advancing to the doubles semifinals with partner Josh Christensen. Siviero also finished runner up in the ITA Midwest Regional singles championship. Siviero owns a 15-12 overall record (4-0 MIAC) in singles and is 20-11 overall (5-0 MIAC) in doubles this season. Throughout his career, Siviero is 52-47 in singles and 72-22 in doubles.

“Marco contributes a beautiful blend of maturity, perspective, and intensity to bring out the best in himself and his entire team during competition,” said head coach Dr. Tommy Valentini after the MIAC awards. “He is a passionate young man who beautifully combines intensity with respect for the opponent and the game.”

A business management and communication studies double major with a 3.87 GPA at Gustavus, Siviero has been honored as a Singles All-American, Doubles All-American, and Academic All-American during his time as a Gustie.

“Coming from Brazil to a new culture and competitive atmosphere challenged me to adapt and to grow as an athlete, teammate, and individual,” Siviero said earlier this month. “Tennis allowed me to contribute to a cause bigger than my own goals. I learned what it means to compete for something greater than myself.”

Knutson was named the ITA Central Region Player to Watch after a successful sophomore campaign. Knutson boasted a 20-7 overall record in singles and went 4-0 in MIAC play. Knutson played primarily at No. 4 singles where he went 9-5. He also played at No. 2 (2-0) and No. 3 (5-1). 

In doubles action, Knutson went 17-9 overall and was 5-0 against conference opponents, earning All-Conference honors. Knutson played primarily with Siviero at No. 2, going 7-5. They also played at No. 1 with a 4-0 record. Knutson played 10 matches with Taona Mhwandagara and went 6-4. 

 

DULUTH — The 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League Finals get underway at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Canada’s capital city when the Ottawa Charge host the defending PWHL Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost at TD Place Arena.

Eight alumni of the Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey program will be on the ice in the best-of-five championship series, with three going for back-to-back titles with Minnesota while five chase their first PWHL championship in Ottawa.

The Charge feature former Bulldogs captains

Mannon McMahon,

Ashton Bell

and

Gabbie Hughes,

as well as Czechia legend Katerina Mrazova and two-time Olympic gold medalist

Jocelyne Larocque

— another former UMD captain, who was traded from Toronto to Ottawa a month into the 2024-25 season.

A sixth former Bulldog, Haley Irwin, is on the Charge bench as an assistant coach. Irwin is also a former UMD captain and teammate of Larocque’s.

Olympic goal medalist

Maddie Rooney,

2024 Walter Cup finals star

Michela Cava

and defenseman Maggie Flaherty are back with the Frost this year.

Cava is having another standout postseason, ranking fourth in the PWHL in playoff points with five, while her three goals are tied with Frost teammate Lee Stecklein for first through the semifinals.

The fourth-seeded Frost and third-seeded Charge both won their semifinal series as underdogs in four games after both teams

clinched playoff berths on the final day of the 2024-25 regular season.

Lower seeds are now 5-0 in the PWHL playoffs with Toronto and Montreal — the top two seeds the first two years — losing in the semifinals each season.

The Charge host Games 1 and 2 at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday in Ottawa, while Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul gets Games 3 and 4 over the Memorial Day weekend at 4 p.m. on Saturday and Monday. If necessary, Game 5 would be Wednesday, May 28, back in Ottawa.

• The Winnipeg “Bulldogs” are out of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs after the top-seeded Jets lost in six games to the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference semifinals. Hermantown natives Neal Pionk and Dylan Samber, Duluth native Dominic Toninato and All-American Alex Iafallo

  were the final four former Bulldogs left

  in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pionk led all Jets’ defensemen in scoring and was tied for third on the team in points with seven goals and six assists. He led all Jets in average time on ice with 24 minutes, 25 seconds. Samberg was second at 24:04.

• Ten former Bulldogs have declared for the 2025 PWHL Draft on June 24, including seven members of the 2024-25 Bulldogs: Jenna Lawry, Olivia Mobley, Clara Van Wieren, Olivia Wallin, Hanna Baskin, Nina Jobst-Smith and Tindra Holm. Former Bulldogs Kas Betinol, Reece Hunt and Naomi Rogge

  have also declared.

• Six former Bulldogs will be eligible for the PWHL Expansion Draft on June 9 if not protected. They include Bell, Hughes, Larocque, McMahon, Mrazova and Anneke (Linser) Rankila of Toronto.

  Seattle and Vancouver are joining the league in 2025-26.

  Players must be under contract for 2025-26 to be eligible for the expansion draft or protection. Teams may only protect three players, though a fourth can be added once two players are selected. Each team will lose four players.

DENVER – University of Denver Richard and Kitzia Goodman Hockey Head Coach David Carle will join CBS Colorado’s Romi Bean tonight, May 19, on Xfinity Monday Live at ViewHouse Centennial.
 
The show begins at 6:30 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on CBS Colorado (KCNC-TV, channel 4).
 
Carle will recap the Pioneers’ season that featured their third trip to the NCAA Frozen Four in the last four years, signing a contract extension at DU and looking ahead to the 2025-26 campaign that includes Denver hosting the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Ball Arena against Minnesota on Thanksgiving Weekend and NCAA Regionals in Loveland.
 
The ViewHouse Centennial is located at 7101 S Clinton St, Centennial, CO 80112, and fans are welcomed to attend.
 
 

Associated Press

HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Defending champion the Czech Republic shut out Germany 5-0 to stay unbeaten at the ice hockey world championship on Monday.

The sixth win lifted the Czechs to the top of Group B, one point ahead of Switzerland and three more than the United States in third.

The Czechs complete the group stage against the Americans on Tuesday.

Germany and Denmark also meet on Tuesday and will decide the fourth team from the group to reach the quarterfinals.

The Czechs’ Jakub Flek scored twice and David Pastrnak rifled a one-timer from the left circle and set up Lukas Sedlak in the middle period. Jakub Lauko added a short-handed goal.

Daniel Vladar shut out the Germans with 19 saves.

In Stockholm, newcomer Slovenia beat France 3-1 to avoid relegation at the expense of the French.

Later Monday, Canada plays Finland in Stockholm and Norway meets Hungary in Herning, Denmark.

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