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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Billerica, Mass.
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- High School:
- Arlington Catholic
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- Position:
- F
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- Major:
- Health Sciences
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- gp
- 30
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- p
- 38
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- g
- 19
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- a
- 19
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- pim
- 20
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- +/-
- +23
Bio
Through the end of her freshman season, ranked ninth all-time in program history in goals (19) and power-play goals (5), as well as 11th in points (38).
Through the end of her freshman season, among program single-season records, was first in goals (19, 2017-18) and points (38, 2017-18), tied for third in assists (9, 2017-18) and game-winning goals (4, 2017-18) and tied for fifth in power-play goals (5, 2017-18).
As a Freshman in 2017-18: Played in all 30 games for the Ravens...NEWHA Co-Rookie of the Year...All-NEWHA Second Team selection...NEWHA All-Rookie Team selection...Led the NEWHA in points scored by a freshman (38)...Finished tied for second in the NEWHA in goals (19), tied for thrid in game-winning goals (4), ranked fourth in points (38), tied for fourth in power-play points (11), tied for fifth in power-play goals (5) and tied for seventh in assists (19)...Led the team in goals (19), points (38), game-winning goals (4) and plus/minus (+23)...Tied for the team lead in assists (19)...Finished second on the team in power-play goals (5) and shots on goal (118)...Tallied 19-19-38...Was whistled for 10 penalties totaling 20 minutes...Scored her first goal i nher collegiate debut, against Holy Cross on 10/20...Named to the NEWHA Honor Roll for the week ending on 10/22...Dished out her first career assist at Becker on 10/28...Scored a power-play goal and added an assist against Saint Michael's on 11/10...Made it a four-point weekend (2-2-4) with the game-winning goal, as well as an assist, against Saint Michael's on 11/11...Named NEWHA Rookie of the Week for the week ending on 11/12...Put home a power-play goal at Sacred Heart on 11/17...Scored a goal at Castleton on 11/21...Dished out a pair of assists at Morrisville State on 12/2...Scored a power-play goal, which stood as the game-winner, against Plymouth State on 12/8...Tallied a goal and an assist at Salem State on 12/9...Named NEWHA Player of the Week for the week ending on 12/10...Recorded her first career hat trick and added four assists for a seven-point night at Post on 1/12...Made it a nine-point weekend (4-5-9) with a goal and an assist at Post on 1/13...Named NEWHA Rookie of the Week for the week ending on 1/14...Scored the game-tying goal on the power play and also chipped in an assist at Saint Anselm on 1/20...Put home a pair of goals, including the game-winner on the power play, at Saint Michael's on 1/27...Posted her second career hat trick, this one of the natural variety, and added an assist for a four-point game against Post on 2/16...Piled up seven points on two goals, including the game-winner, and five assists, to make it an 11-point weekend (5-6-11), against Post on 2/17...Named NEWHA Player and Rookie of the Week for the week ending on 2/18...Dished out an assist against Holy Cross in the third-place game at the NEWHA Open Tournament on 2/25.
2017-18 Statistics
Before Franklin Pierce: Played at Arlington Catholic High School...Two-time All-League selection...League co-MVP as a senior...Aleppo Shriner's All-Star selection as a senior...Team captain as a senior...Two-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection...Played at the junior level for East Coast Wizards...Also a two-time captain in lacrosse and a member of the cross country team at Arlington Catholic.
Personal: Daughter of Jacquie and Vincent Amato...A health sciences major...Has an older brother, Anthony.
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 30 | - | ||
| Points | 38 | 0 | ||
| Goals | 19 | - | ||
| Assists | 19 | - | ||
| PIM | 20 | - | ||
| +/- | +23 | - | ||
| Power-play goals | 5 | - | ||
| Short-handed goals | 0 | - | ||
| Empty net goals | 1 | - | ||
| Games started | 12 | - | ||
| Game-winning goals | 4 | - | ||
| Game-tying goals | 1 | - | ||
| Hat tricks | 2 | - | ||
| Shots | 118 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Holy Cross | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 25 | at Holy Cross | L, 6-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | at Becker | W, 3-0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 3 | at Saint Anselm | L, 5-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | Saint Anselm | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | Saint Michael's | W, 5-2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | Saint Michael's | W, 4-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 17 | at Sacred Heart | L, 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 18 | at Sacred Heart | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 21 | at Castleton | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dec 1 | at Morrisville State | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | at Morrisville State | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 8 | Plymouth State | W, 2-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 9 | at Salem State | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jan 7 | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jan 12 | at Post | W, 9-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jan 13 | at Post | W, 8-1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jan 19 | Saint Anselm | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | at Saint Anselm | T, 2-2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan 26 | at Saint Michael's | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jan 27 | at Saint Michael's | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 2 | Sacred Heart | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 3 | Sacred Heart | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 9 | at Holy Cross | L, 5-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 10 | Holy Cross | L, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | Post | W, 9-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 17 | Post | W, 10-1 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 21 | Saint Michael's | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 24 | at Saint Anselm | L, 7-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 25 | vs. Holy Cross | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 20 | +23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 118 |
| 2018-19 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 18 | +13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 116 |
| 2019-20 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8 | +15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 95 | 56 | 47 | 103 | 48 | +52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 339 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 30 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 20 | +23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 118 |
| Conference | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | +9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Away | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Result | Wins | 16 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 14 | +28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 79 |
| Losses | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Ties | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Month | October | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| November | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| December | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| January | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | +10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | |
| February | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
News Mentions
Parker Pokes Home 2OT Winner as Women’s Ice Hockey Edges Holy Cross, 4-3, in NEWHA Third-Place Game
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February 25, 2018
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February 24, 2018
PREVIEW: Women’s Ice Hockey Sets Sights on Saint Anselm in NEWHA Open Tournament Semifinal
RINDGE, N.H. (February 23, 2018) – For the fourth straight season, the Franklin Pierce University women’s ice hockey team will take...
February 23, 2018
PREVIEW: Women’s Ice Hockey Opens NEWHA Open Tournament Wednesday vs. Saint Michael’s
RINDGE, N.H. (February 20, 2018) – Postseason ice hockey returns to the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena on Wednesday night, as the fourth-seeded...
February 20, 2018
Freshmen Lead Senior Day Romp as Women’s Ice Hockey Betters Post, 10-1
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February 17, 2018
Amato Natural Hat Trick Leads Women’s Ice Hockey over Post, 9-0
WINCHENDON, Mass. (February 16, 2018) – On Friday night, for the second time this season, freshman forward Nicole Amato (Billerica, Mass.)...
February 16, 2018
First-Period Power Plays Pace Women’s Hockey in 3-0 Win at Saint Michael’s
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January 27, 2018
Second-Period Surge Vaults Women’s Ice Hockey into 2-2 (OT) Tie at Saint Anselm
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January 20, 2018
Women’s Ice Hockey Completes Weekend Sweep with 8-1 Win at Post
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January 13, 2018
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January 12, 2018
Women’s Ice Hockey Wraps Up Semester with 4-1 Win at Salem State
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December 9, 2017
Late Third-Period Goals Lift Women’s Ice Hockey over Plymouth State, 2-0
WINCHENDON, Mass. (December 8, 2017) – Despite a 22-9 advantage in shots on goal, the Franklin Pierce University women’s ice hockey...
December 8, 2017
Women’s Ice Hockey Stifles Morrisville State, 4-1
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December 2, 2017
Massaro’s First Career Goal Lifts Women’s Ice Hockey to 3-2 (OT) Win at Castleton
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November 21, 2017
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November 17, 2017
Women’s Ice Hockey Completes Weekend Sweep of Saint Michael’s with 4-1 Win
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November 11, 2017
Women’s Ice Hockey Breezes Past Saint Michael’s, 5-2
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November 10, 2017
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October 28, 2017
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