Dayle Ross

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Position:
Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Shoots/Catches:
R
Hometown:
Spirit River, Alberta

CAREER NOTES
Athletic: 2022-23 NCAA blocks leader…WCHA Defender of the Week (Feb. 6, 2023)…

2022-23 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Flourished as one of the NCAA’s best defensive blueliners in a breakout sophomore campaign, leading the country in blocked shots and breaking the program’s single-season record with 104…appeared in all 37 games while skating on the top pair with Taytum Geier, scoring a goal with 14 assists for a 15-point campaign…led the NCAA and WCHA with 104 blocked shots, establishing a new program record…led all Huskies defenders with 44 shots on goal and was second in both points and assists…served 21 penalty minutes and skated to a plus-four…provided an assist on October 1 against RPI…added another on October 8 at Ohio State…recorded a helper in back-to-back games on October 15 and 21 vs Wisconsin and Minnesota…tallied an assist on October 29 against St. Thomas…followed with an apple and three shots on goal at Bemidji State on November 4…provided an assist on November 25 at Lindenwood…posted an assist at St. Thomas on December 3…began a five-game point streak with a goal against Ohio State on January 20…recorded an assist on January 21 vs Ohio State and added one in both games of a January 27-28 series against Bemidji State…closed the stretch with eight blocks and an assist in a road shutout of Wisconsin at the Kohl Center on February 3…earned WCHA Defender of the Week honors on February 6 after leading the league with 12 blocked shots and anchoring a 9-for-9 team effort on the penalty kill…provided an assist on back-to-back nights with a combined 13 blocks against Minnesota State on February 17-18…blocked at least four shots in seven of the Huskies’ final eight games…

2021-22 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Enjoyed a phenomenal rookie campaign as an anchor on the Huskies' second pair...played in 33 games and led SCSU with 62 blocked shots...went 1-2-3 with her first collegiate goal coming on February 1 against Minnesota-Duluth, tipping a puck loose on the forecheck...second among all Huskies defenders with 32 shots on goal...blocked multiple shots 19 times...had five games with four blocks...opened her collegiate career with 11 blocks in her first three games...blocked a shot in 17 straight games from November 20 to February 12...took just one penalty in her final 16 games, adding 26 blocks in that span...

Prep: Attended both St. Albert Catholic High School and Spirit River Regional Academy...named Team Alberta MVP at the 2019 Nationals...2021 U18 Team Canada Next Gen Team...played with the St. Albert Slash AAA program...appeared in four games with the Slash U18 team in 2020-21, scoring a goal...during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons with St. Albert she played 56 games, netting nine goals with 15 assists for a total of 24 points...in her first season as a member of the Slash, Ross helped the team win their third straight Esso Cup at the 2019 Canada National Female Midget Championships...enjoyed an incredible 2019 Esso Cup performance, earning Esso Cup MVP honors after scoring five goals in seven games including one in the Championship...played her minor hockey with the Bantam Elites in Grande Prairie, earning MVP honors in 2016 and 2017...Alberta Winter Games hockey participant in 2016 and 2018...Alberta Summer Games softball participant in 2018...junior high school record in the north zone 1500 Meter...earned Gold in the 2000 Meter in cross country...named top athlete in junior high and cross country...

Personal: The daughter of Warren and Goldie Ross...majoring in Community Health...enjoys softball, golf, swimming, hiking, snowboarding, snowmobiling and spending time with family...interned at Proaction Fitness gym in Spirit River...works as a Power Skating coach for Power Plus Hockey...