BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont women's hockey senior Theresa Schafzahl, an Economics major, is our TD Bank Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending April 28.
 
Schafzahl is representing Austria at the Division I Women's World Hockey Championship in Angers, France. On Wednesday, she assisted on the game-winning overtime goal against Norway in a 4-3 win. Yesterday she scored twice, including the game-winner in a 3-2 win over France.
 
On Tuesday afternoon, she was announced as the Division I Women's Most Valuable Player by the New England Hockey Writers Association. Schafzahl rewrote the UVM record book this season setting new single-season marks with 25 goals and 46 points. Her 1.58 points per game in was fifth in the NCAA this season. She was also named a New England Division I Women's All-Star.
 
Schafzahl and the Austrians will close out the tournament tomorrow at 10 a.m. (ET) as they face Slovakia. The Austrians are one point out of first place entering the final day of competition.