POTSDAM, N.Y.—SUNY Potsdam women's hockey player Izzy Fayerman has been named a first team All-American by the Jewish Sports Review. The freshman was one of six players from all NCAA divisions to be selected as announced in May/June 2012 edition of the
In her first season with the Bears, Fayerman was the team's fifth leading scorer with seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points. Three of her tallies came on the man-advantage and she recorded the game-winner in Potsdam's victory over Chatham on Feb. 10. Fayerman's 21 points were the seventh most in the ECAC West and 18th most in the nation by a rookie this season. The forward's performance earned her the team's Rookie of the Year award.

2011-12 was a record-breaking season for the Bears (12-10-3, 7-8-3 ECAC West). They finished with a school record 12 wins and seven conference victories after surging to a 10-4-2 mark over their last 16 games. Potsdam reached the playoffs for the second time in program history and recorded a stunning 2-1 quarterfinal upset over No. 7 Elmira. The Bears then stayed even with RIT, the eventual national champion, for two periods before succumbing to the Tigers in the third period of the ECAC West Semifinals.

See the complete JSR 2011-12 Women's College Hockey All-American Team below:

Forward   Tori Charron            So.     Elmira College
Forward   Izzy Fayerman      Fr.      SUNY Potsdam
Forward   Jordan Schildhaus  Fr.      Wesleyan University
Defense   Jennifer Friedman  So.     Providence College
Defense   Rebecca Morse      So.     Providence College
Defense   Sam Weinstein       Jr.       Williams College
(No goaltender was selected.)