SUNY Potsdam Athletics

Kristine Faffley is back for her third season with the Bears. In 74 career games, including 26 with UMass Boston as a freshman, Faffley has eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points.

2009-10: Played in 25 games, scoring four goals and assisting on four others for eight points.

2008-09: Played in 23 games, scoring three goals, including two on the power play and one game-winner, and tallied two assists for five points.

2007-08: (With UMass Boston) Played in 26 games, scoring one goal and recording five assists for three points.

Personal: Faffley is majoring in literature and middle school secondary education with the intention of becoming an English teacher and literacy specialist. To improve as a player, she feels she needs to “play every game like it’s my last.” Faffley’s favorite athlete is Alex Ovechkin, but her favorite team is the New Jersey Devils. She says softball would be her chosen sport if she wasn’t playing hockey. The senior is a fan of Taylor Swift and Brad Paisley. Her favorite Web site is YouTube and she enjoys watching “Grey’s Anatomy”, “NCIS”, and her favorite movie is “Rudy.” Her favorite class at Potsdam is Young Adult Literature and her greatest Potsdam memory is teaching her first class.