Hollstein Selected for U.S. Women's Under-22 Camp

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 19, 2008) - Sophomore Amy Hollstein (Pembroke, Mass.) has been chosen as one of the 34 individuals to compete for a spot on the U.S. Women's Ice Hockey Under-22 Select Team in Lake Placid, N.Y. from June 24-July 1.

Hollstein will be competing for one of the 22 spots on the final team roster as the Under-22 team will participate in the USA Hockey Women's National Festival in August as well as competing against Canada in the Under-22 Series.

The individuals selected for the camp will be participating in all on-ice activities during the week at the Olympic Training Center. Jackie Barto will serve as the team's head coach after she led the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the first-ever IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in January. She will be assisted by UConn's own assistant coach Jaime Totten and the head coach of Bemidji State University, Steve Sertich.

Hollstein finished the 2007-08 season with 10 goals scored and 12 assists in 35 games played. Her 22 points ranked her fourth on the Huskies' roster this season while she scored four game-winning goals, the second highest on the team. The sophomore was also chosen as the Hockey East TPS Hockey Player of the Week on Feb. 11 for her successful week's play for the UConn program.

This season, she help guide the Huskies to a successful season with an overall record of 22-8-5 as UConn finished with the program-record 22 wins before falling against Providence in the Hockey East Tournament. They also picked up an eighth place ranking in the national polls, the best ranking in program history.

"I am extremely happy that Amy's talents have been recognized and she will have an opportunity to compete for a spot on the U.S. Under-22 Team," said UConn head coach Heather Linstad. "She has been a tremendous asset to our program since becoming a part of the Huskies and we look forward to seeing her succeed at her goals on and off the ice. She is also very competitive and is an outstanding two-way player, which is a great thing to have on any team."

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