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Providence Nominates Brooke Becker For NCAA Woman Of The Year

Brooke Becker played hockey for five seasons at Providence College.

Brooke Becker
Brooke Becker (Courtesy of Providence College)

PROVIDENCE, RI — Providence College nominated women's ice hockey student-athlete Brooke Becker as the school's nominee for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

Becker, of Orchard Park, New York, recently completed her fifth season with the Friars and was drafted 46th overall by the Minnesota Frost in the 2025 PWHL Draft.

Becker graduated from Providence College in May 2024 with a degree in management and a minor in finance. This past May, Becker received her Master of Business Administration.

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Becker played in all 35 games during the 2024-25 season, finishing third all-time in program history with 163 games played. She recorded 18 points on five goals and 13 assists, earned Hockey East Second-Team All-Star and New England Hockey Writers All-Star honors and led the Friars with three power-play goals. She was also named Army ROTC Defender of the Week.

In 2023-24, she was named to the All-Hockey East Third Team and earned Hockey East Player of the Week. In 2022-23, Becker appeared in all 37 games and was recognized as the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week during the season.

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During her 2020-21 rookie campaign, she led all Providence defensemen in scoring with 14 points, earned a spot on the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team and was honored as both Rookie of the Week and Rookie of the Month.

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