22 Becca Kniss
Becca Kniss
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Eden Prairie, Minn.
  • High School:
    Eden Prairie HS
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    32
  • p
    21
  • g
    12
  • a
    9
  • pim
    6
  • +/-
    +12

Bio

Becca Kniss Program Records (through 2021-22)
T-4th career game-winning goals (8)
10th career goals (26)
13th career points (26-31-57)
T-7th single-season assists (20, 2019-20)

Awards (through 2021-22)
NEWHA Rookie of the Year (2019-20)
NEWHA All-Rookie team (2019-20)
2x AHCA All-American Scholar (2019-20, 2020-21)
3x NEWHA All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
NEWHA Player of the Week (12/15/2019)
NEWHA Rookie of the Week (2/9/2020)
NEWHA Weekly Honor Roll (11/24/2019, 12/1/2019, 1/12/2020, 2/2/2020, 2/15/2022, 3/1/2022)

Notables (through 2021-22)
2021-22 (NEWHA): T-6th goals (12)
2021-22 (team): T-1st goals (12), 3rd shots (99)
2019-20 (NCAA): 3rd freshman points per game (1.03)
2019-20 (NEWHA): 1st freshman points (33), T-3rd assists (20), T-4th points (33), 10th goals (13)
2019-20 (team): 1st shots (132), T-3rd points (33), T-3rd assists (30)

Career Highs (through 2021-22)
Goals: 2, four times (Feb. 12, 2022 vs. Post)
Assists: 3 (Feb. 4, 2020 vs. Anna Maria)
Points: 5 (Feb. 4, 2020 vs. Anna Maria)
Shots: 12 (Nov. 22, 2019 vs. Buffalo State)
Plus/Minus: +5 (Nov. 19, 2021 at Post)

Career Firsts
Collegiate Debut: Sept. 29, 2019 at New Hampshire
Goal: Oct. 11, 2019 vs. Post
Assist: Oct. 11, 2019 vs. Post
Multi-Point Game: Oct. 11, 2019 vs. Post
Multi-Goal Game: Jan. 11, 2020 at SUNY Potsdam
Multi-Assist Game: Jan. 17, 2020 at Plymouth State
Power-Play Goal: Oct. 11, 2019 vs. Post
Game-Winning Goal: Nov. 26, 2019 vs. Suffolk

High School
Eden Prairie (Minn.) High School
Varsity Letters: ice hockey
HOCK: state champion (freshman), third at state championship (sophomore), fourth at state championship (junior), team captain (senior), team Offensive Player of the Year (senior)
Attended USA Minnesota select camp and USA Nationals camp in 2016

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 18 LIU W, 2-1
Feb 19 LIU W, 4-1
Feb 25 at Sacred Heart L, 5-3
Feb 26 at Sacred Heart W, 1-0
Mar 4 Sacred Heart W, 2-0
Mar 5 Saint Anselm W, 1-0
  Overall Conf
Games 32 20
Points 21 18
Goals 12 10
Assists 9 8
PIM 6 4
+/- +12 +12
Power-play goals 3 3
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 1 1
Games started 7 2
Game-winning goals 1 1
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 92 69
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Sep 25 at Northeastern L, 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 Team Bauer (PWHPA Boston Chapter) L, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Mercyhurst L, 9-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Mercyhurst L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Holy Cross L, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 16 Holy Cross W, 4-0 0 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 22 at Post W, 7-0 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Oct 29 at Saint Anselm L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 30 Saint Anselm W, 3-2 - 1 0 1 2 +0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 5 Castleton W, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 6 New Hampshire T, 3-3 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 12 Saint Michael's W, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 13 Saint Michael's W, 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 19 at Post W, 9-0 - 0 1 1 0 +5 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 20 at Post W, 3-0 - 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 9
Dec 3 at LIU L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 4 at LIU L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 7 Dartmouth L, 7-0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 10 at Union L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 11 at Union W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 7 Saint Michael's   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 Saint Michael's   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 Sacred Heart W, 3-0 0 1 0 1 2 +2 0 0 1 0 0 2
Jan 22 Sacred Heart W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 28 Saint Anselm W, 3-2 - 1 1 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Jan 29 at Saint Anselm   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Saint Michael's W, 9-3 - 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 5 at Saint Michael's W, 6-0 - 2 1 3 0 +3 0 0 0 1 0 6
Feb 11 Post W, 6-0 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 12 Post W, 4-1 - 2 0 2 0 +1 1 0 0 0 0 11
Feb 15 at Saint Anselm W, 3-1 - 0 2 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 18 LIU W, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 19 LIU W, 4-1 - 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Feb 25 at Sacred Heart L, 5-3 0 1 0 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 26 at Sacred Heart W, 1-0 0 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Mar 4 Sacred Heart W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 5 Saint Anselm W, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2019-20 32 13 20 33 4 +8 3 0 0 2 0 0 132
2020-21 2 1 2 3 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
2021-22 32 12 9 21 6 +12 3 0 1 1 0 0 92
Total 66 26 31 57 10 +22 6 0 1 3 0 0 233
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 32 12 9 21 6 +12 3 0 1 1 0 0 92
Conference 20 10 8 18 4 +12 3 0 1 1 0 0 69
Exhibition 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Location Home 16 8 2 10 6 +5 3 0 1 0 0 0 49
Away 16 4 7 11 0 +7 0 0 0 1 0 0 43
Neutral - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 22 11 8 19 4 +19 3 0 1 1 0 0 75
Losses 9 1 0 1 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Ties 1 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Month October 7 3 0 3 2 +1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
November 6 0 3 3 2 +5 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
December 5 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
January 3 2 1 3 2 +3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
February 9 7 5 12 0 +5 2 0 0 1 0 0 36
March 2 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

News Mentions

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Women’s Ice Hockey Sees 20 Collect NEWHA All-Academic Team Honors

WINTHROP, Mass. (July 20, 2022) -- The Franklin Pierce University women's ice hockey team has had 20 student-athletes named to the New England...

July 20, 2022

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Kison, Faucher Lift Women’s Ice Hockey to NEWHA Regular-Season Title at Sacred Heart, 1-0

SHELTON, Conn. (February 26, 2022) -- There was a lot of time spent not scoring, for both the Franklin Pierce University women’s ice hockey...

February 26, 2022

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Women’s Ice Hockey has Winning Streak Snapped at Sacred Heart, 5-3

SHELTON, Conn. (February 25, 2022) -- In need of just a weekend split to wrap up a share of the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance...

February 25, 2022

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Women’s Ice Hockey Sweeps Away LIU, 4-1

WINCHENDON, Mass. (February 19, 2022) -- It was Senior Night at the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena on Saturday, but it was a youth movement which got the...

February 19, 2022

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Women’s Ice Hockey Takes Care of Saint Anselm, 3-1

MANCHESTER, N.H. (February 15, 2022) -- A 49-24 margin in shots on goal told the story of a game much more lopsided than the score line would...

February 15, 2022

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Women’s Ice Hockey Finishes Weekend Sweep of Post, 4-1

WINCHENDON, Mass. (February 12, 2022) -- A three-goal third period turned a late 1-0 lead into a comfortable, 4-1 victory for the Franklin Pierce...

February 12, 2022

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Women’s Ice Hockey Rolls Past Post in Weekend Opener, 6-0

WINCHENDON, Mass. (February 11, 2022) -- Two goals in each period and none against on Friday night added up to a 6-0 home-ice win for the Franklin...

February 11, 2022

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Women’s Ice Hockey Takes Care of Business at Saint Michael’s, 6-0

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (February 5, 2022) -- There was no early lull on Saturday afternoon in Vermont, as the Franklin Pierce University women&rsqu...

February 5, 2022

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Kison Propels Women’s Ice Hockey Past Saint Anselm in Overtime, 3-2

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 28, 2022) -- Junior forward Ava Kison (Eau Claire, Wis.) was up to her old tricks again at the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena....

January 28, 2022

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Women’s Ice Hockey Opens Pivotal Weekend with 3-0 Shutout of Sacred Heart

WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 21, 2022) -- The Franklin Pierce University women’s ice hockey team returned to game action on Friday night for...

January 21, 2022

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Women’s Ice Hockey Hangs Another Zero, Blanks Post, 3-0

SHELTON, Conn. (November 20, 2021) -- It’s now four straight shutouts, and seven on the season through 13 games, for the Franklin Pierce...

November 20, 2021

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Massaro Notches 100th Career Points, Women’s Ice Hockey Cruises at Post, 9-0

SHELTON, Conn. (November 19, 2021) -- After being stuck on 99 career points for four games, graduate student Marissa Massaro (Brockton, Mass.)...

November 19, 2021

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Women’s Ice Hockey Rallies for 3-3 (OT) Tie against UNH

WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 6, 2021) -- Sophomore Jenna Ruiz (Webster, Wis.) scored twice in a span of 5:22 in the third period on Saturday...

November 6, 2021

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Women’s Ice Hockey Bounces Back with 3-2 Win, Splits Weekend Set with Saint Anselm

WINCHENDON, Mass. (October 30, 2021) -- After the power play went 0-for-4 on Friday night, the Franklin Pierce University women’s ice hockey...

October 30, 2021

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Women’s Ice Hockey Rolls at Post, 7-0

SHELTON, Conn. (October 22, 2021) -- Coming off a 4-0 win last Saturday, the Franklin Pierce University women’s ice hockey team really...

October 22, 2021

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Women’s Ice Hockey Drops Holy Cross, 4-0

WINCHENDON, Mass. (October 16, 2021) -- The fourth time was the charm for the Franklin Pierce University women’s hockey team in 2021-22....

October 16, 2021

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  • Team Bauer (PWHPA Boston Chapter) vs. Franklin Pierce
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  • Franklin Pierce vs. Mercyhurst
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  • Holy Cross vs. Franklin Pierce