PIERRE – An Oahe Capital will help start a new college women’s hockey program in the region.
Ashton Lee, who will begin her senior season with the Capitals later this year, has signed with the University of Jamestown to join the Jimmies’ women’s hockey program, which will begin with the 2022-23 academic year.
Lee becomes the first Capitals’ girls player to sign with a collegiate program.
After Lee scored 21 goals in 16 regular season games and four more in three state tournament games for the 2018-19 Capital girls, she has played for the Capital boys junior varsity and varsity teams for the last two seasons. This past season in eight JV games, Lee scored four times with three assists. She also played in eight regular season and two state tournament games for the Capital boys varsity.
At Jamestown, Lee will play for Head Coach Amber Schaack, a former Miss North Dakota in hockey at Jamestown High School and a four year player at Concordia College-St. Paul.
Lee was asked why she likes Jamestown.
Lee said that playing for the Capitals and Team SD will help her a lot in college.
Lee said that it was great to be the Jimmies’ women’s program’s first recruit.
How did playing with boys help Lee?
Capitals’ Head Coach Steve Steele said that this is great for Lee and for the Capitals.
Steele said that it made sense for Jamestown to make Lee the program’s first recruit.
Steele said that one part of Lee’s game stands out.
Steele said that this could be more proof of how good prep hockey is in South Dakota.
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