Falcon goalie Amber Lindner (Sr., Moorhead, Minn.) has been named the 2007 NCHA Player of the Year.

Lindner played the bulk of the minutes in goal for the 2007 Falcons. She played in and started 22 games and finished the regular season with a 1.79 goals against average and a .928 save percentage. She had an 11-7-4 record with three shutouts. She recorded shutouts against Augsburg (3-0), Eau Claire (1-0) and Finlandia (6-0). She led all NCHA goalies with 516 saves and finished second in goals against average. In the NCAA Div. III, she was eighth in goals against average and ninth in save percentage after the regular season.

"Amber was the backbone of our team all year," said Falcon Coach Joe Cranston. "She played very well in every game in a very tough
conference. She gave us a chance to win in almost every game this year and was a huge part of our success in finishing just one point out of first place in the NCHA. She is also one of the hardest workers I have ever had play for me."

Lindner joins defender Lindsy Carlson (2001, 2004) and goalie Marlene Yaeger (2003) as Falcons who have been named the NCHA Player of the Year.

Lindner, who was named to the All-NCHA team in 2004 and 2007, was also named to the NCHA All-Academic team. The communicative disorders major was named to the team in 2006 and 2005. She was one of only three players named to the team for the third time in 2007. To be named to the team a player must have a cumulative 3.00 grade point average, have earned at least 50 semester or 75 quarter hours, and be recommended by her head coach.

NCHA Site

2007 Falcon Statistics