July 7, 2008

Colorado Springs, Colo. - USA Hockey announced that women's ice hockey player Amber Yung (Rockville, Va.) has been chosen for the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team. During June 24-July 1 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Yung was one of 34 players to participate in the U.S. Women's Under-22 camp. From that camp only 22 players were selcted for the roster of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team.

Yung is one of only seven players to make the team for the first time. In her first season of play at Providence College, she appeared in each of the Friars' 36 games. Yung notched two goals and 13 assists for 15 points. In the semifinals of the Hockey East Tournament, Yung registered a career-high three assists to lead PC past the No. 10 ranked Huskies of Connecticut, 5-1.

In addition to Yung making the team, former PC head coach Jackie Barto was named the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team head coach. During Barto's four seasons (1994-98) as head coach at Providence she accumulated a record of 70 -53-10 with a .563 win percentage and secured an ECAC Championship title in 1995. After coaching at Providence she was the head coach of the gold medal-winning 2008 U.S. Women's National Team.

The U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team will look for similar success as they faceoff at the USA Hockey Women's National festival in Lake Placid, N.Y. on August 12 and play against rival Canada in a three game series at the Under-22 Series being held in Pierrefonds, Que on August 20-23.

-GO FRIARS-