2000-01: A first team All-American...finished career with 11 different records...named ECAC Goalie of the Year and first team All-ECAC...was one of 10 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award...played and started in 31 of NU's 32 games...compiled a 16-14-1 record...led the ECAC with an NU single-season record of 858 saves...averaged 27.7 saves per game...of 98 career games, allowed
two goals or less 70 times...started in net in 67 of NU's last 68 games
and was the winning goalie in 43 straight Northeastern victories...on the season, had 13 games with at least 30 saves; four with over 40...a .940 save percentage
in the third period...career-high 46 saves in a 3-2 win over Princeton Nov. 4...45 saves in shutout of Ohio State Nov. 26 (Named ECAC Goalie of the Week)...40 saves in a 4-0 shutout of top-ranked undefeated Dartmouth Jan. 5 (Named ECAC Goalie of the Week)...had three shutouts
on the season...became NU's all-time winningest goalie Jan. 31 against
Boston College...had an amazing 59 saves in an exhibition game against
Team USA Feb. 4...45 stops against Cornell Feb. 10...with 39 stops versus
Harvard Feb. 13, went over 2000 mark for career saves...won Joe Bertagna
Award for outstanding goalie in the Beanpot...with 38 saves against Providence
Feb. 18, became the first goalie in Northeastern history to have two seasons
with over 700 saves...had 34 saves in 60th career win Feb. 25 against Harvard...named ECAC Goalie of the Week for the third time this season following Harvard game...set NU's single-season save record in game at Boston College March 3, passing Shannon Meyer's mark of 775 set in 1995-96...had 36 stops at top-ranked Dartmouth March 4...made at least 29 saves in seven of last eight games, averaging 33.0 saves per game during that span...set NU's career save record in final game, at Brown March 10 in the ECAC quarterfinals; had 32 saves in that game.
1999-2000: Had another huge season, finishing with a 1.63 GAA and a .931 save percentage...was NU's goalie of record in every game...set NU single-season records for wins (22), games (34), minutes (1948:55) and shutouts (9)...led the ECAC in minutes, was second in wins and third in goals against average...torrid early-season streak saw her go 11-1-1 featuring an eight-game winning streak, five shutouts, a GAA of 0.83, and a save percentage of .963...logged back-to-back shutouts at Yale (Nov. 7) and Providence (Nov. 12)...stopped 21 of 22 shots in a 2-1 win over New Hampshire (Nov. 28)...stopped all 27 shots she faced in leading NU to a 1-0 victory in the championship game of the Dartmouth Invitational (Dec. 31)...made 31 saves, including seven in overtime, to preserve a 1-1 tie at Harvard (Feb. 5)...made 21 saves against Princeton (Feb. 27) to preserve her ninth shutout of the season...made season-high 34 saves in a 3-2 loss at Dartmouth (Mar. 3)...made 30 stops in ECAC semifinals against Brown (Mar. 18).
1998-99: Started 20 of Northeastern's 35 games...tied her own NU record for single season save percentage at an unbeatable .934...after a couple of rough outings against dominant teams Minnesota and Harvard, she allowed only 10 goals in her next seven starts, six of which were victories, including a triumph over New Hampshire (Feb. 7)...scored four shutouts in a span of six games at season1s end, blanking ECAC powers Brown (Feb. 14), Dartmouth (Feb. 28), and Providence (Feb. 13 and Mar. 13)...during that 5-0-1 stretch, she stopped 165 of 167 shots faced, nearly 99 percent.
1997-98: Appeared in 13 games, starting 12...had nine wins to offset only one loss...established NU single-season record with .934 save percentage...best game came against St. Lawrence (Jan. 12) when she stopped all 30 shots she faced...allowed two goals or less in 10 of her 13 appearances.
Before NU: Attended Providence Country Day School and earned 12 varsity letters, four in both soccer and boys ice hockey, and two in lacrosse and boys tennis...captained the soccer squad junior and senior seasons...was the first girl member and captain of the boys hockey team...received the Alex Polais Award for leadership in her final year.
Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1978...enjoys rollerblading and the beach...Communications major, Class of 2002.
Silva in the news...
July 20, 2001: Silva selected to USA Hockey Women's National Team Festival
March 23, 2001: Silva named first team All-American
March 15, 2001: Silva named ECAC Goalie of the Year
March 3, 2001: Silva sets career saves record
Feb. 27, 2001: Silva named ECAC Goalie of the Week
Feb. 19, 2001: Silva first two-time member of 700 club
Feb. 14, 2001: Silva eclipses 2000 career saves
Jan. 31, 2001:Silva nominated for Patty Kazmaier Award
Jan 29, 2001: Silva featured in Sports Illustrated
Jan. 8, 2001: Silva named ECAC Goalie of the Week
Nov. 27, 2000: Silva named ECAC Goalie of the Week