Dooley is quick to add though that Whyte is willing to patiently help out her teammates, although this may have been a factor in her not repeating as a First Team All-Ivy player this year.

"She should've been first team this year as well," Dooley says, "but people get caught up on points and Sandra's humility made her dish off and share the points even though she probably could have scored at will in the games that we were clearly winning."

On the team's trip to Europe over Christmas break this year, Whyte displayed another element of her game that earned her the nickname, "Das Hammer." The team traveled to Switzerland to play in a tournament against teams from Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Unlike women's college hockey in the U.S., this tournament allowed full body checking, a skill that Whyte has been forced to keep under wraps in the Ivies.

During a game against Sweden, Whyte crunched an opponent into the boards with a clean check that broke the Swede's collarbone. At 5-ft., 6-in., no one is going to confuse Whyte with Kevan Melrose, but for safety's sake, opponents better start ducking when they see number 10 coming.

Although Whyte proved she can give a mean hit, her style of play is strictly finesse, earning her more popular nickname, "Sniper." Albright says the name comes from Whyte's blazing speed and her ability to poke away a puck and fire it home for a goal.

The Sniper is shooting for the top, and I pity the team that gets in her way. If anyone can.