Zosia Adamek is no stranger to sporting success, but even she was surprised at just how well her freshman season playing Div. 1 collegiate hockey in the U.S. went.

Not only did the 19-year-old forward from Langford help her Liberty University Lady Flames capture a fourth straight American Collegiate Hockey Association title March 20, finishing off an undefeated season, her B次元官网网址淔reshman LineB次元官网网址� was the highest-scoring in the conference B次元官网网址� Adamek scored six goals and added 13 assists in 19 regular season games.

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While her youth playing hockey, softball, soccer, lacrosse and doing figure skating on the West Shore provided an important foundation for her college hockey success, Adamek said her freshman season based in Lynchburg, Virginia wouldnB次元官网网址檛 have gone as well as it did if it werenB次元官网网址檛 for her teammates, friends and family.

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Friends and teammates have been a big help in terms of settling in to life away from family on the other side of the continent, and for settling into her academics B次元官网网址� she is studying zoology and aims to become a veterinarian.

Before landing at Liberty, Adamek briefly studied at and was set to play for Long Island University before the pandemic got in the way. She attended high school at Shawnigan Lake School in Mill Bay and played for their U-18 team.

With her freshman season in the books, Adamek is setting her sights on her next hockey objective: earning a letter on her jersey.

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