 Rob Winger reporting live from the Stevenson University Mustang Athletic Gala here with Stevenson women's ice hockey junior Natalie Rosendahl Natalie welcome to the show. Thank you. Thank you So you guys had an incredible year last year able to cap off your season with the colonial hockey Championship really send your seniors out on a great note talk about what that experience meant to you a little bit Oh my goodness. I mean sophomore year. It was a great It was a great year coming off of that championship, you know, I think you said it right You know sending the seniors off on a good note Just capitalizing on our opportunities And I think it was it was an awesome way to end the season that year now with the graduation of so many seniors You brought in a new class this year You were a relatively younger team in program and you really had to step into a leadership role for the program Talk about what that meant to you. I mean it means the world to me I just want to be a role model for you know them like Tori and Megan and Sarah were for our class. So it really meant a lot to me And I just want to keep you know changing and keep growing the game For our program here Yeah, the legacy of Stevens and women's ice hockey something special They came in my freshman year and it's it's amazing to see the impact you guys have had on campus Year in and year out and see that impact continuing to grow but that impact isn't just limited to the Stevenson campus We're starting to see a growth of the women's ice hockey sport in the NCAA Especially division three and in the middle of the next region What does it mean to you for young high school student athletes to have the ability to continue pursuing the sport? They love and playing it at the highest level. Yeah I mean I think after high school you really you know, that's the goal for every high teenager really is to Play college hockey and I think that's awesome that there are so many opportunities and so many chances for them to really play You know fulfill their dream and I think that's awesome that they're able to do that And while the gala is a great chance for us to look back on a year and reflect on the athletic memories Experiences that you were able to share with your teammates. You still have a year ahead of you with a year of eligibility What's in store for both yourself and Stevenson women's ice hockey in the 2017-18 campaign? I mean next year. It's our last year. So we're looking to go out with a bang I think you know in a new conference We're really looking to to be a competitor in that conference because we're with you know top dogs And we want to really we want our name We want Stevenson to be among Almyra, you know you to collect all those big-name teams So we're really looking forward to fulfilling that you've done a great job so far helping Improve and create the legacy of Stevenson women's ice hockey here on campus So I don't see any reason you won't be able to continue to do so next year in your senior season. Thank you so much Thanks for joining the show Natalie. Thank you. Rob Winger reporting live from the Stevenson University Mustang athletic gala