Syracuse ice hockey: former Orange Mae Batherson drafted by PWHL champion Minnesota

HOCKEY: MAY 29 PWHL Walter Cup Finals - Minnesota at Boston — Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Joining her brother in the pro ranks

The Professional Women’s Hockey League just completed their inaugural season and the two former Syracuse Orange who played (Allie Munroe with Toronto and Jessica DiGirolamo with Boston) could be joined by another former Orange player in season two.

✍️ ! @AllieMunroe3 and @jdigirolamo1 were part of the Inaugural @thepwhlofficial season and made the playoffs with @PWHL_Toronto and @PWHL_Boston.

Congratulations to our graduates! #foreverorange pic.twitter.com/54xRCF6lGZ

— Syracuse Ice Hockey (@CuseIce) May 31, 2024

Former Syracuse defender Mae Batherson was selected by the PWHL Champion Minnesota squad in the 6th round in this week’s PWHL Draft. If she is able to make the squad, she’d join the pro ranks with her brother Drake, who is a forward with the Ottawa Senators.

Batherson played four seasons in Syracuse before finishing her collegiate career at St. Lawrence. She scored 97 points in 157 career games and was the CHA Rookie of the Year in 2019-20 and a CHA First Team selection in 2022-23.

Digirolamo appeared in 32 games this season and totaled three points for the runner-up Boston squad. Munroe played in 29 games for Toronto scoring seven points.