University of Albany

UAlbany: Enrolled as a graduate student in mathematics ... will play just one season after a standout four-year career at St. Lawrence University as a ice hockey forward ... graduated cum laude with a B.S. in mathematics ... St. Lawrence: Accounted for 105 career points (41 goals, 64 assists) as a collegian ... member of ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team four consecutive years ... team captain as a senior when she totaled seven goals and 10 assists ... had 42 points as a sophomore and 32 points as a junior ... appeared in 40 games as a freshman when the Saints reached the 2007 NCAA Frozen Four ... High School: Chosen to the U.S. Lacrosse High School All-America Team in 2004 ... honorable mention U.S. Lacrosse All-American in 2005 and 2006 ... member of Albany Times Union and Troy Record All-Area squads as a senior ... totaled 61 goals and 40 assists for Class A, Section II runner-up team ... named All-Suburban Council on three occasions ... Albany Times Union All-Area as a junior when she had 54 goals and 37 assists ... established school record with 210 career goals ... member of 2006 New York State Girls' Hockey champions ... one of team's top scorers with 53 goals and 29 assists ... attended USA Hockey national Development Camps from 2002-06 ... earned a combined 11 varsity letters and was a captain in soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse ... played on 2004 Class AA state championship soccer team ... Empire State Games ice hockey gold medalist three times ... Personal: Majoring in mathematics as a graduate student ... earned B.S. in mathematics with a dual minor in statistics and education from St. Lawrence University ... born 3-27-88 ... parents are Wally and Frances Akstull ... has one brother, Trey ... mother graduated from UAlbany in 1978.