2010–11 St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey season
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The 2010–11 St. Lawrence Saints women's hockey team will represent St. Lawrence University
in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's hockey season
. The Saints will be coached by Chris Wells and play their home games at Appleton Arena. The Saints are a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference
and will attempt to win the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's hockey season
2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey
The 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in October, ending with the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in March, 2011. The Frozen Four was hosted by Mercyhurst College at Louis J...
. The Saints will be coached by Chris Wells and play their home games at Appleton Arena. The Saints are a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois...
and will attempt to win the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship
The annual NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship tournaments determine the top women's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division I and Division III. Women's ice hockey does not have a Division II classification. Under NCAA rules, Division II schools are allowed to compete as Division I members in sports...
Offseason
- Sept. 24: The Skating Saints have been ranked fifth in the preseason ECAC Hockey Poll. The poll is voted on by the conference's coaches.
Recruiting
- Rylee Smith, Forward, (5'5, Hagersville, ON)
- Dallas Boyd, Forward, (5'6, Hamilton, ON)
- Dayle Wilkinson, Defence, (5'5, Stouffville, ON)
- Bailey Habscheid, Defence, (5'5, Wymark, SK)
- Mel Desrochers, Defence, (5'4, Welland, ON)
- Caitlyn Lahonen, Goaltender (5'10, Warman, SK)
Exhibition
| Date | Opponent | Score |
| Oct. 1 | McGill McGill Martlets women's ice hockey The McGill Martlets women's ice hockey program represents McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The Martlets are a member of the Quebec Student Sports Federation and home games are contested at McConnell Arena.-History:... |
2-1 |
Regular season
- October 15: Rookie goalie Caitlyn Lahonen made a career-high 30 saves versus Clarkson. She made 12 saves in the third period including three breakaway stops as the game finished in a 1-1 tie.
- December 10: Vanessa Emond accumulated four points (two goals, two assists) as the Skating Saints upset the Mercyhurst Lakers. She scored the opening goal of the game at 6:34 on the power play. In the second period, she would score another goal to extend the lead to 5-0. The four point effort was a career high for Emond.
- January: Assistant captain Britni Smith has already set a new career-high with 25 points this season behind 8 goals and 17 assists. Smith has already climbed to No. 2 on the all-time defenseman scoring list in St. Lawrence University history with 74 career points, behind only Annie Guay with 103. In addition, Smith is only five goals shy of Guay’s career record (25).
- January 8: The Saints outshot Princeton 30-21 at Appleton Arena but were bested by a 3-1 tally. Tigers goalie Rachel Weber made 29 saves to preserve the win. Rookie Caitlyn Lahonen made 16 saves for the Saints, while senior assistant captain Karell Emard scored the home team's lone goal.
- January 15: The Saints snapped a four-game losing skid with two third period goals to pull away from Dartmouth College by a 4-2 mark. Sophomore Kelly Sabatine had two goals including the game-winner. Maxie Weisz matched a season-high 34 saves. The win was the first for St. Lawrence in 2011. St. Lawrence was 1-for-2 mark on the power play and did not take a penalty the entire game.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Goal scorers |
| Feb. 11 | Dartmouth Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey The Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program represents Dartmouth College. In 2001, Dartmouth participated in the inaugural NCAA Championship tournament. Since then, they have appeared in the “Frozen Four”, the semifinals of the NCAA hockey tournament, three times.-History:Dartmouth College... |
2-3 | Vanessa Emond, Alley Bero |
Conference record
| CHA school | Record |
| Brown | |
| Clarkson | |
| Colgate | |
| Cornell | |
| Dartmouth | |
| Harvard | |
| Quinnipiac | |
| Princeton | |
| RPI | |
| Union | |
| Yale |
Awards and honors
- Alley Bero, St. Lawrence, MLX Skates ECAC Player of the Week (Week of November 23)
- Vanessa Emond, St. Lawrence, MLX Skates ECAC Player of the Week (Week of December 14, 2010)
- Bailey Habscheid, St. Lawrence, MLX Skates ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of November 23)
- Kelly Sabatine, St. Lawrence, MLX Skates Player of the Week (Week of January 18, 2011)