Colby College White Mules women's ice hockey
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The Colby College White Mules women's ice hockey program represents Colby College
. The team used to compete in the ECAC
. Currently, the club is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference
. The White Mules were one of only two non-Division I schools at the time in the 12-team Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Colby College
Colby College is a private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813, it is the 12th-oldest independent liberal arts college in the United States...
. The team used to compete in the ECAC
ECAC
ECAC can refer to:* ECAC Hockey* Eastern College Athletic Conference* European Civil Aviation Conference...
. Currently, the club is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
The New England Small College Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference, consisting of eleven highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities located in New England and New York...
. The White Mules were one of only two non-Division I schools at the time in the 12-team Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Players
- During the 1995-96 season, Meaghan SittlerMeaghan SittlerMeaghan Sittler was an ice hockey player for the Colby College White Mules women's ice hockey program and the Brampton Thunder of the NWHL. She is Colby's all-time leading scorer with 199 goals and 121 assists in 85 games...
led the NCAA with 41 goals and 40 assists in 21 games. In her final 13 games, Sittler had eight hat tricks and either scored or assisted on 82 of 111 White Mules goals.
Coaches
- Laura HalldorsonLaura HalldorsonLaura Halldorson was a coach for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. She played for the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program with Patty Kazmaier. In addition, she played with Cindy Curley and Lauren Apollo on the earliest U.S...
led the White Mules to a 12-9-1 overall record in 1995-96. In the process, she earned ECAC Co-Coach of the Year honors as well as being named the New England Hockey Writers’ Coach of the Year. While at Colby, she recruited and coached U.S. National Team members Meaghan Sittler and Barb Gordon. Following two seasons as an assistant at Princeton, she took over at Colby, where she spent seven seasons building a program that turned a 5-12-2 record in her first season into a 12-9-1 mark in her last season.
ECAC Tournament
- 1988
- FIRST ROUND, New Hampshire 4, Colby 0
- 1996
- QUARTERFINALS AT HIGHER SEEDS, No. 1 Brown 7, No. 8 Colby 2
- 1997
- QUARTERFINALS, No. 1 Brown 6, No. 8 Colby 2
Awards and honors
- Laura Halldorson, ECAC Co-Coach of the Year honors
- Laura Halldorson, New England Hockey Writers’ Coach of the Year.
- Courtney Kennedy, 1998 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans
- Meaghan SittlerMeaghan SittlerMeaghan Sittler was an ice hockey player for the Colby College White Mules women's ice hockey program and the Brampton Thunder of the NWHL. She is Colby's all-time leading scorer with 199 goals and 121 assists in 85 games...
, 1998 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans - Meaghan Sittler, 1998 Top 10 Finalist, Patty Kazmaier AwardPatty Kazmaier AwardThe Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top woman college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four...