Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
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The Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program represents Cornell University
and participates in ECAC Hockey.
program.
In 1976, Brown hosted the first ever Ivy League women's ice hockey tournament. Cornell bested Brown, Princeton and Yale to win the tournament.
Megan Shull joined the Big Red in 1987. However, she stoped playing the next season, attributed to an injury. She went on to become a children's author, and one of her first stories was "Yours Truly, Skye O'Shea." O'Shea is a hockey-playing sixth grader that grew up in Ithaca, New York. Shull was one of the founders of the Cub Club at Cornell University. It gives young female hockey players the opportunity to shadow Cornell women's ice hockey players.
On March 7, 2010, sophomore Kendice Ogilvie beat Clarkson goaltender Lauren Dahm at 7:52 mark in overtime. With the victory, Cornell won its first ECAC Tournament, and earns its first trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.
On March 13, 2010, Cornell defeated the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
program by a score of 6-2 to earn its first ever trip to the NCAA Frozen Four. At the 2010 Frozen Four championship game, Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta set a record for most saves in an NCAA Championship game with 61 saves. The former record holder was Bulldog goaltender Patricia Sautter. She had the old record of 41 set in 2003.
On January 7 and 8, 2011, Cornell freshman goaltender Lauren Slebodnik earned two shutouts in her first two career starts. On January 7, she made her NCAA debut by shutting out Yale by a 5-0 margin. With Cornell dressing just 12 skaters, she stopped all 23 Yale shots. The following night, Slebodnik shut out the Brown Bears by a 3-0 mark. Cornell only dressed 11 skaters for the game and she stopped all 15 shots.
In her first three career NCAA games, she reigstered ten points (seven goals, three assists), along with a +6 rating. In her college debut versus the Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
program on October 25, Saulnier netted four goals. Her four-goal night was the first for Cornell since Jessica Campbell
scored four against Robert Morris in the second game of the 2010-11 season. She scored her first career goal when she was out on the Big Red's first power play of the game. In her next game versus the Yale Bulldogs, she registered one goal and two assists, while scoring two goals in her third game versus the Brown Bears women's ice hockey
squad. For the month of October 2011, she was tied for first in the ECAC in goals scored (while the other player appeared in eight games). In a game on November 1, 2011, the Cornell Big Red scored at least nine goals in one game for the third consecutive contest. It was senior captain Chelsea Karpenko's 100th career game, as Saulnier led all Big Red players with two goals and three assists in a 9-2 triumph over the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
program.
In the 2008-09 season, Johnston’s 37 point total (by mid-February) were the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991-92 campaign (Kim Ratushny with 21 goals and 17 assists). Johnston’s 37 point total in mid-February led the entire ECAC league in overall points. She was also second in the league and sixth in the NCAA in points per game with 1.85. In the 2008-09 season, Johnston’s 37 point total were the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991-92 campaign (Kim Ratushny with 21 goals and 17 assists).
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and participates in ECAC Hockey.
History
The Cornell women's hockey program was started in 1971. It would only be in 1972 that the team would play its first game. It was a 4-3 victory over Scarborough. In 1972, they played eight games and lost four. In addition, the Big Red lost twice to the Brown Bears women's ice hockeyBrown Bears women's ice hockey
The Brown Bears women’s ice hockey program is a NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Brown University. The Bears play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown women's hockey is the oldest women's hockey program in the United States. It was the first collegiate women's...
program.
In 1976, Brown hosted the first ever Ivy League women's ice hockey tournament. Cornell bested Brown, Princeton and Yale to win the tournament.
Megan Shull joined the Big Red in 1987. However, she stoped playing the next season, attributed to an injury. She went on to become a children's author, and one of her first stories was "Yours Truly, Skye O'Shea." O'Shea is a hockey-playing sixth grader that grew up in Ithaca, New York. Shull was one of the founders of the Cub Club at Cornell University. It gives young female hockey players the opportunity to shadow Cornell women's ice hockey players.
On March 7, 2010, sophomore Kendice Ogilvie beat Clarkson goaltender Lauren Dahm at 7:52 mark in overtime. With the victory, Cornell won its first ECAC Tournament, and earns its first trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.
On March 13, 2010, Cornell defeated the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
The Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represents Harvard University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's hockey. Harvard competes as a member of the ECAC Conference and plays its home games at the Bright Hockey Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.-History:In the...
program by a score of 6-2 to earn its first ever trip to the NCAA Frozen Four. At the 2010 Frozen Four championship game, Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta set a record for most saves in an NCAA Championship game with 61 saves. The former record holder was Bulldog goaltender Patricia Sautter. She had the old record of 41 set in 2003.
On January 7 and 8, 2011, Cornell freshman goaltender Lauren Slebodnik earned two shutouts in her first two career starts. On January 7, she made her NCAA debut by shutting out Yale by a 5-0 margin. With Cornell dressing just 12 skaters, she stopped all 23 Yale shots. The following night, Slebodnik shut out the Brown Bears by a 3-0 mark. Cornell only dressed 11 skaters for the game and she stopped all 15 shots.
In her first three career NCAA games, she reigstered ten points (seven goals, three assists), along with a +6 rating. In her college debut versus the Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
The Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Colgate University and play in ECAC Hockey. The Raiders play their home games at Starr Arena...
program on October 25, Saulnier netted four goals. Her four-goal night was the first for Cornell since Jessica Campbell
Jessica Campbell (ice hockey)
Jessica Campbell is a women's ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:...
scored four against Robert Morris in the second game of the 2010-11 season. She scored her first career goal when she was out on the Big Red's first power play of the game. In her next game versus the Yale Bulldogs, she registered one goal and two assists, while scoring two goals in her third game versus the Brown Bears women's ice hockey
Brown Bears women's ice hockey
The Brown Bears women’s ice hockey program is a NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Brown University. The Bears play at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown women's hockey is the oldest women's hockey program in the United States. It was the first collegiate women's...
squad. For the month of October 2011, she was tied for first in the ECAC in goals scored (while the other player appeared in eight games). In a game on November 1, 2011, the Cornell Big Red scored at least nine goals in one game for the third consecutive contest. It was senior captain Chelsea Karpenko's 100th career game, as Saulnier led all Big Red players with two goals and three assists in a 9-2 triumph over the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
- 2008-09 Season :On March 6, 2008, it was announced that the Orange would join College Hockey America. Syraucse was the fifth school to join the conference for women's hockey....
program.
Year by year
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ties | Coach | Postseason |
| 2011-12 2011–12 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season The Cornell Big Red women's hockey team will represent Cornell University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Big Red are coached by Doug Derragh and will aim to become the first team in ECAC to triumph in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game.-Offseason:*August 5: Eight... |
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| 2010-11 2010–11 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season The 2010–11 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team will represent Cornell University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Big Red will be coached by Doug Derraugh and assisted by Dani Bilodeau and Edith Zimmering. The Big Red is a member of the Eastern College Athletic... |
31 | 3 | 1 | Doug Derraugh | Reached NCAA Frozen Four |
| 2009-10 2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Big Red were coached by Doug Derraugh and assisted by Dani Bilodeau and Edith Zimmering. The Big Red were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference... |
21 | 9 | 6 | Doug Derraugh | Runner-up, NCAA Frozen Four |
| 2008-09 2008–09 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season The 2008–09 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team represented Cornell University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. Doug Derraugh was in his fourth season as head coach. He is assisted by Danielle Bilodeau and Kim Insalaco... |
12 | 14 | 5 | Doug Derraugh | |
| 2007-08 | 12 | 17 | 1 | Doug Derraugh | |
| 2006-07 | 4 | 23 | 2 | Doug Derraugh | |
| 2005-06 | 9 | 18 | 1 | Doug Derraugh | |
| 2004-05 | 3 | 22 | 3 | Melody Davidson Melody Davidson Melody Davidson is the head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was the head coach of the gold medal winning 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics Canadian women's team.... |
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| 2003-04 | 7 | 21 | 2 | Melody Davidson | |
| 2002-03 | 4 | 21 | 2 | Melody Davidson | |
| 2001-02 | 9 | 18 | 1 | Carol Mullins | |
| 2000-01 | 10 | 18 | 1 | Carol Mullins | |
| 1999-2000 | 13 | 14 | 1 | Carol Mullins | |
| 1998-99 | 15 | 16 | 0 | Carol Mullins | |
| 1997-98 | 15 | 8 | 3 | Julie Anderberhan | |
| 1996-97 | 13 | 15 | 1 | Julie Anderberhan |
Series records
| School | Lead |
| Harvard Crimson | Harvard leads, 45-17-2 |
| Dartmouth Big Green | Dartmouth leads, 39-20-5 |
Notable players
- Rebecca JohnstonRebecca JohnstonRebecca Johnston is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. Also she plays for Cornell University.-Canada Winter Games:...
- Digit Murphy
- Johnston was the first Big Red player to be named first-team ECAC Hockey and receive rookie of the year honors. In addition, she has also been named first-team All-Ivy and Ivy League Rookie of the Year.
In the 2008-09 season, Johnston’s 37 point total (by mid-February) were the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991-92 campaign (Kim Ratushny with 21 goals and 17 assists). Johnston’s 37 point total in mid-February led the entire ECAC league in overall points. She was also second in the league and sixth in the NCAA in points per game with 1.85. In the 2008-09 season, Johnston’s 37 point total were the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991-92 campaign (Kim Ratushny with 21 goals and 17 assists).
- During the 08-09 season, freshman Catherine White was second on the team in scoring (34 points). White has recorded the most points by a rookie since Dana AntalDana AntalDana Antal is a women's ice hockey player. She won a gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Prior to joining the Canadian national team, she played collegiate hockey for Cornell University. In her first season, she was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and...
(36 points, 17 goals, 19 assists) in the 1995-96 season.
- Cyndy Schlaepfer holds the school record for points in a season with 89 during the 1976-77 season.
Olympians
- Dana Antal, 2002 Olympics
- Rebecca Johnston, 2010 Olympics
- Former head coach Melody DavidsonMelody DavidsonMelody Davidson is the head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team. She was the head coach of the gold medal winning 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics Canadian women's team....
was head coach of Canada’s women’s Olympic hockey teams in 2006 and 2010.
Awards and honors
- Dianna Bell, 2002 Sarah Devens Award
- Brooke Bestwick, Defense, 2002 ECAC North Second Team
- Laura FortinoLaura FortinoLaura Fortino is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program. On October 3, 2011, she was named to the Team Canada roster that will participate in the 2011 4 Nations Cup....
, Defense, Freshman, 2010 First Team All-Ivy - Laura Fortino, 2010 ECAC All-Rookie Team
- Rebecca JohnstonRebecca JohnstonRebecca Johnston is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. Also she plays for Cornell University.-Canada Winter Games:...
, Ivy League Rookie of the Year 2007-08, Cornell (Freshman) , Unanimous selection - Rebecca Johnston, First Team All-Ivy League, 2007-08, Forward, Cornell (Freshman)
- Rebecca Johnston, 2009 First Team All-ECAC
- Chelsea Karpenko, Forward, Sophomore, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
- Chelsea Karpenko, 2011 ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Amanda Mazzotta, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 2, 2009)
- Amanda Mazzotta, Goaltender, Sophomore, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
- Kendice Ogilvie, 2010 ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Lauriane RougeauLauriane RougeauLauriane Rougeau is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:...
, Defense, Freshman, 2010 First Team All-Ivy - Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
- Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 ECAC All-Rookie Team
- Jillian SaulnierJillian SaulnierJillian Saulnier was part of Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship in Chicago. As a member of the gold medal winning squad, a hockey card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series...
, ECAC Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011) - Catherine WhiteCatherine White (ice hockey)Catherine White has competed for Hockey Canada in numerous international tournaments. Currently, she is a member of the Cornell Big Red...
, 2009 ECAC Rookie of the Year - Catherine White Cornell, 2009 Second Team All-ECAC
- Catherine White Cornell, 2009 ECAC All-Rookie Team
- Catherine White, 2010 ECAC Player of the Year award
- Catherine White, led the ECAC in assists in 2009-10 with 24
- Catherine White, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team
- Catherine White, Forward, Sophomore, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
- Catherine White, 2010 Ivy League Player of the Year
- Doug Derraugh, 2010 Coach of the Year
All-Americans
- Laura Fortino, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team
- Laura Fortino, 2011 First Team All-America selection
- Rebecca JohnstonRebecca JohnstonRebecca Johnston is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. Also she plays for Cornell University.-Canada Winter Games:...
, 2011 Second Team All-America selection - Lauriane RougeauLauriane RougeauLauriane Rougeau is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:...
, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team - Lauriane Rougeau, 2011 Second Team All-America selection
All-Ivy honors
- Laura Fortino, 2010-11 Ivy League Player of the Year
- Brianne JennerBrianne JennerBrianne Jenner is a member of Canada's national women's hockey team. She made her debut for the team at the 2010 Four Nations Cup and won a gold medal. She is also a member of the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program....
, 2010-11 Ivy League Rookie of the Year - Brianne Jenner, 2010-11 First Team All-Ivy
- Rebecca Johnston, 2010-11 First Team All-Ivy
- Chelsea Karpenko, 2010-11 First Team All-Ivy
- Laura Fortino, 2010-11 First Team All-Ivy
- Catherine WhiteCatherine White (ice hockey)Catherine White has competed for Hockey Canada in numerous international tournaments. Currently, she is a member of the Cornell Big Red...
, 2010-11 Second Team All-Ivy - Lauriane Rougeau, 2010-11 Second Team All-Ivy