The Robert Morris Colonials women represented Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Colonials won their third consecutive regular season title, but lost in the CHA Tournament Championship 6-2 to the Syracuse Orange.[2]
| 2018–19 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season | |
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| CHA Regular Season Champions | |
| Conference | 1st College Hockey America |
| Home ice | Colonials Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 16–14–6 |
| Conference | 13–4–3 |
| Home | 10–6–4 |
| Road | 5–7–2 |
| Neutral | 1–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Paul Colontino (8th season) |
| Assistant coaches | Logan Bittle Chelsea Walkland |
| Captain(s) | Maggie LaGue[1] Amber Rennie Kirsten Welsh |
| Alternate captain(s) | Jaycee Gephard |
| Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey seasons « 2017–18 2019–20 » | |
Offseason
edit- 4/4: Jaycee Gephard was named to the 22-player roster of the Canadian National Women's Development Team.[3]
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Kollman | Forward |  Canada |
Edge School graduate |
| Mackenzie Krasowski | Forward | Canada |
Played for Toronto Jr. Aeros |
| Leah Marino | Forward |  United States |
Attended North American Hockey Academy |
| Wasyn Rice | Defense | Canada |
Named to Team British Clmbia U-18 |
| Gillian Thompson | Defense | Canada |
Teammate of Mackenzie Krasowski on Toronto Jr. Aeros. |
| Arielle Desmet | Goaltender | United States |
Notched 7 shutouts with NAHA in '17-18 |
Standings
edit| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Robert Morris† | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 92 | 87 | ||
| Mercyhurst | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 54 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 88 | 96 | ||
| Syracuse* | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 89 | 126 | ||
| Penn State | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 73 | 72 | ||
| RIT | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 67 | 84 | ||
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 65 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 75 | 93 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
Roster
edit2018–19 Colonials
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 
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Gillian Thompson | Freshman | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Aeros | |
| 4 |
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Kirsten Welsh (C) | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | Blackstock, Ontario | Whitby Jr. Wolves | |
| 5 | 
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Emily Curlett | Sophomore | D | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | Lapeer, Michigan | Little Caesars U19 | |
| 6 | 
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Janey Sandoval | Sophomore | F | 5' 5" (1.65 m) | West Fargo, North Dakota | Minnesota Revolution | |
| 7 | 
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Wasyn Rice | Freshman | D | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Invermere, British Columbia | Ontario Hockey Academy | |
| 8 |
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Sarah Quaranta | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Niagara Falls, Ontario | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres | |
| 9 | 
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Maggie LaGue (C) | Senior | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Barre, Vermont | North American Hockey Academy | |
| 10 |
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Lexi Templeman | Sophomore | F | 5' 2" (1.57 m) | Staffa, Ontario | Kitchener Waterloo Rangers | |
| 11 | 
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Alison Rodgers | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Oswego, New York | Minnesota Duluth | |
| 12 | 
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Leah Marino | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | South Lake Tahoe, California | North American Hockey Academy | |
| 14 | 
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Courtney Kollman | Freshman | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Calgary, Alberta | Edge School | |
| 15 |
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Sarah Lecavalier | Junior | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Strathmore, Alberta | U North Dakota | |
| 17 | 
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Jaycee Gephard (A) | Junior | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | Plenty, Saskatchewan | Team Canada U18 | |
| 18 |
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Mackenzie Krasowski | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Keswick, Ontario | Toronto Jr. Aeros | |
| 20 |
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Caitlyn Sadowy | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Woodbridge, Ontario | Mississauga Jr. Chiefs | |
| 22 |
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Emilie Harley | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | Syracuse, New York | Ontario Hockey Academy | |
| 23 |
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Amber Rennie (C) | Senior | F | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Notre Dame Hounds | |
| 24 | 
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Anjelica Diffendal | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh Penguins Elite | |
| 27 |
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Natalie Marcuzzi | Junior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Thornhill, Ontario | Mississauga Jr. Chiefs | |
| 29 |
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Lauren Bailey | Senior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Freeland, Michigan | Choate-Rosemary Hall | |
| 30 | 
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Molly Singewald | Sophomore | G | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Farmington, Minnesota | Culver Prep | |
| 35 |
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Arielle Desmet | Freshman | G | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Charlotte, Vermont | North American Hockey Academy |
2018-19 schedule
editSource:[6]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 28 | St. Lawrence* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 0-2 | 0–1–0 | ||||||
| September 29 | St. Lawrence* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 3-2 OT | 1–1–0 | ||||||
| October 5 | at #1 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Bailey | L 2-4 | 1–2–0 | ||||||
| October 6 | at #1 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Bailey | L 3-4 | 1–3–0 | ||||||
| October 12 | Rensselaer* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 0-1 | 1–4–0 | ||||||
| October 13 | Rensselaer* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | W 3-1 | 2–4–0 | ||||||
| October 19 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 2-4 | 2–5–0 (0–1–0) | ||||||
| October 20 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 5-1 | 3–5–0 (1–1–0) | ||||||
| October 26 | Lindenwood | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | T 2-2 OT | 3–5–1 (1–1–1) | ||||||
| October 27 | Lindenwood | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 2-0 | 4–5–1 (2–1–1) | ||||||
| November 2 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Lauren Bailey | W 3-1 | 5–5–1 (3–1–1) | ||||||
| November 3 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Lauren Bailey | W 3-0 | 6–5–1 (4–1–1) | ||||||
| November 9 | #10 Colgate* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 3-4 | 6–6–1 | ||||||
| November 10 | #10 Colgate* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | T 2-2 OT | 6–6–2 | ||||||
| November 16 | Minnesota State* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | T 4-4 OT | 6–6–3 | ||||||
| November 17 | Minnesota State* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | L 1-2 | 6–7–3 | ||||||
| November 23 | #7 Cornell* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | L 2-5 | 6–8–3 | ||||||
| November 24 | #7 Cornell* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | T 3-3 OT | 6–8–4 | ||||||
| November 30 | Penn State | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 3-2 | 7–8–4 (5–1–1) | ||||||
| December 1 | Penn State | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 4-1 | 8–8–4 (6–1–1) | ||||||
| December 7 | at #2 Minnesota* | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Lauren Bailey | L 1-6 | 8–9–4 | ||||||
| December 8 | at #2 Minnesota* | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Lauren Bailey | L 0-5 | 8–10–4 | ||||||
| January 18, 2019 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Lauren Bailey | L 2-3 OT | 8–11–4 (6–2–1) | ||||||
| January 19 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Lauren Bailey | W 5-1 | 9–11–4 (7–2–1) | ||||||
| January 25 | RIT | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 3-1 | 10–11–4 (8–2–1) | ||||||
| January 26 | RIT | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 2-0 | 11–11–4 (9–2–1) | ||||||
| February 8 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 5-1 | 12–11–4 (10–2–1) | ||||||
| February 9 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Lauren Bailey | T 2-2 OT | 12–11–5 (10–2–2) | ||||||
| February 15 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Lauren Bailey | T 2-2 OT | 12–11–6 (10–2–3) | ||||||
| February 16 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Lauren Bailey | L 1-6 | 12–12–6 (10–3–3) | ||||||
| February 22 | Mercyhurst | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 2-5 | 12–13–6 (10–4–3) | ||||||
| February 23 | Mercyhurst | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | W 4-1 | 13–13–6 (11–4–3) | ||||||
| March 1 | Syracuse | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | W 5-0 | 14–13–6 (12–4–3) | ||||||
| March 2 | Syracuse | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 4-2 | 15–13–6 (13–4–3) | ||||||
| CHA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7 | vs. Penn State* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game) | Arielle DeSmet | W 2–1 | 16–13–6 | ||||||
| March 8 | vs. Syracuse* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (CHA Championship Game) | Arielle DeSmet | L 2–6 | 16–14–6 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
edit- The Colonials earned the CHA Team Sportsmanship Award[7]
- Jaycee Gephard was named to the CHA All-Conference First Team
- Maggie LaGue was named to the CHA All-Conference First Team
- Lexi Templeman was named to the CHA All-Conference Second Team
- Emily Curlett was named to the CHA All-Conference Second Team
References
edit- ^ "Robert Morris Names Welsh, LaGue, Rennie 2018-19 Captains". Robert Morris University. September 21, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ Alan Saunders (March 8, 2019). "RMU's season ends in CHA title game loss to Syracuse". Pittsburgh Hockey Digest. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Gebhard to Compete for Team Canada Developmental Squad". Robert Morris University. August 15, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "Colonials Add Six-Player Rookie Class to 2018-19 Roster". Robert Morris University. August 9, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "2018–19 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Robert Morris University. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "2018–19 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Robert Morris University. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ Matt Popchok (March 5, 2019). "Colonials Lead College Hockey America with Four All-Conference Picks". Robert Morris University. Retrieved January 19, 2020.