The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season represented Colgate University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Greg Fargo, in his ninth season, and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena.
| 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| ECAC Tournament champions Quarterfinals, L, 1-0 vs Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, | |
| Conference | ECAC |
| Home ice | Class of 1965 Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | 5 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–7–1 |
| Home | 10–2–0 |
| Road | 5–4–1 |
| Neutral | 0–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Greg Fargo |
| Assistant coaches | Stefane Decosse Chelsea Walkland |
| Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey seasons « 2020–21 2021–22 » | |
Colgate defeated St. Lawrence 3–2 in the ECAC Championship Game, winning their first championship in program history.[1] They automatically qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, where the Raiders were ranked as the #4 seed. They lost to Minnesota Duluth 0–1 in overtime in the national quarterfinals.[2]
Offseason
editRecruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayle Osborne | Goaltender |  Canada |
Served as an assistant captain for the PWHL's Ottawa Lady Senators Captured a silver medal with Canada at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships |
| Kalty Kaltounkova | Forward |  Czech Republic |
Won a 2018 NEPSAC Championship with Vermont Academy Named Czech Republic's MVP at the 2018 IIHF World Championship |
Regular season
editSammy Smigliani logged a goal and assist in a 3-2 ECAC Tournament Final versus St. Lawrence, earning the ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award. Having also recorded a goal in the ECAC semifinals victory versus Quinnipiac, she won a team-high 72.7 percent of her faceoffs, helping Colgate to win 61.2 percent of their overall faceoffs versus St. Lawrence.[3]
Standings
edit| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #5 Colgate † * | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 41 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 37 | ||
| Clarkson | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 45 | ||
| Quinnipiac | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 30 | ||
| Brown | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Cornell | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Dartmouth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Harvard | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Princeton | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| RPI | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Union | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Yale | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 10, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule
editSource:[4]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Decision | Result | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 20 | at Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-2 OT | 1–0-0 | ||||||
| November 21 | Syracuse | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-1 | 2–0-0 | ||||||
| November 28 | at Clarkson Golden Knights | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-1 | 3–0-0 (1-0-0) | |||||
| November 30 | Clarkson Golden Knights | #5 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne (L) | L 2-3 | ||||||
| December 3 | Clarkson Golden Knights | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-2 | |||||||
| December 5 | at Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kayle Osborne (T, 1) | T 2-2 OT | 1-2-1 (1-2-1) | ||||||
| January 29 | at Clarkson Golden Knights | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | L 0-2 | ||||||||
| January 31 | Clarkson Golden Knights | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | L 1-2 | ||||||||
| February 5 | Clarkson Golden Knights | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | W 4-2 | ||||||||
| February 7 | at Clarkson Golden Knights | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | L 2-5 | ||||||||
| Playoffs | |||||||||||
| March 5 | Quinnipiac | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 2-1 | |||||||
| March 7 | St. Lawrence | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-2 | |||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15 | vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA | Emma Soderberg (UMD) | L 1-0 OT | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. | |||||||||||
Roster
edit2020–21 Raiders
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | DoB | Hometown | Previous team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Peri Donaldson | Senior | G | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Keller, Texas | St. Paul's School (NEPSAC) | |
| 4 | 
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Tanner Gates | Junior | G | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Oceanside, California | Anaheim Lady Ducks | |
| 8 | 
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Kendall Williamson | Senior | F | 5' 2" (1.57 m) | Edina, Minnesota | Breck School | |
| 9 | 
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Danielle Serdachny | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Edmonton, Alberta | Pursuit of Excellence | |
| 10 |
|
Allyson Simpson | Sophomore | D | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Frisco, Texas | Shattuck St. Mary's School | |
| 11 | 
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Sydney Bard | Sophomore | D | 5' 3" (1.6 m) | New Hartford, New York | Toronto Jr. Aeros (PWHL) | |
| 14 | 
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Eleri McKay | Sophomore | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Brookfield, Wisconsin | Chicago Mission | |
| 16 | 
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Kaitlyn O'Donohoe | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Downington, Pennsylvania | Mid-Fairfield Stars | |
| 17 | 
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Shelby Wood | Senior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | Cambridge, Ontario | prevteam=Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team Cambridge Rivulettes (PWHL) | |
| 18 |
|
Malia Schneider | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Millarville, Alberta | Pursuit of Excellence | |
| 19 |
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Maggie MacEachern | Sophomore | D | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Brooklin, Ontario | Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team Durham West Lightning (PWHL) | |
| 21 |
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Noemi Neubauerová | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Prague, Czech Republic | Czech Republic National Team | |
| 26 | 
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Taylor Kirwan | Junior | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Gull Lake, Saskatchewan | Swift Current Wildcats | ||
| 30 |
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Alexa Dobchuk | Junior | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Eden Prairie HS | |
| 31 |
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Kayle Osborne | Freshman | G | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Westport, Ontario | Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team | |
| 44 |
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Delani MacKay | Junior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | Brookfield, Wisconsin | Chicago Mission | |
| 55 |
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Caroline Ross | Senior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Rochester, New York | Boston University (WHEA) | |
| 72 |
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Darcie Lappan | Sophomore | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Hartington, Ontario | Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL) | |
| 81 | 
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Rosy Demers | Junior | F | 5' 4" (1.63 m) | Stanstead, Quebec | Stanstead College | |
| 91 |
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Coralie Larose | Senior | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | Embrun, Ontario | Nepean Wildcats (PWHL) | |
| 94 |
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Sammy Smigliani | Sophomore | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | La Jolla, California | Belle Tire | |
| 98 | 
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Kalty Kaltounkova | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | Vlašim, Czech Republic | Vermont Academy |
Awards and honors
edit| Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Player of the Week | January 11, 2021 | [7] |
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week | February 22, 2021 | [8] |
| Sammy Smigliani | ECAC Player of the Week | ||
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Player of the Week | March 1, 2021 | [9] |
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week | March 8, 2021 | [10] |
| Sammy Smigliani | ECAC Player of the Week |
| Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week | January 2021 | [11] |
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month | March 2021 | [12] |
| Sammy Smigliani | ECAC Army ROTC Player of the Month |
| Player | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Player of the Year | [13] |
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Best Forward | [14] |
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Hockey First Team | [15] |
| Tanner Gates | ||
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | [16] |
| Kalty Kaltounkova | ||
| Danielle Serdachny | CCM/AHCA First Team All-American | [17] |
| Danielle Serdachny | All-USCHO.com First Team | [18] |
References
edit- ^ "ECAC Champions! Three Goals by Three Different Raiders Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament". gocolgateraiders.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket". ncaa.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Colgate Wins First ECAC Hockey Championship in Program History". ecachockey.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "2020–21 Colgate Raiders Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colgate University. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colgate University. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Hockey Roster". gocolgateraiders.com. Colgate University. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Jorgensen, Jenna (January 11, 2021). "Women's Hockey Sweeps Weekly Awards". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Boudiette Earn ECAC Hockey Awards". ecachockey.com. February 22, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Pluchinsky, Dani (March 1, 2021). "Serdachny Garners ECAC Weekly Award". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Bjorgan Named to ECAC Hockey Honor Roll". ecachockey.com. March 8, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Lonergan, Pasiechnyk, Osborne Earn Monthly League Honors". ecachockey.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Lum Named March Award Winners". ecachockey.com. April 1, 2021. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Danielle Serdachny Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Danielle Serdachny Named ECAC Hockey Best Forward". ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces First Team All-League Selections". ecachockey.com. March 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces All Rookie Team". ecachockey.com. March 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams". USCHO.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.