2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season
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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
and would become one of the most improved teams in the NCAA after the 2009-10 campaign. At the end of the 2008-09 season, the Big Red won 12 contests. The Big Red won 21 games, an improvement of nine wins. The Big Red were second in the USA Today poll, were 17-8-6 overall and posted a 14-2-6 record in ECAC Hockey this season. All of their home games will be played at Lynah Rink.
(nc) stands for non-conference
Home Games in BOLD
Cornell University
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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
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 would become one of the most improved teams in the NCAA after the 2009-10 campaign. At the end of the 2008-09 season, the Big Red won 12 contests. The Big Red won 21 games, an improvement of nine wins. The Big Red were second in the USA Today poll, were 17-8-6 overall and posted a 14-2-6 record in ECAC Hockey this season. All of their home games will be played at Lynah Rink.
- If you are looking for live score updates you can check the cornell big red site or you can check the home game live blog for in depth details and up-to-the-minute updates for each home game.
Offseason
- August 17: A trio of Big Red players were selected to the Canadian U22 National Team. Sophomore 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...
and incoming freshmen Lauriane RougeauLauriane RougeauLauriane Rougeau is an ice hockey player for the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program.-Playing career:...
and Laura Fortino were selected among the 23-player roster. Chelsea Karpenko participated at the camp but was not named to the team.
- Sept. 4: 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:...
has scored five goals in two games, including her first career hat trick, in the 2009 Canada Cup.
Exhibition
| Date | Opponent | Location | Score |
| October 18 | Toronto Aeros | Lynah Rink | 5-5 |
Regular season
- Oct 31: The Cornell women's hockey team defeated its second straight ranked opponent with a 4-3 victory over #9 Harvard on Saturday afternoon. The win gives the Big Red its first ever weekend sweep against Dartmouth and Harvard after Cornell's 3-0 win against Dartmouth.
- February 17: Laura Fortino, Lauriane Rougeau and Catherine White are among one of forty five nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
- March 4: Catherine White has been named a finalist for the ECAC Player of the Year Award.
- March 6: ECAC Hockey announced that Catherine White has been awarded the Player of the Year award. White led the ECAC in assists with 24.
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Class |
| 4 | Kendice Ogilvie | F | 5-7 | So. |
| 6 | Melanie Jue | F | 5-5 | Sr. |
| 7 | Lauriane Rougeau | D | 5-8 | Fr. |
| 9 | Xandra Hompe | F | 5-8 | Fr. |
| 12 | Kelly McGinty | F | 5-2 | Sr. |
| 13 | Amanda Young | D | 5-6 | So. |
| 14 | Laura Danforth | F | 5-4 | Sr. |
| 15 | Jess Martino | D | 5-5 | So. |
| 19 | Hayley Hughes | F | 5-6 | Jr. |
| 20 | Catherine White | F | 5-9 | So. |
| 21 | Amber Overguard | D/F | 5-8 | Jr. |
| 23 | Jenna Paulson | D | 5-9 | So. |
| 24 | Liz Zorn | F | 5-6 | Sr. |
| 26 | Chelsea Karpenko | F | 5-6 | So. |
| 27 | Karlee Overguard | F | 5-8 | Jr. |
| 29 | Amanda Mazzotta | G | 5-5 | So. |
| 35 | Katie Wilson | G | 5-6 | Jr. |
| 77 | Laura Fortino | D | 5-6 | Fr. |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| October 23 | Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. The program started in 1999 and Michael Sisti has been the only coach in the history of the program. From 2000 to 2002, the Lakers were part of the Great Lakes Women's... (nc) |
Lynah Rink | 3:00 PM | 1-4 Loss |
| October 24 | Mercyhurst (nc) | Lynah Rink | 3:00 PM | 1-4 Loss |
| October 30 | 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... |
Lynah Rink | 3:00 PM | 3-0 Win |
| October 31 | Harvard 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... |
Lynah Rink | 3:00 PM | 4-3 Win |
| November 6 | at Union | Schenectady, NY | 3:00 PM | 4-0 Win |
| November 7 | at RPI | Troy, NY | 2:30 PM | 3-1 Win |
| November 13 | Clarkson | Lynah Rink | 7:00 PM | 2-0 Win |
| November 14 | St. Lawrence | Lynah Rink | 4:00 PM | 3-2 Loss |
| November 20 | at Princeton | Princeton, NJ | 7:00 PM | 1-0 Win |
| November 21 | at Quinnipiac | Hamden, CT | 4:00 PM | 3-3 Tie |
| November 28 | Niagara Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey The Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents Niagara University. The Purple Eagles are a member of College Hockey America... |
Lynah Rink | 7:00 PM | 2-1 Win |
| November 29 | Niagara | Lynah Rink | 2:00 PM | 2-1 Loss |
| December 4 | Yale | Lynah Rink | 7:00 PM | 2-2 Tie |
| December 5 | Brown | Lynah Rink | 4:00 PM | 5-0 Win |
| January 9 | at Providence Providence Friars women's ice hockey The Providence Friars women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents the Providence College. The Friars are a member of Hockey East... (nc) |
Providence, RI | 6-3 Loss | |
| January 10 | at Providence (nc) | Providence, RI | 3-0 Loss |
Home Games in BOLD
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
Skaters
| Player | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | Points/game | PIM | GWG | PPG | SHG |
| Catherine White | 33 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 1.2727 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Laura Fortino | 33 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 1.0303 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Lauriane Rougeau | 33 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 0.9697 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Chelsea Karpenko | 35 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0.8857 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Karlee Overguard | 34 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0.6471 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Melanie Jue | 36 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0.5556 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kendice Ogilvie | 36 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.4444 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Liz Zorn | 36 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0.4444 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Laura Danforth | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.3056 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hayley Hughes | 31 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.2903 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amber Overguard | 35 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.2571 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amanda Young | 36 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.1944 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jess Martino | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.1765 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly McGinty | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.1389 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amanda Mazzotta | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jenna Paulson | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xandra Hompe | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Goals Against | Wins | Losses | Ties | Shutouts | Save % |
| Amanda Mazzotta | 7 | 417 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 138 | .926 |
| Katie Wilson |
Postseason
- March 7: Sophomore Kendice Ogilvie beat Clarkson goaltender Lauren Dahm at 7:52 mark in overtime. With the victory, Cornell wins its first ECAC Tournament, and earns its first trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.
NCAA Tournament
- On March 13, 2010, Cornell defeated the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockeyHarvard Crimson women's ice hockeyThe 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. - March 21: 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 who had 41 saves in 2003.
Awards and honors
- Doug Derragh, Division I Coach of the Year
- Laura Fortino, 2010 ECAC All-Rookie Team
- Amanda Mazzotta, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 2)
- Kendice Ogilvie, ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 ECAC All-Rookie Team
- Catherine White, Pre-Season All-ECAC Team
- Catherine White, ECAC Player of the Year
- Liz Zorn, finalist for the 2009-10 ECAC Women’s Best Defensive Forward Award
All-America selections
- Laura Fortino, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team
- Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team
- Catherine White, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team
Ivy League honors
- Laura Fortino, Defense, Freshman, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
- Chelsea Karpenko, Forward, Sophomore, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
- Amanda Mazzotta, Goaltender, Sophomore, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
- Lauriane Rougeau, Defense, Freshman, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
- Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
- Catherine White, Forward, Sophomore, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
- Catherine White, 2010 Ivy League Player of the Year
See also
- 2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey seasonThe 2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among College Hockey America members.- College Hockey America Preseason Coaches’ Poll:-Pre-Season All-CHA Team:...
- 2009–10 Eastern College Athletic Conference women's ice hockey season2009–10 Eastern College Athletic Conference women's ice hockey seasonThe 2009–10 ECAC women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among Eastern College Athletic Conference members.-Pre-season:...