2009–10 Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey season

2009–10 Boston University Terriers
women's ice hockey season
Hockey East Tournament champions
NCAA Regionals, Lost 4-1 vs. Mercyhurst
Conference3 Hockey East
Home iceAgganis Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine8
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports8
Record
Overall1-0-2
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrian Durocher
Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey seasons
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The Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey team represented Boston University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Terriers were coached by Brian Durocher. Assisting Durocher were Katie Lachapelle, Allison Coomey and Todd Langlais.

Offseason

  • June 15: The Boston University women's ice hockey team will add a group of seven newcomers to its 2009-10 roster. The Terriers will welcome forwards Jill Cardella, Taylor Holze, Shannon Mahoney and Cristina Wiley, defensemen Britt Hergesheimer and Kathryn Miller and goaltender Alissa Fromkin, a talented group from across North America.[1]
  • June 24: Defenseman Amanda Shaw, who just completed a four-year career with the Boston University women's ice hockey team, has signed with a professional team in Switzerland and will also skate for Canada's national inline hockey team. Shaw will play for ZSC Lions in Zurich, a club in the Swiss women's professional ice hockey league.[2]
  • August 17: Sophomores Jenelle Kohanchuk and Tara Watchorn of the Boston University women's ice hockey team have been named to the 2009-10 Canadian National Women's Under-22 team, Hockey Canada announced this weekend. The squad will participate in a three-game series against the Canadian National Team that will take place from August 17–20 at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary.[3]

Regular season

  • October 5: The Boston University women’s hockey team was ranked No. 10 in the country. The USCHO.com officials revealed it in their first Top-10 Women’s Hockey Poll of the season. BU accumulated 19 points.[4]
  • On October 9, 2009, Boucher scored her first career goal and notched her first career multi-point game, as the Terriers defeated the Robert Morris Colonials by a 4-3 overtime tally.[5]
  • November: Jill Cardella led all Hockey East rookies with nine points and six goals in league play. The freshman had a five-game point streak from Nov. 2 to Nov. 14, and had the game-winning goal in a 4-0 shutout of Vermont on Nov. 11, and scored the most goals (6) of any player in the month of November in league action.
  • February 17: Melissa Anderson of Boston University is among 45 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.[6]

Standings

2009–10 Hockey East Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Providence 21 11 5 5 3 30 59 44 34 15 10 9 91 76
New Hampshire 21 13 6 2 0 28 65 41 31 19 7 5 98 60
Boston University 21 10 6 5 3 28 54 41 34 14 8 12 93 80
Northeastern 21 9 6 6 4 28 45 34 32 17 8 7 77 47
Connecticut 21 10 5 6 1 27 46 33 34 19 8 7 87 57
Boston College 21 7 10 4 4 22 41 54 34 8 16 10 63 97
Vermont 21 5 15 1 0 11 26 55 33 10 22 1 52 90
Maine 21 3 15 3 1 10 24 58 31 6 20 5 63 85

Roster

Number Name Class Position Height
1 Ashley Leichliter SR G 5-10
2 Britt Hergesheimer FR D 5-8
3 Kasey Boucher SO D 5-7
4 Kathryn Miller FR D 5-10
6 Carly Warren SO D 5-11
7 Lauren Cherewyk JR F 5-4
8 Holly Lorms JR F 5-7
11 Jonnie Bloemers SR F 5-5
12 Cristina Wiley FR F 5-2
13 Taylor Holze FR F 5-4
14 Shannon Mahoney FR F 5-7
16 Sarah Appleton SR D 5-8
17 Laurel Koller SR F 5-7
18 Jillian Kirchner JR F 5-2
19 Jenelle Kohanchuk SO F 5-7
20 Melissa Tetreau SR F/D 5-4
21 Samantha Pulley FR F 5-3
22 Jill Cardella FR F 5-6
24 Melissa Anderson SR F 5-8
25 Jenn Arms SR F 5-6
27 Tara Watchorn SO D 5-10
30 Alissa Fromkin FR G 5-7
33 Melissa Haber SR G 5-7

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Schedule

Date Opponent Score Record
Oct. 2 Ohio State 1-1[8] 0-0-1
Oct. 3 Ohio State 4-4[9] 0-0-2
Oct. 9 Robert Morris 4-3[10] 1-0-2
Oct. 16 Wayne State 4-4 1-0-3
Oct. 17 Wayne State 4-2 2-0-3
Oct. 23 #7 @ St. Lawrence 2-2 2-0-4
Oct. 24 #4 @ Clarkson 2-7 2-1-4
Oct. 31 @ Providence 3-1 3-1-4
Nov. 2 Boston College 1-2 3-2-4
Nov. 6 #3 New Hampshire 3-4 3-3-4
Nov. 7 #3 @ New Hampshire 4-4 (Shootout win) 4-3-4
Nov. 11 Vermont 4-0 5-3-4
Nov. 14 Providence 5-3 6-3-4
Nov. 15 Providence 2-6 6-4-4
Nov. 18 @ Boston College
Nov. 24 @ Maine 1-1
Nov. 27 @ Princeton
Jan. 22 Vermont 1-2
Jan. 26 Northeastern 2-2
Feb. 1 Maine 2-0
Feb. 2 Northeastern (Beanpot) 4-4
Feb. 6 New Hampshire 5-2
Feb. 13 Northeastern 2-2
Feb. 14 Northeastern 2-1
Feb. 20 Maine 3-1
Feb. 1 Maine 2-0

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Skaters

Player Games Goals Assists Points Points/game PIM GWG PPG SHG
Melissa Anderson 37 21 18 39 1.0541 82 4 6 2
Lauren Cherewyk 38 12 17 29 0.7632 10 5 2 0
Jill Cardella 38 12 15 27 0.7105 22 1 1 0
Jillian Kirchner 38 9 17 26 0.6842 35 1 5 1
Jenelle Kohanchuk 27 12 9 21 0.7778 16 2 5 0
Tara Watchorn 31 3 14 17 0.5484 43 1 1 0
Holly Lorms 33 7 7 14 0.4242 14 0 0 1
Carly Warren 38 3 11 14 0.3684 28 0 2 0
Laurel Koller 38 6 7 13 0.3421 14 3 1 1
Kasey Boucher 38 5 7 12 0.3158 8 0 2 0
Jonnie Bloemers 38 4 8 12 0.3158 30 0 2 0
Sarah Appleton 38 3 7 10 0.2632 36 0 0 0
Kathryn Miller 38 2 3 5 0.1316 18 0 1 0
Cristina Wiley 38 1 3 4 0.1053 8 0 0 0
Melissa Tetreau 34 1 1 2 0.0588 8 0 0 0
Shannon Mahoney 37 1 1 2 0.0541 14 0 0 0
Britt Hergesheimer 38 1 0 1 0.0263 16 0 0 0
Samantha Pulley 23 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0
Alissa Fromkin 8 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0
Jenn Arms 38 0 0 0 0.0000 4 0 0 0
Melissa Haber 32 0 0 0 0.0000 2 0 0 0

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Goaltenders

Player Games Wins Losses Ties Goals against Minutes GAA Shutouts Saves Save %
Melissa Haber 32 15 8 8 65 1906 2.0458 4 773 .922
Alissa Fromkin 8 2 1 4 19 439 2.5951 0 143 .883

Postseason

  • March 8:Sophomore Tara Watchorn scored at 9:52 in overtime as Number 3 seeded BU triumphed over No. 5 seed Connecticut. The game was played at Schneider Arena on the Providence College campus. The Terriers clinched their first ever Hockey East Tournament title and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament. It was Watchorn’s second goal of the season. The 2010 Hockey East Tournament Championship game was the first ever to go into overtime in the eight-year history of the league.[12]

NCAA hockey tournament

  • March 13: Mercyhurst's Bailey Bram scored two goals as the Lakers beat the Terriers by a score of 4-1.[13]

Awards and honors

  • Melissa Anderson, 2010 WHEA Second-Team All-Star[14]
  • Melissa Anderson, Frozen Four Skills Competition participant
  • Kasey Boucher, Hockey East Honor Roll (Oct. 12, 2009)
  • Kasey Boucher, Hockey East Honor Roll (Feb. 15, 2010)
  • Kasey Boucher, 2010 WHEA Honorable Mention All-Star
  • Kasey Boucher, Hockey East Sportsmanship Award
  • Jill Cardella – Boston University, Bauer Rookie of the Month, of the Month, November 2009[15]
  • Jill Cardella - Runner up, Hockey East Rookie of the Year[16]
  • Jill Cardella, 2010 WHEA All-Rookie Team[17]
  • Melissa Haber, Frozen Four Skills Competition participant[18]
  • Jillian Kirchner, Hockey Player of the Week (Week of October 5)[19]
  • Ashley Leichliter - 2010 Turfer Athletic Award[16]
  • Tara Watchorn, 2010 WHEA Second-Team All-Star
  • Tara Watchorn, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team[20]

Hockey East All-Tournament Team

  • Melissa Anderson, F: 2010 Women's Hockey East All-Tournament Team
  • Melissa Haber, G: 2010 Women's Hockey East All-Tournament Team
  • Melissa Haber, 2010 Women's Hockey East Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • Tara Watchorn, D: 2010 Women's Hockey East All-Tournament Team

Team awards

  • Lauren Cherewyk was presented with the Friends of Hockey Unsung Hero Award[21]
  • Team Most Valuable Player award was shared between forward Melissa Anderson and goaltender Melissa Haber
  • Most Improved Player: Carly Warren.
  • Samantha Pulley was given the Caroline Bourdeau Spirit Award.
  • Academic Honors Award: Jenn Arms
  • Women's Ice Hockey Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year: Kasey Boucher

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Shaw to Play for Swiss Pro Team, Canadian National Inline Team - Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics". Goterriers.com. June 24, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Kohanchuk, Watchorn Selected to Canadian U-22 Squad - Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics". Goterriers.com. August 17, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Mercyhurst Athletics - Lakers Ranked No. 1 in USCHO.com Women's Hockey Poll". Hurstathletics.com. October 5, 2009. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Kasey Boucher Profile - Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics". Goterriers.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "USA Hockey". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics - Women's Ice Hockey". Goterriers.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  8. ^ "No. 10 Terriers Battle Ohio State to 1-1 Tie in Season Opener - Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics". Goterriers.com. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  9. ^ "No. 10 Terriers Skate to Second Straight Draw Against Buckeyes - Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics". Goterriers.com. October 3, 2009. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "Boucher Tallies Two in Overtime Win - Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics". Goterriers.com. October 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  11. ^ "Boston University Terriers Women's Hockey 2009-2010 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  12. ^ "Game Recaps". HockeyEastOnline.com. March 7, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  13. ^ "Mercyhurst Athletics - No. 1 Lakers Earn Frozen Four Berth With 4-1 Win Over BU". Hurstathletics.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  14. ^ "Hockey East Press Releases". HockeyEastOnline.com. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  15. ^ "Hockey East Monthly Honors". HockeyEastOnline.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Hockey East Press Releases". HockeyEastOnline.com. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  17. ^ "Hockey East Online". Hockey East Online. March 3, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  18. ^ "NCAA Announces 2010 Frozen Four Skills Challenge Participants". NCAA. March 10, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  19. ^ "Hockey East Online". Hockey East Online. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  20. ^ "Cunningham, Parsons Named to All-New England Team". ECAC Hockey. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  21. ^ "Lorms Named Captain For 2010-11; Terriers Hand Out Annual Honors at Banquet". Boston University. April 12, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2010.