2012–13 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

2012–13 Clarkson Golden Knights
women's ice hockey season
NCAA Quarterfinals, L 3–5 vs. Boston University
ConferenceT–2nd ECAC
Home iceCheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#8
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#7
Record
Overall28–10–0
Home15–4–0
Road13–5–0
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachShannon Desrosiers and Matt Desrosiers
Assistant coachesMatt Kelly
Captain(s)Carly Mercer
Alternate captain(s)Hailey Wood
Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons
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The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights finished runners-up during the regular season in the ECAC to Cornell. They advanced to the semifinals of the ECAC tournament where they lost to Harvard Crimson. Their efforts were good enough to earn them an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to national runners-up Boston University in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Erin Ambrose Defense  Canada Canadian Women’s U18 Team Member in 2009, 2010, 2011
Olivia Howe Forward  Canada Team captain of the Notre Dame AAA Hounds (SFMAAAHL)
Shannon MacAulay Forward  Canada Gold medallist 2012 World U18 Championships
Renata Fast Defense  Canada Also recruited by several NCAA schools for a soccer scholarship
Cayley Mercer Forward  Canada Member of the 2010 & 2011 Canadian Women’s U18 team

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Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 29 Ottawa PWHL* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition) Erica Howe W 14–0  0–0–0
October 5 at #7 St. Lawrence* Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Erica Howe W 1–0  1–0–0
October 6 #7 St. Lawrence* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–2  2–0–0
October 12 Vermont* #7 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 4–1  3–0–0
October 13 Vermont* #7 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Emily Horn W 5–1  4–0–0
October 19 at #7 Mercyhurst* #5 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Erica Howe W 3–0  5–0–0
October 20 at #7 Mercyhurst* #5 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Erica Howe L 3–4  5–1–0
October 26 Union #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 6–0  6–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 27 RPI #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 6–2  7–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 2 at #9 North Dakota* #4 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Erica Howe W 3–1  8–1–0
November 3 at #9 North Dakota* #4 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Erica Howe L 2–3  8–2–0
November 9 Yale #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 4–1  9–2–0 (3–0–0)
November 10 Brown #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 2–1  10–2–0 (4–0–0)
November 16 at Quinnipiac #3 TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT Erica Howe W 4–1  11–2–0 (5–0–0)
November 17 at Princeton #3 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Erica Howe W 2–1 OT 12–2–0 (6–0–0)
November 30 #3 Cornell #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 2–1  13–2–0 (7–0–0)
December 1 Colgate #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 1–2  13–3–0 (7–1–0)
December 7 Syracuse* #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–2  14–3–0
December 8 at Syracuse* #2 Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Erica Howe W 5–4  15–3–0
January 3 #5 Boston College* #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 1–5  15–4–0
January 4 #9 Northeastern* #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 3–4  15–5–0
January 11 at Brown #5 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Erica Howe W 2–1  16–5–0 (8–1–0)
January 12 at Yale #5 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT Erica Howe W 1–0  17–5–0 (9–1–0)
January 18 at Colgate #6 Starr Arena • Hamilton, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  18–5–0 (10–1–0)
January 19 at #4 Cornell #6 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY Erica Howe L 1–3  18–6–0 (10–2–0)
January 25 #2 Harvard #7 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  19–6–0 (11–2–0)
January 26 Dartmouth #7 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 5–0  20–6–0 (12–2–0)
February 1 St. Lawrence #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  21–6–0 (13–2–0)
February 2 at St. Lawrence #6 Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Erica Howe L 2–3  21–7–0 (13–3–0)
February 8 at RPI #6 Houston Field House • Troy, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  22–7–0 (14–3–0)
February 9 at Union #6 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY Erica Howe W 3–2  23–7–0 (15–3–0)
February 15 Princeton #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 1–4  23–8–0 (15–4–0)
February 16 Quinnipiac #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 1–0  24–8–0 (16–4–0)
February 22 at Dartmouth #7 Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH Erica Howe W 3–1  25–8–0 (17–4–0)
February 23 at #5 Harvard #7 Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA Erica Howe W 3–1  26–8–0 (18–4–0)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 1 RPI* #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1) Erica Howe W 3–2 OT 27–8–0
March 2 RPI* #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2) Erica Howe W 5–2  28–8–0
March 9 vs. #7 Harvard* #5 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Semifinals) Erica Howe L 2–4  28–9–0
NCAA Tournament
March 16 at #3 Boston University* #6 Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA (Quarterfinals) Erica Howe L 3–5  28–10–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

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References

  1. ^ "Clarkson Announces Class of 2016". January 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012–13 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2015.