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2015–16 Vermont Catamounts
women's ice hockey season
2015–16 Vermont Catamounts; women's ice hockey season
Conference	6th WHEA
Home ice	Gutterson Fieldhouse
Record
Overall	9-25-3
Home	2-15-1
Road	7-10-2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jim Plumer
Assistant coaches	Kelly Nash
Captain(s)	Sarah Kelly; Gina Repaci
	Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey seasons; « 2014-15 2016–17 »

The Vermont Catamounts represented the University of Vermont in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

July 1: 12 Players named to the WHEA All-Academic Team.^[2]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Alyssa Gorecki	Forward	United States	US National U18 Team
Rachel Khalouf	Defense	United States	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
Sammy Kolowrat	Defense	Czech Republic	Czech National Team
Daria O'Neill	Defense	Canada	Edge School
Saana Valkama	Forward	Finland	Finland National Team

Roster

2015–16 Catamounts

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Molly Depew	Sophomore	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Marblehead, Massachusetts	East Coast Wizards
2	Kourtney Menches	Sophomore	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Greer, South Carolina	Shattuck-St. Mary's
4	Sammy Kolowrat	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech National Team
5	Casey Leveillee	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Delanson, New York	Northfield Mount Hermon
7	Rachel Ade	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Davenport, Florida	Boston Shamrocks
9	Dayna Colang	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Fairbanks, Alaska	North American Hockey Academy
10	Mackenzie MacNeil	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Toronto Aeros
11	Katherine Pate	Sophomore	D	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Saco, Maine	Assabet Valley
12	Amanda Drobot	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Churchville, Pennsylvania	New Jersey Colonials
13	Gina Repaci (C)	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
16	Bridget Baker	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Los Gatos, California	Pursuit of Excellence
17	Bella Webster	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Bensenville, Illinois	Chicago Mission
18	Cassidy Campeau	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Nepean, Ontario	Nepean Wildcats
19	Rachel Khalouf	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
22	Sarah Kelly (C)	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Vestal, New York	North American Hockey Academy
23	Alyssa Gorecki	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Monee, Illinois	US National Team U18
24	Saana Valkama	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Pirkkala, Finland	Finland National Team
27	Taylor Willard	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Naperville, Illinois	US National Team U18
30	Madison Litchfield	Junior	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Williston, Vermont	Boston Shamrocks
44	Victoria Andreakos	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Aurora, Ontario	Toronto Aeros
77	Daria O'Neill	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Cochrane, Alberta	Edge School

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 2	#9 Bemidji State*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 1–2	0–1–0
October 3	#9 Bemidji State*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 0–3	0–2–0
October 9	#5 Clarkson*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 0–5	0–3–0
October 10	at #5 Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Molly Depew	L 0–3	0–4–0
October 15	St. Lawrence*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Molly Depew	L 0–4	0–5–0
October 16	at St. Lawrence*	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Madison Litchfield	L 2–3	0–6–0
October 24	at Providence	Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Molly Depew	W 3–1	1–6–0 (1–0–0)
October 25	at Boston University	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA	Molly Depew	L 2–5	1–7–0 (1–1–0)
October 30	New Hampshire	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Molly Depew	L 0–4	1–8–0 (1–2–0)
November 1	Maine	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	W 4–2	2–8–0 (2–2–0)
November 13	Providence	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 1–4	2–9–0 (2–3–0)
November 14	Providence	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Molly Depew	W 4–3	3–9–0 (3–3–0)
November 20	at Connecticut	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT	Madison Litchfield	L 2–3	3–10–0 (3–4–0)
November 20	at #5 Northeastern	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Molly Depew	L 2–5	3–11–0 (3–5–0)
November 28	Ohio State*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Opening Round)	Madison Litchfield	L 2–5	3–12–0
November 29	Cornell*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Consolation Game)	Molly Depew	L 0–4	3–13–0
December 4	#8 Northeastern	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Molly Depew	L 1–5	3–14–0 (3–6–0)
December 5	#8 Northeastern	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 1–2	3–15–0 (3–7–0)
December 12	at Dartmouth*	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Molly Depew	W 3–2	4–15–0
January 2, 2016	at Union*	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Madison Litchfield	W 4–2	5–15–0
January 4	Merrimack	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 1–2 ^OT	5–16–0 (3–8–0)
January 9	at Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Madison Litchfield	T 3–3 ^OT	5–16–1 (3–8–1)
January 10	at Maine	Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Madison Litchfield	W 4–1	6–16–1 (4–8–1)
January 16	Boston University	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	T 3–3 ^OT	6–16–2 (4–8–2)
January 17	Boston University	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Molly Depew	L 2–6	6–17–2 (4–9–2)
January 22	at #1 Boston College	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Madison Litchfield	L 2–6	6–18–2 (4–10–2)
January 23	at #1 Boston College	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Molly Depew	L 1–6	6–19–2 (4–11–2)
January 29	Connecticut	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 1–2	6–20–2 (4–12–2)
January 30	Connecticut	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 1–3	6–21–2 (4–13–2)
February 5	at New Hampshire	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Madison Litchfield	W 2–1	7–21–2 (5–13–2)
February 6	at New Hampshire	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Madison Litchfield	W 3–1	8–21–2 (6–13–2)
February 14	#1 Boston College	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Madison Litchfield	L 0–3	8–22–2 (6–14–2)
February 19	at Merrimack	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Madison Litchfield	L 1–2	8–23–2 (6–15–2)
February 19	at Merrimack	Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Madison Litchfield	T 3–3 ^OT	8–23–3 (6–15–3)
WHEA Tournament
February 26	at Boston University*	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Madison Litchfield	L 0–3	8–24–3
February 27	at Boston University*	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Madison Litchfield	W 4–2	9–24–3
February 28	at Boston University*	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA (Quarterfinals, Game 3)	Madison Litchfield	W 1–6	9–25–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Taylor Willard named Second Team WHEA All-Star ^[6]

Miscellaneous

Saana Valkama was named to the 2016 Finnish National Team for the World Championship Tournament.^[7]
Sammy Kolowrat was named to the 2016 Czech Republic National Team for the World Championship Tournament^[8]