2016–17 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season

2016–17 Robert Morris Colonials
women's ice hockey season
CHA Regular Season Champions
CHA Tournament Champions
1st NCAA Tournament appearance, lost to Wisconsin, first round 0–7
Conference1st College Hockey America
Home ice84 Lumber Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine8th
USCHO.com8th
Record
Overall24–5–6
Conference15-3-2
Home11–2–3
Road10–3–2
Neutral3–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachPaul Colontino (6th season)
Assistant coachesLogan Bittle
Chelsea Walkland
Captain(s)Rikki Meilleur[1]
Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2016–17 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season was the twelfth season of the Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey program. The team represented Robert Morris University in the College Hockey America (CHA) conference during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The 2016–17 Colonials were the CHA regular season champions for first time in program history and won the CHA Tournament for the second time. They also appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, falling to Wisconsin in the opening round.

Offseason

Recruiting

[3]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Jaycee Gephard Forward  Canada Was Assistant Captain for Team Canada U18
Aneta Lédlová Forward  Czech Republic Two time Gold Medalist for Czech National Team
Emma Low-A-Chee Forward  Canada Won PWHL Championship with Toronto Jr. Aeros
Natalie Marcuzzi Forward  Canada Played for Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

Standings

2016–17 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Robert Morris†* 20 15 3 2 32 60 37 34 24 5 6 106 74
Syracuse 20 14 4 2 30 63 24 34 16 13 5 85 59
Mercyhurst 20 11 8 1 23 58 45 35 15 18 2 92 85
Penn State 20 8 10 2 18 47 54 35 9 21 5 74 104
RIT 20 4 14 2 10 31 59 36 7 27 2 49 116
Lindenwood 20 3 16 1 7 18 58 33 6 25 2 36 100
Championship: Robert Morris
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll
  • Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Roster

2016–17 Colonials

[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Ontario Jessica Dodds Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) London, Ontario London Jr. Devilettes
3 Ontario Brittany Howard Junior (RS) F 5' 4" (1.63 m) St. Thomas, Ontario London Jr. Devilettes
4 Ontario Kirsten Welsh Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) Blackstock, Ontario Whitby Jr. Wolves
7 Ontario Victoria Harshman Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Owen Sound, Ontario Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
8 Ontario Sarah Quaranta Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Niagara Falls, Ontario Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
9 Vermont Maggie LaGue Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Barre, Vermont North American Hockey Academy
10 Manitoba Rikki Meilleur (C) Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) St. Adolphe, Manitoba Shaftesbury Titans
11 Ontario Natalie Fraser Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Lady Senators
12 Wisconsin Leah Carey Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Middleton, Wisconsin Madison Capitols
14 Ontario Mikaela Lowater Senior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Thornhill, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
15 Ontario Maeve Garvey Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Oakville, Ontario Burlington Jr. Barracudas
16 Ontario Emma Low-A-Chee Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
17 Saskatchewan Jaycee Gebhard Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Plenty, Saskatchewan Team Canada U18
18 Ontario Jessica Gazzola Junior F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Thunder Bay, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
19 North Carolina Katherine Murphy Junior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Cary, North Carolina North American Hockey Academy
20 Ontario Caitlyn Sadowsy Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Woodbridge, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
23 Saskatchewan Amber Rennie Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Notre Dame Hounds
25 Czech Republic Aneta Lédlová Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Kadaň, Czech Republic Czech National Team
26 Ontario Mackenzie Johnston Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Barrie, Ontario Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
27 Ontario Natalie Marcuzzi Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Thornhill, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
28 Ontario Amanda Pantaleo Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Markham, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
29 Michigan Lauren Bailey Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) Freeland, Michigan Choate-Rosemary Hall
31 Ontario Elijah Milne-Price Junior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs


Schedule

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 1 at Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Lauren Bailey W 3–2  1–0–0
October 2 at Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI Jessica Dodds W 3–2  2–0–0
October 7 Rensselaer* 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Lauren Bailey W 6–3  3–0–0
October 8 Rensselaer* 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds T 1–1 OT 3–0–1
October 14 Vermont* 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds W 3–2  4–0–1
October 15 Vermont* 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds T 2–2 OT 4–0–2
October 21 at Merrimack* Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA Lauren Bailey L 3–4 OT 4–1–2
October 22 at Merrimack* Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA Jessica Dodds T 3–3 OT 4–1–3
October 28 Mercyhurst 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Lauren Bailey W 2–1  5–1–3 (1–0–0)
October 29 Mercyhurst 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds W 2–1  6–1–3 (2–0–0)
November 4 Syracuse 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Lauren Bailey T 2–2 OT 6–1–4 (2–0–1)
November 5 Syracuse 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds W 2–1  7–1–4 (3–0–1)
November 11 at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Lauren Bailey W 4–3  8–1–4 (4–0–1)
November 12 at RIT Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Jessica Dodds W 5–1  9–1–4 (5–0–1)
November 25 vs. #5 Clarkson* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Opening Game) Jessica Dodds T 3–3 OT 9–1–5
November 26 vs. St. Cloud State* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Consolation Game) Lauren Bailey W 5–3  10–1–5
December 3 at Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Lauren Bailey W 4–2  11–1–5 (6–0–1)
December 4 at Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Jessica Dodds W 6–5  12–1–5 (7–0–1)
December 30 Brown* #9 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Elijah Milne-Price W 5–1  13–1–5
December 31 Brown* #9 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds W 5–3  14–1–5
January 13, 2017 Lindenwood #7 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Lauren Bailey L 1–2  14–2–5 (7–1–1)
January 14 Lindenwood #7 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds W 5–2  15–2–5 (8–1–1)
January 20 at Mercyhurst #7 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Jessica Dodds W 2–1 OT 16–2–5 (9–1–1)
January 21 at Mercyhurst #7 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Jessica Dodds T 3–3 OT 16–2–6 (9–1–2)
January 27 at Syracuse #7 Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Jessica Dodds W 3–1  17–2–6 (10–1–2)
January 27 at Syracuse #7 Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Jessica Dodds L 1–5  17–3–6 (10–2–2)
February 10 RIT #8 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds W 4–1  18–3–6 (11–2–2)
February 11 RIT #8 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds W 5–2  19–3–6 (12–2–2)
February 17 Penn State #8 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds L 2–3  19–4–6 (12–3–2)
February 18 Penn State #8 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA Jessica Dodds W 2–0  20–4–6 (13–3–2)
February 24 at Lindenwood #9 Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO Jessica Dodds W 2–1  21–4–6 (14–3–2)
February 25 at Lindenwood #9 Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO Jessica Dodds W 3–0  22–4–6 (15–3–2)
CHA Tournament
March 3 vs. Lindenwood* #9 HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game) Jessica Dodds W 2–1  23–4–6
March 4 vs. Syracuse* #9 HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (CHA Championship Game) Jessica Dodds W 2–0  24–4–6
NCAA Tournament
March 11 at #1 Wisconsin* #8 LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI (NCAA Quarterfinals) Jessica Dodds L 0–7  24–5–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

  • Jaycee Gephard F, October, 2016 CHA Rookie of the Month [6]
  • Brittany Howard F, November, 2016 CHA Player of the Month[7]
  • Jaycee Gephard F, November, 2016 CHA Rookie of the Month[8]
  • Brittany Howard F, December, 2016 CHA Player of the Month[9]
  • Jaycee Gephard F, December, 2016 CHA Rookie of the Month[10]
  • Jaycee Gephard F, January, 2017 CHA Rookie of the Month[11]
  • Brittany Howard F, February, 2017 CHA Player of the Month[12]
  • Jaycee Gephard F, February, 2017 CHA Rookie of the Month[13]
  • Jaycee Gephard F, February, 2017 Top Rookie in the Nation [14]
  • Paul Colontino, CHA Coach of the Year [15]
  • Brittany Howard, CHA Player of the Year [16]
  • Jaycee Gephard, CHA Rookie of the Year [17]
  • Brittany Howard, Forward, CHA First Team All-Star [18]
  • Jessica Dodds, Goaltender, CHA First Team All-Star [19]
  • Kirsten Welsh, Defender, CHA First Team All-Star [20]
  • Jaycee Gephard, Forward, CHA Second Team All-Star [21]
  • Jaycee Gephard, Forward, All-CHA Rookie Team [22]

Miscellaneous

  • Paul Colontino reached his 100th coaching win on December 31, 2016, against Brown.[23]

References

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  2. ^ "Vesci, Beikirch Named to Buffalo Beauts Practice Squad". Robert Morris University. August 22, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Colontino Announces Four Freshmen for 2016–17". Robert Morris University. August 16, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "2016–17 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Robert Morris University. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "2016–17 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Robert Morris University. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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