2020–21 Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey season

2020–21 Merrimack Warriors
women's ice hockey season
ConferenceWHEA
Home iceVolpe Complex
Record
Overall1-15-0
Home0-9-0
Road1-6-0
Coaches and captains
Head coachErin Hamlen
Assistant coachesSteph Moberg
Chris Hall
Captain(s)Megan Fergusson[1]
Alternate captain(s)Courtney Maud
Dominika Laskova
Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey seasons
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The Merrimack Warriors represented Merrimack College in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Regular season

On January 23, 2021, freshman Aries Mustoe recorded 28 saves in her NCAA debut, a 4-0 loss versus the New Hampshire Wildcats.[2]

Standings

2020–21 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Northeastern † * 19 17 1 1 51 80 13 25 22 2 1 104 21
#7 Boston College 18 14 4 0 40 56 32 20 14 6 0 58 40
#8 Providence 17 10 6 1 32 43 34 21 12 8 1 50 46
Vermont 10 6 4 0 17 26 18 11 6 5 0 27 21
#7 Boston University 11 6 5 0 18 22 20 12 6 6 0 25 24
UConn 18 8 9 1 28 38 34 20 9 10 1 44 37
Maine 16 7 8 1 24 24 27 18 8 9 1 27 29
New Hampshire 20 6 13 1 20 39 55 22 7 14 1 42 62
Holy Cross 19 4 14 1 13 29 73 20 4 15 1 29 76
Merrimack 16 1 15 0 3 13 64 16 1 15 0 13 64
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record

Source:

Regular Season
February 13 Maine Black Bears North Andover, MA L 1-2 
February 14 at Maine Black Bears North Andover, MA L 1-6 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

2020–21 Warriors

[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
3 Ohio Rachel Rockwell Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) Broadview Heights, Ohio Providence Friars
4 Massachusetts Natalie Nemes Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Kingston, Massachusetts Tabor Academy

Awards and honors

  • Emma Gorski, HEA Defensive Player of the Week (awarded December 14, 2020) [4]
  • Julia MacLean, Runner-up to the 2021 Hockey East Association's Sportsmanship Award[5]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Names 2020-21 Captains". Merrimack College. August 28, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Bested by UNH in Mustoe's Debut". merrimackathletics.com. January 23, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Roster". Merrimack College. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "WOMEN'S WEEKLY RELEASE: UCONN TOPPLES BOSTON UNIVERSITY, MAINE SWEEPS NEW HAMPSHIRE". hockeyeastonline.com. December 14, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "MacLean Runner-Up For Hockey East Sportsmanship Award". merrimackathletics.com. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.