2012–13 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The RIT Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2012-13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season . This was the inaugural year at the Division I level. The Tigers had been the Division III National Champions in 2011-12, with a 28-1-1 record. In their move to Division I, and the College Hockey America conference, RIT had a modestly successful season, and reached the Semifinal level of the CHA Tournament.
Conference record
Overall record
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#5 Mercyhurst †*
20
17
3
0
34
96
27
37
29
7
1
153
65
Syracuse
20
13
6
1
27
54
32
36
20
15
1
97
74
RIT
20
7
8
5
19
41
45
37
16
16
5
96
79
Robert Morris
20
9
10
1
19
52
50
33
15
15
3
81
77
Lindenwood
20
7
10
3
17
41
71
36
7
26
3
61
151
Penn State
20
1
17
2
4
22
81
35
7
26
2
69
109
Champion: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll
Recruiting
[ 1]
Player
Position
Nationality
Notes
Katie Hubert
Forward
Canada
Scoring threat from the Burlington Jr. Barracudas
Kristina Klishko
Defense
United States
Dual citizen member of Jr. Russian National Team
Casidhe Kunichika
Defense
United States
Sister of RIT star Kourtney Kunichika
Jess Paton
Forward
Canada
One of Two Recruits from the K-W Rangers
Carly Payerl
Forward/Defense
Canada
Paton's 3 year teammate of Jess Paton on K-W Rangers
Roster
2012–13 Tigers
[ 2]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
2
Danielle Read
Senior
D
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Brantford, Ontario
Hamilton Hawks
3
Morgan Scoyne (A )
Sophomore
D
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Drumbo, Ontario
Stoney Creek Sabres
4
Kristina Moss
Senior
D
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Webster, New York
Buffalo Bisons
6
Tenecia Hiller (A )
Senior
F
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Brampton, Ontario
Brampton Thunder
8
Ariane Yokoyama (A )
Senior
F
5' 3" (1.6 m)
Van Nuys, California
LA Selects
10
Kim Schlattman (C )
Senior
F
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Stratford, Ontario
Cambridge Fury
11
Ellesha Fortuna
Senior
D
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington Barracudas
13
Casidhe Kunichika
Freshman
D
5' 3" (1.6 m)
Fullerton, California
LA Selects
15
Kolbee McRea
Junior
F
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Wawa, Ontario
Burlington Barracudas
17
Carly Payerl
Freshman
F
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Kitchener, Ontario
Waterloo K-W Rangers
18
Julie Hall
Sophomore
F
5' 7" (1.7 m)
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
19
Marissa Maugeri
Sophomore
F
5' 3" (1.6 m)
Ajax, Ontario
Durham West Jr. Lightning
20
Erin Zach
Junior
F
5' 3" (1.6 m)
Elmira, Ontario
Cambridge Fury
21
Emilee Bulleid
Sophomore
D
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Waterdown, Ontario
Stoney Creek Sabres
22
Katie Hubert
Freshman
F
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington Jr. Barracudas
23
Lindsay Grigg
Sophomore
F /D
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville Hornets
24
Celeste Brown
Sophomore
F
5' 6" (1.68 m)
Great Falls, Montana
National Sports Academy
26
Kourtney Kunichika
Junior
F
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Fullerton, California
LA Selects
27
Jess Paton
Freshman
F
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Woodstock, Ontario
Kichener-Waterloo Rangers
28
Melissa Bromley
Junior
D
5' 11" (1.8 m)
Aurora, Ontario
Aurora Panthers
35
Laura Chamberlain
Junior
G
5' 3" (1.6 m)
Norco, California
LA Selects
39
Ali Binnington
Sophomore
G
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Oakville, Ontario
Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
Schedule
[ 3]
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Decision
Result
Record
Regular Season
September 28
#10 Mercyhurst
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Laura Chamberlain
L 2–6
0–1–0 (0–1–0)
September 29
#10 Mercyhurst
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
L 0–7
0–2–0 (0–2–0)
October 5
at Sacred Heart *
Wonderland of Ice • Bridgeport, CT
Ali Binnington
W 8–0
1–2–0
October 6
at Sacred Heart*
Wonderland of Ice • Bridgeport, CT
Laura Chamberlain
W 7–2
2–2–0
October 19
Princeton *
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Laura Chamberlain
L 1–2
2–3–0
October 20
Yale *
Blue Cross Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
W 3–0
3–3–0
October 25
at Penn State
Penn State Ice Pavilion • University Park, PA
Ali Binnington
W 4–1
4–3–0 (1–2–0)
October 26
at Penn State
Penn State Ice Pavilion • University Park, PA
Laura Chamberlain
T 2–2 OT
4–3–1 (1–2–1)
November 9
at Colgate *
Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY
Laura Chamberlain
L 1–2
4–4–1
November 10
Syracuse
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
T 2–2 OT
4–4–2 (1–2–2)
November 16
at Brown *
Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI
Ali Binnington
W 2–0
5–4–2
November 17
at Brown*
Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI
Laura Chamberlain
W 2–1
6–4–2
November 20
at Syracuse
Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY
Ali Binnington
L 1–2 OT
6–5–2 (1–3–2)
November 30
at #8 North Dakota *
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Laura Chamberlain
L 2–3
6–6–2
December 1
at #8 North Dakota*
Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND
Ali Binnington
L 2–8
6–7–2
December 8
at Ohio State *
OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH
Ali Binnington
L 1–3
6–8–2
December 9
at Ohio State*
OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH
Laura Chamberlain
L 2–6
6–9–2
December 15
Lindenwood
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
W 5–1
7–9–2 (2–3–2)
December 16
Lindenwood
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
T 1–1 OT
7–9–3 (2–3–3)
January 4, 2013
at Robert Morris
84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA
Ali Binnington
W 2–1
8–9–3 (3–3–3)
January 5
at Robert Morris
84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA
Ali Binnington
W 2–1
9–9–3 (4–3–3)
January 12
Colgate*
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
L 2–3 OT
9–10–3
January 18
Sacred Heart*
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Laura Chamberlain
W 11–0
10–10–3
January 19
Sacred Heart*
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
W 6–0
11–10–3
January 26
Robert Morris
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
T 2–2 OT
11–10–4 (4–3–4)
January 27
Robert Morris
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
W 2–0
12–10–4 (5–3–4)
February 1
at Lindenwood
Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO
Ali Binnington
T 1–1 OT
12–10–5 (5–3–5)
February 1
at Lindenwood
Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO
Laura Chamberlain
L 3–4
12–11–5 (5–4–5)
February 8
Syracuse
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Ali Binnington
L 1–2
12–12–5 (5–5–5)
February 9
at Syracuse
Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY
Ali Binnington
L 1–2
12–13–5 (5–6–5)
February 15
Penn State
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Laura Chamberlain
W 3–1
13–13–5 (6–6–5)
February 16
Penn State
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY
Laura Chamberlain
W 4–0
14–13–5 (7–6–5)
February 22
at #7 Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA
Ali Binnington
L 1–4
14–14–5 (7–7–5)
February 23
at #7 Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA
Ali Binnington
L 2–5
14–15–5 (7–8–5)
CHA Tournament
March 1
Penn State*
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY (Quarterfinal, Game 1)
Ali Binnington
W 1–0
15–15–5
March 2
Penn State*
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY (Quarterfinal, Game 2)
Ali Binnington
W 3–2 OT
16–15–5
March 8
vs. Syracuse*
Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Semifinal Game)
Ali Binnington
L 1–2 OT
16–16–5
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
Awards and honors
Assistant captain Forward Tenicia Hiller was named to the All-CHA Second Team.[ 4]
References