2011–12 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC
Home ice	Bright Hockey Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Katey Stone

Offseason

• Sept. 15: In the ECAC preseason coaches poll, Harvard was picked to finish second. Harvard is one of only two teams to earn more than 100 points in the pol. Two-time defending league champion Cornell took first, gathering 121 total points and 11 first-place votes. ^[1]
• Oct. 6: Former Crimson player Angela Ruggiero will be inducted into the National Italian Sports Hall of Fame. Ruggiero's induction will occur on October 22 in Chicago. ^[2]

Recruiting

Player	Nationality	Position	Height	Shoots	Hometown	Former team
Hillary Crowe	United States	Forward	5-11	R	Eden Prairie, Minn.	The Blake School
Sarah Edney	Canada	Defense	5-6	L	Mississauga, Ont.	Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS
Michelle Picard	United States	Defense	5-6	L	Taunton, Mass.	Noble & Greenough School
Tiana Press	United States	Goalie	5-6	R	Minnetonka, Minn.	St. Margaret's
Samantha Reber	United States	Forward	5-9	L	Edina, Minn.	Edina

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Time	Score	Record
Oct 22, 2011	McGill	4:00 p.m.

Regular season

• November 12: Hillary Crowe recorded her first career goal and assist in the same contest versus the Cornell Big Red. ^[3] The first assist of her NCAA career came on the first NCAA goal for Sarah Edney. ^[4]
• January 13 to 14: Hillary Crowe registered four points in two ECAC conference wins versus RPI and Union. Of note, she assisted on the game-winning goals in both contests. In the win versus RPI, Crowe contributed with three assists in a come from behind win. ^[5]
• February 3: Jillian Dempsey helped the Crimson come back from a 2-0 deficit versus Quinnipiac. In a 4-2 final tally, she registered her ninth multi-point game of the year.
• February 4: Dempsey was one goal short of tying the NCAA record for goals in a game, netting five against Princeton. With Harvard behind 1-0 in the second period, she netted three straight markers for a natural hat trick. Late in the second, she added her fourth of the frame. Dempsey recorded a power-play and a short-handed goal also. Her fifth goal came with 41 seconds remaining in the contest. ^[6]
• February 7: The Crimson faced a three-goal third-period deficit, and lost the Women's Beanpot consolation game to Boston College at Walter Brown Arena. The 4-2 loss marks the first time since 1993 that the Crimson finished fourth at the annual Beanpot. ^[7]

Standings

2011–12 Eastern College Athletic Conference standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3Cornell	16	14	2	0	28	75	23		22	19	3	0	107	39
#8Harvard	16	11	4	1	23	51	24		22	14	7	1	75	42
#10Dartmouth	16	10	4	2	22	39	26		22	14	6	2	66	47
Clarkson	16	10	4	2	22	51	23		28	16	7	5	82	51
Quinnipiac	16	10	4	2	22	42	30		27	15	10	2	65	59
St. Lawrence	16	9	5	2	20	47	35		27	15	8	4	85	63
Princeton	16	7	7	2	16	35	28		23	9	10	4	49	48
Brown	16	4	8	4	12	22	42		23	7	9	7	50	51
Rensselaer	16	5	9	2	12	34	44		28	8	16	4	63	83
Colgate	16	3	12	1	7	26	56		27	8	18	1	57	81
Union	16	2	12	2	6	20	47		28	4	20	4	48	89
Yale	16	1	15	0	2	14	78		23	1	22	0	22	118
Championship: To be determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings: Conference rankings: Updated February 1st, 2012

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	Score	Record
Oct 28, 2011	at St. Lawrence	7:00 p.m.
Oct 29, 2011	at Clarkson	4:00 p.m.
Nov 11, 2011	at Colgate	7:00 p.m.
Nov 12, 2011	at Cornell	4:00 p.m.
Nov 18, 2011	Clarkson	7:00 p.m.
Nov 19, 2011	St. Lawrence	4:00 p.m.
Nov 23, 2011	Dartmouth	7:00 p.m.
Nov 26, 2011	Minnesota	4:00 p.m.
Nov 27, 2011	Minnesota	1:00 p.m.
Nov 30, 2011	at Dartmouth	7:00 p.m.
Dec 9, 2011	New Hampshire	7:00 p.m.
Dec 10, 2011	at Providence	1:00 p.m.
Jan 3, 2012	at Connecticut	7:00 p.m.
Jan 6, 2012	at Princeton	7:00 p.m.
Jan 7, 2012	at Quinnipiac	4:00 p.m.
Jan 13, 2012	Union	7:00 p.m.
Jan 14, 2012	Rensselaer	4:00 p.m.
Jan 20, 2012	Cornell	7:00 p.m.
Jan 21, 2012	Colgate	4:00 p.m.
Jan 27, 2012	at Yale	7:00 p.m.
Jan 28, 2012	at Brown	4:00 p.m.
Jan 31, 2012	at Boston University Beanpot first round	7:00 p.m.	2-5
Feb 3, 2012	Quinnipiac	7:00 p.m.	4-2
Feb 4, 2012	Princeton	4:00 p.m.	10-1
Feb 10, 2012	at Rensselaer	7:00 p.m.
Feb 11, 2012	at Union	4:00 p.m.
Feb 17, 2012	Brown	7:00 p.m.
Feb 18, 2012	Yale	4:00 p.m.

Conference record

CHA school	Record
Brown
Clarkson
Cornell
Colgate
Dartmouth
Quinnipiac
Princeton
RPI
St. Lawrence
Union
Yale

Awards and honors

• Laura Bellamy, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011) ^[8]
• Hillary Crowe, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of January 17, 2012) ^[9]
• Jillian Dempsey, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011) ^[10]
• Jillian Dempsey, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 6, 2012) ^[11]
• Jillian Dempsey, Harvard Athlete of the Week (Week of February 6, 2012) ^[12]
• Jillian Dempsey, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 28, 2012) ^[13]
• Jillian Dempsey, Finalist, ECAC Player of the Year (2011–12) ^[14]
• Samantha Reber, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011) ^[15]
• Samantha Reber, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 6, 2012)

References

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