2013–14 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season

2013–14 Robert Morris Colonials
women's ice hockey season
2013–14 Robert Morris Colonials; women's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd College Hockey America
Home ice	RMU Island Sports Center
Record
Overall	24–8–3
Conference	13–5–2
Home	14–4–1
Road	10–3–2
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Paul Colontino (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Logan Bittle; Jinelle Siergiej
Captain(s)	Kristen Richards
Alternate captain(s)	Brandi Pollock; Thea Imbrogno
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The Robert Morris Colonials women represented Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2013-14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Colonials finished conference play in second place, and were eliminated in the first round of the CHA Tournament by RIT.

Offseason

April 11: Former Goaltender Brianne McLaughlin earned a gold medal with the US team at the IIHF World Championships.^[2]

Standings

2013–14 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#6 Mercyhurst ^†	20	15	3	2	32	77	31	33	24	9	4	123	70
Robert Morris	20	13	5	2	28	57	33	35	25	8	4	100	59
RIT*	20	11	7	2	24	51	44	38	20	15	3	87	95
Syracuse	20	9	8	3	21	61	46	37	20	14	3	99	75
Lindenwood	20	5	13	2	12	35	72	34	5	26	3	46	121
Penn State	20	1	18	1	3	26	79	38	6	29	3	49	130
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll

Roster

2013–14 Colonials

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Jessica Dodds	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	London, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
2	Leah Carlson	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Copper Center, Alaska	Kenny Lake
3	Brittany Howard	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	St. Thomas, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
4	Katelyn Scott	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Brighton, Michigan	Belle Tire
5	Anneline Lauziere	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	St. Thomas, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
6	Kelsey Gunn	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Smith Falls, Ontario	Niagara University
7	Tia Kipfer	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Stratford, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
8	Megan Eady	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Renfrew, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
9	Kylie St. Louis	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Windsor, Ontario	Southwest Wildcats
10	Rikki Meilleur	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	St. Adolphe, Manitoba	Shaftesbury Titans
11	Kristin Richards ( C )	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Niagara University
14	Mikaela Lowater	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Thornhill, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
15	Maeve Garvey	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
16	Erin Staniewski	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Strathroy, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
17	Anissa Gamble	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Fredericton, New Brunswick	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
19	Thea Imbrogno ( A )	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Etobicoke, Ontario	Mississauga Jr, Chiefs
21	Maddie Collias	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Roseville, Michigan	Belle Tire
22	Ashley Vesci	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Lawrence Academy(MA)
24	Rebecca Vint	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Caledon, Ontario	Brampton Jr. Thunder
26	Mackenzie Johnston	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Barrie, Ontario	Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins
27	Katie Fergus	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
28	Brandi Pollock ( A )	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Virden, Manitoba	Westman Wildcats
29	Carley Catherine	Freshman	G	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Bloomington, Illinois	Rochester Edge
31	Courtney Vinet	Junior	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Camrose, Alberta	Edge School

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 4	Rensselaer *		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Courtney Vinet	L 0–3	0–1–0
October 5	Rensselaer*		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 3–2 ^OT	1–1–0
October 11	at Bemidji State *		Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Courtney Vinet	W 2–1	2–1–0
October 12	at Bemidji State *		Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Jessica Dodds	W 3–0	3–1–0
October 18	#7 Boston University *		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Courtney Vinet	L 2–5	3–2–0
October 19	#7 Boston University*		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 3–0	4–2–0
October 25	Vermont *		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 4–3	5–2–0
October 26	Vermont*		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 6–4	6–2–0
October 31	at Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Courtney Vinet	W 4–0	7–2–0 (1–0–0)
November 1	at Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 6–0	8–2–0 (2–0–0)
November 8	#9 Mercyhurst		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Courtney Vinet	L 0–2	8–3–0 (2–1–0)
November 9	#9 Mercyhurst		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 3–2	9–3–0 (3–1–0)
November 15	Lindenwood		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 3–2	10–3–0 (4–1–0)
November 16	Lindenwood		RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Courtney Vinet	W 3–1	11–3–0 (5–1–0)
November 22	at Syracuse		Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jessica Dodds	T 1–1 ^OT	11–3–1 (5–1–1)
November 23	at Syracuse		Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jessica Dodds	W 2–1	12–3–1 (6–1–1)
November 26	at Ohio State *	#10	OSU Ice Rink • Columbus, OH	Jessica Dodds	W 2–1	13–3–1
November 29	Maine *	#10	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 4–2	14–3–1
December 6	RIT	#10	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 2–1	15–3–1 (7–1–1)
December 7	RIT	#10	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 4–2	16–3–1 (8–1–1)
January 4, 2014	St. Lawrence *	#10	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 4–2	17–3–1
January 5	St. Lawrence*	#10	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 3–0	18–3–1
January 17	at #10 Quinnipiac *	#8	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Jessica Dodds	T 1–1 ^OT	18–3–2
January 18	at #10 Quinnipiac*	#8	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Jessica Dodds	W 5–1	19–3–2
January 24	at Mercyhurst	#8	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 3–1	20–3–2 (9–1–1)
January 25	at Mercyhurst	#8	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Jessica Dodds	L 3–5	20–4–2 (9–2–1)
January 31	at Lindenwood	#8	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jessica Dodds	W 6–1	21–4–2 (10–2–1)
February 1	at Lindenwood	#8	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jessica Dodds	L 2–4	21–5–2 (10–3–1)
February 7	Syracuse	#8	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	T 3–3 ^OT	21–5–3 (10–3–2)
February 8	Syracuse	#8	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	L 1–3	21–6–3 (10–4–2)
February 14	at RIT	#9	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY	Jessica Dodds	W 2–1	22–6–3 (11–4–2)
February 15	at RIT	#9	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY	Jessica Dodds	L 0–1	22–7–3 (11–5–2)
February 21	Penn State	#9	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 5–2	23–7–3 (12–5–2)
February 22	Penn State	#9	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Jessica Dodds	W 4–0	24–7–3 (13–5–2)
CHA Tournament
March 7	vs. RIT*	#10	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Semifinal Game)	Jessica Dodds	L 1–4	24–8–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Brittany Howard and Jessica Dodds were named to the USCHO All-Rookie Team^[5]

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References

↑ "RMU Tabbed Third in CHA Preseason Poll". Robert Morris University. September 19, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ "RMU Alum Earns Gold Medal at World Championships". Robert Morris University. April 11, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
↑ "2013–14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Robert Morris University. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
↑ "2013–14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Robert Morris University. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
↑ "Dodds, Howard Named to USCHO All-Rookie Team". Robert Morris University. March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

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[1] "RMU Tabbed Third in CHA Preseason Poll". Robert Morris University. September 19, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[2] "RMU Alum Earns Gold Medal at World Championships". Robert Morris University. April 11, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[3] "2013–14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Robert Morris University. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[4] "2013–14 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Robert Morris University. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

[5] "Dodds, Howard Named to USCHO All-Rookie Team". Robert Morris University. March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2020.

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