2014–15 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season

2014–15 RIT Tigers
women's ice hockey season
2014–15 RIT Tigers; women's ice hockey season
CHA Tournament Champions; NCAA Quarterfinals, L 2–6 at Minnesota
Conference	#6 CHA
Home ice	Gene Polisseni Center, Rochester, NY
Record
Overall	15–19–5
Home	6–8–2
Road	8–11–3
Neutral	1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Scott McDonald (9th season)
Captain(s)	Lindsay Grigg ; Celeste Brown
Alternate captain(s)	Morgan Scoyne ; Taylor Thurston
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The RIT Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. In their third year at the Division I level, the Tigers repeated as CHA Tournament champions and secured their first berth in the NCAA tournament.

Offseason

August 8: It was announced by the NCAA that the RIT Tigers have passed their two-year probation and have qualified to become a full-fledged member of NCAA Division I hockey as of the 2014-15 campaign. Of note, the Tigers are now eligible to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and gain the opportunity to bid for hosting rights for future NCAA Tournaments.^[2]

Standings

2014–15 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference record							Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Mercyhurst ^†	20	14	5	1	29	66	31	35	23	9	3	96	56
Syracuse	20	8	6	6	22	45	39	36	11	15	10	75	97
Penn State	20	9	9	2	20	42	46	37	17	16	4	72	88
Robert Morris	20	8	8	4	20	45	43	35	11	19	5	68	91
Lindenwood	20	7	11	2	16	40	59	33	10	21	2	57	102
RIT*	20	5	12	3	13	32	52	39	15	19	5	71	87
Championship: RIT † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Lauren Carroll	Defense	Canada	Oakville Jr. Hornets
Maddie Grisko	Defense	United States	Buffalo Bisons
Darcy Henderson	Forward	Canada	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
Victoria Pitawanakwat	Forward	Canada	Sudbury Lady Wolves
Christa Vuglar	Defense	United States	Chicago Mission

Transfer

Player	Position	Nationality	Former School
Haley Northcote	Defense	Canada	Minnesota State University

News and notes

March 7: Double overtime was required in order for RIT to claim their second consecutive CHA Tournament title. A 2-1 win against Syracuse resulted in the longest contest in Syracuse history. The first goal of the game was scored by Syracuse in the second period. Lindsay Grigg tied the game in the third, with assists being credited to Caitlin Wallace and Taylor Thurston. Carly Payerl logged the overtime-winning tally against Syracuse backstop Jenn Gilligan in double overtime.^[4]

Roster

2014–15 Tigers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Taylor Thurston ( A )	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Kanata, Ontario	Nepean Wildcats
3	Morgan Scoyne ( A )	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Drumbo, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
4	Caitlin Wallace	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Brantford, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
5	Haley Northcote	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Cumberland, Ontario	Minnesota State
9	Lindsay Stenason	Sophomore	F/D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Hornets
11	Christa Vuglar	Freshman	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Crystal Lake, Illinois	Chicago Mission
13	Darcy Henderson	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Barracudas
14	Mackenzie Stone	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Kars, Ontario	Nepean Wildcats
15	Kolbee McRea	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Wawa, Ontario	Burlington Barracudas
16	Maddie Grisko	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Buffalo, New York	Buffalo Bisons
17	Carly Payerl	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Kitchener, Ontario	Waterloo K-W Rangers
18	Lauren Carroll	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Carlisle, Ontario	Oakville Hornets
19	Marissa Maugeri	Senior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Ajax, Ontario	Durham West Lightning
21	Emilee Bulleid	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Waterdown, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
22	Victoria Pitawanakwat	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Manitowaning, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
23	Lindsay Grigg ( C )	Senior	F/D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Hornets
24	Celeste Brown ( C )	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Great Falls, Montana	National Sports Academy
25	Cassie Clayton	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Pickering, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
27	Jess Paton	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Woodstock, Ontario	Waterloo K-W Rangers
34	Brooke Stoddart	Sophomore	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Elmvale, Ontario	Brampton Thunder
35	Jetta Rackleff	Junior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Bend, Oregon	Anaheim Lady Ducks
39	Ali Binnington	Senior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 3	Union *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	W 2–1	1–0–0
October 4	Union*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	W 2–0	2–0–0
October 10	New Hampshire *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	L 0–1	2–1–0
October 11	Northeastern *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Brooke Stoddart	T 2–2 ^OT	2–1–1
October 18	at Vermont *	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Ali Binnington	L 1–2	2–2–1
October 19	at Vermont*	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT	Ali Binnington	W 2–0	3–2–1
October 24	at Brown *	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Ali Binnington	W 4–1	4–2–1
October 25	at Brown*	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Brooke Stoddart	W 5–2	5–2–1
October 31	Lindenwood	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	T 1–1 ^OT	5–2–2 (0–0–1)
November 1	Lindenwood	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	L 1–3	5–3–2 (0–1–1)
November 7	at Princeton *	Hobey Baker Rink • Princeton, NJ	Brooke Stoddart	L 3–4 ^OT	5–4–2
November 8	at Princeton*	Hobey Baker Rink • Princeton, NJ	Jetta Rackleff	T 0–0 ^OT	5–4–3
November 14	Penn State	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	W 3–0	6–4–3 (1–1–1)
November 15	Penn State	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	L 2–3 ^OT	6–5–3 (1–2–1)
November 21	at #8 Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Jetta Rackleff	L 1–4	6–6–3 (1–3–1)
November 22	at #8 Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Jetta Rackleff	L 1–4	6–7–3 (1–4–1)
November 28	at Rensselaer *	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Brooke Stoddart	L 1–4	6–8–3
November 29	at Rensselaer*	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Jetta Rackleff	W 3–0	7–8–3
December 6	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jetta Rackleff	L 2–4	7–9–3 (1–5–1)
December 12	North Dakota *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jetta Rackleff	L 1–3	7–10–3
December 13	North Dakota*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jetta Rackleff	L 1–6	7–11–3
January 9, 2015	Robert Morris	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	L 0–2	7–12–3 (1–6–1)
January 10	Robert Morris	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	W 3–2	8–12–3 (2–6–1)
January 17	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Ali Binnington	L 1–2	8–13–3 (2–7–1)
January 18	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Ali Binnington	L 1–3	8–14–3 (2–8–1)
January 23	Syracuse	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	W 4–3 ^OT	9–14–3 (3–8–1)
January 30	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Brooke Stoddart	W 5–4 ^OT	10–14–3 (4–8–1)
January 31	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Brooke Stoddart	L 0–1	10–15–3 (4–9–1)
February 6	Mercyhurst	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	L 1–5	10–16–3 (4–10–1)
February 7	Mercyhurst	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	L 0–3	10–17–3 (4–11–1)
February 13	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Ali Binnington	T 2–2 ^OT	10–17–4 (4–11–2)
February 14	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Ali Binnington	T 2–2 ^OT	10–17–5 (4–11–3)
February 20	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Ali Binnington	L 1–4	10–18–5 (4–12–3)
February 21	Syracuse	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ali Binnington	W 1–0	11–18–5 (5–12–3)
CHA Tournament
February 27	at Robert Morris*	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA (Quarterfinal, Game 1)	Ali Binnington	W 3–1	12–18–5
February 28	at Robert Morris*	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA (Quarterfinal, Game 2)	Ali Binnington	W 1–0	13–18–5
March 6	at Mercyhurst*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Semifinal Game)	Ali Binnington	W 4–1	14–18–5
March 7	vs. Syracuse*	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (CHA Championship Game)	Ali Binnington	W 2–1 ^2OT	15–18–5
NCAA Tournament
March 14	at Minnesota *	Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN (Quarterfinal Game)	Ali Binnington	L 2–6	15–19–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Lindsay Grigg
CHA Best Defensive Forward^[7]
Taylor Thurston
CHA Individual Sportsmanship
Christa Vuglar
CHA All- Rookie Team

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References

↑ "Women's hockey announces captains for the 2014-15 season; four Tigers to hold the prestigious honor". Rochester Institute of Technology. May 9, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "Women's hockey officially recognized as a Division I program by the NCAA". Rochester Institute of Technology. August 8, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "Women's hockey unveils Class of 2018; six student-athletes to join squad". Rochester Institute of Technology. September 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "Women's hockey to face top-seed Minnesota in NCAA Division I Tournament Quarterfinal on Saturday". Rochester Institute of Technology. March 8, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "2014-15 Roster". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "2014-15 Schedule". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "Mercyhurst leads the way at CHA awards banquet". U.S. College Hockey Online (USHCO). March 7, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

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[1] "Women's hockey announces captains for the 2014-15 season; four Tigers to hold the prestigious honor". Rochester Institute of Technology. May 9, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

[2] "Women's hockey officially recognized as a Division I program by the NCAA". Rochester Institute of Technology. August 8, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

[3] "Women's hockey unveils Class of 2018; six student-athletes to join squad". Rochester Institute of Technology. September 17, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

[4] "Women's hockey to face top-seed Minnesota in NCAA Division I Tournament Quarterfinal on Saturday". Rochester Institute of Technology. March 8, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

[5] "2014-15 Roster". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

[6] "2014-15 Schedule". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

[7] "Mercyhurst leads the way at CHA awards banquet". U.S. College Hockey Online (USHCO). March 7, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

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v t e RIT Tigers women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Gene Polisseni Center
Head coaches	Scott McDonald (2005–2018) Chad Davis (2018–2020) Celeste Brown (2020–present)
Seasons	2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	College Hockey America (2012–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (2024–present)
National championships (D-III)	2012
NCAA Tournament appearances (D-I)	2015
Conference Tournament champions	CHA: 2014 2015
Laura Hurd Award winners	Sarah Dagg '11
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

2014–15 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season

CHA Tournament Champions NCAA Quarterfinals, L 2–6 at Minnesota

Conference	#6 CHA
Home ice	Gene Polisseni Center, Rochester, NY
Record
Overall	15–19–5
Home	6–8–2
Road	8–11–3
Neutral	1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Scott McDonald (9th season)
Captain(s)	Lindsay Grigg ^[1] Celeste Brown
Alternate captain(s)	Morgan Scoyne Taylor Thurston
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