2015–16 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season

2015–16 Lindenwood Lady Lions
women's ice hockey season
2015–16 Lindenwood Lady Lions; women's ice hockey season
Conference	College Hockey America
Home ice	Lindenwood Ice Arena
Record
Overall	9–24–4
Home	3–10–3
Road	6–14–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Scott Spencer
Assistant coaches	Cory Whitaker; Melanie Jue
Captain(s)	Tae Otte
Alternate captain(s)	Brooke Peden, Shara Jasper, Nicole Hensley
	Lindenwood Lady Lions women's ice hockey seasons ; « 2014–15 2016–17 »

Last updated August 09, 2024

The Lindenwood Lady Lions women represented Lindenwood University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Lady Lions finished conference play in fifth place, and were eliminated in the first round of the CHA Tournament Final by Robert Morris.

Offseason

May 19: Nicole Hensley attended the Team USA Goaltending Development Camp.^[2]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Jolene Debruyn	Goaltender	Canada	With Team Alberta U18 in 2015 Canada Winter Games
Carla Goodwin	Forward	Canada	Attended Pursuit of Excellence Academy
Alexandra Larson	Defense	Canada	Teammate of Goodwin, Welsh and Lemoine at Pursuit of Excellence
Tirra Lemoine	Forward	Canada	Played for Team Manitoba U18
Shannon Morris-Reade	Forward	Canada	Played for Team British Columbia U18 in 2015 Canada Winter Games
Corbin Welsh	Forward	Canada	Competed with Pursuit of Excellence

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Roster

2015–16 Lady Lions

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
3	Rachel Weich	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	St. Charles, Missouri	National Sports Academy
4	Carrie Atkinson	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Fort Worth, Texas	Dallas Stars Elite
7	Sarah Bobrowski	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Woodbury, Minnesota	Hill-Murray HS
8	Tirra Lemoine	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Lazare, Manitoba	Pursuit of Excellence
10	Emily Gunderson	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Dodge Center, Minnesota	Dodge County
13	Tae Otte ( C )	Sophomore (RS)	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Little Caesar's
17	Shara Jasper ( A )	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Aurora, Colorado	Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
19	Kaitlyn Davidson	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Mars, Pennsylvania	Team Pittsburgh
20	Holly Dietzler	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Bloomington, Minnesota	Jefferson HS
21	Corbin Welsh	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Grand Prairie, Alberta	Pursuit of Excellence
22	Brooke Peden ( A )	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Minburn, Alberta	Edmonton Thunder
23	Shannon Morris-Reade	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia	Team British Columbia U18
24	Katie Nokelby	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	Anchorage, Alaska	Alaska All-Stars
25	Xylia Lang	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Paul, Minnesota	Roseville HS
26	Britainnia Gillanders	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Kyle, Saskatchewan	Warner School
29	Nicole Hensley ( A )	Senior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Lakewood, Colorado	Colorado Select
30	Jolene deBruyn	Freshman	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Grande Prairie, Alberta	Team Alberta U18
31	Sarah McGall	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Owen Sound, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 26	Minnesota Duluth *	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	L 3–4	0–1–0
September 27	Minnesota Duluth*	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–4	0–2–0
October 2	Ohio State *	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	L 1–5	0–3–0
October 3	Ohio State*	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	L 2–3	0–4–0
October 9	at New Hampshire *	Whittemore Center • Durham, NH	Nicole Hensley	W 4–2	1–4–0
October 10	at Northeastern *	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Jolene deBruyn	W 4–2	2–4–0
October 30	Penn State	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	W 5–2	3–4–0 (1–0–0)
October 31	Penn State	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	T 1–1 ^OT	3–4–1 (1–0–1)
November 6	Syracuse	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–3	3–5–1 (1–1–1)
November 7	Syracuse	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	T 1–1 ^OT	3–5–2 (1–1–2)
November 13	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Nicole Hensley	L 2–3	3–6–2 (1–2–2)
November 14	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Nicole Hensley	L 1–2	3–7–2 (1–3–2)
November 21	at #1 Wisconsin *	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Nicole Hensley	L 1–5	3–8–2
November 22	at #1 Wisconsin*	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Jolene deBruyn	L 0–4	3–9–2
November 28	St. Cloud State *	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	L 0–2	3–10–2
November 29	St. Cloud State*	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	L 2–3	3–11–2
December 4	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Nicole Hensley	W 4–1	4–11–2 (2–3–2)
December 5	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Nicole Hensley	T 1–1 ^OT	4–11–3 (2–3–3)
December 12	Robert Morris	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	T 3–3 ^OT	4–11–4 (2–3–4)
December 13	Robert Morris	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	L 1–4	4–12–4 (2–4–4)
January 3, 2016	at Minnesota State *	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Nicole Hensley	L 2–4	4–13–4
January 4	at Minnesota State*	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Nicole Hensley	W 3–1	5–13–4
January 6	at #6 Bemidji State *	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Jolene deBruyn	L 1–2	5–14–4
January 7	at #6 Bemidji State*	Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN	Nicole Hensley	L 3–5	5–15–4
January 22	Mercyhurst	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	L 0–2	5–16–4 (2–5–4)
January 23	Mercyhurst	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	W 1–0	6–16–4 (3–5–4)
January 29	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Nicole Hensley	L 2–5	6–17–4 (3–6–4)
January 30	at Robert Morris	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA	Nicole Hensley	L 2–3	6–18–4 (3–7–4)
February 5	RIT	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	L 2–3	6–19–4 (3–8–4)
February 6	RIT	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Nicole Hensley	W 2–1	7–19–4 (4–8–4)
February 12	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Nicole Hensley	L 0–3	7–20–4 (4–9–4)
February 13	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Nicole Hensley	W 1–0	8–20–4 (5–9–4)
February 19	at Syracuse	Oncenter War Memorial Arena • Syracuse, NY	Nicole Hensley	L 1–6	8–21–4 (5–10–4)
February 20	at Syracuse	Oncenter War Memorial Arena • Syracuse, NY	Nicole Hensley	L 0–2	8–22–4 (5–11–4)
CHA Tournament
February 26	at Robert Morris*	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Nicole Hensley	W 4–3	9–22–4
February 27	at Robert Morris*	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Nicole Hensley	L 1–3	9–23–4
February 28	at Robert Morris*	RMU Island Sports Center • Neville Township, PA (Quarterfinals, Game 3)	Nicole Hensley	L 1–5	9–24–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Nicole Hensley G, 2015–16 All-CHA First Team ^[6]

Sharra Jasper F, 2015–16 All-CHA First Team ^[7]
Shannon Morris-Reade F, 2015–16 All-CHA Rookie Team ^[8]

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References

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↑ "Women's Hockey's Nicole Hensley Participates In U.S. Goaltending Development Camp". Lindenwood University. May 19, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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↑ "2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Lindenwood University. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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↑ "College Hockey America awards led by Syracuse, Mercyhurst". USCHO.com (U.S. College Hockey Online). March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
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[1] "Women's Hockey Begins 2015–16 Season at Home". Lindenwood University. September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[2] "Women's Hockey's Nicole Hensley Participates In U.S. Goaltending Development Camp". Lindenwood University. May 19, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[3] "Women's Hockey Announces 2015 Recruiting Class". Lindenwood University. May 18, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[4] "2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Lindenwood University. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[5] "2015–16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Lindenwood University. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

[6] "College Hockey America awards led by Syracuse, Mercyhurst". USCHO.com (U.S. College Hockey Online). March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

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