2016–17 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season

2016–17 RIT Tigers
women's ice hockey season
2016–17 RIT Tigers; women's ice hockey season
Conference	#5 CHA
Home ice	Gene Polisseni Center, Rochester, NY
Record
Overall	7–27–2
Conference	4–14–2
Home	3–14–0
Road	3–12–2
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Scott McDonald (11th season)
Assistant Coaches	Matt Woodard; Shane Madolora
Captain(s)	Taylor Thurston
Alternate captain(s)	Cassie Clayton ; Mackezie Stone
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Last updated August 23, 2023

The RIT Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Standings

2016–17 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Robert Morris†*	20	15	3	2	32	60	37	34	24	5	6	106	74
Syracuse	20	14	4	2	30	63	24	34	16	13	5	85	59
Mercyhurst	20	11	8	1	23	58	45	35	15	18	2	92	85
Penn State	20	8	10	2	18	47	54	35	9	21	5	74	104
RIT	20	4	14	2	10	31	59	36	7	27	2	49	116
Lindenwood	20	3	16	1	7	18	58	33	6	25	2	36	100
Championship: Robert Morris † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Offseason

September 1: 2016 graduate Jetta Rackleff and 2014 graduate Erin Zach were each selected in the Canadian Women's Hockey League draft.^[2]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Taylor Baker	Defender	Canada	One of 3 recruits from the Toronto Aeros
Claudia Black	Forward	Canada	Key member of the Toronto Aeros
Madison Farrand	Goaltender	United States	Played with the Washington Pride
Tori Haywood	Forward	Canada	Member of the Toronto Aeros
Terra Lanteigne	Goaltender	Canada	Tended the net for Metro Boston Pizza (Nova Scotia)
Jade Mancini	Forward	Canada	Played for the Burlington Jr. Barracudas

Roster

2016–17 Tigers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Taylor Thurston ( C )	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Kanata, Ontario	Nepean Wildcats
4	Caitlin Wallace	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Brantford, Ontario	Stoney Creek Sabres
7	Brooke Baker	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Saline, Michigan	Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
8	Madison Farrand	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Potomac, Maryland	Washington Pride
9	Lindsay Stenason	Senior	F/D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Oakville Hornets
10	Kendall Cornine	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Kinnelon, New Jersey	East Coast Wizards
11	Christa Vuglar	Sophomore	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Crystal Lake, Illinois	Chicago Mission
13	Darcy Henderson	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Barracudas
14	Mackenzie Stone ( A )	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Kars, Ontario	Nepean Wildcats
15	Kandice Sheriff	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Brampton, Ontario	Leaside Wildcats
16	Claudia Black	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Newmarket, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
17	Taylor Baker	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
18	Reagan Rust	Sophomore	F/D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Southaven, Mississippi	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
19	Lauren Carroll	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Carlisle, Ontario	Oakville Hornets
20	Mallory Rushton	Sophomore	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Amherst, Nova Scotia	New Hampton Prep
23	Brinna Dochniak	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota	Stillwater Ponies
24	Kathryn Kennedy	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Hamilton, Ontario	Hamilton Hawks
25	Cassie Clayton ( A )	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Pickering, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
27	Tori Haywood	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Pickering, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
28	Jade Mancini	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
31	Jenna de Jonge	Sophomore	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Pursuit of Excellence
34	Brooke Stoddart	Senior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Elmvale, Ontario	Brampton Thunder
35	Terra Lanteigne	Freshman	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia	Metro Boston Pizza

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 30	at Minnesota State *	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Terra Lanteigne	L 1–2 ^OT	0–1–0
October 1	at Minnesota State*	Verizon Wireless Center • Mankato, MN	Terra Lanteigne	L 1–2	0–2–0
October 7	Providence *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Brooke Stoddart	L 0–7	0–3–0
October 8	Providence*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jenna de Jonge	L 0–3	0–4–0
October 14	Union *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 0–2	0–5–0
October 15	Union*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 2–0	1–5–0
October 21	at Yale *	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT	Terra Lanteigne	L 1–4	1–6–0
October 22	at Yale*	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT	Terra Lanteigne	L 2–8	1–7–0
October 27	Penn State	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 0–2	1–8–0 (0–1–0)
October 28	Penn State	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 0–5	1–9–0 (0–2–0)
November 4	#6 Colgate *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 2–6	1–10–0
November 5	at #6 Colgate*	Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY	Jenna de Jonge	L 1–4	1–11–0
November 11	Robert Morris	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jenna de Jonge	L 3–4	1–12–0 (0–3–0)
November 12	Robert Morris	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Brooke Stoddart	L 1–5	1–13–0 (0–4–0)
November 18	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Terra Lanteigne	L 0–2	1–14–0 (0–5–0)
November 19	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Terra Lanteigne	W 2–1	2–14–0 (1–5–0)
November 25	at Rensselaer *	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 1–5	2–15–0
November 26	at Rensselaer*	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Jenna de Jonge	W 3–1	3–15–0
December 2	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jenna de Jonge	T 2–2 ^OT	3–15–1 (1–5–1)
December 3	Syracuse	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jenna de Jonge	L 0–3	3–16–1 (1–6–1)
December 9	Bemidji State *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jenna de Jonge	L 1–3	3–17–1
December 10	Bemidji State*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jenna de Jonge	L 1–5	3–18–1
January 13, 2017	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Terra Lanteigne	L 2–5	3–19–1 (1–7–1)
January 14	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Terra Lanteigne	W 4–0	4–19–1 (2–7–1)
January 21	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Terra Lanteigne	L 0–3	4–20–1 (2–8–1)
January 22	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Terra Lanteigne	T 4–4 ^OT	4–20–2 (2–8–2)
January 27	Lindenwood	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jenna de Jonge	W 5–0	5–20–2 (3–8–2)
January 28	Lindenwood	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jenna de Jonge	W 1–0	6–20–2 (4–8–2)
February 10	at #8 Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Jenna de Jonge	L 1–4	6–21–2 (4–9–2)
February 11	at #8 Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Jenna de Jonge	L 2–5	6–22–2 (4–10–2)
February 17	Syracuse	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Brooke Stoddart	L 2–5	6–23–2 (4–11–2)
February 18	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Slating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 0–2	6–24–2 (4–12–2)
February 24	Mercyhurst	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 2–3	6–25–2 (4–13–2)
February 24	Mercyhurst	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Brooke Stoddart	L 0–4	6–26–2 (4–14–2)
CHA Tournament
March 2	vs. Penn State*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game)	Jenna de Jonge	W 2–1	7–26–2
March 3	vs. Syracuse*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Jenna de Jonge	L 0–4	7–27–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Mackenzie Stone
CHA Best Defensive Forward^[6]
Caitlin Wallace
CHA Individual Sportsmanship Award^[7]
Terra Lanteigne, Goaltender
CHA All-Rookie Team^[8]

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References

↑ "Thurston, Clayton and Stone named 2016-17 RIT women's hockey captains". Rochester Institute of Technology. August 1, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
↑ "Jetta Rackleff and Erin Zach picked in the 2016 Canadian Women's Hockey League draft". Rochester Institute of Technology. June 26, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
↑ "Six student-athletes to join women's hockey program as class of 2020 is announced". Rochester Institute of Technology. June 9, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
↑ "2016-17 Roster". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "2016-17 Schedule". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
↑ "Three women's hockey standouts earn 2017 College Hockey America honors". Rochester Institute of Technology. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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[1] "Thurston, Clayton and Stone named 2016-17 RIT women's hockey captains". Rochester Institute of Technology. August 1, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[2] "Jetta Rackleff and Erin Zach picked in the 2016 Canadian Women's Hockey League draft". Rochester Institute of Technology. June 26, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[3] "Six student-athletes to join women's hockey program as class of 2020 is announced". Rochester Institute of Technology. June 9, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[4] "2016-17 Roster". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved February 23, 2017.

[5] "2016-17 Schedule". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[6] "Three women's hockey standouts earn 2017 College Hockey America honors". Rochester Institute of Technology. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[7] "ibid". Rochester Institute of Technology. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[8] "ibid". Rochester Institute of Technology. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 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
Conference affiliations	College Hockey America (CHA)
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