2018–19 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season

2018–19 Syracuse Orange
women's ice hockey season
2018–19 Syracuse Orange; women's ice hockey season
CHA Tournament Champions; 8th Seed, Lost to #1 Wisconsin 0-4
Conference	3rd College Hockey America
Home ice	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion
Record
Overall	13-22-3
Conference	10–8–2
Home	4-8-3
Road	6-13-0
Neutral	3-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Paul Flanagan 11th season
Assistant coaches	Julie Knerr; Brendon Knight
Captain(s)	Allie Munroe; Lindsay Eastwood
Alternate captain(s)	Brooke Avery
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The Syracuse Orange women represented Syracuse University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Orange earned the first trip to the NCAA Tournament in program history.^[2]

Offseason

Captain Allie Munroe participated on Hockey Canada's National Women's Development Team Selection Camp and the Hockey Canada's National Women's Team Fall Festival.^[3]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Lauren Bellefontaine	Forward	Canada	One of 3 recruits from Nepean Jr. Wildcats
Shelby Calof	Defense	Canada	Blue-liner for Nepean
Anonda Hoppner	Forward	Canada	Transfer from Colgate
Marielle McHale	Forward	United States	Williston Northampton grad
Abby Moloughney	Forward	Canada	Named to Team Canada U18
Allison Small	Goaltender	Canada	Mid-Season Transfer from Quinnipiac

Standings

2018–19 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Robert Morris †	20	13	4	3	29	61	35	36	16	14	6	92	87
Mercyhurst	20	12	6	2	26	54	46	34	15	14	5	88	96
Syracuse*	20	10	8	2	22	55	54	38	13	22	3	89	126
Penn State	20	6	9	5	17	36	43	36	13	14	9	73	72
RIT	20	8	11	1	17	40	46	35	12	18	5	67	84
Lindenwood	20	3	14	3	9	43	65	33	7	22	4	75	93
Championship: March 8, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Roster

2018–19 Orange

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Logan Hicks	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Scottsdale, Arizona	St. Louis Lady Blues
3	Amanda Bäckebo	Junior	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Ganef, Sweden	Swedish National Team U18
4	Lindsay Eastwood ( C )	Junior (RS)	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	Kanata, Ontario	Team Canada U18
6	Shelby Calof	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
7	Emma Polaski	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Morristown, New Jersey	New Jersey Colonials
8	Lauren Bellefontaine	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Kemptville, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
9	Allie Munroe ( C )	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	New Hampton
11	Kelli Rowswell	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Manitoba U18
12	Kristen Siermachesky	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	New Liskeard, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
13	Abby Moloughney	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Team Canada U18
14	Savannah Rennie	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	East St. Paul, Manitoba	Team Manitoba U18
15	Sarah Stuehr	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Westwood, Massachusetts	Warner Hockey School
18	Allie Olnowich	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Chatham, New Jersey	New Jersey Rockets
19	Dakota Derrer	Graduate	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Mancelona, Michigan	Traverse City-St. Francis
20	Anonda Hoppner	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Carp, Ontario	Colgate
21	Brooke Avery ( A )	Senior (RS)	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Concord, New Hampshire	New Hampshire
22	Jessica DiGirolamo	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Mississauga, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets
23	Marielle McHale	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Clifton Park, New York	Williston Northampton School
27	Victoria Klimek	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Orangeville, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets
30	Maddi Welch	Senior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	East Amherst, New York	Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
31	Allison Small	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Nestleton, Ontario	Quinnipiac
32	Ady Cohen	Junior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Boynton Beach, Florida	Gilmour Academy

2018-19 Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 6	at #6 Boston College *	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Maddi Welch	L 1-5	0–1–0
October 12	Mercyhurst	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	L 2-4	0–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 13	Mercyhurst	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Ady Cohen	L 0-1	0–3–0 (0–2–0)
October 19	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Ady Cohen	W 5-4 ^OT	1–3–0 (1–2–0)
October 20	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Maddi Welch	W 6-3	2–3–0 (2–2–0)
October 23	at #7 Cornell *	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Ady Cohen	L 1-4	2–4–0
October 26	#2 Clarkson *	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Ady Cohen	L 2-6	2–5–0
October 27	at #2 Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Maddi Welch	L 3-4 ^OT	2–6–0
November 3	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Maddi Welch	W 1-0	3–6–0 (3–2–0)
November 4	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Maddi Welch	W 5-2	4–6–0 (4–2–0)
November 10	Princeton *	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	T 1-1 ^OT	4–6–1
November 11	Princeton*	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	L 3-5	4–7–1
November 16	RIT	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	L 4-6	4–8–1 (4–3–0)
November 23	at Vermont *	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Opening Round)	Maddi Welch	L 0-2	4–9–1
November 24	vs. #8 St. Lawrence *	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT (Windjammer Classic, Consolation Game)	Maddi Welch	L 0-4	4–10–1
December 1	at #1 Wisconsin *	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Maddi Welch	L 1-6	4–11–1
December 2	at #1 Wisconsin*	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Maddi Welch	L 1-9	4–13–1
December 6	#10 Colgate *	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	L 2-5	4–13–1
December 8	at #10 Colgate*	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Maddi Welch	L 2-4	4–14–1
January 8, 2019	at Rensselaer *	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Ady Cohen	L 1-2	4–15–1
January 11	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Allison Small	L 2-4	4–16–1 (4–4–0)
January 18	Robert Morris	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	W 3-2 ^OT	5–16–1 (5–4–0)
January 19	Robert Morris	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	L 1-5	5–17–1 (5–5–0)
January 25	Penn State	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	W 2-1	6–17–1 (6–5–0)
January 26	Penn State	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	T 1-1 ^OT	6–17–2 (6–5–1)
January 29	#6 Cornell*	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Allison Small	L 2-5	6–18–2
February 8	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Maddi Welch	W 6-5	7–18–2 (7–5–1)
February 9	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Ady Cohen	W 4-0	8–18–2 (8–5–1)
February 15	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Ady Cohen	L 0-1	8–19–2 (8–6–1)
February 16	RIT	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Ady Cohen	T 1-1 ^OT	8–19–3 (8–6–2)
February 22	Lindenwood	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Ady Cohen	W 5-4 ^OT	9–19–3 (9–6–2)
February 23	Lindenwood	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	W 5-1	10–19–3 (10–6–2)
March 1	at Robert Morris	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Ady Cohen	L 0-5	10–20–3 (10–7–2)
March 2	at Robert Morris	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Maddi Welch	L 2-4	10–21–3 (10–8–2)
CHA Tournament
March 6	vs. Lindenwood*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal)	Maddi Welch	W 4–1	11–21–3
March 7	vs. Mercyhurst*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Ady Cohen	W 4–3	12–21–3
March 8	vs. Robert Morris*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Ady Cohen	W 6–2	13–21–3
NCAA Tournament
March 16	at #1 Wisconsin *	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI (Quarterfinal)	Ady Cohen	L 0–4	13–22–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

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↑ "CHA Champions! Orange Punch Ticket to NCAAs". Syracuse University. March 8, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
↑ "Munroe Earns Invite to Cnanda's National Women's Team Fall Festival". Syracuse University. September 10, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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v t e Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion
Head coaches	Paul Flanagan (2008–2022) Britni Smith
Seasons	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Conference affiliations	College Hockey America (CHA, 2008–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (AHA, 2024–present)
Olympians	Akane Hosoyamada Stefanie Marty
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY

2018–19 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season


CHA Tournament Champions 8th Seed, Lost to #1 Wisconsin 0-4

Conference	3rd College Hockey America
Home ice	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion
Record
Overall	13-22-3
Conference	10–8–2
Home	4-8-3
Road	6-13-0
Neutral	3-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Paul Flanagan 11th season
Assistant coaches	Julie Knerr Brendon Knight
Captain(s)	Allie Munroe^[1] Lindsay Eastwood
Alternate captain(s)	Brooke Avery
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