2019–20 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season

2019–20 RIT Tigers
women's ice hockey season
2019–20 RIT Tigers; women's ice hockey season
Conference	5th CHA
Home ice	Gene Polisseni Center, Rochester, NY
Record
Overall	12–19–4
Conference	5–13–2
Home	11–8–3
Road	1–10–1
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Chad Davis (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Hannah McGowan
Captain(s)	Logan Land
Alternate captain(s)	Terra Lanteigne ; Ellie Larson
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The RIT Tigers Women's' Hockey Team represented the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. While Chad Davis still shaped his team in his second year, he was able to gain stability with a large influx of underclassmen.

Offseason

April 3: RIT Athletic Hall of Famer and Hockey Humanitarian Award laureate Kristine (Pierce) Brassie ('99) died. Brassie was named in SPORTMagazine's Heroes Edition (November, 1998) along with football great John Elway, basketball legend Michael Jordan, and Wayne Gretzky of the NHL. She was the first RIT athlete to have her jersey (No. 12) retired.^[2]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Maddie Dunham	Defense	United States	Played for the Chicago Mission
Rachel Goff	Forward	United States	Maggie Dunham's teammate on the Chicago Mission
Kylie Lalonde	Forward	Canada	Played for the Ottawa Lady Senators
Justine Larkin	Defense	Canada	Teammate of Lalonde's on Ottawa Lady Senators
Taylor Liotta	Goaltender	Canada	Minded the net for Oakville Jr. Hornets
Jaymee Nolan	Forward	Canada	Winger for the London Jr. Devilettes
Hana Solinger	Forward	Canada	Former member of the Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes
Christa Stefanopoulos	Forward	United States	Quebec native attended Dawson College

Standings

2019–20 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#10 Mercyhurst †*	20	13	4	3	29	68	40	34	19	10	5	107	73
Robert Morris	20	13	5	2	28	67	40	34	19	11	4	111	82
Syracuse	20	11	7	2	24	69	40	34	13	19	2	99	89
Penn State	20	7	8	5	19	38	42	36	13	15	8	70	80
RIT	20	5	13	2	12	39	72	34	12	18	4	76	103
Lindenwood	20	3	15	2	8	26	73	33	5	23	5	42	117
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2018–19 Tigers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
5	Madison Itagaki	Sophomore	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Glenview, Illinois	Chicago Mission
6	Stella Haberman	Junior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Golden Valley, Minnesota	Minnesota Whitecaps
8	Madison Farrand	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Potomac, Maryland	Washington Pride
9	Maddie Dunham	Freshman	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Glenview, Illinois	Brampton Canadettes
10	Hunter Barnett	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Caledon, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
13	Taylor Sims	Sophomore	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Deep River, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
14	Ellie Larson ( A )	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Hutchinson, Minnesota	Hutchinson HS
15	Rachel Goff	Freshman	F	5' 0" (1.52 m)	Naperville, Illinois	Chicago Mission
17	Taylor Baker	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
18	Abby Davies	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Ashton, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
19	Hana Solinger	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Chatsworth, Ontario	Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes
20	Christa Stefanopoulos	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Pierrefonds, Quebec	Dawson College
21	Logan Land ( C )	Graduate	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Turkey Point, Ontario	Burlington Barracudas
22	Jordan Marchese	Junior	F/D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Mississauga, Ontario	Brampton Canadettes
23	Kylie LaLonde	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Arnprior, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
24	Jaymee Nolan	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Dublin, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
26	Baylee Trani	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Huntington Beach, California	New England Hockey Club
27	Justine Larkin	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
28	Jade Mancini	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
30	Jessi O'Leary	Junior	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Woodstock, New Brunswick	Team New Brunswick
32	Taylor Liotta	Freshman	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Mississauga, Ontario	Oakville Jr. Hornets
35	Terra Lanteigne ( A )	Senior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia	Metro Boston Pizza

2019–20 Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 4	Vermont *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 1-3	0–1–0
October 5	Vermont*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	T 4-4 ^OT	0–1–1
October 11	St. Cloud State *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 1-4	0–2–1
October 12	St. Cloud State*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 0-3	0–3–1
October 18	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Terra Lanteigne	L 2-4	0–4–1 (0–1–0)
October 19	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Terra Lanteigne	L 0-6	0–5–1 (0–2–0)
October 25	Brown *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jessi O'Leary	W 6-0	1–5–1
October 26	Brown*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jessi O'Leary	W 4-2	2–5–1
November 1	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Jessi O'Leary	W 7-4	3–5–1 (1–2–0)
November 2	Syracuse	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jessi O'Leary	L 0-3	3–6–1 (1–3–0)
November 15	Dartmouth *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 4-3	4–6–1
November 16	Dartmouth*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jessi O'Leary	L 1-2 ^OT	4–7–1
November 19	at Union *	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Terra Lanteigne	T 2-2 ^OT	4–7–2
November 26	at Colgate *	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Jessi O'Leary	L 0-2	4–8–2
December 6	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Jessi O'Leary	L 0-3	4–9–2 (1–4–0)
December 7	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Terra Lanteigne	L 2-6	4–10–2 (1–5–0)
December 14	LIU *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 3-2 ^OT	5–10–2
December 15	LIU*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 5-2	6–10–2
January 3, 2018	Sacred Heart *	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 3-2 ^OT	7–10–2
January 4	Sacred Heart*	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 3-0	8–10–2
January 10	Robert Morris	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 2-1	9–10–2 (2–5–0)
January 11	Robert Morris	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 4-6	9–11–2 (2–6–0)
January 17	Lindenwood	Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO	Terra Lanteigne	L 0-3	9–12–2 (2–7–0)
January 18	Lindenwood	Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO	Terra Lanteigne	L 0-2	9–13–2 (2–8–0)
January 24	Mercyhurst	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Jessi O'Leary	L 2-5	9–14–2 (2–9–0)
January 25	Mercyhurst	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Taylor Liotta	L 1-5	9–15–2 (2–10–0)
February 7	at Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Terra Lanteigne	L 1-3	9–16–2 (2–11–0)
February 8	Syracuse	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	T 2-2 ^OT	9–16–3 (2–11–1)
February 14	Penn State	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 4-2	10–16–3 (3–11–1)
February 15	Penn State	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 4-3	11–16–3 (4–11–1)
February 21	at Robert Morris	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Terra Lanteigne	L 1-5	11–17–3 (4–12–1)
February 22	at Robert Morris	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Terra Lanteigne	L 2-5	11–18–3 (4–13–1)
February 28	Lindenwood	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	W 2-5	12–18–3 (5–13–1)
February 29	Lindenwood	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Terra Lanteigne	T 1-1 ^OT	12–18–4 (5–13–2)
CHA Tournament
March 5	vs. Penn State*	LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game)	Terra Lanteigne	L 1-4	12–19–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Senior goaltender Terra Lanteigne was named the CHA All-Conference Second Team^[5] on the strength of a 2.97 Goals Against Average. Lanteigne leaves RIT with 2,392 saves, the most in the program's history. She had been the 2019-19 CHA Player of the Year.

Freshman Forward Jaymee Nolan was named to the CHA All-Rookie Team, with six goals on the season.

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References

↑ "RIT women's hockey excited to begin the 2019-20 season". Rochester Institute of Technology. October 3, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
↑ "RIT Athletics mourns the loss of former women's hockey star, Hall of Famer Kristine (Pierce) Brassie". Rochester Institute of Technology. April 4, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
↑ "2019-20 Roster". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
↑ "2019-20 Schedule". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
↑ "Regular Season Awards Handed Out at End-of-Year Banquet". College Hockey America. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

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[1] "RIT women's hockey excited to begin the 2019-20 season". Rochester Institute of Technology. October 3, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

[2] "RIT Athletics mourns the loss of former women's hockey star, Hall of Famer Kristine (Pierce) Brassie". Rochester Institute of Technology. April 4, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 Roster". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

[4] "2019-20 Schedule". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

[5] "Regular Season Awards Handed Out at End-of-Year Banquet". College Hockey America. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

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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
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