2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season

2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials
women's ice hockey season
2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials; women's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd College Hockey America
Home ice	Colonials Arena
Record
Overall	20–12–4
Conference	13–5–2
Home	11–6–1
Road	8–5–3
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Paul Colontino (9th season)
Assistant Coaches	Logan Bittle; Jen Kindret
Captain(s)	Jacee Gephard
Alternate captain(s)	Sarah Lecavalier; Natalie Marcuzzi; Lexi Templeman
	Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey seasons ; « 2018–19 2020–21 »

Last updated March 20, 2023

The Robert Morris Colonials women represent Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

Offseason

7/23: Incoming Freshman Goalie Raygan Kirk was the youngest player to be invited to the Canadian National Women's Development Camp.^[2]
8/27: Former RMU star Jen Kindret was added to the coaching staff.^[3]

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

Roster

2019–20 Colonials

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Raygan Kirk	Freshman	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ste. Anne, Manitoba	Team Canada U-18
3	Gillian Thompson	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
4	Allyson Hebert	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	St. Andrews West, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
5	Emily Curlett	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Lapeer, Michigan	Little Caesars U19
6	Janey Sandoval	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	West Fargo, North Dakota	Minnesota Revolution
7	Wasyn Rice	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Invermere, British Columbia	Ontario Hockey Academy
9	Maggy Burbidge	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Falmouth, Nova Scotia	Nepean Wildcats
10	Lexi Templeman ( A )	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Staffa, Ontario	Kitchener Waterloo Rangers
11	Alison Rodgers	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Oswego, New York	Minnesota-Duluth
12	Leah Marino	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	South Lake Tahoe, California	North American Hockey Academy
14	Courtney Kollman	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Calgary, Alberta	Edge School
15	Sarah Lecavalier ( A )	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Strathmore, Alberta	U North Dakota
16	Michaela Boyle	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Reading, Massachusetts	Clarkson
17	Jaycee Gephard ( C )	Senior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Plenty, Saskatchewan	Team Canada U18
18	Mackenzie Krasowski	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Keswick, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
19	Marah Wagner	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Langley, British Columbia	North American Hockey Academy
21	Kyleigh Hanzlik	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin
22	Emilie Harley	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	Syracuse, New York	Ontario Hockey Academy
24	Anjelica Diffendal	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
25	Joelle Fiala	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Clavet, Saskatchewan	Saskatoon Stars
26	Anna Fairman	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Troy, Michigan	Belle Tire
27	Natalie Marcuzzi ( A )	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Thornhill, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
30	Molly Singewald	Junior	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Farmington, Minnesota	Culver Prep
35	Arielle Desmet	Sophomore	G	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Charlotte, Vermont	North American Hockey Academy

2019-20 schedule

Source:^[5]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 27	Union *		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 6-1	1–0–0
September 28	Union*		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	A. DeSmet	W 5-0	2–0–0
October 11	#2 Minnesota *		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	L 3-4	2–1–0
October 12	#2 Minnesota*		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	A. DeSmet	L 2-6	2–2–0
October 18	#4 Clarkson *	#10	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	A. DeSmet	T 3-3 ^OT	2–2–1
October 19	#4 Clarkson*	#10	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	A. DeSmet	L 5-6	2–3–1
October 25	at #5 Cornell *	#8	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Raygan Kirk	L 0-6	2–4–1
October 26	at #5 Cornell*	#8	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	A. DeSmet	L 0-3	2–5–1
November 1	Penn State		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 5-2	3–5–1 (1–0–0)
November 2	Penn State		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 5-0	4–5–1 (2–0–0)
November 8	at Lindenwood		Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO	Raygan Kirk	W 2-0	5–5–1 (3–0–0)
November 9	at Lindenwood		Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO	A. DeSmet	W 4-3	6–5–1 (4–0–0)
November 23	at Rensselaer *		Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Raygan Kirk	W 3-1	7–5–1
November 24	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, NY	A. DeSmet	W 6-1	8–5–1
November 29	at St. Lawrence *		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Raygan Kirk	W 3-2	9–5–1
November 30	at St. Lawrence*		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	A. DeSmet	T 1-1 ^OT	9–5–2
December 6	Mercyhurst	#10	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	A. DeSmet	L 2-5	9–6–2 (4–1–0)
December 7	Mercyhurst	#10	Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	A. DeSmet	W 3-1	10–6–2 (5–1–0)
January 4, 2020	#1 Wisconsin *		UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex • Cranberry Twnshp, PA (Battle at the Burgh, Opening Round)	Raygan Kirk	L 1-3	10–7–2
January 5	Colgate *		UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex • Cranberry Twnshp, PA (Battle at the Burgh, Consolation Game)	Raygan Kirk	W 6-5	11–7–2
January 10	at RIT		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Raygan Kirk	L 1-2	11–8–2 (5–2–0)
January 11	at RIT		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	A. DeSmet	W 6-4	12–8–2 (6–2–0)
January 17	Syracuse		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 5-1	13–8–2 (7–2–0)
January 18	Syracuse		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	L 0-1	13–9–2 (7–3–0)
January 24	Lindenwood		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 3-0	14–9–2 (8–3–0)
January 25	Lindenwood		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 4-1	15–9–2 (9–3–0)
February 7	at Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 3-1	16–9–2 (10–3–0)
February 8	at Penn State		Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	A. DeSmet	T 2-2 ^OT	16–9–3 (10–3–1)
February 14	at Mercyhurst		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Raygan Kirk	L 3-5	16–10–3 (10–4–1)
February 15	at Mercyhurst		Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Raygan Kirk	T 5-5 ^OT	16–10–4 (10–4–2)
February 21	RIT		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 5-1	17–10–4 (11–4–2)
February 22	RIT		Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 5-2	18–10–4 (12–4–2)
February 28	at Syracuse		Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Raygan Kirk	W 2-0	19–10–4 (13–4–2)
February 29	at Syracuse		Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Raygan Kirk	L 2-4	19–11–4 (13–5–2)
CHA Tournament
March 6	vs. Syracuse*		LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Raygan Kirk	W 5-2	20–11–4
March 7	vs. Mercyhurst*		LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Championship Game)	Raygan Kirk	L 1-2 ^OT	20–12–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

RMU had three players honored with CHA All-Conference First Team laurels, Senior forward Jaycee Gephard earned her spot with her 28 assists enough to be second highest in the nation. Junior Emily Curlett was a first team defender, as the nation's leader in power play goals. Lexi Templeman (Forward, Second Team), Maggie Burbidge (Forward, All-Rookie Team) and Raygan Kirk (Goaltender, All-Rookie Team) rounded out CHA Regular season awards for Robert Morris.^[6]

Defender Jordan Mortlock was named to the 2020 All-Tournament team.^[7]

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References

↑ "Women's Hockey Anoints Gebhard To Head Leadership Group". Robert Morris University. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
↑ "Incoming Women's Hockey Freshman Invited to Canada Camp". Robert Morris University. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
↑ "Colonials Alum Kindret Joins Colontino's Staff". Robert Morris University. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
↑ "2019–20 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Robert Morris University. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
↑ "2019–20 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Robert Morris University. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
↑ "Regular Season Awards Handed Out at End-of-Year Banquet". College Hockey America. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
↑ "2020 CHA Tournament". College Hockey America. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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[1] "Women's Hockey Anoints Gebhard To Head Leadership Group". Robert Morris University. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[2] "Incoming Women's Hockey Freshman Invited to Canada Camp". Robert Morris University. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[3] "Colonials Alum Kindret Joins Colontino's Staff". Robert Morris University. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[4] "2019–20 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Robert Morris University. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[5] "2019–20 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Robert Morris University. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[6] "Regular Season Awards Handed Out at End-of-Year Banquet". College Hockey America. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

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v t e Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Island Sports Center
Head coaches	Jody Katz (2005–2006) Kevin McGonagle (2005–2006) Nate Handrahan (2006–2011) Paul Colontino (2011– )
Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Conference affiliations	College Hockey America (CHA)
All-time leaders	Brittany Howard (181 points, 79 goals, 102 assists, +66 plus/minus) Thea Imbrogno, 25 power play goals Rebecca Vint (7 short-handed goals) Kirsten Welsh (236 penalty minutes) Jessica Dodds (61 wins, 16 ties) Brianne McLaughlin (79 losses, 3809 saves)
National championships	2017 2021
Conference Tournament champions	CHA: 2012, 2017
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