2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season

2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials
women's ice hockey season
2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials; women's ice hockey season
Quarterfinals, L, 1-5 vs Northeastern
Conference	1st College Hockey America
Home ice	Colonials Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	10
Record
Overall	16-7-1
Conference	11-7-1
Home	8-4-0
Road	5–3-1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Paul Colontino (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Logan Bittle; Jen Kindret; Ryan Gayso
Captain(s)	Lexi Templeman
Alternate captain(s)	Emily Curlett, Emilie Harley
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The Robert Morris Colonials women represent Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season, the 16th overall in program history. Qualifying for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, the program ranked as the #8 seed.^[1]

During the first period of a January 30, 2021 tilt versus the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers, team captain Lexi Templeman recorded the first natural hat trick of her career, part of a four-point offensive outburst in a 7-0 shutout win. It marked the first natural hat trick scored by a Colonials skater since Michaela Boyle achieved the feat on November 24, 2019.^[3]

On Senior Night, celebrated on February 20, 2021, goaltender Molly Singewald made her first career start. A member of the Colonials Class of 2021, she recorded a shutout victory.^[4]

Making their fifth consecutive appearance in the CHA championship game, Gillian Thompson would score the game’s only goal, while Raygan Kirk recorded 36 saves in a tightly contested 1-0 victory on March 6 versus the Syracuse Orange, resulting in their third playoff crown.^[5]

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Molly Pedone	Forward	United States	Played at Shattuck St. Mary's
Ellie Marcovsky	Forward	United States	Competed with the Selects Hockey Academy U19 program
Chace Sperling	Defense	Canada	Graduate of the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy

Standings

2020–21 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference Regular Season							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Penn State †	20	16	2	2	34	70	29	21	16	3	2	72	32
#10 Robert Morris*	19	11	7	1	23	53	38	25	16	8	1	71	45
Mercyhurst	17	10	6	1	21	48	34	18	10	7	1	50	37
Syracuse	15	8	6	1	17	45	28	22	12	9	1	67	39
Lindenwood	16	2	13	1	5	24	56	17	2	14	1	24	62
RIT	15	1	14	0	2	9	64	16	1	15	0	9	68
Championship: March 6, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Roster

2020–21 Colonials

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

2020-21 schedule

Source:^[7]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
December 3	Lindenwood		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	Raygan Kirk	W 4-2	1–0–0
December 4	Lindenwood		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	W 4-0	2-0-0 (2-0-0)
December 10	Lindenwood		St. Charles, Missouri	W 4-0	3-0-0 (3-0-0)
December 11	Lindenwood		St. Charles, Missouri	W 2-1 ^OT	4-0-0 (4-0-0)
January 4	Adrian College Bulldogs		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	W 7-0	5-0-0 (4-0-0)
January 8	Penn State		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	L 2-3	5-1-0 (4-1-0)
January 9	Penn State		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	L 1-4	5-2-0 (4-2-0)
January 15	Mercyhurst		Erie, PA	T 2-2 ^OT	5-2-1 (4-2-1)
January 16	Mercyhurst		Erie, PA	W 3-2 ^OT	6-2-1 (5-2-1)
January 22	at Syracuse		Syracuse, NY	W 2-1	7-2-1 (6-2-1)
January 23	at Syracuse		Syracuse, NY	W 2-1	8-2-1 (7-2-1)
January 29	Rochester Institute of Technology		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	W 5-0	9-2-1 (8-2-1)
January 30	Rochester Institute of Technology		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	W 7-0	10-2-1 (9-2-1)
February 2	Mercyhurst Lakers		Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA	L 2-4	10-3-1 (9-3-1)
February 5	at Penn State	#8/9	University Park, Pennsylvania	L 1-2	10-4-1 (9-4-1)
February 6	at Penn State	#8/9	University Park, Pennsylvania	L 2-4	10-5-1 (9-5-1)
February 9	Mercyhurst Lakers		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	W 3-2	11-5-1 (10-5-1)
February 15	at Rochester Institute of Technology		Rochester, New York	W 5-3	12-5-1 (11-5-1)
February 17	at Rochester Institute of Technology		Rochester, New York	W 5-3	13-5-1 (12-5-1)
February 20	Sacred Heart		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	W 1-0	14-5-1 (12-5-1)
February 21	Sacred Heart		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA	W 8-0	15-5-1 (12-5-1)
February 26	Syracuse		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 1-3	15-6-1 (12-6-1)
February 27	Syracuse		Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 1-4	15-7-1 (12-7-1)
College Hockey America Tournament
March 4	vs. RIT Tigers		Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, Pennsylvania	W 4-0	16-7-1 (13-7-1)
March 5	vs. Mercyhurst		Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, Pennsylvania	W 3-2 ^OT	17-7-1 (14-7-1)
March 6	vs. Syracuse		Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, Pennsylvania	W 1-0	18-7-1 (15-7-1)
NCAA Tournament
March 15	vs. Northeastern		Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, Pennsylvania	L 1-5	18-8-1 (15-7-1)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Emily Curlett, All-USCHO.com Third Team^[8]
Molly Singewald, CHA Goaltender of the Week (awarded February 22) ^[9]
Lexi Templeman, College Hockey America Player of the Week (awarded February 1)
Lexi Templeman, CHA First Team All-Star^[10]

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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
Robert Morris University Neville Township, PA