Colby Mules women's ice hockey

Colby Mules women's ice hockey
Colby Mules women's ice hockey
University	Colby College
Conference	NESCAC
Head coach	Holley Tyng
Arena	Waterville, Maine
Colors	Colby blue and Priscilla gray;

Last updated July 13, 2025

The Colby Mules Women's Ice Hockey program represents Colby College. The program started in 1975 and is one of the oldest women's hockey programs in the nation.^[2] The team was a founding member of the ECAC Division I League, and currently is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), one of the top competitive Division III conferences in the nation.

Players

The Mules have had six All-American awards, including two-time All-American, 2024 NESCAC Player of the Year, and 2022 NESCAC Rookie of the Year, Meg Rittenhouse '24.

Coaches

Laura Halldorson led the Mules to a 12-9-1 overall record in 1995–96. In the process, she earned ECAC Co-Coach of the Year honors as well as being named the New England Hockey Writers’ Coach of the Year. While at Colby, she recruited and coached U.S. National Team members Meaghan Sittler and Barb Gordon.^[3] Following two seasons as an assistant at Princeton, she took over at Colby, where she spent seven seasons building a program that turned a 5-12-2 record in her first season into a 12-9-1 mark in her last season.
Holley Tyng joined the Mules in 2016 and was named the 2020 NESCAC Coach of the Year. She reached her 100th career victory in January 2025 in a 4-1 win over Trinity College and has a career record of 100-74-18.^[4] In her first season as coach, Coach Tyng brought the team from two wins in 2016-17 to 15 wins in 2019-20. The team had its most wins in program history in 2022-23.^[4]

Postseason

ECAC Tournament

1988
- FIRST ROUND, New Hampshire 4, Colby 0
1996
- QUARTERFINALS AT HIGHER SEEDS, No. 1 Brown 7, No. 8 Colby 2^[5]
1997
- QUARTERFINALS, No. 1 Brown 6, No. 8 Colby 2

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NCAA Tournament

2021-22
- SECOND ROUND
2022-23
- SECOND ROUND

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Awards and honors

Laura Halldorson, ECAC Co-Coach of the Year honors
Laura Halldorson, New England Hockey Writers’ Coach of the Year.
Courtney Kennedy, 1998 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans
Meaghan Sittler, 1998 American Women's College Hockey Alliance All-Americans^[7]
Meaghan Sittler, 1998 Top 10 Finalist, Patty Kazmaier Award ^[8]

References

↑ Colby Identity Standards Manual (PDF). December 14, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
1 2 3 "Women's Ice Hockey Program Overview". Colby College. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
↑ "Laura Halldorson". gophersports.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
1 2 "Head Coach Holley Tyng Earns 100th Career Win". Colby College. January 31, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
↑ "Galleries". CNN. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
↑ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/tournament/alltime-tourney-results.pdf Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
↑ "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] Colby Identity Standards Manual (PDF). December 14, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[auto1-2] 1 2 3 "Women's Ice Hockey Program Overview". Colby College. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

[3] "Laura Halldorson". gophersports.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2010.

[auto-4] 1 2 "Head Coach Holley Tyng Earns 100th Career Win". Colby College. January 31, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

[5] "Galleries". CNN. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2010.

[6] ttp://www.ecachockey.com/women/tournament/alltime-tourney-results.pdf Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

[7] "American Hockey Coaches Association". Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2008.

[8] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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