RIT Tigers women's ice hockey

RIT Tigers women's ice hockey
Current season
University	Rochester Institute of Technology
Conference	CHA
Head coach	Celeste Brown 1st season, 0–0–0
Arena	Gene Polisseni Center Henrietta, New York
Student section	RIT Corner Crew
Colors	Orange, white, and black [1]
NCAA Tournament championships
Division III: 2012
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
Division III: 2011, 2012
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division III: 2007, 2011, 2012 Division I: 2015
Conference Tournament championships
ECAC West: 2011, 2012 CHA: 2014, 2015
Conference regular season championships
ECAC West: 2011, 2012

The RIT Tigers women's ice hockey team is one of two hockey teams representing Rochester Institute of Technology in suburban Rochester, New York. The team moved to NCAA Division I women's ice hockey as a member of College Hockey America after many years at Division III as part of the ECAC West conference. The Bruce B. Bates Women's Hockey Coach is former RIT player and captain Celeste Brown.

History

RIT added women's varsity hockey for the 1975–1976 season. After many years in the ECAC East, RIT moved to the ECAC West league for the 2007–08 season. The team made three NCAA tournament appearances at the Division III level, in 2007, 2011, and 2012, with a record of 5–2 in tournament games. They lost their lone game in the 2007 campaign to Amherst College. In their 2011 campaign, the lady Tigers lost at home, in the Frozen Four final, to Norwich University.

In 2012, the Tigers won their first national championship, on home ice, against Norwich University. It was the third-ever national championship for RIT's athletic program and first in women's sports. ^{[2] [3]}

On March 20, 2012, RIT announced that the women's team would move up to Division I for the 2012–13 season, as the men's team did six years prior. The Tigers joined the College Hockey America conference. ^{[4] [5]}

After a successful first season at the division I level going 16–16–5, even after losing their first DI game 6–2 to the Mercyhurst Lakers, the Tigers advanced to the CHA semifinals where they fell to the Syracuse Orange 2–1 in overtime. The next season was yet another season to remember. The Tigers participated in the Frozen Frontier. A 10-day hockey festival at Rochester's Frontier Field. The Tigers fell to Clarkson University 6–2. The Tigers went on to win 11 out of their last 18 to win the CHA championship 2–1 in double overtime against the team that defeated them in their first ever division I game, the Mercyhurst Lakers.

In 2014–15, their first season at the 4,300-seat Gene Polisseni Center, the Tigers went 15–19–5 and finished in last place in the CHA. But they won every game in the 2015 CHA Tournament, beating Robert Morris, Mercyhurst, and then Syracuse, 2–1 in double overtime, to capture their second straight CHA championship. The trophy this year came with the CHA's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where the Tigers fell 2–6 to the eventual champions, #2 Minnesota.

In 2015, Bruce Bates, an MIT trustee emeritus and women's ice hockey season ticket holder, donated RIT's first athletic endowment to the women's ice hockey team, to support the head coach position. ^[6]

On July 10, 2018, it was announced that long-time head coach Scott McDonald would be stepping down as head coach of the women's hockey team. He left as the all-time victory leader for the women's team, compiling a 205-154-29 record in 12 seasons. ^[7] Chad Davis was announced as his replacement on August 22, 2018 ^[8] with former Buffalo Beauts player Hannah McGowan being hired as assistant coach. ^[9] On April 30, 2020, it was reported that RIT parted ways with Davis and McGowan as coaches. Davis compiled a 24-37-9 record in two seasons as head coach. ^[10]

On July 17, 2020, former RIT women's hockey player and captain Celeste Brown was named the next head coach of the program. ^{[11] [12]}

Year by year

Won Championship

Lost Championship

Conference Champions

League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	T	Conference	Conf. W	Conf. L	Conf. T	Finish	Conference Playoffs	NCAA Tournament
2022-23	Celeste Brown	4	26	2	CHA	1	13	2	5th CHA	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2021-22	Celeste Brown	2	27	4	CHA	1	12	3	5th CHA	Won First Round vs. Lindenwood (6-4) Lost Semifinals vs. Syracuse (3-2)	Did not qualify
2020–21	Celeste Brown	1	15	0	CHA	1	14	0	5th CHA	Lost First Round vs. Robert Morris (0–4)	Did not qualify
2019–20	Chad Davis	12	19	4	CHA	5	13	2	5th CHA	Lost First Round vs. Penn State (1–4)	Did not qualify
2018–19	Chad Davis	12	18	5	CHA	8	11	1	5th CHA	Lost First Round vs. Penn State (1–4)	Did not qualify
2017–18	Scott McDonald	4	28	3	CHA	1	19	0	6th CHA	Lost First Round vs. Syracuse (1–5)	Did not qualify
2016–17	Scott McDonald	7	27	2	CHA	4	14	2	6th CHA	Won First Round vs. Penn State (2–1) Lost Semifinals vs. Syracuse (0-4)	Did not qualify
2015–16	Scott McDonald	8	27	1	CHA	4	15	1	6th CHA	Lost First Round vs. Penn State (0-2, 2–3)	Did not qualify
2014–15	Scott McDonald	15	19	5	CHA	5	12	3	6th CHA	Won First Round vs. Robert Morris (3–1, 1–0) Won Semifinals vs. Mercyhurst (4–1) Won Championship vs. Syracuse (2–1 2OT)	Lost in First Round vs. Minnesota (2–6)
2013–14	Scott McDonald	20	15	3	CHA	11	7	2	3rd CHA	Won First Round vs. Penn State (3–2 OT, 2–0) Won Semifinals vs. Robert Morris (4–1) Won Championship vs. Mercyhurst (2–1 2OT)	Ineligible (transition year)
2012–13	Scott McDonald	16	16	5	CHA	7	8	5	3rd CHA	Won First Round vs. Penn State (1–0, 3–2 OT) Lost Semifinals vs. Syracuse (1–2 OT)	Ineligible (transition year)
2011–12	Scott McDonald	28	1	1	D-III ECAC West	16	1	1	1st ECAC West	Won in Semifinal vs. Potsdam (6–1) Won Championship vs. Plattsburgh (5–1)	Won in First Round vs. Concordia (Minn.) (5–2) Won in Frozen Four vs. Plattsburgh (2–1 OT) Won Championship vs. Norwich (4–1)
2010–11	Scott McDonald	26	2	2	D-III ECAC West	15	1	2	1st ECAC West	Won in Semifinal vs. Utica (2–0) Won Championship vs. Plattsburgh (2–1)	Won in First Round vs. Adrian (10–1) Won in Frozen Four vs. Middlebury (5–2) Lost in Championship vs. Norwich (2–5)
2009–10	Scott McDonald	19	5	3	D-III ECAC West	13	3	2	3rd ECAC West	Won in First Round vs. Potsdam (5–0) Lost in Semifinals vs. Elmira (1–2 OT)	Did not qualify

Current roster

As of August 29, 2022. ^[13]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2		Bailey Kehl	Sophomore	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2002-03-06	Quincy, Washington	Okanagan Hockey Academy
3		Chloe McNeil	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-07-24	Ottawa, Ontario	Providence College
4		Jessie Burks	Sophomore	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2003-02-28	Sun Valley, Idaho	Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna
5		Bronwyn Khangsar	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2003-03-05	Lewisville, Texas	Dallas Stars Elite
6		Athena Vasdani	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-09-01	Oakville, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
7		Kyla Bear	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-07-05	Ochapowace, Saskatchewan	Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna
8		Lindsay Maloney	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-02-14	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville South High School
10		Ella Fesette	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2003-10-10	Plattsburgh, New York	Northwood School
11		Emma Roland	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2002-04-30	Williamsville, New York	Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
14		Annie Burks	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-02-28	Sun Valley, Idaho	Rink Hockey Academy
16		Megan McCormick	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-11-02	Clarendon Hills, Illinois	Team Illinois
17		Amy Dobson	Graduate	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2000-08-31	Burlington, Ontario	Penn State University
18		Lexi Sung	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2004-09-03	Great Falls, Virginia	Washington Pride
19		Hana Solinger	Senior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2001-06-19	Chatsworth, Ontario	Cambridge Rivulettes
20		Karly Kolssak	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2004-01-01	Wheeling, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans
21		Camryn Brownschidle	Freshman	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2004-01-12	Clarence, New York	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
22		Hayley Glazer	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2004-02-08	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
23		Kylie Aquaro	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2003-01-01	Yardley, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
24		Jaymee Nolan	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2001-06-08	Dublin, Ontario	London Jr. Devilettes
25		Addie Carr	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2003-08-03	Glenview, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans
26		Nicole Ness	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-04-06	Anchorage, Alaska	St. Cloud State University
28		Mia Tsilemos	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-04-21	Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
29		Sophia Bellina	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2003-07-17	Cleveland, Ohio	Culver Academies
30		Sarah Coe	Sophomore	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-01-01	Brooklin, Ontario	Whitby Jr. Wolves
36		Emma Stephen	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2001-02-21	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Little Caesars

Award winners

National

Laura Hurd Award winners

• 2011: Sarah Dagg '11

All-Americans 2009–11: Sarah Dagg '11 2011: Tracy Galbraith '11 2011: Katie Stack '11 (second team) 2012: Kristina Moss '13 2012: Laura Chamberlain '14 (second team) 2012: Kourtney Kunichika '14 (second team)

Tournament MVP 2012: Laura Chamberlain, '14

ECAC West

Coach of the Year 2011: Scott McDonald 2009: Scott McDonald (tie)

Player of the Year 2011: Sarah Dagg '11

Tournament MVP

• 2011: Kourtney Kunichika '14
• 2012: Kim Schlattman '13

College Hockey America

• Mackenzie Stone – RIT, 2016–17 CHA Best Defensive Forward ^[14]
• Caitlin Wallace – RIT, 2016–17 CHA Individual Sportsmanship ^[14]
• Lindsay Grigg – RIT, 2014–15 CHA Best Defensive Forward ^[15]
• Taylor Thurston – RIT, 2014–15 CHA Individual Sportsmanship ^[15]

Weekly Honors

• Cassie Clayton, CHA Player of the Week (Week of March 9, 2015) ^[16]
• Ali Binnington, CHA Goaltender of the Week (Week of March 9, 2015)

All-Star Honors

• Terra Lanteigne – RIT, 2016–17 CHA All-Rookie Team ^[14]
• Reagan Rust: 2015–16 CHA CHA All-Rookie Team ^[17]
• Christa Vulglar: 2014–15 CHA CHA All-Rookie Team ^[15]

Tournament All-Stars

• Ali Binnington, 2015 CHA Tournament MVP
• Cassie Clayton, 2015 CHA All-Tournament Team
• Lindsay Grigg, 2015 CHA All-Tournament Team
• Morgan Scoyne, 2015 CHA All-Tournament Team

Player histories

Sarah Dagg was recognized as the 2011 ECAC West Player of the Year after contributing to the Tigers program-record 26 wins. In addition, she helped the Tigers to their first conference regular season and post-season championships. Her points total for the season was 18 goals and 24 assists in 30 games.

In her senior season, Dagg advanced to the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship game. In her four seasons at RIT, the Tigers accumulated a won-loss record of 85–17–7, while finishing as the Tigers all-time leading scorer. Her career totals stand at 63 goals and 91 assists, while competing in 109 games. She is the Tigers all-time assists leader while recording three consecutive forty point seasons. In addition, she is second all-time at RIT with 20 power-play goals, while she stands tied at first place in shorthanded goals with nine.

Tigers in professional hockey

= CWHL All-Star

= PHF All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

Player	Position	Team(s)	League(s)	Years	Clarkson Cup	Isobel Cup
Celeste Brown [18]	Forward	New York Riveters Connecticut Whale	PHF	2
Kendall Cornine	Forward	Metropolitan Riveters	PHF
Sarah Dagg [19]	Forward	Burlington Barracudas Brampton Thunder	CWHL	2
Lindsay Grigg [20]	Forward	Buffalo Beauts HV71 Jönköping Markham Thunder	PHF SDHL CWHL	3	1 (2018)
Kourtney Kunichika [21]	Forward	Buffalo Beauts	PHF	3		1 (2017)
Jetta Rackleff [22]	Goaltender	Worcester Blades Team New England	CWHL PWHPA	3
Erin Zach [23]	Forward	Buffalo Beauts Toronto Furies	PHF CWHL	2
Kendall Cornine [24]	Forward	Metropolitan Riveters	PHF	2
Mallory Rushton [25]	Forward	Metropolitan Riveters	PHF	2
Brooke Baker [26]	Forward	Metropolitan Riveters	PHF	1
Brinna Dochniak [27]	Defense	Connecticut Whale	PHF	1
Kandice Sheriff [28]	Forward	Buffalo Beauts	PHF	1
Terra Lanteigne [29]	Goaltender		PWHPA	1
Logan Land [30]	Defense		PWHPA	1

CWHL Draft picks

Player	Draft year	Selection	Team
Sarah Dagg [31]	2011 CWHL Draft	16	Burlington Barracudas
Katie Stack [31]	2011 CWHL Draft	23	Toronto Furies
Erin Zach [32]	2016 CWHL Draft	32	Toronto Furies
Jetta Rackleff [32]	2016 CWHL Draft	52	Brampton Thunder

PHF Draft picks

Player	Draft year	Selection	Team
Kendall Cornine [33]	2018 NWHL Draft	6	Metropolitan Riveters
Logan Land [34]	2020 NWHL Draft	26	Buffalo Beauts

See also

• RIT Tigers men's ice hockey

References

• Venniro, Joe; Jaynes, Steve (2010). RIT Women's Hockey 2010–11 Media Guide (PDF). Rochester, New York: RIT Sports Information Office and University News. Retrieved 2011-02-20.

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External links

• Official website