Cornell head coach Doug Derraugh participated in the evaluation camp for the senior 2010–11 Canadian national women's team.[3] He was a head coach for Canada Blue (the camp was divided into four teams, Red, White, Yellow, Blue). Jessica Campbell played for Canada Red, Brianne Jenner, Rebecca Johnston, Catherine White and goalie Amanda Mazzotta played for Canada White. Laura Fortino, Lauriane Rougeau and Chelsea Karpenko played for Canada Blue.
September 28: In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll, the Big Red have been voted as the pre-season Number 2.[4]
Jessica Campbell scored four goals against the Robert Morris Colonials in a 9–1 triumph. Two of her scores came on the power play.
Oct 29-30: Brianne Jenner factored in both victories for the Big Red over the weekend. On October 29, she had three assists at Quinnipiac. The following day, she notched a pair of goals and added an assist Saturday at Princeton.[6] Amanda Mazzotta allowed only two goals in two games. On October 29, versus Quinnipiac, she stopped 24 of 25 shots. The following day, she stopped 18 of 19 as the Big Red bested Princeton.[6]
January 7–8: Cornell freshman goaltender Lauren Slebodnik earned two shutouts in her first two career starts.[7] On January 7, she made her NCAA debut by shutting out Yale by a 5–0 margin. With Cornell dressing just 12 skaters, she stopped all 23 Yale shots. The following night, Slebodnik shut out the Brown Bears by a 3–0 mark. Cornell only dressed 11 skaters for the game and she stopped all 15 shots.
Jan 18: Cornell senior Karlee Overguard scored twice, while freshman Lauren Slebodnick made 24 saves to secure a 3–0 victory at Mercyhurst. The win for Cornell avenged the only loss for the Big Red on the season, a 4–3 loss to the Lakers back in November at Lynah Rink. Mercyhurst goaltender Hillary Pattenden stopped 29 of the 32 shots she faced on the night in taking the loss.[8]
In January 2011, for the second time in three weeks, Slebodnik was named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week. She claimed the honor after another week that saw her post a pair of shutouts in three games, including a 3–0 victory versus Number Four ranked Mercyhurst on January 18. The shutout victory versus Mercyhurst marked the first time in nearly two years that the club was shut out. In addition, it was the first time since October 2005 that Mercyhurst had been shut out during the regular season.
She made 24 saves in the victory versus Mercyhurst. She followed by making 12 saves on 13 shots on January 21 in a 6-1 win against Colgate. The following day, she finished her week with her fourth shutout of the year in six starts. She made 14 saves in a 5-0 whitewashing of Colgate.
With the three straight wins, Cornell has extended their winning streak to 16 straight contests. During the regular season, they are unbeaten in ECAC Hockey action. Slebodnick filled in for junior Amanda Mazzotta during the month of January while Mazzotta was out with an injury. With Mazzotta, the goaltending duo has coupled to claim five of the nine goaltender of the week awards handed out by the league during weeks that Cornell has played.[9]
March 12: The Big Red advanced to its second consecutive Frozen Four with a 7-1 defeat of Dartmouth in the NCAA regional.
The team matched an NCAA tournament record for goals in a game. The Big Red's 31 victories are the most by any Big Red hockey team, men's or women's, surpassing the 30-win men's hockey team of 2002-03 that advanced to the Frozen Four. Chelsea Karpenko scored two goals and had an assist, while Catherine White had one goal and two assists.[14]
