2015–16 RPI Engineers women's ice hockey season

2015–16 Rensselaer Engineers
women's ice hockey season
Conference8th ECAC Hockey
Home iceHouston Field House
Record
Overall10-17-7
Home5-9-3
Road5-8-4
Coaches and captains
Head coachJohn Burke
Assistant coachesJake Anderson
Robert Cathcart
Christie Cicero
Captain(s)Jenn Godin
Alexa Gruschow
Mari Mankey
Rensselaer Engineers women's ice hockey seasons
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The Rensselaer Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Engineers had their best season since 2010.

Offseason

  • October 1:Jordan Smelker ('14) was named a member of Team USA for the 4 Nations Cup, heldfrom November 4 to 8 in Sundsvall, Sweden.[1]

Recruiting

[2]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Kira Bombay Goaltender  Canada Minded the Net for Nepean Jr. Wildcats
Jaimie Grigsby Forward  Canada Played for the Whitby Wolves
Josefine Hansen Defense  Denmark Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's
Ana Orzechowski Defense  United States Blueliner for Pittsburgh Pens Elite
Taylor Schwalbe Forward  United States Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's
Lovisa Selander Goaltender  Sweden Goalie with SDE Riksserien
Makenna Thomas Forward  United States Played with Chicago Young Americans
Aly Tremblay Forward  United States Played with Minnesota Revolution

2015–16 Engineers

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Vermont Sarah Till Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) Jericho, Vermont Rice Academy
6 Ontario Jaimie Grigsby Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Whitby, Ontario Whitby Jr. Wolves
9 Denmark Josefine Hansen Freshman D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Copenhagen, Denmark Shattuck-St. Mary's
10 New Jersey Lauren Wash Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Belle Meade, New Jersey New Jersey Rockets
11 Pennsylvania Alexa Gruschow (C) Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Washington Pride
12 New Hampshire Jenn Godin (C) Senior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) New London, New Hampshire Tabor Academy
13 New York (state) Ana Orzechowski Freshman D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Tonawanda, New York Pittsburgh Pens Elite
14 New Hampshire Shayna Tomlinson Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Gilford, New Hampshire Assabet Valley
15 Ontario Laura Horwood Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Belleville, Ontario Durham West Lightning
16 Minnesota Mari Mankey (C) Senior F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Hopkins, Minnesota Hopkins HS
17 Minnesota Hannah Behounek Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka HS
18 Wisconsin Makenna Thomas Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Hartland, Wisconsin Chicago Young Americans
19 Pennsylvania Marisa Raspa Sophomore F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Downingtown, Pennsylvania North American Hockey Academy
20 Minnesota Amanda Kimmerle Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Anoka, Minnesota Anoka HS
21 Minnesota Katie Rooney Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Buffalo, Minnesota Buffalo HS
23 Alaska Taylor Schwalbe Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Anchorage, Alaska Shattuck-St. Mary's
24 Ontario Brandi Banks Senior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Burlington, Ontario Stoney Creek Sabres
25 Michigan Whitney Renn Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Troy, Michigan Detroit Little Caesars
26 North Carolina Lindsey Hylwa Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Cary, North Carolina Gilmore Academy
28 Wisconsin Aly Tremblay Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Hayward, Wisconsin Minnesota Revolution
33 Ontario Kira Bombay Freshman G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Orleans, Ontario Nepean Jr. Wildcats
35 Sweden Lovisa Selander Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) Sollentuna, Sweden SDE Riksserien


Schedule

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 2 #6 North Dakota* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander L 3–4  0–1–0
October 3 #6 North Dakota* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander L 1–4  0–2–0
October 9 at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Lovisa Selander W 6–2  1–2–0
October 10 at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Sarah Till W 3–1  2–2–0
October 16 Robert Morris* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander L 0–2  2–3–0
October 17 Robert Morris* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Sarah Till L 1–3  2–4–0
October 30 at Cornell Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY Lovisa Selander W 2–1 OT 3–4–0 (1–0–0)
October 31 at Colgate Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY Lovisa Selander T 3–3 OT 3–4–1 (1–0–1)
November 6 St. Lawrence Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander L 0–2  3–5–1 (1–1–1)
November 7 #4 Clarkson Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander W 2–1  4–5–1 (2–1–1)
November 13 at Dartmouth Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH Lovisa Selander L 0–4  4–6–1 (2–2–1)
November 14 at #9 Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA Lovisa Selander L 1–2  4–7–1 (2–3–1)
November 27 New Hampshire* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander T 3–3 OT 4–7–2
November 28 New Hampshire* Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander L 1–2  4–8–2
December 4 Yale Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander L 1–4  4–9–2 (2–4–1)
December 5 Brown Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander W 2–0  5–9–2 (3–4–1)
January 2, 2016 at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Lovisa Selander L 1–3  5–10–2
January 3 at Mercyhurst* Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Lovisa Selander T 2–2 OT 5–10–3
January 8 #4 Quinnipiac Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander T 0–0 OT 5–10–4 (3–4–2)
January 9 #4 Princeton Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander L 2–3  5–11–4 (3–5–2)
January 15 Union Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander W 2–0  6–11–4 (4–5–2)
January 16 at Union Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY Lovisa Selander W 3–0  7–11–4 (5–5–2)
January 22 at Brown Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Lovisa Selander W 6–2  8–11–4 (6–5–2)
January 26 at Yale Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT Lovisa Selander L 1–2  8–12–4 (6–6–2)
January 29 #10 Colgate Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander L 3–5  8–13–4 (6–7–2)
January 30 Cornell Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander W 2–1 OT 9–13–4 (7–7–2)
February 5 at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Lovisa Selander L 1–9  9–14–4 (7–8–2)
February 6 at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Lovisa Selander T 1–1 OT 9–14–5 (7–8–3)
February 12 Harvard Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander T 1–1 OT 9–14–6 (7–8–4)
February 13 Dartmouth Houston Field House • Troy, NY Lovisa Selander W 2–1  10–14–6 (8–8–4)
February 19 at #8 Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ Lovisa Selander T 3–3 OT 10–14–7 (8–8–5)
February 20 at #4 Quinnipiac TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT Lovisa Selander L 0–4  10–15–7 (8–9–5)
ECAC Tournament
February 26 at #4 Quinnipiac* TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 1) Lovisa Selander L 2–3 OT 10–16–7
February 27 at #4 Quinnipiac* TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 2) Lovisa Selander L 1–2 2OT 10–17–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Lovisa Selander, G, Third Team ECAC All-Star[5]

Lovisa Selander, G, ECAC All-Rookie Team[6]

References

  1. ^ "Smelker to Play For USA Hockey". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. October 1, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Eight Make Up W. Hockey Class of '19". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. May 27, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "2015-16 Women's ice hockey roster". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "2015-16 Women's ice hockey schedule". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Selander Selected All-ECAC Hockey Third Team". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "ibid". Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.