2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season

2020–21 Colgate Raiders
women's ice hockey season
ECAC Tournament champions
Quarterfinals, L, 1-0 vs Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs,
ConferenceECAC
Home iceClass of 1965 Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com5
Record
Overall15–7–1
Home10–2–0
Road5–4–1
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachGreg Fargo
Assistant coachesStefane Decosse
Chelsea Walkland
Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season represented Colgate University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Greg Fargo, in his ninth season, and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena.

Colgate defeated St. Lawrence 3–2 in the ECAC Championship Game, winning their first championship in program history.[1] They automatically qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, where the Raiders were ranked as the #4 seed. They lost to Minnesota Duluth 0–1 in overtime in the national quarterfinals.[2]

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Kayle Osborne Goaltender  Canada Served as an assistant captain for the PWHL's Ottawa Lady Senators
Captured a silver medal with Canada at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships
Kalty Kaltounkova Forward  Czech Republic Won a 2018 NEPSAC Championship with Vermont Academy
Named Czech Republic's MVP at the 2018 IIHF World Championship

Regular season

Sammy Smigliani logged a goal and assist in a 3-2 ECAC Tournament Final versus St. Lawrence, earning the ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award. Having also recorded a goal in the ECAC semifinals victory versus Quinnipiac, she won a team-high 72.7 percent of her faceoffs, helping Colgate to win 61.2 percent of their overall faceoffs versus St. Lawrence.[3]

Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Colgate † * 14 10 4 0 29 34 19 23 15 7 1 61 41
St. Lawrence 13 6 7 0 18 23 23 13 6 7 0 30 37
Clarkson 11 3 8 0 11 15 22 19 8 10 1 54 45
Quinnipiac 10 5 5 0 11 18 26 16 10 6 0 62 30
Brown 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Cornell 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Dartmouth 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Harvard 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Princeton 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
RPI 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Union 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Yale 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Championship: March 10, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Schedule

Source:[4]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record

[5]

Regular Season
November 20 at Syracuse Syracuse, NY Kayle Osborne W 3-2 OT 1–0-0
November 21 Syracuse Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY Kayle Osborne W 3-1  2–0-0
November 28 at Clarkson Golden Knights #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kayle Osborne W 3-1  3–0-0 (1-0-0)
November 30 Clarkson Golden Knights #5 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY Kayle Osborne (L) L 2-3 
December 3 Clarkson Golden Knights Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY Kayle Osborne W 3-2 
December 5 at Colgate Raiders Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Kayle Osborne (T, 1) T 2-2 OT 1-2-1 (1-2-1)
January 29 at Clarkson Golden Knights Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY L 0-2 
January 31 Clarkson Golden Knights Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY L 1-2 
February 5 Clarkson Golden Knights Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY W 4-2 
February 7 at Clarkson Golden Knights Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY L 2-5 
Playoffs
March 5 Quinnipiac Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY Kayle Osborne W 2-1 
March 7 St. Lawrence Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY Kayle Osborne W 3-2 
NCAA Tournament
March 15 vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA Emma Soderberg (UMD) L 1-0 OT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

2020–21 Raiders

[6]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Texas Peri Donaldson Senior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Keller, Texas St. Paul's School (NEPSAC)
4 California Tanner Gates Junior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Oceanside, California Anaheim Lady Ducks
8 Minnesota Kendall Williamson Senior F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Edina, Minnesota Breck School
9 Alberta Danielle Serdachny Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Edmonton, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence
10 Texas Allyson Simpson Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Frisco, Texas Shattuck St. Mary's School
11 New York (state) Sydney Bard Sophomore D 5' 3" (1.6 m) New Hartford, New York Toronto Jr. Aeros (PWHL)
14 Wisconsin Eleri McKay Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Brookfield, Wisconsin Chicago Mission
16 Pennsylvania Kaitlyn O'Donohoe Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Downington, Pennsylvania Mid-Fairfield Stars
17 Ontario Shelby Wood Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Cambridge, Ontario prevteam=Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team
Cambridge Rivulettes (PWHL)
18 Alberta Malia Schneider Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Millarville, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence
19 Ontario Maggie MacEachern Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Brooklin, Ontario Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team
Durham West Lightning (PWHL)
21 Czech Republic Noemi Neubauerová Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic National Team
26 Saskatchewan Taylor Kirwan Junior 5' 8" (1.73 m) Gull Lake, Saskatchewan Swift Current Wildcats
30 Minnesota Alexa Dobchuk Junior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie HS
31 Ontario Kayle Osborne Freshman G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Westport, Ontario Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team
44 Wisconsin Delani MacKay Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Brookfield, Wisconsin Chicago Mission
55 New York (state) Caroline Ross Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Rochester, New York Boston University (WHEA)
72 Ontario Darcie Lappan Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Hartington, Ontario Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL)
81 Quebec Rosy Demers Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Stanstead, Quebec Stanstead College
91 Ontario Coralie Larose Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Embrun, Ontario Nepean Wildcats (PWHL)
94 California Sammy Smigliani Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) La Jolla, California Belle Tire
98 Vermont Kalty Kaltounkova Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Vlašim, Czech Republic Vermont Academy


Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Danielle Serdachny ECAC Player of the Week January 11, 2021 [7]
Kayle Osborne ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week February 22, 2021 [8]
Sammy Smigliani ECAC Player of the Week
Danielle Serdachny ECAC Player of the Week March 1, 2021 [9]
Kayle Osborne ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week March 8, 2021 [10]
Sammy Smigliani ECAC Player of the Week
Monthly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Kayle Osborne ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week January 2021 [11]
Kayle Osborne ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month March 2021 [12]
Sammy Smigliani ECAC Army ROTC Player of the Month
Player Award Ref
Danielle Serdachny ECAC Player of the Year [13]
Danielle Serdachny ECAC Best Forward [14]
Danielle Serdachny ECAC Hockey First Team [15]
Tanner Gates
Kayle Osborne ECAC Hockey Rookie Team [16]
Kalty Kaltounkova
Danielle Serdachny CCM/AHCA First Team All-American [17]
Danielle Serdachny All-USCHO.com First Team [18]

References

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  2. ^ "2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket". ncaa.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Colgate Wins First ECAC Hockey Championship in Program History". ecachockey.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Colgate Raiders Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colgate University. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colgate University. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Women's Hockey Roster". gocolgateraiders.com. Colgate University. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Jorgensen, Jenna (January 11, 2021). "Women's Hockey Sweeps Weekly Awards". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Boudiette Earn ECAC Hockey Awards". ecachockey.com. February 22, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Pluchinsky, Dani (March 1, 2021). "Serdachny Garners ECAC Weekly Award". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Bjorgan Named to ECAC Hockey Honor Roll". ecachockey.com. March 8, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lonergan, Pasiechnyk, Osborne Earn Monthly League Honors". ecachockey.com. February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Lum Named March Award Winners". ecachockey.com. April 1, 2021. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Danielle Serdachny Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Danielle Serdachny Named ECAC Hockey Best Forward". ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces First Team All-League Selections". ecachockey.com. March 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces All Rookie Team". ecachockey.com. March 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  17. ^ "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  18. ^ "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams". USCHO.com. April 2, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.