2003-04 SEASON in REVIEW Ixteen Victories Highlighted a Highly Impressive Debut Season for the Clarkson University Women’S S Hockey Team
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Clarkson's leading scorer, captain Kate Allgood tallies the first goal for Clarkson in the exhibition game against Bluewater on Octo- ber10. She finished with 33 points on the season, including 18 goals through 30 games 2003-04 SEASON in REVIEW ixteen victories highlighted a highly impressive debut season for the Clarkson University Women’s S Hockey team. Playing in their inaugural campaign as a Division I Independent, the Golden Knights, guided by head coach Rick Seeley and assistant coaches Ted Wisner and Shannon Smith, posted a 16-11-3 record this winter against a schedule featuring a mix of established Division I teams and some of the top Division III programs in the country. Laying the foundation for a promising future, Clarkson skated a very young line up, featuring 20 freshmen on the 22-women roster. The Knights, who will join the Eastern College Athletic Confer- ence (ECAC) next season, dominated their Division III opponents this winter and were competitive against every one of their Division I foes. The Green and Gold went undefeated against Division III competition with an 8-0-1 mark, includ- ing a sweep of defending Division III national Champion Elmira (2-1, 3-0) on the Soaring Eagles’ home ice in Late October and early November. Clarkson also knocked off the third, fourth and fifth-ranked Division III teams in the country, defeating SUNY power Plattsburgh (4-1, 2-1) in a home-and-home series late in the season, handing Middlebury one of its four losses during the regular season, a 6-2 pounding on the Panthers home-ice in Vermont on January 23, and edging NESCAC Champion Bowdoin (2-1) at Cheel Arena on December 7. Clarkson also posted a successful 4-3-2 mark against several future ECAC teams. The Knights opened the home portion of its schedule in late October by earning a 1-1 tie and a 1-0 shutout over Vermont in weekend action at Cheel. The Green and Gold also upended Cornell in Potsdam, 2-1, on November 8 and swept Union, 4-0, 5-1, in Schenectady in early January. Other impressive wins against Division I foes, included a 2-1 victory at 2002 NCAA Frozen Four participant Niagara University on October 18, along with triumphs over Wayne State (3-0) and Sacred Heart (3-0, 11-0). Exh. (October 10, 2003) - Att: 425 Exh. (October 11, 2003) - Att: 225 Game #1 (October 17, 2003) - Att: 606 Cheel Arena, Potsdam, NY Cheel Arena, Potsdam, NY Dwyer Arena, Lewiston, NY Final Score: Bluewater Jr. 6 - Clarkson 1 Final Score: CLARKSON 2 - Brampton 1 Final Score: Niagara 2 - Clarkson 0 After a 20-year absence, varsity Women’s Hockey Jill Nolan and Kate Allgood score 71 seconds The Golden Knights struggle offensively in their action returns to Clarkson as the Golden Knights apart midway through the second period to lift official debut with just 15 shots on goal as Niagara open their inaugural campaign as a Division I Clarkson to an exhibition victory. Brampton gains the shutout at home. Kira McDonald keeps Independent with an exhibition contest. Clarkson takes advantage of first-period penalty troubles Clarkson in the game with a 25-save effort. battles Bluewater, a top junior team from Canada, by the Knights to grab the early lead on a power- to a scoreless tie through the first two periods play goal with 1:32 left in the opening stanza. Score by Periods before the Hawks, who enter the game with a 9- Clarkson ties the score on Nolan’s goal at 10:41 CLARKSON (0-1-0) 0 0 0 x — 0 1 record, break the game open in the final 20 of the middle frame and then takes the lead on Niagara (1-0-0) 1 1 0 x — 2 minutes. Captain Kate Allgood scores the first Allgood’s second goal of the weekend, a short- goal for Clarkson Women’s Hockey. Emma Madigan handed tally at 11:52. All three goaltenders see 1st: NIA-Smith-1; 2:01 and defenseman Lauren Lubrano earn assists. action for the Knights with Jessica Finley pick- 2nd: NIA-Cochrane-1 (Moxley); 14:38 ing up the win after turning aside all five shots 3rd: no scoring Score by Periods she faced in the second period. Penalties: Clarkson 2/7, Niagara 3-6 Bluewater 0 0 6 x — 6 Power Plays: Clarkson 0-3, Niagara 0-2 CLARKSON 0 0 1 x — 1 Score by Periods Svs: CU (McDonald - 60:00) 9-9-7 =25 Brampton 1 0 0 x — 1 NIA (Rutledge - 60:00) 6-5-4 =15 1st: no scoring CLARKSON 0 2 0 x — 2 2nd: no scoring 3rd: BW-Craig (Agosta, Dehoey); 1:35 1st: BR-Parkins (MacDonald, Baler), ppg; 18:28 BW-Sullivan (Dehoey, Craig); 4:01 2nd: CU-Nolan (Williams, Bills); 10:41 BW-Newman-thod (Sullivan, Stewart); 7:02 CU-Allgood (Shaidle), shg; 11:52 BW-Cole; 12:53 3rd: no scoring CU-Allgood (Madigan, Lubrano); 16:12 Penalties: Clarkson 11/22, Brampton 7/14 BW-Deluce (Park, Sullivan); 18:12 Power Plays: Clarkson 0-5, Brampton 1-11 BW-Tangredi (Stewart, Newman-thod); 18:43 Svs: CU (Hansen - 20:00) 7-x-x =7 Penalties: Clarkson 6/12, Bluewater 8/16 CU (Finley - 20:00) x-5-x =5 Power Plays: Clarkson 0-5, Bluewater 0-2 CU (McDonald - 20:00) x-x-4 =4 Svs: CU (McDonald - 52:53) 10-10-6 =26 BR (Buffone - 30:05) 10-5-x =15 CU (Finley - 7:07) x-x-4 =4 BR (Partridge - 29:55) x-5-11 =16 BW (Wielgosz - 30:06) 14-2-x =16 BW (Alvaro - 29:54) x-4-3 =7 Christine Bailkowski Kira McDonald posts 38 saves in the 1-0 victory over Vermont on October 26 for the first of her four shutouts in the season. Game #2 (October 18, 2003) - Att: 444 Game #5 (October 31, 2003) - Att: 358 Dwyer Arena, Lewiston, NY Murray Center, Elmira, NY Final Score: CLARKSON 2 - Niagara 1 Final Score: CLARKSON 2 - Elmira 1 The Golden Knights get off to a fast start to post Ashley Shaidle breaks a 1-1 tie with 29 seconds their first win as a Division I Independent, knock- left in the third period with her third goal of the ing off 2002 NCAA Frozen Four participant year to lead Clarkson to a victory over defending Niagara to gain a weekend split on the Purple NCAA Division III Champion Elmira. The Eagles’ home ice. Ashley Shaidle tallies 10 min- Knights take an early first period lead on Jill utes into the first period, finishing off a passing Nolan’s first collegiate goal at 7:06. Nolan also combination from Kate Allgood and Jill Nolan. assisted on the game winner. The Soaring Eagles Shaidle scores again, unassisted, four minutes later come back to tie with 1:40 remaining in the open- to put the Green and Gold up 2-0. Niagara makes ing stanza. Clarkson out shoots Elmira 32-20. it tight with a second-period score, but Clarkson, Kira McDonald makes 19 saves, including 10 in behind a 31-save effort from Kira McDonald, the third period, as Clarkson hands Elmira its holds on for the victory. first ever loss at the Murray Center. Score by Periods Score by Periods CLARKSON (1-1-0) 2 0 0 x — 2 CLARKSON (3-1-1) 1 0 1 x — 2 Niagara (1-1-0) 0 1 0 x — 1 Elmira (0-3-0) 1 0 0 x — 1 1st: CU-Shaidle-1 (Allgood, Nolan); 10:12 1st: CU-Nolan-1 (Coates); 7:06 CU-Shaidle-2; 14:21 EC-Rennie-1 (McLean, Bauer); 18:20 2nd: NIA-Moxley-1 (Gray); 15:31 2nd: no scoring 3rd: no scoring 3rd: CU-Shaidle-3 (Bills, Nolan); 19:31 Penalties: Clarkson 3/6, Niagara 4/8 Penalties: Clarkson 2/4, Elmira 2/4 Power Plays: Clarkson 0-4, Niagara 0-3 Power Plays: Clarkson 0-2, Elmira 0-1 Svs: CU (McDonald - 60:00) 10-14-7 =31 Svs: CU (McDonald - 60:00) 7-2-10 =19 NIA (Mascaro - 59:00) 5-4-6 =15 EC (Racine - 60:00) 8-14-8 =30 Game #3 (October 25, 2003) - Att: 575 Game #6 (November 1, 2003) - Att: 307 Cheel Arena, Potsdam, NY Murray Center, Elmira, NY Final Score: CLARKSON 1 - Vermont 1 ot Jill Nolan Final Score: CLARKSON 3 - Elmira 0 Kate Allgood scores her first collegiate goal Clarkson extends its unbeaten streak to five at 13:14 of the third period to lift Clarkson Game #4 (October 26, 2003) - Att: 279 straight games (4-0-1) with an impressive week- to a tie in its official home opener before Cheel Arena, Potsdam, NY end effort on the road. After a last second vic- 575 fans at Cheel Arena on Saturday after- Final Score: CLARKSON 1 - Vermont 0 tory on Friday, the Knights respond with their noon. Allgood picks up a loose puck at the second shutout of the year by blanking Elmira on side of the net and knocks in the tying goal Kira McDonald stops all 38 shots she faced to Saturday. Kira McDonald posts 22 saves to back- while the Knights were skating on their sev- record her first career shutout in the Golden bone the defense and Jill Nolan scores twice to enth power play of the game. Ashley Shaidle Knights’ first ever win at Cheel Arena. Kate power the offense. Ashley Shaidle follows up her and Lauren Lubrano assist on the score. Allgood nets the game’s lone goal at the 5:22 game-winning heroics on Friday with the only Clarkson controls play in the remainder of mark of the first period.