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CLARKSON HOCKEY Golden Knight Women www.clarksonathletics.com September 25, 2013 2013-14 CLARKSON OPENS PROMISING 2013-14 SEASON Women’s Schedule on SATURDAY, HOSTING RIT at CHEEL ARENA September xcitement is high around the Clarkson University Women’s Hockey program as the 28 ROCHESTER INST. of TECHNOLOGY H 4:00pm EGolden Knights get ready to open their 11th season of NCAA Division I play. Guided October by sixth-year co-head coaches Matt and Shannon Desrosiers and assistant Matt Kelly, the 4 ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY H 7pm Knights have high hopes for the 2013-14 campaign after skating to their best record ever last year. 5 St. Lawrence University A 3pm 11 Syracuse University A 7pm Clarkson has earned high praise in preseason polls, earning the conference coaches’ vote as the 12 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY H 4pm number one team in ECAC Hockey. The Green and Gold are rated third nationally in both the 18 MERCYHURST COLLEGE H 3pm 19 MERCYHURST COLLEGE H 3pm USCHO.com and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings. 25 * Cornell University A 4pm All but three veterans return from last season's team, which posted a school-record 28-10 26 * Colgate University A 3pm overall record that culminated in the Knights' second NCAA playoff appearance in the past four November years. Clarkson fi nished in a tie for second in the ECAC Hockey standings with an 18-4 league 1 * BROWN UNVIVERSITY H 7pm mark, just one point shy of the top spot. 2 * YALE UNIVERSITY H 4pm 8 * DARTMOUTH COLLEGE H 7pm The Knights, led by senior captain Carly Mercer (Exeter, ONT) and senior assistant captains 9 * HARVARD UNIVERSITY H 4pm Vanessa Gagnon (St. Constant, QUE) and Jamie Lee Rattray (Kanata, ONT), will strive to 15 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE H 3pm 16 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE H 4pm lift their play to a higher level this winter. Clarkson has a solid nucleus of 16 veterans, including 22 * Princeton University A 3pm seven standouts who participated in Canada's National Women's Development Team selection 23 * Quinnipiac University A 3pm camp this past August, to lead the way. A promising group of four freshmen along with a talented December red-shirt sophomore will add to Clarkson's lofty potential. 6 UNIVERSITY of NORTH DAKOTA H 3pm 7 UNIVERSITY of NORTH DAKOTA H 3pm The Knights will face a challenging schedule in 2013-14, including eight games against teams that 14 Outdoor Game at Frontier Field, Rochester, NY skated in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Clarkson opens the 34-game slate this Saturday at 4:00 vs RIT A 12n p.m. against College Hockey America's (CHA) Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for the January fi rst of 20 regular-season games at Cheel Arena. 3 McGILL UNIVERSITY (exh.) H 7pm Two-time ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year Erica Howe is back for one more season 10 * St. Lawrence University A 7pm 11 * ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY H 3pm in the Clarkson crease and should be one of the best 17 * Yale University A 7pm netminders in the country during her senior campaign. 18 * Brown University A 4pm 4 THINGS TO 24 * COLGATE UNIVERSITY H 7pm Jenna Boss and freshman McKenzie Johnson will KNOW ABOUT 25 * CORNELL UNIVERSITY H 4pm also push for playing time in goal. Emily Horn will CLARKSON HOCKEY 31 * Union College A 7pm redshirt this year. • Clarkson opens its 11th season of Feburary With fi ve skilled veterans and a promising freshman Division I play on Saturday, and is 1 * Rensselaer A 4pm patrolling the blueline, Clarkson has the potential to 7 * QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY H 7pm just four wins shy of 200 career 8 * PRINCETON UNIVERSITY H 4pm boast one of the top defenses in the country. Van- victories with an all-time mark of 14 * Harvard University A 7pm essa Plante along with Jennifer Shields and Dani- 196-130-40 since 2003-04. 15 * Dartmouth College A 4pm • Carly Mercer will serve as the 21 * RENSSELAER H 7pm ella Matteucci give Clarkson three knowledgeable Golden Knights captain for 22 * UNION COLLEGE H 4pm defensive-defensemen. One of the preeminent all- the second consecutive season, March around defensemen in the country, Erin Ambrose while Vanessa Gagnon and Jamie Lee Feb28-2 ECAC Hockey Playoffs - Quarterfi nal Round is coming off an exceptional rookie campaign and Rattray will act as assistant captains. 7&8 ECAC Hockey Championship Tr. - Campus Site 15 NCAA Quarterfi nals - Campus Sites promises to be even better in 2013-14. Renata Fast • Clarkson is ranked third in both 21&23 NCAA Frozen Four played a lot of big minutes in her freshman campaign national polls. @ High Points Solutions Arena and steadily emerged as one of the Knights’ most reli- • Clarkson is guided by sixth-year at the TD Bank Sports Center, co-head coaches Matt and Shannon, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT able blueliners. Freshman Corie Jacobson will push Desrosiers, the fi rst husband-and- the veterans for a regular role on the back end. HOME GAMES at CHEEL ARENA wife head coaching tandem in * ECAC Hockey - more - college hockey history. 2013 CLARKSON HOCKEY 2014 Clarkson Quick Facts The Knights will boast plenty of fi repower up front with nine top scorers, UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location....................Potsdam, New York, 13699-5830 including fi ve established seniors providing the leadership. Clarkson’s top scor- Founded ...................................................................... 1896 ers, Rattray and Carly Mercer have proven to be two of the best forwards in the Enrollment ................................................................ 3,000 Green and Gold’s history, amassing 115 (48-67) and 105 (39-66) points, respec- President .......................................................Tony Collins Director of Athletics ...........................Steve Yianoukos tively, through their fi rst three seasons. Classmates Britney Styner, Gagnon Athletic Department Telephone ...........315-268-6622 and Shelby Nisbet are solid two-way, senior players who come to play a full Nickname ................................................Golden Knights 60 minutes every game. Christine Lambert, Shannon MacAulay and Olivia Colors .........Green (PMS 3305) and Gold (PMS 116) Howe saw signifi cant time last year and should enjoy breakout campaigns this TEAM INFORMATION winter. Sophomore Cayley Mercer, who missed all of last season recovering Co-Head Coaches ....................... Shannon Desrosiers Alma Mater ........................St. Lawrence University ‘03 from an injury, and freshmen Genevieve Bannon and Jessica Gillham will E-mail Address ........................ [email protected] add to the skill and depth up front. Hockey Offi ce Telephone .......................315-268-4481 ................................................................. Matt Desrosiers Alma Mater ........................St. Lawrence University ‘01 RIT, which hosts an exhibition contest against the Toronto Jr. Aeros on Friday, E-mail Address [email protected] offi cially begins its second season at the NCAA Division I level with Saturay’s Hockey Offi ce Telephone .......................315-268-3735 game. A member of College Hockey America, the Tigers skated to a 16-16-5 Record at CU/Overall ......... 103-63-22 (in 6th year) Assistant Coach .......................Matt Kelly (6th season) overall record in their inaugural Division I campaign in 2012-13. Alma Mater ........................Wayne State University ‘07 Captain .......................................................Carly Mercer Assistant Capts ..Vanessa Gagnon, Jamie Lee Rattray Veterans Returning/Lost ..........................................17/3 - Forwards Returning/Lost ..................................... 9/1 - Defense Returning/Lost........................................ 5/2 - Goaltenders Returning/Lost ................................3/0 Newcomers ......................................................................4 Preseason ECAC Hockey PROGRAM HISTORY Affi liation .............................................NCAA, Division I 2013 Women’s Coaches’ Poll Conference .............................................. ECAC Hockey (1st Place Votes) Pts First Season .........................................................2003-04 7. Princeton 56 Overall Record ......................196-130-40 (in 11th yr.) 1. CLARKSON (7) 117 ................................................(.590 winning percentage) 2. Cornell (5) 111 8. Rensselaer 46 Winning Seasons .............................................................8 3. Harvard 99 9. Colgate 43 Year ...............................Overall Record, ECAC (fi nish) 2003-04 .................................................................16-12-3 4. Quinnipiac 94 10. Yale 37 2004-05 .........................................13-17-6, 7-12-1 (8th) 5. St. Lawrence 78 11. Brown 26 2005-06 .....................................22-14-1, 12-8-0 (T-3rd) 12. Union 11 2006-07 ...................................18-15-3, 10-10-2 (T-6th) 6. Dartmouth 75 2007-08 ...........................................24-9-5, 13-6-3 (4th) 2008-09 .........................................16-14-6, 10-8-4 (7th) 2009-10 ........................................23-12-5, 14-5-3 (2nd) 2010-11 .........................................14-17-6, 10-8-4 (6th) USCHO.com Poll USA Today/USA Hockey Mag. Poll 2011-12 .........................................22-10-5, 15-5-2 (3rd) - September 23, 2013 - - September 17, 2013 - 2012-13 ............................................28-10, 18-4 (T-2nd) ECAC Hockey Record ...............109-66-19 in 10th yr. (1st Place Votes) Pts (1st Place Votes) Pts ................................................(.611 winning percentage)