2011-12 Women's Hockey Media Guide
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2011-12 Media Guide Facilities Gordon Field House Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Hale Recreational Pool Lighted Turf Field Baseball and Softball Fields Judson Competition Pool RIT Game Field/Varsity Track Tiger Power Den Gordon Field House Indoor Track Tennis Courts Clark Gym Wiedman Fitness Center Rochester Institute of Technology | www.ritathletics.com | 2011-12 Women’s Hockey | RIT: A Tradition of Excellence p 1 Facilities Contents & Information uProgram Contents in the U .S . and Canada at 866-644-6843 (voice/TTY), or by video- Coaching Staff . 2 phone at 585-743-1366 . 2011-12 Season Preview . 3 2011-12 Team Roster/Photo . 4 Admissions Website . www .rit .edu/emcs/admissions/ 2011-12 Player Profiles . 5-14 Admissions Office Phone . 585-475-6631 2010-11 Season in Review/History . 15 Admissions E-mail . admissions@rit .edu 2010-11 Stats . 16 Financial Aid Deadline . FAFSA due March 1, 2012 2010-11 By the Numbers . 17 Financial Aid Office Phone . 585-475-2186 All-Time Coaching Records . 18 Records vs . Opponents . 18 uCover and Credits Team Records . 19 The 2011-12 Women’s Hockey Media Guide is a publication of the Individual Honors . 20 Rochester Institute of Technology Sports Information Office . Content Individual Records . 21 written and edited by Sports Information Directors Steve Jaynes and Top-10 Single-Season Records . 22 Joe Venniro . Headshots by A . Sue Weisler . Photos by RIT student Top-10 Career Records . 23 photographers Mike Bradley ’12 and Dylan Heuer ’12 . Aerial photog- RIT Academic and Athletic Success . 24 raphy by Stratus Imaging . Graphic design by Peter Bella ’03 and Mary McConnell ’88 . uQuick Facts Head Coach . Scott McDonald 2011-12 Women’s Hockey Schedule 585-475-7148/sjmatl@rit .edu Career Record/Years . 107-21-9/6th season DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 2010-11 Record/ECAC West (Finish) . 26-2-2/15-1-2 (1st) Sat., Oct. 22 Durham West (exhibition) Ritter Arena 5 p.m. Letter Winners Returning/Lost . 16/5 Fri ., Oct . 28 ! vs . Manhattanville Northfield, Vt . 4 p .m . Location . Rochester, NY Address . Athletics, Clark Gymnasium Sat ., Oct . 29 ! at Norwich Northfield, Vt . 7 p .m . 51 Lomb Memorial Drive Sat., Nov. 5 * Utica Ritter Arena 3 p.m. Rochester, NY 14623 Sun., Nov. 6 * Utica Ritter Arena 3 p.m. Founded . 1829 Total Enrollment . 17,500 Fri ., Nov . 11 * at SUNY Potsdam Potsdam, N .Y . 7 p .m . President . Dr . Bill Destler Sat ., Nov . 12 * at SUNY Potsdam Potsdam, N .Y . 2 p .m . Nickname . Tigers Fri ., Nov . 18 * at Neumann Aston, Pa . 7 p .m . Colors . Orange and Brown Sat ., Nov . 19 * at Neumann Aston, Pa . 3 p .m . Affiliations . NCAA Division III Conference . .ECAC West Mon ., Nov . 21 at Western Ontario (exhibition) London, Ontario 2:30 p .m . Tues ., Nov . 22 at Brock (exhibition) St . Catherine’s, Ontario 4 p .m . uRIT Staff Directory - Area Code 585 Thurs ., Nov . 24 at Wilfrid Laurier (exhibition) Brantford, Ontario TBA Lou Spiotti Jr ., Fri ., Nov . 25 at York (exhibition) Toronto, Ontario 4 p .m . Executive Director of Athletics . 475-2615 Scott McVean, Senior Associate Director of Athletics . 475-7448 Fri., Dec. 2 * Chatham Ritter Arena 7 p.m. Ethan Senecal, Interim Assistant Director of Athletics . 475-5599 Sat., Dec. 3 * Chatham Ritter Arena 3 p.m. Lex Sleeman, Associate Director for NCAA Compliance . 475-7372 Sat ., Dec . 10 at Trinity Hartford, Conn . 4 p .m . Ben Emke, Head Athletic Trainer . 475-4513 Sun ., Dec . 11 at Amherst Amherst, Mass . 3 p .m . Rob Dermody, Development Officer . 475-2414 Diane Cinney, NTID Support Faculty . 475-4662 Fri., Jan. 6 Adrian Ritter Arena 7 p.m. Karen Wagner Beck, Athletics Secretary . 475-5814 Sat., Jan. 7 Adrian Ritter Arena 3 p.m. Sue Benson, Senior Financial Assistant . 475-2412 Fri ., Jan . 13 * at SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, N .Y . 7 p .m . Steve Jaynes, Sports Information Director . 475-6154 . .skjsid@rit .edu Sat ., Jan . 14 * at SUNY Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, N .Y . 3 p .m . Joe Venniro, Sports Information Director (contact) . 475-5598 Fri., Jan. 20 * Buffalo State Ritter Arena 7 p.m. All rights reserved . jtvsid@rit .edu Sat., Jan. 21 * Buffalo State Ritter Arena 7 p.m. Athletics Website . www .ritathletics .com Tues., Jan. 31 Hamilton Ritter Arena 7 p.m. Twitter Page . .www .twitter .com/RITSports Fri ., Feb . 3 * at SUNY Oswego Oswego, N .Y . 7 p .m . uAdmissions/Financial Aid Sat ., Feb . 4 * at SUNY Oswego Oswego, N .Y . 3 p .m . Early Admission Deadline . December 15, 2011 Regular Admission Deadline . February 15, 2012 Fri., Feb. 10 * Elmira Ritter Arena 7 p.m. Sat ., Feb . 11 * at Elmira Elmira, N .Y . 3 p .m . Visits to campus are encouraged and may be arranged in advance by Sat ., Feb . 18 * at SUNY Cortland Cortland, N .Y . 2 p .m . ©2011 Rochester Institute of Technology calling 585-475-6631 . Visits to the National Technical Institute for the Sun ., Feb . 19 * at SUNY Cortland Cortland, N .Y . 2 p .m . Deaf may be arranged by calling 585-475-6700 (voice/TTY), toll free *Denotes ECAC West Conference game Rochester Institute of Technology | www.ritathletics.com | 2011-12 Women’s Hockey | RIT: A Tradition of Excellence P1257-11/11-PDF-MEM P1257-11/11-PDF-MEM p 2 Coaching Staff Scott McDonald, all-time leader in coaching wins at RIT, and playing the hardest schedule in the nation, McDonald begins his sixth season as the head women’s hockey coach . led his team to a 19-7-0 record with wins over national He has led the Tigers to a sparkling 107-21-9 record ( 814. champion SUNY Plattsburgh, No . 3 Amherst, No . 4 winning percentage), and became the second fastest coach Elmira, and No . 9 Utica . in all of Division III Women’s Ice Hockey to reach 100 McDonald led the Tigers to a 21-3-2 record in 2008- career wins . Last season, he led the Tigers to their best 09; they were ranked second nationally . He was named the season in program history, advancing to the NCAA Divi- 2009 ECAC West Co-Coach of the Year and coached two sion III Women’s Hockey Championship game, and setting RBK Division III All-Americans . countless school records for a 26-2-2 finish . In 2009-10, the Tigers posted a 19-5-3 mark and had In 2010-11, the Tigers opened the season by win- two first team RBK All-Americans (Dagg and Stack) . The ning their first 17 games and were unbeaten in 23 straight Tigers were ranked in the top-seven nationally all season . games . Sarah Dagg was named RIT’s first winner of the From 2003-06, McDonald served as the assistant Laura Hurd Award as Division III’s Player of the Year en coach for the RIT men’s hockey program . He put forth an route to setting the program’s scoring record (154 points), outstanding effort in recruiting talented student-athletes as and earning AHCA RBK All-American honors for the the men’s squad made the leap to Division I . Head Coach third straight season . Katie Stack broke the school record McDonald led the Western team to the Gold Medal at Scott McDonald for goals in a career and earned All-American honors the 2010 Empire State Games in Buffalo . along with defenseman Traci Galbraith . McDonald led the McDonald played collegiate hockey at Niagara Univer- squad to its first ECAC West Championship and first two sity, where he was part of the school’s inaugural freshman NCAA Tournament wins over Adrian and Middlebury . and first graduating class as a Division I program . During McDonald’s teams have a strong reputation on the his senior year, he helped Niagara to an NCAA Tourna- ice and in the classroom . In five seasons, 28 of his players ment at-large bid, beating the University of New Hamp- have earned ECAC All-Academic honors . In addition, his shire in the northeast regional . He also helped Niagara players are active in the community . On Jan . 21-22, 2011, to an undefeated season in the College Hockey America the Tigers broke a Division III regular-season attendance conference (15-0-2, 30-8-4 overall), as well as the CHA record, raising $10,219 to help “Black Out Heart Disease ”. regular season and tournament titles . In McDonald’s first season, the Tigers made the NCAA Professionally, McDonald played in Hagfors, Sweden, Division III Tournament for the first time and set a school for the IK Viking Ishockeyklubb . record for wins in a season (22) . He coached two RBK Di- McDonald earned a bachelor’s degree in communica- vision III All-Americans (Stacey McConnell and Danielle tion studies from Niagara University in 2000 . A native of Nagymarosi) and the leading two scorers in the country . Oakville, Ontario, he now lives in Penfield with his wife, In 2007-08, despite moving to the toughest conference Christina, and daughters, Summer and Sienna . Henrietta native Chelsea Walkland Former Tiger great Jared DeMichiel will join the will join the women’s hockey staff as an women’s hockey staff as an assistant coach for the assistant coach for the 2011-12 season . 2011-12 season . DeMichiel will help with recruit- She will assist in all aspects of the pro- ing and mentor RIT’s goaltenders . gram, including recruiting and game- The Avon, Conn ,. native, who graduated with day and practice preparation, as well as a bachelor’s degree in business from RIT in 2010, mentoring RIT’s student-athletes . played goal for the Tigers from 2006-2010, and is Walkland played four seasons the university’s all-time leader, with 41 wins and from 2006-2010 at Division I Robert seven shutouts at the Division I level .