COLGATE WOMEN’S HOCKEY 2013_14 GAME NOTES Oct. 18 & 19 vs. RIT Non-Conference Games 5 & 6 Matches Next Weekend: SERIES RIT holds the slight advantage on the all-time series record at 4-3-1. The Raiders notched both wins against the Tigers just a season ago (2-1 at home and 3-2 OT away). On Friday Colgate and RIT will meet at the Bill Grays Regional Iceplex, which will be the first time either team has taken the ice in this rink this year. St. Lawrence WEEKEND RECAP Oct. 25, 2013, 4 p.m. Colgate split with Connecticut over the weekend and saw Hamilton, N.Y. juniors Miriam Drubel and Taylor Craig both notch goals. Drubel led the Raiders on Friday tallying both markers while Craig earned the game-winner in Saturday’s victory. 2013-14 RAIDERS SCHEDULE Ashlynne Rando and Susan Allen split the weekend in net Date Opponent Time/Result as well with Rando getting the start on Friday and Allen on OCTOBER Saturday. Allen posted a season-high 37 stops in her first win 4 #1/1 MINNESOTA L, 1-3 of the season. 5 #1/1 MINNESOTA L, 3-8 11 at Connecticut L, 2-3 OT The Raiders outshot the Huskies on Friday night 44-23 12 at Connecticut W, 1-0 but couldn’t find the game-winner as they battled back 18 RIT ^ 7 p.m. #3/3 Clarkson from a 2-0 deficit following the first period. On Saturday 19 at RIT 7 p.m. Oct. 26, 2013, 3 p.m. Connecticut held the advantage on shots 37-26 but it was 25 ST. LAWRENCE * 4 p.m. Hamilton, N.Y. Craig’s marker in the opening period that ultimately secured 26 #3/3 CLARKSON * 3 p.m. the victory. Craig and Drubel both netted their first of the NOVEMBER year over the weekend as well. 1 at #10 Quinnipiac * 7 p.m. Colgate at a Glance 2 at Princeton * 4 p.m. WHAT TIME IS IT? ... GAME TIME! 8 UNION * 7 p.m. Colgate returned 16 student-athletes from last year’s 9 RENSSELAER * 4 p.m. Division I Program Record squad. And with the addition of six solid newcomers, the 15 at Dartmouth * 7 p.m. 160-218-39 Raiders hope to make a big run into post-season play this 16 at # 9/9 Harvard * 4 p.m. season. Senior captain Megan Wickens and assistant captain 26 at Syracuse 7 p.m. Simpson will be leading the team of 22, which includes six Current Records 30 VERMONT 7 p.m. seniors, six juniors, four sophomores, and six freshmen. DECEMBER Overall: 1-3-0 1 VERMONT 2 p.m. ECAC Hockey: 0-0-0 Drubel leads the Raiders with four points on the season from two goals and two assists. Fellow classmate Melissa JANUARY Kueber is close behind with three points off two goals and 2 at Yale * 7 p.m. Head Coach one assist. Simpson and rookie Liz Trautz have notched two 4 at Brown * 4 p.m. Greg Fargo points both from one goal and one assist while four other 10 at Penn State 7 p.m. Raiders have one point on the season. Craig registered her 11 at Penn State 2 p.m. (Elmira ‘06) point last weekend with the game-winner over UConn and 14 SYRACUSE 7 p.m. 12-24-3 (second season) Stephanie Giannopoulos, Katie Case, and Nicole Gass have 17 #9/9 HARVARD * 7 p.m. their one point from one assist. 18 DARTMOUTH * 4 p.m. Assistant Coaches 24 at #3/3 Clarkson * 7 p.m. Josh Sciba (Notre Dame ‘07) COACHING REGIME 25 at St. Lawrence * 3 p.m. Greg Fargo heads into his second year at the helm of Colgate 31 BROWN * # 7 p.m. Karell Emard (St. Lawrence ‘11) women’s hockey. Just a season ago he led the Raiders to FEBRUARY their first post-season berth in two years, taking on No. 2 1 YALE * 4 p.m. Captain: ranked Cornell in the ECAC Quraterfinals. Colgate forced 7 #T5 CORNELL * 7 p.m. overtime in the first game before eventually falling to the Big Megan Wickens 8 at #T5 Cornell * 4 p.m. Red, 5-4. The next night the Raiders yet again took Cornell 14 at Rensselaer * 7 p.m. down to the wire, making it a very exciting game to watch. 15 at Union * 4 p.m. Assistant Captains: The Big Red pulled out a 3-2 victory in the last minute of 21 PRINCETON * 7 p.m. play to end the Raiders successful season. Jocelyn Simpson 22 #10 QUINNIPIAC * 4 p.m. Fargo’s assistant coaches Josh Sciba and Karell Emard are 28 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals TBD Media Relations Contact back and ready to help pave the way for a new wave of MARCH 8 ECAC Hockey Semifinals TBD Kat Castner Colgate hockey. Sciba, the former head coach of the Niagara women’s hockey program, brings to Colgate his experience 9 ECAC Hockey Finals TBD (315) 228-6761 from his playing days at Notre Dame. Emard, who had a [email protected] successful playing career with ECAC foe St. Lawrence, where * ECAC Hockey Contest HOME GAMES she was a two-time captain and led them to four NCAA # Autism Awareness Game tournament appearances, adds plenty of knowledge to this ^ Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex, Rochester, N.Y. already strong coaching staff. SCOUTING THE TIGERS After a very successful first season at the Division Current Players: USA Today/USA Hockey Career Stats As of October 8, 2013 I level in 2012-13, RIT enters the weekend with an overall record of 2-3 after having defeated No. Team Rec. Pts. New Hampshire and Vermont. The Tigers finished Career Points 1. Minnesota (18) 2-0-0 189 with a .500 record (16-16-1) and advanced to the Name No. All-Time 2. Boston College 1-0-0 164 semifinals of the College Hockey America Postseason Jocelyn Simpson 49 3. Clarkson (1) 3-0-0 157 Tournament as a first year Division I program. Miriam Drubel 36 4. Cornell 0-0-0 113 Fourteen players return from last season’s squad, Melissa Kueber 35 5. Wisconsin 2-0-0 100 while 10 newcomers hope to make an immediate Rachel Walsh 31 6. North Dakota 2-0-0 97 impact. Taylor Volpe 24 7. Boston U. 0-0-0 87 Megan Wickens 23 8. Harvard 0-0-0 52 Junior Kolbee McCrea and sophomore Jess Paton lead the team with five points both from three goals Katie Case 13 9. Minnesota-Duluth 2-0-0 51 and two assists. Four other Tiger players closely Taylor Craig 12 10. Mercyhurst 1-2-0 14 follow with four points each. Kourtney Kunichika has Nicole Gass 10 registered all her points from goals while Morgan S. Giannopoulos 7 Receiving Votes: Ohio State 13, Quinnipiac Scoyne and Dakota Waites have done so from assists. C. Potolicchio 2 5, Northeastner 2, Dartmouth 1 Erin Zach has her four points off of one goal and three Liz Trautz 2 assists. Emilee Bulleid and Lindsay Grigg have three Katelyn Parker 1 points all from assists which add to the Tiger scoring. Junior Ali Binnington has seen action the majority of time in net for RIT posting 129 saves in five games played. USCHO.com Poll CREATING AWARENESS FOR AUTISM As of October 14, 2013 When Colgate women’s hockey hosts its annual No. Team (1st) Rec. Pts. Autism game, the Raiders they focus on one thing – 1. Minnesota (15) 4-0-0 150 creating awareness for a good cause. Career Goals 2. Boston College 3-0-0 131 Name No. All-Time 3. Clarkson 5-0-0 121 And that they did for 2013, as head coach Greg Fargo Melissa Kueber 22 4. Wisconsin 2-2-0 90 announced that the team raised $7,234 in donations Jocelyn Simpson 21 for Autism Speaks. After combining online donations 5. Cornell 0-0-0 87 Rachel Walsh 20 5. North Dakota 3-0-1 87 and the amount raised on campus, the squad is proud to say they surpassed their intended goal. Miriam Drubel 17 7. Boston U. 1-0-1 40 Taylor Volpe 15 7. Minnesota-Duluth 2-1-1 40 Over the last couple years the Raisers have supported Taylor Craig 6 9. Harvard 0-0-0 37 the Autism awareness project, Autism Speaks. And Katie Case 3 10. Quinnipiac 3-0-1 18 since 2011, the team with support from Colgate and Nicole Gass 2 local communities has raised more than $38,000 for C. Potolicchio 2 Receiving Votes: Ohio State 15, Autism Awareness and Research. The Raiders already Megan Wickens 2 Northeastern 8, Mercyhurst 1. have set the date for this year’s Autism Awareness Katelyn Parker 1 game, which will take place on Jan. 31 when Colgate Liz Trautz 1 hosts Brown at 7 p.m. in Starr Rink. ECAC Hockey Preaseason Poll No. Team Points 1. Clarkson(7) 119 2. Cornell (5) 111 3. Harvard 99 Career Assists Name No. All-Time 4. Quinnipiac 94 Jocelyn Simpson 28 5. St. Lawrence 78 Megan Wickens 21 6. Dartmouth 75 Miriam Drubel 19 7. Princeton 56 Melissa Kueber 13 8. Rensselaer 46 Rachel Walsh 11 9. Colgate 43 Katie Case 10 Taylor Volpe 9 10. Yale 37 Nicole Gass 8 11. Brown 26 S. Giannopoulos 7 12. Union 11 Assistant Captain Taylor Craig 6 () indicates first place votes Senior Jocelyn Simpson #4 Liz Trautz 1 2012-13 ECAC Tournament ECAC Hockey 2013-14 Standings Quarterfinals No.