2017-18 CLARKSON WOMEN’S HOCKEY Golden Knights 2017-18 ECAC Hockey Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2014, 2017 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION photo by Jim Meagher 20188 NCAA FROZEN FOURFOU FOUR MarchMarch 16 & 18 • Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota CLARKSON WOMEN’s HOCKEY GGoldenolden KKnightsnights since 2003-042003-04 2014014 & 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 7 NCAA Tr. Appearances • 4-Time ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champion 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017- 2017-1818 • 2017, 2018 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion • 13 Winning Seasons 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2018 NCAA FROZEN FOUR (34-4-1, 19-3-0/T-1ਲਲ਼ ECAC Hਮਢਪਤਸ) Ridder Arena, (3,400),Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN S Semifi nals, Friday, March 16 23 (Sat.) GUELPH(exhibition) H W 5-3 CLARKSON (34-4-1) vs Ohio State (24-10-4) - 5:00 pm est 29 (Fri.) Northeastern A T 1-1ot Wisconsin (31-4-2) vs Colgate (33-5-1) - 8:00 pm est 30 (Sat.) Northeastern A W 5-1 O CHAMPIONSHIP, Sunday, March 18 - 3:00 pm est 6 (Fri.) BEMIDJI STATE H W 2-0 7 (Sat.) BEMIDJI STATE H W 5-4 13 (Fri.) Penn State A W 2-0 14 (Sat.) Penn State A W 2-0 20 (Fri.) St. Lawrence A W 4-2 21 (Sat.) ST. LAWRENCE H W 6-1 27 (Fri.) * COLGATE H L 4-3ot 2017-18 Overall record ...................34-4-1 2017-18 Overall record .................24-10-4 28 (Sat.) * CORNELL H W 3-1 2017-18 ECACH Record ........19-3 (T-1st) 2017-18 WCHA Record .........14-6-4 (2nd) N Home:19-2-0, Road: 15-2-1, Neutral: 0-0-0 Home:16-2-2, Road: 8-8-2, Neutral: 0-0-0 3 (Fri.) * Yale A W 4-0 Current Streak .................................Won-8 Current Streak .................................Won-1 4 (Sat.) * Brown A W 11-1 Last Game ...3/10 - 2-1ot W(H) vs Mercyhurst Last Game ..... 3/10 - 2-0 W(A) vs Boston Col. 10 (Fri.) Vermont A L 3-2 Head Coach .....Matt Desrosiers (SLU ‘01) Head Coach . Nadine Muzerall (Minnesota ‘01 11 (Sat.) VERMONT H W 4-0 10th Year -254-92-41 2nd Year -38-28-9 17 (Fri.) * QUINNIPIAC H L 3-2ot Captains: ............................ S. Harmon ‘18 Captains: ......................J. Iafallo, L.Spring 18 (Sat.) * PRINCETON H W 4-0 AC: .....Lefler ’18, Tiley ‘18, Lituts ‘18, Vinkle ‘19 Power Play ......................... 19-116, 16.4% 30 (Thr.) * ST. LAWRENCE H W 2-1 D Power Play ......................... 36-142, 25.4% Penalty Kill ...................... 102-117, 87.2% 2 (Sat.) * St. Lawrence A W 4-1 Penalty Kill ...................... 139-154, 90.3% Goals Scored/Avg ........................112/2.95 5 (Tue.) Syracuse A W 5-0 Goals Scored/Avg ........................155/3.97 Goals Allowed/Avg ........................76/2.00 8 (Fri.) * Union A W 5-1 Goals Allowed/Avg ........................47/1.20 9 (Sat.) * Rensselaer A W 4-1 J efending National Champion, Clarkson University is back at the Frozen 12 (Fri.) * RENSSELAER H W 3-2ot DFour for the third consecutive year and for the fourth time in the past fi ve 13 (Sat.) * UNION H W 7-3 seasons. The Golden Knights are striving to win the NCAA title for the third time 19 (Fri.) * Harvard A W 3-1 20 (Sat.) * Dartmouth A W 8-1 in the program’s 15-year history, having already raised a championship banner to the 26 (Fri.) * Cornell A W 4-3ot Cheel Arena rafters in 2014 and 2017. 27 (Sat.) * Colgate A W 5-3 Guided by ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year, Matt Desrosiers, now in his 30 (Tue.) SYRACUSE H W 4-1 10th year behind the Clarkson bench, and assistants Britni Smith and Tony Maci, F the Knights enter the 2018 Frozen Four as the number one team in the nation with 2 (Fri.) * BROWN H W 4-0 3 (Sat.) * YALE H W 2-1 a 34-4-1 overall record. 9 (Fri.) * Princeton A L 2-0 Clarkson advances after defeating Mercyhurst 2-1 in overtime in a hard-fought 10 (Sat.) * Quinnipiac A W 2-0 quarterfi nal game in Potsdam this past Saturday. 16 (Fri.) * DARTMOUTH H W 4-0 The Green and Gold, led by senior captain Savannah Harmon and assistant 17 (Sat.) * HARVARD H W 3-1 captains Lauren Lefl er, Amanda Titus, Shea Tiley and Cassidy Vinkle, won 23 (Fri.) & YALE H W 10-1 24 (Sat.) & YALE H W 4-1 their fourth ECAC Hockey regular-season title, with a 19-3 league mark. Clark- March son went on to claim its second straight conference tournament championship two 3 (Sat.) ^ ST. LAWRENCE H W 4-2 weeks ago. 4 (Sun.) % COLGATE H W 3-0 Clarkson will be vying with WCHA foes Ohio State and #2 Wisconsin, and ECAC 10 (Sat.) ! MERCYHURST H W 2-1ot 16 (Fri.) # Ohio State N 5:00 pmest Hockey rival #4 Colgate this weekend at Ridder Arena on the campus of the Uni- 18 (Sun.) % NCAA Championship N versity of Minnesota. The Knights will face off for the fi rst time ever against Ohio *ECAC Hockey, &Quarterfi nals,^Semifi nals. %Championship, State in the fi rst semifi nal game on Friday, starting at 5:00 p.m. EST. The Badgers and !NCAA Quarterfi nal, %NCAA Championship Raiders will meet up in the other semifi nal contest, slated for an 8:00 p.m. EST start. HOME GAMES played at CHEEL ARENA Friday winners will square off on Sunday, beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST to determine TWITTER: @ClarksonUSports who will be crowned the champion of the 18th NCAA Women’s ice Hockey Cham- @ClarksonHockey1 pionship. INSTAGRAM: @ClarksonAthletics @ClarksonGoldenKnights Women’s NCAA Frozen Four games will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. ONLINE: www.clarksonathletics.com Clarkson will be striving for its third national title in the past fi ve years, while APP: Clarkson Athletics SID: Gary Mikel - 315-268-6673 Wisconsin will be looking to add its fi fth to the Badger’s trophy case. Ohio State and [email protected] Colgate are making their fi rst NCAA Tournament appearance. 2017 CLARKSON HOCKEY 2018 Clarkson Quick Facts • Clarkson is 8-4 in the NCAA Tournament, including a 2-1 mark in the semifi nals. In its fi rst ever semifi nal showing, the Knights defeated Mercyhurst 5-1 in 2014 and UNIVERSITY INFORMATION knocked off Minnesota 4-3 last year. The Green and Gold fell to Boston College Location....................Potsdam, New York, 13699-5830 3-2 in overtime of the 2016 semifi nals. Clarkson has gone 3-0 in quarterfi nal round Founded ...................................................................... 1896 play at Cheel Arena. The fi rst two times they won a NCAA Tournament game at Enrollment ................................................................ 4,300 home, the Knights went on to win the National Championship. President .......................................................Tony Collins Director of Athletics ...........................Steve Yianoukos • The Knights own the longest current winning streak in the country at eight Athletic Department Telephone ...........315-268-6622 games, seven more than any of the other three semifi nalists. The Green and Gold Nickname ................................................Golden Knights have won 23 of their last 24 games. Colors .........Green (PMS 3305) and Gold (PMS 116) • Clarkson’s 34 wins is the most in a single season for the program and two more TEAM INFORMATION than last year’s NCAA Championship squad. Head Coaches ...................................... Matt Desrosiers Alma Mater ........................St. Lawrence University ‘01 • The Knights have posted seven consecutive seasons of over 20 victories and four E-mail Address [email protected] 30-win campaigns, including the last three years. Hockey Offi ce Telephone .......................315-268-3735 Record at CU/Overall .......254-92-41 (in 10th year) • Through Clarkson’s 15-year history as a Division I program, the Knights have Assistant Coach ...................Britni Smith (4th season) compiled an all-time record of 347-159-59 for a .666 winning percentage. Alma Mater ........................St. Lawrence University ‘10 Clarkson claimed its fourth ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championship with a Assistant Coach ......................Tony Maci (2nd season) • Alma Mater ........................St. Lawrence University ‘04 19-3 league mark, sharing the title with Colgate. The Knights earned the No. 1 seed Captain ..............................................Savannah Harmon for the conference playoffs by virtue of a better record against the top four teams AC ............ Lauren Lefl er, Shea Tiley, Amanda Titus, Cassidy Vinkle in the league than the Raiders. Veterans Returning/Lost ..........................................16/6 - Forwards Returning/Lost ..................................... 9/4 • Clarkson boasts the third-ranked defense in the country, allowing only 1.21 goals - Defense Returning/Lost........................................ 5/1 per game, and is fourth in offense, scoring 3.97 goals per game. - Goaltenders Returning/Lost ................................2/1 • Through fi ve postseason games, the Green and Gold Gold have outscored their Newcomers ......................................................................7 opponents 23-5. Overall, Clarkson is second in the NCAA in scoring margin (2.77). PROGRAM HISTORY • Clarkson is second in the country in combined specialty teams play at 59.1% Affi liation .............................................NCAA, Division I (175/296). The Knights rank third on the power play (25.4%, 36-142) and third in Conference .............................................. ECAC Hockey penalty-kill (90.3%, 139-154). Clarkson has gone 7-of-18 (39%) on the man-advan- First Season .........................................................2003-04 tage and killed off 13-of-14 (92.8%) opponent power plays in the postseason. Overall Record ......................347-159-59 (in 15th yr.) ................................................(.666 winning percentage) • The Knights have gone 10-1-1 against Top-10 ranked teams this year. The lone Winning Seasons ...........................................................13 loss was a 4-3 overtime setback to Colgate (10/27). Year ...............................Overall Record, ECAC (fi nish) 2003-04 .................................................................16-12-3 • Clarkson posts a 15-2-1 record- CLARKSON IN NCAA PLAYOFFS 2004-05 .........................................13-17-6, 7-12-1 (8th) away from Cheel Arena with its only Player GP G A P 2005-06 .....................................22-14-1, 12-8-0 (T-3rd) two road losses coming at Vermont Harmon 7 2 5 7 2006-07 ...................................18-15-3, 10-10-2 (T-6th) (11/10) and at Princeton (2/9).