2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season represented Colgate University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season . They were coached by Greg Fargo , in his ninth season, and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena .
Colgate defeated St. Lawrence 3–2 in the ECAC Championship Game, winning their first championship in program history.[ 1] 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament , where the Raiders were ranked as the #4 seed. They lost to Minnesota Duluth 0–1 in overtime in the national quarterfinals.[ 2]
Offseason
Recruiting
Player
Position
Nationality
Notes
Kayle Osborne Goaltender
Canada Served as an assistant captain for the PWHL's Ottawa Lady Senators
Kalty Kaltounkova
Forward
Czech Republic Won a 2018 NEPSAC Championship with Vermont Academy
Regular season
Sammy Smigliani logged a goal and assist in a 3-2 ECAC Tournament Final versus St. Lawrence, earning the ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award. Having also recorded a goal in the ECAC semifinals victory versus Quinnipiac, she won a team-high 72.7 percent of her faceoffs, helping Colgate to win 61.2 percent of their overall faceoffs versus St. Lawrence.[ 3]
Standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
#5 Colgate † *
14
10
4
0
29 34
19
23
15
7
1
61
41
St. Lawrence 13
6
7
0
18 23
23
13
6
7
0
30
37
Clarkson 11
3
8
0
11 15
22
19
8
10
1
54
45
Quinnipiac 10
5
5
0
11 18
26
16
10
6
0
62
30
Brown 0
–
–
–
– –
–
0
–
–
–
–
–
Cornell 0
–
–
–
– –
–
0
–
–
–
–
–
Dartmouth 0
–
–
–
– –
–
0
–
–
–
–
–
Harvard 0
–
–
–
– –
–
0
–
–
–
–
–
Princeton 0
–
–
–
– –
–
0
–
–
–
–
–
RPI 0
–
–
–
– –
–
0
–
–
–
–
–
Union 0
–
–
–
– –
–
0
–
–
–
–
–
Yale 0
–
–
–
– –
–
0
–
–
–
–
–
Championship : March 10, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com ; updated March 25, 2021
Schedule
Source:[ 4]
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Decision
Result
Record
[ 5]
Regular Season
November 20
at Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
Kayle Osborne
W 3-2 OT
1–0-0
November 21
Syracuse
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
Kayle Osborne
W 3-1 2–0-0
November 28
at Clarkson Golden Knights
#5
Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
Kayle Osborne
W 3-1 3–0-0 (1-0-0)
November 30
Clarkson Golden Knights
#5
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
Kayle Osborne (L)
L 2-3
December 3
Clarkson Golden Knights
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
Kayle Osborne
W 3-2
December 5
at Colgate Raiders
Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
Kayle Osborne (T, 1)
T 2-2 OT
1-2-1 (1-2-1)
January 29
at Clarkson Golden Knights
Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
L 0-2
January 31
Clarkson Golden Knights
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
L 1-2
February 5
Clarkson Golden Knights
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
W 4-2
February 7
at Clarkson Golden Knights
Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY
L 2-5
Playoffs
March 5
Quinnipiac
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
Kayle Osborne
W 2-1
March 7
St. Lawrence
Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY
Kayle Osborne
W 3-2
NCAA Tournament
March 15
vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA
Emma Soderberg (UMD)
L 1-0 OT
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.
Roster
[ 6]
No. Player
Class
Pos
Height
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
1
Peri Donaldson Senior
G 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Keller, Texas St. Paul's School (NEPSAC)
4
Tanner Gates Junior
G 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Oceanside, California Anaheim Lady Ducks
8
Kendall Williamson Senior
F 5' 2" (1.57 m)
Edina, Minnesota Breck School
9
Danielle Serdachny Sophomore
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Edmonton, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence
10
Allyson Simpson Sophomore
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Frisco, Texas Shattuck St. Mary's School
11
Sydney Bard Sophomore
D 5' 3" (1.6 m)
New Hartford, New York Toronto Jr. Aeros (PWHL)
14
Eleri McKay Sophomore
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Brookfield, Wisconsin Chicago Mission
16
Kaitlyn O'Donohoe Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Downington, Pennsylvania
Mid-Fairfield Stars
17
Shelby Wood Senior
D 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Cambridge, Ontario prevteam=Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team
18
Malia Schneider Senior
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Millarville, Alberta Pursuit of Excellence
19
Maggie MacEachern Sophomore
D 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Brooklin, Ontario Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team
21
Noemi Neubauerová Junior
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic National Team
26
Taylor Kirwan Junior
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Gull Lake, Saskatchewan Swift Current Wildcats
30
Alexa Dobchuk Junior
G 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eden Prairie HS
31
Kayle Osborne Freshman
G 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Westport, Ontario Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team
44
Delani MacKay Junior
F 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Brookfield, Wisconsin Chicago Mission
55
Caroline Ross Senior
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Rochester, New York Boston University (WHEA)
72
Darcie Lappan Sophomore
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Hartington, Ontario Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL)
81
Rosy Demers Junior
F 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Stanstead, Quebec Stanstead College
91
Coralie Larose Senior
F 5' 7" (1.7 m)
Embrun, Ontario
Nepean Wildcats (PWHL)
94
Sammy Smigliani Sophomore
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
La Jolla, California Belle Tire
98
Kalty Kaltounkova Freshman
F 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Vlašim, Czech Republic Vermont Academy
Awards and honors
Weekly Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Danielle Serdachny
ECAC Player of the Week
January 11, 2021
[ 7]
Kayle Osborne
ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week
February 22, 2021
[ 8]
Sammy Smigliani
ECAC Player of the Week
Danielle Serdachny
ECAC Player of the Week
March 1, 2021
[ 9]
Kayle Osborne
ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week
March 8, 2021
[ 10]
Sammy Smigliani
ECAC Player of the Week
Monthly Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Kayle Osborne
ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week
January 2021
[ 11]
Kayle Osborne
ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month
March 2021
[ 12]
Sammy Smigliani
ECAC Army ROTC Player of the Month
Player
Award
Ref
Danielle Serdachny
ECAC Player of the Year
[ 13]
Danielle Serdachny
ECAC Best Forward
[ 14]
Danielle Serdachny
ECAC Hockey First Team
[ 15]
Tanner Gates
Kayle Osborne
ECAC Hockey Rookie Team
[ 16]
Kalty Kaltounkova
Danielle Serdachny
CCM/AHCA First Team All-American
[ 17]
Danielle Serdachny
All-USCHO.com First Team
[ 18]
References
^ "ECAC Champions! Three Goals by Three Different Raiders Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament" . gocolgateraiders.com . March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021 .^ "2021 NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship Official Bracket" . ncaa.com . Retrieved March 16, 2021 .^ "Colgate Wins First ECAC Hockey Championship in Program History" . ecachockey.com . March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021 .^ "2020–21 Colgate Raiders Women's Ice Hockey Schedule" . Colgate University. Retrieved March 25, 2021 .^ "2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule" . Colgate University. Retrieved March 18, 2021 .^ "2020-21 Women's Hockey Roster" . gocolgateraiders.com . Colgate University. Retrieved March 19, 2021 .^ Jorgensen, Jenna (January 11, 2021). "Women's Hockey Sweeps Weekly Awards" . gocolgateraiders.com . Retrieved October 20, 2021 . ^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Boudiette Earn ECAC Hockey Awards" . ecachockey.com . February 22, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021 .^ Pluchinsky, Dani (March 1, 2021). "Serdachny Garners ECAC Weekly Award" . gocolgateraiders.com . Retrieved October 20, 2021 . ^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Bjorgan Named to ECAC Hockey Honor Roll" . ecachockey.com . March 8, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021 .^ "Lonergan, Pasiechnyk, Osborne Earn Monthly League Honors" . ecachockey.com . February 3, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021 .^ "Smigliani, Osborne, Lum Named March Award Winners" . ecachockey.com . April 1, 2021. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021 .^ "Danielle Serdachny Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Year" . ecachockey.com . March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Danielle Serdachny Named ECAC Hockey Best Forward" . ecachockey.com . March 4, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 .^ "ECAC Hockey Announces First Team All-League Selections" . ecachockey.com . March 6, 2021. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 .^ "ECAC Hockey Announces All Rookie Team" . ecachockey.com . March 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 .^ "Five Hockey East Players Players Named CCM/AHCA Women's All-Americans - NCAA #1 seed Northeastern boasts four players on the two teams" . hockeyeastonline.com . March 19, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 .^ "Women's Division I College Hockey: 2020-2021 All-USCHO Teams" . USCHO.com . April 2, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021 .
Playing venues
Starr Arena (1997–2016)Class of 1965 Arena (2016-present) Head coachesda Seasons Conference affiliations All-Americans All-time leaders Olympians Women's Frozen Four appearances NCAA Tournament appearances Conference Tournament champions 2021, 2022, 2023
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