2019–20 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season

The RIT Tigers Women's' Hockey Team represented the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. While Chad Davis still shaped his team in his second year, he was able to gain stability with a large influx of underclassmen.

2019–20 RIT Tigers
women's ice hockey season
Conference5th CHA
Home iceGene Polisseni Center, Rochester, NY
Record
Overall12–19–4
Conference5–13–2
Home11–8–3
Road1–10–1
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachChad Davis (2nd season)
Assistant coachesHannah McGowan
Captain(s)Logan Land[1]
Alternate captain(s)Terra Lanteigne
Ellie Larson
RIT Tigers women's ice hockey seasons
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Offseason

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  • April 3: RIT Athletic Hall of Famer and Hockey Humanitarian Award laureate Kristine (Pierce) Brassie ('99) died. Brassie was named in SPORTMagazine's Heroes Edition (November, 1998) along with football great John Elway, basketball legend Michael Jordan, and Wayne Gretzky of the NHL. She was the first RIT athlete to have her jersey (No. 12) retired.[2]

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Notes
Maddie Dunham Defense   United States Played for the Chicago Mission
Rachel Goff Forward   United States Maggie Dunham's teammate on the Chicago Mission
Kylie Lalonde Forward   Canada Played for the Ottawa Lady Senators
Justine Larkin Defense   Canada Teammate of Lalonde's on Ottawa Lady Senators
Taylor Liotta Goaltender   Canada Minded the net for Oakville Jr. Hornets
Jaymee Nolan Forward   Canada Winger for the London Jr. Devilettes
Hana Solinger Forward   Canada Former member of the Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes
Christa Stefanopoulos Forward   United States Quebec native attended Dawson College

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10 Mercyhurst†* 20 13 4 3 29 68 40 34 19 10 5 107 73
Robert Morris 20 13 5 2 28 67 40 34 19 11 4 111 82
Syracuse 20 11 7 2 24 69 40 34 13 19 2 99 89
Penn State 20 7 8 5 19 38 42 36 13 15 8 70 80
RIT 20 5 13 2 12 39 72 34 12 18 4 76 103
Lindenwood 20 3 15 2 8 26 73 33 5 23 5 42 117
Championship: March 7, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com

2018–19 Tigers

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
5   Madison Itagaki Sophomore D 5' 3" (1.6 m) Glenview, Illinois Chicago Mission
6   Stella Haberman Junior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Golden Valley, Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps
8   Madison Farrand Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Potomac, Maryland Washington Pride
9   Maddie Dunham Freshman D 5' 3" (1.6 m) Glenview, Illinois Brampton Canadettes
10   Hunter Barnett Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Caledon, Ontario Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
13   Taylor Sims Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Deep River, Ontario Ottawa Lady Senators
14   Ellie Larson (A) Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Hutchinson, Minnesota Hutchinson HS
15   Rachel Goff Freshman F 5' 0" (1.52 m) Naperville, Illinois Chicago Mission
17   Taylor Baker Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Aeros
18   Abby Davies Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Ashton, Ontario Ottawa Lady Senators
19   Hana Solinger Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Chatsworth, Ontario Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes
20   Christa Stefanopoulos Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Pierrefonds, Quebec Dawson College
21   Logan Land (C) Graduate F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Turkey Point, Ontario Burlington Barracudas
22   Jordan Marchese Junior F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mississauga, Ontario Brampton Canadettes
23   Kylie LaLonde Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Arnprior, Ontario Ottawa Lady Senators
24   Jaymee Nolan Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Dublin, Ontario London Jr. Devilettes
26   Baylee Trani Junior F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Huntington Beach, California New England Hockey Club
27   Justine Larkin Freshman D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa Lady Senators
28   Jade Mancini Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Burlington, Ontario Burlington Jr. Barracudas
30   Jessi O'Leary Junior G 5' 4" (1.63 m) Woodstock, New Brunswick Team New Brunswick
32   Taylor Liotta Freshman G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mississauga, Ontario Oakville Jr. Hornets
35   Terra Lanteigne (A) Senior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia Metro Boston Pizza


2019–20 Schedule

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 4 Vermont* Gene Polisseni CenterRochester, NY Terra Lanteigne L 1-3  0–1–0
October 5 Vermont* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne T 4-4 OT 0–1–1
October 11 St. Cloud State* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne L 1-4  0–2–1
October 12 St. Cloud State* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne L 0-3  0–3–1
October 18 at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, PA Terra Lanteigne L 2-4  0–4–1 (0–1–0)
October 19 at Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Terra Lanteigne L 0-6  0–5–1 (0–2–0)
October 25 Brown* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Jessi O'Leary W 6-0  1–5–1
October 26 Brown* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Jessi O'Leary W 4-2  2–5–1
November 1 at Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating PavilionSyracuse, NY Jessi O'Leary W 7-4  3–5–1 (1–2–0)
November 2 Syracuse Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Jessi O'Leary L 0-3  3–6–1 (1–3–0)
November 15 Dartmouth* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 4-3  4–6–1
November 16 Dartmouth* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Jessi O'Leary L 1-2 OT 4–7–1
November 19 at Union* Achilles CenterSchenectady, NY Terra Lanteigne T 2-2 OT 4–7–2
November 26 at Colgate* Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, NY Jessi O'Leary L 0-2  4–8–2
December 6 at Penn State Pegula Ice ArenaUniversity Park, PA Jessi O'Leary L 0-3  4–9–2 (1–4–0)
December 7 at Penn State Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA Terra Lanteigne L 2-6  4–10–2 (1–5–0)
December 14 LIU* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 3-2 OT 5–10–2
December 15 LIU* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 5-2  6–10–2
January 3, 2018 Sacred Heart* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 3-2 OT 7–10–2
January 4 Sacred Heart* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 3-0  8–10–2
January 10 Robert Morris Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 2-1  9–10–2 (2–5–0)
January 11 Robert Morris Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne L 4-6  9–11–2 (2–6–0)
January 17 Lindenwood Centene Community Ice CenterMaryland Heights, MO Terra Lanteigne L 0-3  9–12–2 (2–7–0)
January 18 Lindenwood Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO Terra Lanteigne L 0-2  9–13–2 (2–8–0)
January 24 Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Jessi O'Leary L 2-5  9–14–2 (2–9–0)
January 25 Mercyhurst Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Taylor Liotta L 1-5  9–15–2 (2–10–0)
February 7 at Syracuse Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY Terra Lanteigne L 1-3  9–16–2 (2–11–0)
February 8 Syracuse Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne T 2-2 OT 9–16–3 (2–11–1)
February 14 Penn State Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 4-2  10–16–3 (3–11–1)
February 15 Penn State Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 4-3  11–16–3 (4–11–1)
February 21 at Robert Morris Colonials ArenaNeville Township, PA Terra Lanteigne L 1-5  11–17–3 (4–12–1)
February 22 at Robert Morris Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA Terra Lanteigne L 2-5  11–18–3 (4–13–1)
February 28 Lindenwood Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne W 2-5  12–18–3 (5–13–1)
February 29 Lindenwood Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Terra Lanteigne T 1-1 OT 12–18–4 (5–13–2)
CHA Tournament
March 5 vs. Penn State* LECOM HarborcenterBuffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game) Terra Lanteigne L 1-4  12–19–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

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Senior goaltender Terra Lanteigne was named the CHA All-Conference Second Team[5] on the strength of a 2.97 Goals Against Average. Lanteigne leaves RIT with 2,392 saves, the most in the program's history. She had been the 2019-19 CHA Player of the Year.

Freshman Forward Jaymee Nolan was named to the CHA All-Rookie Team, with six goals on the season.

References

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  1. ^ "RIT women's hockey excited to begin the 2019-20 season". Rochester Institute of Technology. October 3, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "RIT Athletics mourns the loss of former women's hockey star, Hall of Famer Kristine (Pierce) Brassie". Rochester Institute of Technology. April 4, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Roster". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Schedule". Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Regular Season Awards Handed Out at End-of-Year Banquet". College Hockey America. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.