2012–13 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

2012–13 Clarkson Golden Knights
women's ice hockey season
NCAA Quarterfinals, L 3–5 vs. Boston University
ConferenceT–2nd ECAC
Home iceCheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#8
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine#7
Record
Overall28–10–0
Home15–4–0
Road13–5–0
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachShannon Desrosiers and Matt Desrosiers
Assistant coachesMatt Kelly
CaptainCarly Mercer
Alternate captainHailey Wood
Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons
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The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights finished runners-up during the regular season in the ECAC to Cornell. They advanced to the semifinals of the ECAC tournament where they lost to Harvard Crimson. Their efforts were good enough to earn them an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to national runners-up Boston University in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Notes
Erin Ambrose Defense  Canada Canadian Women’s U18 Team Member in 2009, 2010, 2011
Olivia Howe Forward  Canada Team captain of the Notre Dame AAA Hounds (SFMAAAHL)
Shannon MacAulay Forward  Canada Gold medallist 2012 World U18 Championships
Renata Fast Defense  Canada Also recruited by several NCAA schools for a soccer scholarship
Cayley Mercer Forward  Canada Member of the 2010 & 2011 Canadian Women’s U18 team

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Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
September 29 Ottawa PWHL* Cheel ArenaPotsdam, NY (exhibition) Erica Howe W 14–0  0–0–0
October 5 at #7 St. Lawrence* Appleton ArenaCanton, NY Erica Howe W 1–0  1–0–0
October 6 #7 St. Lawrence* Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–2  2–0–0
October 12 Vermont* #7 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 4–1  3–0–0
October 13 Vermont* #7 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Emily Horn W 5–1  4–0–0
October 19 at #7 Mercyhurst* #5 Mercyhurst Ice CenterErie, PA Erica Howe W 3–0  5–0–0
October 20 at #7 Mercyhurst* #5 Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA Erica Howe L 3–4  5–1–0
October 26 Union #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 6–0  6–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 27 RPI #4 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 6–2  7–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 2 at #9 North Dakota* #4 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, ND Erica Howe W 3–1  8–1–0
November 3 at #9 North Dakota* #4 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND Erica Howe L 2–3  8–2–0
November 9 Yale #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 4–1  9–2–0 (3–0–0)
November 10 Brown #3 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 2–1  10–2–0 (4–0–0)
November 16 at Quinnipiac #3 TD Bank Sports CenterHamden, CT Erica Howe W 4–1  11–2–0 (5–0–0)
November 17 at Princeton #3 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, NJ Erica Howe W 2–1 OT 12–2–0 (6–0–0)
November 30 #3 Cornell #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 2–1  13–2–0 (7–0–0)
December 1 Colgate #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 1–2  13–3–0 (7–1–0)
December 7 Syracuse* #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–2  14–3–0
December 8 at Syracuse* #2 Tennity Ice Skating PavilionSyracuse, NY Erica Howe W 5–4  15–3–0
January 3 #5 Boston College* #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 1–5  15–4–0
January 4 #9 Northeastern* #2 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 3–4  15–5–0
January 11 at Brown #5 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, RI Erica Howe W 2–1  16–5–0 (8–1–0)
January 12 at Yale #5 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT Erica Howe W 1–0  17–5–0 (9–1–0)
January 18 at Colgate #6 Starr ArenaHamilton, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  18–5–0 (10–1–0)
January 19 at #4 Cornell #6 Lynah RinkIthaca, NY Erica Howe L 1–3  18–6–0 (10–2–0)
January 25 #2 Harvard #7 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  19–6–0 (11–2–0)
January 26 Dartmouth #7 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 5–0  20–6–0 (12–2–0)
February 1 St. Lawrence #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  21–6–0 (13–2–0)
February 2 at St. Lawrence #6 Appleton Arena • Canton, NY Erica Howe L 2–3  21–7–0 (13–3–0)
February 8 at RPI #6 Houston Field HouseTroy, NY Erica Howe W 3–1  22–7–0 (14–3–0)
February 9 at Union #6 Achilles RinkSchenectady, NY Erica Howe W 3–2  23–7–0 (15–3–0)
February 15 Princeton #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe L 1–4  23–8–0 (15–4–0)
February 16 Quinnipiac #6 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY Erica Howe W 1–0  24–8–0 (16–4–0)
February 22 at Dartmouth #7 Thompson ArenaHanover, NH Erica Howe W 3–1  25–8–0 (17–4–0)
February 23 at #5 Harvard #7 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterAllston, MA Erica Howe W 3–1  26–8–0 (18–4–0)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 1 RPI* #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1) Erica Howe W 3–2 OT 27–8–0
March 2 RPI* #5 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2) Erica Howe W 5–2  28–8–0
March 9 vs. #7 Harvard* #5 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Semifinals) Erica Howe L 2–4  28–9–0
NCAA Tournament
March 16 at #3 Boston University* #6 Walter Brown ArenaBoston, MA (Quarterfinals) Erica Howe L 3–5  28–10–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Standings

# Team
ECAC record Overall
PTS GP W L T Pct GF GA GP W L T Pct GF GA
1 Cornell 37 22 18 3 1 0.841 84 27 34 27 6 1 0.809 131 55
2t Clarkson 36 22 18 4 0 0.818 61 28 38 28 10 0 0.737 110 68
2t Harvard 36 22 17 3 2 0.818 77 25 34 24 7 3 0.750 113 41
4 Quinnipiac 29 22 13 6 3 0.659 66 41 36 20 12 4 0.611 103 75
5 St. Lawrence 28 22 12 6 4 0.636 65 54 38 19 14 5 0.566 98 92
6 Dartmouth 26 22 11 7 4 0.591 58 49 31 16 10 5 0.597 84 71
7 Rensselaer 18 22 8 12 2 0.409 48 59 36 10 22 4 0.333 76 99
8 Colgate 15 22 6 13 3 0.341 40 70 35 11 21 3 0.357 66 122
9 Princeton 14 22 6 14 2 0.318 46 75 29 11 16 2 0.414 66 90
10 Yale 11 22 4 15 3 0.250 35 64 29 5 21 3 0.224 41 88
11 Brown 10 22 5 17 0 0.227 31 61 27 6 20 1 0.241 42 76
12 Union 4 22 0 18 4 0.091 15 73 34 7 23 4 0.265 41 105

Source: ecachockey.com

Awards and honors

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References

  1. ^ "Clarkson Announces Class of 2016". January 19, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012–13 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2015.