2010–11 ECAC Hockey women's season explained

The 2010–11 ECAC Hockey women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among ECAC members.

Exhibition

Date	ECAC school	Opponent	Time	Score	Goal scorers
09/24/2010		Ontario Hockey Academy	7:00 ET	Qpac, 3-1^[1]	Kelly Babstock (2), Lindsay Burman
09/25/10		Etobicoke (PWHL)	7:00 pm	3-0
10/15/2010		Etobicoke (PWHL)	7:00 ET	Cornell, 6-0^[2]	Rebecca Johnston (2), Brianne Jenner, Jessica Campbell, Hayley Hughes

• PWHL is Provincial Women's Hockey League in Ontario, Canada

Regular season

News and notes

• October 15–16: Regan Boulton of Quinnipiac registered three goals and two assists. In a 4-2 win versus the Maine Black Bears, she registered her first-career hat trick.^[3]
• November 10: Former Harvard player Angela Ruggiero will serve on the evaluation commission that will inspect the three cities competing to host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. She will be one of four Americans on the 11-member panel that will travel to potential host cities for on-site inspections from February 8-March 5, 2011.^[4]
• November 12–13: Kelly Babstock made Quinnipiac hockey history as she accounted for six of the seven goals scored over the weekend. Babstock registered back to back hat tricks against ECAC opponents (No. 10 ranked Harvard and Dartmouth). In addition, she is the first skater in Quinnipiac history to record two hat tricks in one season. As of November 14, Babstock led the team and the entire NCAA in goals (13) and points (27).^[5]
• On Friday, Dec. 3 against Brown, Kelly Babstock became Quinnipiac's all-time leader in goals scored in a season by netting her 16th goal of the season. Babstock's nation leading sixth game-winning goal against Yale on Saturday, Dec. 4 was part of a Bobcats 3-1 win.^[6]
• December 10: Vanessa Emond accumulated four points (two goals, two assists) as the Skating Saints upset the Mercyhurst Lakers. She scored the opening goal of the game at 6:34 on the power play. In the second period, she would score another goal to extend the lead to 5-0. The four point effort was a career high for Emond.^[7]
• December 14: Quinnipiac women's ice hockey assistant coach Cassandra Turner was selected to serve as assistant coach for Canada at the 2011 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championship.^[8]
• January 7–8: Cornell freshman goaltender Lauren Slebodnik earned two shutouts in her first two career starts.^[9] On January 7, she made her NCAA debut by shutting out Yale by a 5-0 margin. With Cornell dressing just 12 skaters, she stopped all 23 Yale shots. The following night, Slebodnik shut out the Brown Bears by a 3-0 mark. Cornell only dressed 11 skaters for the game and she stopped all 15 shots.
• January 8: Quinnipiac forward Kelly Babstock scored a hat trick, including the game-winning marker at 3:25 in overtime. Her goal lifted the Bobcats to a come from behind victory over ECAC Hockey opponent Clarkson.^[10]
• In February 2011, three months after the passing of Daron Richardson, the Yale Bulldogs were inspired to raise awareness of youth mental health issues. Freshman forward Jenna Ciotti played with Daron’s sister, Morgan on the Ottawa Senators of the PWHL. In addition, Ciotti was also coached by Daron’s father, Luke Richardson. The Bulldogs’ support for the Do It For Daron charity was symbolized by the purple wristbands the club wore during the month of February and March in the 2010–11 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season. She played on the PWHL Senators with Morgan Richardson (under Luke Richardson’s coaching) for two seasons. Ciotti wanted the bracelets to keep Daron's spirit alive and support the Richardson family.^[11]

National rankings

Week of	ECAC school	USA Today poll	USCHO poll
September 27	Cornell Harvard		2 8^[12]
October 4	Cornell Harvard		2 7^[13]
October 11	Cornell Harvard		2 9^[14]
October 18	Cornell Harvard		2 9
October 25	Cornell Harvard		2 9^[15]
November 1
November 8

In season honors

MLX Skates Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, ECAC Hockey offices names a player of the week each Monday.

Week	Player of the week
October 5	Kate Wheeler, Quinnipiac^[16]
October 11	Erica Uden Johansson, Quinnipiac^[17]
October 18	Regan Boulton, Quinnipiac
October 25	Kate Wheeler, Quinnipiac^[18]
November 1	Liza Ryabkina, Harvard
November 8	Hayley Hughes, Cornell
November 15	Sasha Nanji, Dartmouth
November 22	Alley Bero, St. Lawrence^[19]
November 29	Kate Weeler, Quinnipiac
December 5	Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac
December 12	Vanessa Emond
January 4	Jenna Hobeika, Dartmouth^[20]
January 11	Rebecca Johnston, Cornell
January 18	Kelly Sabatine, St. Lawrence ^[21]
January 25	Camille Dumais, Dartmouth^[22]
February 1	Danielle Skirrow, Clarkson^[23]
February 8	Jenna Ciotti, Yale^[24]
February 15	Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac
February 22	Amanda Trunzo, Dartmouth^[25]
March 1	Rebecca Johnston, Cornell^[26]
March 8	Hayley Hughes, Cornell^[27]

Defensive Players of the week

Week	Def. Player of the week
October 5	Victoria Vigilanti, Quinnipiac
October 11	Victoria Vigilanti, Quinnipiac
October 18	Kimberly Sass, Colgate^[28]
October 25	Lauren Dahm, Clarkson
November 1	Amanda Mazzotta, Cornell
November 8	Amanda Mazzotta, Cornell
November 15	Katie Jamieson, Brown
November 22	Amanda Mazzotta, Cornell
November 29	Jackee Snikeris, Yale
December 5	Victoria Vigilanti, Quinnipiac
December 12	Rachel Weber, Princeton
January 4	Rachel Weber, Princeton
January 11	Rachel Weber, Princeton
January 18	Kate Gallagher, Union
January 25	Lauren Slebodnik, Cornell
February 1	Erica Howe, Clarkson
February 8	Victoria Vigilanti, Quinnipiac
February 15	Lindsay Holdcroft, Dartmouth^[29]
February 22	Lindsay Holdcroft, Dartmouth
March 1	Victoria Vigilanti, Quinnipiac
March 8	Amanda Mazzotta, Cornell

Rookies of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, ECAC Hockey offices names a rookie of the week each Monday.

Week	Player of the week
October 5	Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac
October 11	Erica Uden Johansson, Quinnipiac
October 18	Caitlyn Lahonen, St. Lawrence^[30]
October 25	Jessica Campbell, Cornell
November 1
November 8
November 15	Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac
November 22
November 29
December 5	Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac
December 12	Sally Butler, Princeton
January 4	Lindsay Holdcroft, Dartmouth
January 11	Lauren Slebodnik, Cornell
January 18	Carly Mercer, Clarkson
January 25	Lindsay Holdcroft, Dartmouth
February 1
February 8	Jenna Ciotti, Yale
February 15	Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac
February 22	Lindsay Holdcroft, Dartmouth
March 1	Brianne Jenner, Cornell
March 8	Jessica Campbell, Cornell

Postseason

• March 18: Cornell participated in the NCAA women's Frozen Four. In the semi-final, the Big Red were bested by the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program by a 4-1 tally.^[31]

Postseason awards and honors

• Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac, 2010-11 ECAC Player of the Year^[32]
• Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac, 2010-11 ECAC Rookie of the Year^[33]
• Doug Derraugh, Cornell, ECAC Coach of the Year
• Regan Fisher, Dartmouth and Karlee Overguard, Cornell: ECAC co-Defensive Forward of the Year^[34]
• Lauriane Rougeau, ECAC top Defensive Defenseman
• Jackee Snikeris, Yale, 2010-11 ECAC Goaltender of the Year^[35]
• Jackee Snikeris, 2010-11 ECAC Women's Student-Athlete of the Year^[36]
• Jackee Snikeris, 2011 Sarah Devens Award^[36]

All-ECAC honors

First team

• Forward: Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac
• Forward: Rebecca Johnston, Cornell
• Forward: Brianne Jenner, Cornell
• Defense: Laura Fortino, Cornell
• Defense: Lauriane Rougeau, Cornell
• Goaltender: Jackie Snikeris, Yale

Second team

• Forward: Chelsea Karpenko, Cornell
• Forward: Jillian Dempsey, Harvard
• Forward: Kelly Foley, Dartmouth
• Defense: Josephine Pucci, Harvard
• Defense: Sasha Sherry, Princeton
• Goaltender: Rachel Weber, Princeton

Third team

• Forward: Catherine White, Cornell
• Forward: Kelly Sabatine, St. Lawrence
• Forward: Liza Ryabkina, Harvard
• Defense: Sasha Nanji, Dartmouth
• Defense: Leanna Coskren, Harvard
• Goaltender: Victoria Vigilanti, Quinnipiac

All-rookie team

• Forward: Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac
• Forward: Brianne Jenner, Cornell
• Forward: Carly Mercer, Clarkson
• Defense: Alyssa Gagliardi, Cornell
• Defense: Marissa Gedman, Harvard
• Goaltender: Erica Howe, Clarkson

^[37]

All-Americans

First Team

• Laura Fortino, Cornell ^[38]

Second Team

• Lauriane Rougeau, Cornell
• Rebecca Johnston, Cornell

2011 ECAC Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

• Note: The chart indicates the number of games won in the tournament and not the actual scores.

See also

• National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship
• 2010–11 CHA women's ice hockey season
• 2010–11 WCHA women's ice hockey season
• 2010–11 Hockey East women's ice hockey season
• ECAC women's ice hockey

Notes and References

1. http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=205000533
2. Web site: Hockey Game Box Score (Final) Etobicoke vs Cornell (Oct 15, 2010 at Ithaca, N.Y.) . Cornell University Athletics.
3. Web site: Regan Boulton Named MLX Skates Player of the Week. 5 October 2010.
4. Web site: Ruggiero to Assist in 2018 Host City Selection. 11 November 2010.
5. Web site: Nanji, Babstock & Jamieson Earn ECAC Hockey MLX Skates Weekly Honors. 16 November 2010.
6. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
7. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
8. http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87927&SPID=10457&DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=205054974
9. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
10. http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=205074320
11. Web site: Yale Joins Efforts to "Do it for Daron". 25 February 2011.
12. Web site: USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll 2010-2011 September 27, 2010 :: Rankings :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001073621/http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-womens-poll/2010-2011/poll,0927/september-27,-2010/. 2012-10-01.
13. Web site: USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll 2010-2011 October 4, 2010 :: Rankings :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001073600/http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-womens-poll/2010-2011/poll,1004/october-4,-2010/. 2012-10-01.
14. Web site: USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll 2010-2011 October 11, 2010 :: Rankings :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001073606/http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-womens-poll/2010-2011/poll,1011/october-11,-2010/. 2012-10-01.
15. Web site: Polls and Rankings :: USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101015015214/http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-womens-poll/. 2010-10-15.
16. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
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20. Web site: MLX Skates Weekly Awards Presented to Hobeika, Holdcroft & Weber. 4 January 2011.
21. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
22. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
23. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
24. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
25. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
26. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
27. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
28. Web site: Kimberly Sass Named MLX Skates Goaltender of the Week. 5 October 2010.
29. Web site: ECAC Hockey.
30. Web site: Caitlyn Lahonen Named MLX Skates Rookie of the Week. 5 October 2010.
31. Web site: Women's Hockey Season Ends with 4-1 Loss in National Semifinals.
32. Web site: League's Player of the Year Awarded to Babstock. 2 March 2011.
33. Web site: Babstock Named Rookie of the Year. 28 February 2011.
34. Web site: Overguard Shares League Defensive Forward of the Year Award.
35. Web site: Snikeris Named Goaltender of the Year. March 2011.
36. Web site: Snikeris Named ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of Year. 9 March 2011.
37. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090044/http://boxscorenews.com/ecac-hockey-announces-womens-allleague-allrookie-teams-p16004-68.htm . 2011-07-08 .
38. Web site: American Hockey Coaches Association . 2011-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314062103/http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0317w1aa.html . 2012-03-14 . dead .