The Niagara Purple Eagles represent Niagara University in College Hockey America. The Purple Eagles attempted to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the second time in school history.
| 2011–12 Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | 3 CHA |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | Not ranked |
| USCHO.com/CBS College Sports | Not ranked |
| Record | |
| Overall | 4-5-1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Josh Sciba |
| Assistant coaches | Shivaun Siegl Allyson Weidner |
| Captain(s) | Kathleen Bortuzzo |
Offseason
edit- August 23: Head coach Chris MacKenzie resigned as the head coach of the Purple Eagles. Assistant coach Josh Sciba was named interim head coach for the 2011-12 season.[1]
Recruiting
edit| Player | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| Delaney Middlebrook |  United States |
Defense | Member of Minnesota Ice Cats 2010 U-19 NAHA Champions |
| Kelsey Gunn |  Canada |
Defense | Played for Ottawa Senators of PWHL[2] |
| Amy Helfrich | Canada |
Forward | Won a gold medal with Team Alberta at the Canada Winter Games in 2011[3] |
| Kayla Raniwsky | Canada |
Forward | Led the Southwest Wildcats with 42 points, including 26 goals in 36 games played during the 2010-11 season |
| Kalli Funk | United States |
Forward | 2011 Minnesota State All Conference with Cretin-Derham Hall High School Also played with Minnesota Thoroughbreds[4] |
| Abby Ryplanski | Canada |
Goaltender | 2011 Liz Turgeon Player of the Year nominee |
Regular season
editStandings
edit| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | PTS | W | L | T | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #6 Mercyhurst† | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 47 | ||
| Robert Morris* | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 44 | ||
| Niagara | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 72 | ||
| Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 63 | 89 | ||
| Wayne State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Championship: Robert Morris † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings:[1] Conference rankings:[2] Updated February 2nd, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
- Rankings based on number of points in the conference
- Wayne State was scheduled to play in the 2011–12 season but the women's ice hockey program was dropped
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Location | Result | Record | Conference Record |
| 9/30/2011 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | Niagara Univ. | Loss, 4-6 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/1/2011 | 1:00 PM | New Hampshire | Niagara Univ. | Loss, 2-3 | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/7/2011 | 7:00 PM | No. 4 Boston University | Boston, Mass | Loss, 1-3 | 0-3-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/8/2011 | 3:00 PM | No. 4 Boston University | Boston, Mass | Loss, 2-5 | 0-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/14/2011 | 7:00 PM | RPI | Niagara Univ. | Win, 5-4 OT | 1-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/15/2011 | 2:00 PM | RPI | Niagara Univ. | Win, 3-2 | 2-4-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/18/2011 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence | Niagara Univ. | Loss, 3-6 | 2-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/21/2011 | 7:00 PM | Yale | New Haven, CT | Win, 5-1 | 3-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/22/2011 | 3:00 PM | Princeton | Princeton, NJ | Win, 3-1 | 4-5-0 | 0-0-0 |
| 10/28/2011 | 2:00 PM | Vermont | Burlington, VT | Tie, 3-3 | 4-5-1 | 0-0-0 |
Awards and honors
edit- Kalli Funk, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)
- Kalli Funk, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011) [5]
- Kelsey Gunn, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 16, 2012) [6]
- Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Player of the Week (Week of October 3, 2011)[7]
- Delaney Middlebrook, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 3, 2011)
- Sarah Moses, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)[8]
- Sarah Moses, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 23, 2012)[9]
- Erica Owczarczak, CHA Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)[10]
- Kayla Raniwsky, CHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of January 23, 2012)
- Kayla Raniwsky, CHA Rookie of the Week, (Week of February 27, 2012)[11]
- Abby Ryplanski, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)[12]
- Abby Ryplanski, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)
- Kelsey Welch, Niagara University Student Athlete of the Week (Week of October 17, 2011)[13]
References
edit- ^ "MacKenzie Resigns as Head Coach".
- ^ "News Article".
- ^ "Halifax 2011 Canada Games - Registration, Scheduling & Results". Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
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- ^ "College Hockey America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ^ "College Hockey America". Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ "College Hockey America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "College Hockey America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "College Hockey America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ^ http://chawomenshockey.com/information/weeklyAwards/Feb_27-2012_release.pdf [dead link]
- ^ "College Hockey America". Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ "Welch Earns Student-Athlete of the Week Honors".