St. Lawrence University Women s Hockey Game Notes

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1 St. Lawrence University Women s Hockey Game Notes No. 6/7 St. Lawrence (3-0-1, ECAC Hockey) vs. Vermont (2-1-1, Hockey East) October 21, 2016 Appleton Arena Canton, N.Y. Schedule and Results The Matchup Date Opponent Time/Result 9/24/16 McGILL (exh.) L, 0-3 9/30/16 Northeastern W, /1/16 Northeastern W, /7/16 CLARKSON W, /8/16 at Clarkson T, 3-3 (OT) 10/21/16 VERMONT 7 p.m. 10/22/16 at Vermont 4 p.m. 10/25/16 CONCORDIA (exh.) 7 p.m. 10/28/16 DARTMOUTH* 3 p.m. 10/29/16 HARVARD* 3 p.m. 11/4/16 at Princeton* 6 p.m. 11/5/16 at Quinnipiac* 3 p.m. 11/11/16 RENSSELAER* 6 p.m. 11/12/16 UNION* 3 p.m. 11/18/16 at Yale* 6 p.m. 11/19/16 at Brown* 3 p.m. 11/21/16 at Penn State 6 p.m. 11/22/16 at Penn State 3 p.m. 12/1/16 at Clarkson* 7 p.m. 12/3/16 CLARKSON* 3 p.m. 1/4/17 CARLETON (exh.) 4 p.m. 1/7/17 vs. Mercyhurst# 1 p.m. 1/8/17 vs. Mercyhurst# 1 p.m. 1/13/17 BROWN* 6 p.m. 1/14/17 YALE* 3 p.m. 1/20/17 COLGATE* 6 p.m. 1/21/17 CORNELL* 3 p.m. 1/27/17 at Union* 6 p.m. 1/28/17 at Rensselaer* 3 p.m. 2/3/17 at Harvard* 6 p.m. 2/4/17 at Dartmouth* 3 p.m. 2/10/17 QUINNIPIAC* 6 p.m. 2/11/17 PRINCETON* 3 p.m. 2/17/17 at Cornell* 6 p.m. 2/18/17 at Colgate* 3 p.m. 2/24-26/17 ECAC Quarterfinals TBA 3/4-5/17 ECAC Semis/Finals TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS *Denotes ECAC Hockey game Last Game at Robert Morris, T, 2-2 Head Coach: Jim Plumer (5th season) Alma Mater: Colby College 83 Plumer s Record at UVM: About the Catamounts Vermont opened the season with two straight wins, defeating Union 5-1 and Boston University 3-2, then went in a two-game series at Robert Morris. The Catamounts went last season, but had a solid finish to the season, going in February, including a 4-2 win over Boston University in the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East playoffs. Ève-Audrey Picard leads Vermont s offense with three goals and five points, while Mackenzie MacNeil and Saana Valkama both have four points. Three different goalies have started games for the Catamounts, with Melissa Black getting the nod twice. She has a record with a.947 save percentage and a 1.92 goals against average. Madison Litchfield started the season opener and made 21 saves in a 5-1 win over Union. Vermont has loads of experience, with seven seniors and all but three players from last year s team returning. October 22, 2016 Gutterson Fieldhouse Burlington, Vt. Last Game vs. Clarkson, T, 3-3 Head Coach: Chris Wells (9th Season) Alma Mater: St. Lawrence 92 Wells Career Record: About the Saints The Saints, are one of just four NCAA Division I women s hockey teams that has yet to lose a game this season, other than the Ivy League teams, which open play this weekend. The Saints have started the season with a four-game unbeaten streak for the first time since , when they were also through four games. The last time St. Lawrence was unbeaten for a stretch of five games was a stretch in January, That run featured seven consecutive wins by a combined score of Tonight s game marks the first time the Saints will face an unranked team this season. Northeastern was ranked ninth and Clarkson was fourth when the Saints faced those teams earlier this month. Kennedy Marchment leads the nation with 2.5 points per game and Brooke Webster and Hannah Miller are tied for second with 2.0 points per game. Webster leads the nation with 1.25 goals per game and Marchment leads the nation with 2.25 assists per game. - St. Lawrence University Quick Facts - Location: Canton, N.Y. Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 2,508 Nickname: Saints Colors: Scarlet & Brown Conferences: Liberty League (Div. III) & ECAC Hockey Home Rink: Appleton Arena President: William L. Fox Athletic Director: Bob Durocher Women s Hockey Head Coach: Chris Wells 92 Associate Head Coach: Ted Wisner (Potsdam 95) Assistant Coach: Mare MacDougall Bari (Mercyhurst 03) Athletic Trainer: Matt Salmen Captains: Kirsten Padalis (C), Alex Moore (A) and Brooke Webster (A) Sports Information Contact: Aaron Todd

2 About Head Coach Chris Wells 92 Wells returned to his alma mater as assistant hockey coach for the men s team in the season after a stint behind the bench at Western Michigan University in the CCHA. He was named Associate Head Coach of the men s hockey team in January of He took over the reins of the St. Lawrence University women s hockey team for the season. In his opening campaign, Wells continued the program s tradition of winning, as he guided the team to the 2009 NCAA Tournament and a record. He guided the program to it s first ECAC Hockey Tournament title and was named the 2012 AHCA National Coach of the Year. Wells began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Colgate University following a European professional career. He has also served the University as director of the St. Lawrence summer sports programs and a co-director of the Saints Summer Hockey School. National Polls USCHO.com (10/3/16) The Vermont Series St. Lawrence has a perfect record in 12 games against the Catamounts, outscoring Vermont 67-8 in those meetings. The Saints swept both games of a home-and-home series last year by 4-0 and 3-2 scores. Last year, Hannah Miller scored two goals in the Saints 4-0 win and added an assist in the 3-2 win. Brooke Wolejko made 17 saves in her first start of the year in the 4-0 win, while Sonjia Shelly made 20 saves in the 3-2 win. Webster Joins the Paul Flanagan Century Club Brooke Webster recorded her 100th career point in the Saints last game, a 3-3 tie at Clarkson, to join the Paul Flanagan Century Club. Webster, who started the game with 98 points, had two assists in the game, the first on a goal by Hannah Miller to tie the game, 1-1, near the midway point of the first period. She added in assist with less than five minutes to play in the third period to give the Saints a 3-2 lead. The Breakdown The Saints roster is made up of three seniors, five juniors, seven sophomores and eight first-year students. Team Points Record 1 Wisconsin (15) Minnesota Quinnipiac Minnesota-Duluth Colgate Boston College St. Lawrence Clarkson North Dakota Bemidji State Others receiving votes: Princeton 14, Boston University 8, Robert Morris 4, Ohio State 2, Mercyhurst 1. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine (10/4/16) Team Points Record 1 Wisconsin (19) Minnesota Quinnipiac Minnesota-Duluth Colgate St. Lawrence Boston College Clarkson Boston University North Dakota Others receiving votes: Princeton 17, Robert Morris 11, Boston Univeristy 8, Ohio State 5, Mercyhurst 2. Thirteen of the 23 active players are American, representing nine states: California, Connecticut, Illinios, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Virginia and Washington. Seven of the team s nine Canadians hail from Ontario. The other two provinces represented are British Columbia and Winnipeg. Sophomore Grace Harrison is a native of Aukland, New Zealand. Saints in the National Statistical Rankings Player Category Stat Ranking Kennedy Marchment Points/game st Kennedy Marchment Assists/game st Brooke Webster Goals/game st Kennedy Marchment SH goals 1 T-1st Hannah Miller Points/game 2.00 T-2nd Brooke Webster Points/game 2.00 T-2nd TEAM Goals/game 4.00 T-2nd TEAM Scoring margin rd TEAM Winning Pct rd Hannah Miller Goals/game 1.00 T-4th Grace Harrison Winning Pct th Hannah Miller Assists/game 1.00 T-5th St. Lawrence Women s Hockey Game Notes 2

3 St. Lawrence Saints Women s Hockey Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last Team 1 Brooke Wolejko Jr. G 5-8 South Windsor, Conn./Westminster School/Assabet Valley 2 Jaimee Cooke FY D 5-9 Pelham, N.H./East Coast Wizards 3 Nadine Edney So. F 5-3 Mississauga, Ontario/Mississauga Chiefs 4 Jacquie Diffley FY F 5-8 Burlington, Mass./East Coast Wizards 5 Kirsten Padalis Sr. D 5-7 Farmington, Mich./Honeybaked U-19 6 Michelle Alonardo Jr. F 5-6 Wilmington, Mass./The Governor s Academy 7 Alex Moore Sr. D 5-11 Napanee, Ontario/Team Ontario/Whitby Wolves 8 Kalie Grant FY F 5-4 Potsdam, N.Y./Nepean Jr. Wildcats 9 Kayla Vespa FY F 5-2 Hamilton, Ontario/Stoney Creek Sabres 10 Hannah Miller Jr. F 5-9 N. Vancouver, British Columbia/Okanogan Hockey Acad. 11 Justine Reyes So. F 5-8 Chino Hills, Calif./Anaheim Lady Ducks 14 Emily Middagh FY D 5-7 Winnipeg, Manitoba/Balmoral Hall 16 Kennedy Marchment Jr. F 5-8 Courtice, Ontario/Durham West Lightning/Team Ontario Blue 17 Lydia Grauer So. F 5-8 Mukilteo, Wash./Anaheim Lady Ducks 19 Maggie McLaughlin FY F 5-8 McLean, Va./Washington Pride 20 Kayla Nielsen So. F 5-10 Laguna Hills, Calif./Anaheim Lady Ducks 21 Amanda McClure Jr. D 5-7 Stratford, Ontario/Cambridge Rivulettes 24 Dakota Golde FY D 5-6 Rolling Meadows, Ill./Chicago Mission 26 Brooke Webster Sr. F 5-5 Aurora, Ontario/Team Ontario/Toronto Aeros 27 Amanda Butterfield FY D 5-8 Grimsby, Ontario/Stoney Creek Sabres 28 Allison Compeau So. G 5-5 Potsdam, N.Y./North Country Ice Storm 29 Grace Harrison So. G 5-9 Auckland, New Zealand/Ontario Hockey Academy 31 Sonjia Shelly So. G 5-6 Braceville, Ill./Chicago Fury Head Coach: Chris Wells 92 Associate Head Coach: Ted Wisner Assistant Coach: Mare MacDougall Bari Athletic Trainer: Matt Salmen Pronunciation Guide 1 Brooke Wolejko wuh-lay-co 4 Jaquie Diffley Jack-EE 5 Kirsten Padalis KUR-sten puh-dal-is 8 Kalie Grant KAY-lee 14 Emily Middagh MIDD-ahh 17 Lydia Grauer Gr-OWW-er 24 Dakota Golde Gold-EE Ted Wisner WIZ-ner Mare MacDougall Bari mack-do-gull BAR-ee Follow Saints Athletics on Social Media! Facebook: facebook.com/saintsathletics YouTube: St. Lawrence University Athletics Saints Record When... W L T Overall in ECAC Hockey play in non-conference play against the Ivies at home on the road leading after one period trailing after one period tied after one period leading after two periods trailing after two periods tied after two periods in overtime outshooting the opposition being out-shot by the opposition shots are even scoring first when opponent scores first St. Lawrence Women s Hockey Game Notes 3

4 Meet the Saints Brooke Wolejko Jaimee Cooke Nadine Edney Jacquie Diffley Kirsten Padalis Michelle Alonardo Alex Moore Kalie Grant Kayla Vespa Hannah Miller Justine Reyes Emily Middagh Kennedy Marchment Lydia Grauer Maggie McLaughlin Kayla Nielsen Amanda McClure Dakota Golde Brooke Webster Amanda Butterfield Allison Compeau SAINTS Points - 15 (at Northeastern, 9/30 and 10/1) Goals - 6 (at Northeastern, 10/1) Assists - 10 (at Northeastern, 9/30) Shots - 35 (at Northeastern, 9/30) Power Play Goals - 2 (vs. Clarkson, 10/7; at Clarkson, 10/8) Saves - 25 (at Northeastern, 10/1/16) Penalties - 10 (vs. Clarkson, 10/7/16) PIMs - 20 (vs. Clarkson, 10/7/16) Grace Harrison Team Highs in OPPONENTS Points - 14 (Northeastern, 10/1) Goals - 5 (Northeastern, 10/1) Assists - 9 (Northeastern, 10/1) Shots - 28 (Northeastern, 10/1) Power Play Goals - 1 (Northeastern, 10/1; Clarkson 10/8) Saves - 30 (Brittany Bugalski, (Northeastern, 9/30) Penalties - 9 (Clarkson 10/8) PIMs - 18 (Clarkson 10/8) St. Lawrence Women s Hockey Game Notes 4 Sonjia Shelly

5 Date Opponent Score Att. Sep 30 at #9 Northeastern W Oct 01 at #9 Northeastern W Oct 07 #4 CLARKSON W Oct 08 at #4 Clarkson Tot Oct 21 VERMONT TEAM STATISTICS SLU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 4 2 Short-handed 1 0 Empty net 0 0 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted 1 1 Overtime 0 0 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) Combined Statistics Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 16 Kennedy Marchment Brooke Webster Hannah Miller Justine Reyes Nadine Edney Kirsten Padalis Kalie Grant Maggie McLaughlin Emily Middagh Alex Moore Kayla Vespa Amanda Butterfield Jaimee Cooke Jacquie Diffley Dakota Golde Lydia Grauer Amanda McClure Kayla Nielsen TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 29 Grace Harrison 4 244: TM EMPTY NET 1 0: Total 4 245: Opponents 4 245: Attendance Summary SLU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/439 3/328 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total St. Lawrence Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total St. Lawrence Opponents Officials for Friday s Game Friday, Oct. 7, 6 p.m. Appleton Arena Referees: Zachary Dupree, Scott Recor Linesmen: Matthew Honeywell, Evan Knox Individual Highs Points: 4 - Kennedy Marchment (at Northeastern, 10/1) Goals: 3 - Brooke Webster (at Northeastern, 9/30) Assists: 3 - Two players, three times Shots: 9 - Hannah Miller (at Clarkson, 10/8) PP Goals: 2 - Hannah Miller (at Clarkson, 10/8) Saves: 25 - Grace Harrison (at Northeastern, 9/30/2016) Penalties: 2 - Several Penalty Minutes: 4 - Several St. Lawrence Women s Hockey Game Notes 5