2011–12 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season

2011–12 Union Dutchwomen women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC
Home ice	Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Claudia Asano
Assistant Coaches	Ali Boe Julie Chu

The 2011–12 Union Dutchwomen women's hockey team will represent Union College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Dutchwomen are a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Nationality	Position	Notes
Shenae Lundberg	United States	Goaltender
Alex Tancrell-Fontaine	United States	Defense
Kelly McGrath	United States	Defense
Christine Valente	United States	Forward
Camille Corbin	United States	Forward
Bryanne Panchuk	Canada	Forward	Won a gold medal with Team Alberta at the 2011 Canada Winter Games^[1]

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
Sept. 24	University of Montreal (CIS)	Messa Rink	Cancelled

East West Showcase

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
Sept. 30	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	1-6
Oct. 1	St. Cloud State	Minneapolis, MN	1-4

Regular season

November 4, 2011: Emilie Arseneault scored a short handed goal late into the second period to give the Dutchwomen a 2-1 conference victory over the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program. It was the Dutchwomen's first ECAC win since the 2009-2010 season, and only their second ECAC win since 2004.^[2]

Standings

2011–12 Eastern College Athletic Conference standings
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3Cornell	16	14	2	0	28	75	23	22	19	3	0	107	39
#8Harvard	16	11	4	1	23	51	24	22	14	7	1	75	42
#10Dartmouth	16	10	4	2	22	39	26	22	14	6	2	66	47
Clarkson	16	10	4	2	22	51	23	28	16	7	5	82	51
Quinnipiac	16	10	4	2	22	42	30	27	15	10	2	65	59
St. Lawrence	16	9	5	2	20	47	35	27	15	8	4	85	63
Princeton	16	7	7	2	16	35	28	23	9	10	4	49	48
Brown	16	4	8	4	12	22	42	23	7	9	7	50	51
Rensselaer	16	5	9	2	12	34	44	28	8	16	4	63	83
Colgate	16	3	12	1	7	26	56	27	8	18	1	57	81
Union	16	2	12	2	6	20	47	28	4	20	4	48	89
Yale	16	1	15	0	2	14	78	23	1	22	0	22	118
Championship: To be determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings: Conference rankings: Updated February 1st, 2012

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Score	Goal scorers	Record	Conf record
Oct. 8	Sacred Heart	Messa Rink	9-2	Stefanie Thomson (2), Lauren Hoffman, Mac Purvis, Rhianna Kurio, Christine Valente, Emilie Arsenault, Bryanne Panchuk, Molly Kate Durvin^[3]	1-0-0	0-0-0
Oct. 14	Northeastern	Boston	1-2	Stefanie Thomson^[4]	1-1-0	0-0-0
Oct. 15	Boston University	Boston	2-6	Rhianna Kurio, Christine Valente	1-2-0	0-0-0
Oct. 21	Syracuse	Syracuse
Oct. 22	Syracuse	Syracuse
Oct. 28	Princeton	Messa Rink
Oct. 29	Quinnipiac	Messa Rink

Conference record

CHA school	Record
Brown	0-0-0
Clarkson	0-0-0
Colgate	0-0-0
Cornell	0-0-0
Dartmouth	0-0-0
Harvard	0-0-0
Quinnipiac	0-0-0
Princeton	0-0-0
RPI	0-0-0
St. Lawrence	0-0-0
Yale

Awards and honors

Kate Gallagher, ECAC Goaltender of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)^[5]
Stefanie Thomson, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of October 10, 2011)^[6]
Christiner Valente, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)^[7]

Team awards

Kate Gallagher, George Morrison Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive year.
Dania Simmonds received the Ashley Kilstein Award for community service
Dania Simmonds, Coaches' Award.
Stefanie Thomson and freshman Alex Tancrell-Fontaine, Most Improved Player Award (tie)
Christine Valente was named Rookie of the Year

References

External links

Official site

ECAC Hockey

Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Dutchmen men women Yale Bulldogs men women

Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Starr Rink (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) TD Bank Sports Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Boardwalk Hall (Men's tournament)

Championships & awards	Men's champions Women's champions Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award Student-Athlete of the Year Most Outstanding Player in Tournament

Union Dutchwomen ice hockey

Playing venues	Achilles Rink

Head coaches	Fred Quistgard (1999–2004) Tim Gerrish (2004–2007) Claudia Asano (2007–)

Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (ECAC)

Rivalries	RPI Engineers

Union College Schenectady, NY

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