2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team will represent Cornell University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Big Red will be coached by Doug Derraugh and assisted by Dani Bilodeau and Edith Zimmering. The Big Red is a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The Big Red, who are ranked eighth-nationally, are 17-8-6 overall and posted a 14-2-6 record in ECAC Hockey this season. All of their home games will be played at Lynah Rink.

Offseason

 * August 17: A trio of Big Red players were selected to the Canadian U22 National Team. Sophomore Catherine White and incoming freshmen Lauriane Rougeau and Laura Fortino were selected among the 23-player roster. Chelsea Karpenko participated at the camp but was not named to the team.


 * Sept. 4: Rebecca Johnston has scored five goals in two games, including her first career hat trick, in the 2009 Canada Cup.

Regular season

 * Oct 31: The Cornell women's hockey team defeated its second straight ranked opponent with a 4-3 victory over #9 Harvard on Saturday afternoon. The win gives the Big Red its first ever weekend sweep against Dartmouth and Harvard after Cornell's 3-0 win against Dartmouth.
 * February 17: Laura Fortino, Lauriane Rougeau and Catherine White are among one of forty five nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
 * March 4: Catherine White has been named a finalist for the ECAC Player of the Year Award.
 * March 6: ECAC Hockey announced that Catherine White has been awarded the Player of the Year award. White led the ECAC in assists with 24.

Postseason

 * March 7: Sophomore Kendice Ogilvie beat Clarkson goaltender Lauren Dahm at 7:52 mark in overtime. With the victory, Cornell wins its first ECAC Tournament, and earns its first trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.

NCAA Tournament

 * On March 13, 2010, Cornell defeated the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey program by a score of 6-2 to earn its first ever trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.
 * March 21: Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta set a record for most saves in an NCAA Championship game with 61 saves. The former record holder was Bulldog goaltender Patricia Sautter who had 41 saves in 2003.

Awards and honors

 * Doug Derragh, Division I Coach of the Year
 * Amanda Mazzotta, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 2)
 * Kendice Ogilvie, ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
 * Catherine White, Pre-Season All-ECAC Team
 * Catherine White, ECAC Player of the Year
 * Liz Zorn, finalist for the 2009-10 ECAC Women’s Best Defensive Forward Award

All-America selections

 * Laura Fortino, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team
 * Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team
 * Catherine White, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team

Ivy League honors

 * Laura Fortino, Defense, Freshman, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
 * Chelsea Karpenko, Forward, Sophomore, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
 * Amanda Mazzotta, Goaltender, Sophomore, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
 * Lauriane Rougeau, Defense, Freshman, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
 * Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
 * Catherine White, Forward, Sophomore, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
 * Catherine White, 2010 Ivy League Player of the Year