2011–12 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season

The Cornell Big Red women's hockey team will represent Cornell University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Big Red are coached by Doug Derragh and will aim to become the first team in ECAC to triumph in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game.

Offseason

 * August 5: Eight Big Red players were invited to the Canada Under-22 National Team Selection Camp from August 7-16. The players include: Amanda Mazzotta, Hayleigh Cudmore, Laura Fortino, Lauriane Rougeau, Jessica Campbell, Brianne Jenner, Chelsea Karpenko, Jillian Saulnier and Catherine White.
 * October 17: Head coach Doug Derragh annoucned that senior players Rebecca Johnston, Catherine White, Chelsea Karpenko and Amanda Young were all named team captains for the season.

Regular season

 * In her first three career NCAA games, Jillian Saulnier reigstered ten points (seven goals, three assists), along with a +6 rating. In her college debut versus the Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey program, Saulnier netted four goals. In her next game versus the Yale Bulldogs, she registered one goal and two assists, while scoring two goals in her third game versus the Brown Bears women's ice hockey squad. For the month of October 2011, she was tied for first in the ECAC in goals scored (while the other player appeared in eight games).
 * October 25: In a 6-2 triumph over the Colgate Raiders, freshman Jillian Saulnier scored four goals in her NCAA debut. It was the first four goal game for Cornell since Jessica Campbell scored four against Robert Morris in the second game of the 2010-11 season. The Big Red held a 64-12 advantage in shots on goal while also winning faceoffs by a margin of 53-27. The 64 shots were the most the Big Red took since a Feb. 6, 2000 contest against Union.
 * October 29: In a 9-0 win versus ECAC opponent Brown, Big Red freshman Emily Fulton scored her first career NCAA goal. At game's end, Big Red skaters totalled 23 points, as Brianne Jenner and Hayleigh Cudmore led the way with three points each.
 * November 1: For the third consecutive contest, the Big Red scored at least nine goals in one game. Senior captain Chelsea Karpenko appeared in her 100th career game, as Jillian Saulnier led all Big Red players with two goals and three assists in a 9-2 triumph over the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey program.

Awards and honors

 * Brianne Jenner, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011)
 * Jillian Saulnier, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011)
 * Jillian Saulnier, ECAC Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011)