Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey

The Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey team represent Colgate University and play hockey in the ECAC. The Raiders formerly played their home games at Starr Rink. The Raiders have played in Division I hockey since the 2001-02 season. The program moved into the new Class of 1965 Arena for the 2016-17 season

History
The program was established as a Division III program for the 1997-98 season and made the jump to Division I for the 2001-02 season. In 2008-09, Kimberly Sass set a school record for most wins in a season by a goaltender with 14 games. Sass finished the season as one of the top ranked goalies in the ECAC. Her .941 save percentage was first in the ECAC. Her 1.85 goals against average was sixth while her .656 win percentage was fourth.

Arenas

 * Starr Arena (1997-2016)
 * Class of 1965 Arena (2016-present)

Head Coaches

 * R. Braden Houston (1997-1999) 25-17-5
 * Ted Wisner (1992-2002) 47-32-5
 * Scott Wiley (2002-2012) 137-174-34
 * Greg Fargo (2012-present)  146-119-29 as of end of 2019-20 season

Awards and honors

 * Cheryl Setchell, Forward, 2002 ECAC North All-Rookie Team
 * Kiira Dosdall, Defense, 2009 Second Team All-ECAC
 * Rebecca Lahar ,Goalie, 2002 ECAC North All-Rookie Team
 * Kimberly Sass, 2009 All-ECAC First Team (Sass was the first Raiders player to be named to the First Team)
 * Kimberly Sass, 2009 ECAC Goaltender of the Year
 * Kimberly Sass, ECAC All-Rookie Team
 * Katie Stewart, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 15, 2010

Team awards

 * Brad Houston Most Valuable Offensive Player
 * Most Valuable Defensive Player
 * Most Improved Player
 * Rookie of the Year
 * Sportsmanship Award
 * Marian Lefevre Coach’s Award
 * Don Palmateer Award

Players

 * During the 2008-09 season, Kimberly Sass earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors five times and the ECAC Goaltender of the Week award once. On November 8, 2009, she recorded a career and season high 46 saves as the Raiders defeated Princeton. Against the Yale Bulldogs on January 24, Sass earned a shutout. In three different games, she surpassed 40 saves and eclipsed 30 saves in ten games.

International

 * Tara French, 2005 Canada Under-22 Team
 * Sam Hunt, 2008 and 2009 Canada Under-22 Team
 * Becky Irvine, 2005 Canada Under-22 Team
 * Rebecca Lahaer, 2004 USA Under-22 Team

Links

 * ECAC Women's hockey website
 * Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey website