Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey

	Colgate Raiders
Institution:	Colgate University
Location:	Hamilton, New York
School founded:	1819
Enrollment:	2,969
Colors:	Maroon and White
Home Arena:	Class of 1965 Arena
Capacity:	2,222
Dimensions:	200' x 85'
Women's Team
Conference:	ECAC Hockey
Coach:	Greg Fargo

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[edit | edit source]

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. ^[1]

Arenas[edit | edit source]

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

Head Coaches[edit | edit source]

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

Year by year[edit | edit source]

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
ECAC Division III West										Overall Record
1997-98	16	3	11	2	37	85	8	6th	Did not qualify	23	9	12	2	72	99
1998-99	18	11	5	2	90	33	24	2nd	Did not qualify	23	16	5	2	94	33
ECAC East										Overall Record
1999-00	17	16	1	0	78	21	32	2nd	W, QF 2-0 (Sacred Heart) W, SF ?-? (Williams) L, F 5-1 (Middlebury)	25	21	4	0	95	46
2000-01	19	11	5	3	81	33	25	7th	W, QF 2-1 (3ot) (Vermont) L, SF 3-1 (Middlebury)	26	15	8	3	97	54
ECAC Division I										Overall Record
2001-02	16	2	12	2	24	60	6	8th	L, QF 11-1, 6-0 (Dartmouth)	34	12	21	1	83	109
2002-03	16	4	11	1	21	70	9	7th	L, QF 8-0, 8-2 (Dartmouth)	34	12	21	1	70	126
2003-04	18	6	11	1	40	42	13	7th	L, QF 5-1, 0-1, 7-1 (St. Lawrence)	36	16	17	3	84	90
2004-05	20	9	7	4	54	40	22	T-6th	L, QF 4-0, 3-2 (Dartmouth)	35	16	15	4	82	77
2005-06	20	9	8	3	50	39	21	5th	L, QF 5-4, 3-0 (Princeton)	34	12	15	7	79	77
2006-07	22	14	7	1	68	40	29	6th	W, QF 1-0 (ot), 3-2 (Princeton) L, SF 4-1 (Dartmouth)	34	17	15	2	86	75
2007-08	22	9	9	4	53	51	22	6th	L, QF 4-3, 4-2 (Dartmouth)	34	12	17	5	83	89
2008-09	22	12	7	3	57	48	27	5th	L, QF 6-7 (ot), 2-1, 7-3 (Dartmouth)	36	19	14	3	103	100
2009-10	22	8	10	4	51	68	20	8th	L, QF 2-1, 5-0 (Cornell	36	12	20	4	86	129
2010-11	22	8	12	2	39	62	18	T-8th	Did not qualify	33	11	19	3	63	95
2011-12	22	5	15	2	35	69	12	10th	Did not qualify	33	10	21	2	66	94
2012-13	22	6	13	3	40	70	15	8th	L, QF 4-5 (ot), 2-3 (Cornell)	35	11	21	3	66	122
2013-14	22	7	15	0	41	65	14	T-9th	Did not qualify	34	10	22	2	59	94
2014-15	22	4	16	2	33	72	10	10th	Did not qualify	34	7	25	2	54	100
2015-16	22	12	5	5	58	49	29	4th	W, QF 2 games to 1 (Harvard) L, SF 5-2 (Clarkson)	38	22	9	7	109	86
2016-17	22	13	8	1	59	47	27	5th	L, QF 2 games to none (Cornell)	36	22	11	3	105	73
2017-18	22	19	3	0	80	35	38	T-1st	W, QF 2 games to none (Harvard) W, SF 5-4 (Cornell) L, F 3-0 (Clarkson)	41	34	6	1	150	70
2018-19	22	15	4	3	83	49	33	2nd	W, QF 2 games to 1 (Harvard) L, SF 2-0 (Clarkson)	38	23	10	5	133	96
2019-20	22	11	8	3	71	43	25	6th	L, QF 2 games to none (Clarkson)	138	17	15	6	110	84
2020-21

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NCAA Tournament Appearances[edit | edit source]

Season	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship
2018	W, QF 3-1 (Northeastern)	W, 4-3 (2ot) (Wisconsin)	L, F 2-1 (ot) (Clarkson)

Awards and honors[edit | edit source]

January 28-29, 2011: The Raiders wore special puzzle-piece jerseys designed by OT Sports as part of its awareness campaign Autism Awareness Project

Cheryl Setchell, Forward, 2002 ECAC North All-Rookie Team
Kiira Dosdall, Defense, 2009 Second Team All-ECAC^[3]
Rebecca Lahar ,Goalie, 2002 ECAC North All-Rookie Team^[4]
Kimberly Sass, 2009 All-ECAC First Team (Sass was the first Raiders player to be named to the First Team)^[5]
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^[6]

Team awards[edit | edit source]

Brad Houston Most Valuable Offensive Player

Year	Player
2006-07 to 2008-09	Sam Hunt
2005-06	Allison Paiano

Most Valuable Defensive Player

Year	Player
2007-08 to 2008-09	Kiira Dosdall
2006-07	Tara French and Kiira Dosdall

Most Improved Player

Year	Player
2008-09	Amanda Kirwan
2007-08	Jacquie Colborne
2006-07	Evan Minnick

Rookie of the Year

Year	Player
2008-09	Kimberly Sass

Sportsmanship Award
Marian Lefevre Coach’s Award

Year	Player
2008-09	Elayna Hamashuk
2007-08	Mallory Johnston

Don Palmateer Award

Year	Player
2008-09	Sam Hunt, Kiira Dosdall, Elin Brown

Players[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

Links[edit | edit source]

[1] ttp://www.gocolgateraiders.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2333&path=whock

[2] ttp://www.uscho.com/stats/teamYxY.php/colgate-raiders/womens-college-hockey/team,col/gender,w.html

[3] ttp://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/030309aad.html

[4] ttp://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2002/march/031402.html

[5] ttp://www.gocolgateraiders.com/documents/2009/10/29/2009-10%20WHOC%20QF's.pdf

[6] ttp://www.gocolgateraiders.com/news/2010/2/15/WHOCKEY_0215101623.aspx

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ECAC Hockey
Men	Brown Bears (Meehan Auditorium) • Clarkson Golden Knights (Cheel Arena) • Colgate Raiders (Class of 1965 Arena) • Cornell Big Red (Lynah Rink) • Dartmouth Big Green (Thompson Arena) • Harvard Crimson (Bright-Landry Hockey Center) • Princeton Tigers (Hobey Baker Memorial Rink) • Quinnipiac Bobcats (People's United Center) • Rensselaer Engineers (Houston Field House) • St. Lawrence Saints (Appleton Arena) • Union Dutchmen (Achilles Rink) • Yale Bulldogs (Ingalls Rink)
Women	Brown Bears (Meehan Auditorium) • Clarkson Golden Knights (Cheel Arena) • Colgate Raiders (Class of 1965 Arena) • Cornell Big Red (Lynah Rink) • Dartmouth Big Green (Thompson Arena) • Harvard Crimson (Bright-Landry Hockey Center) • Princeton Tigers (Hobey Baker Memorial Rink) • Quinnipiac Bobcats (People's United Center) • Rensselaer Engineers (Houston Field House) • St. Lawrence Saints (Appleton Arena) • Union Dutchwomen (Achilles Rink) • Yale Bulldogs (Ingalls Rink)
NCAA • List of champions: Men / Women • Men's tournament site: Times Union Center

Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Starr Arena (1997–2016) - Class of 1965 Arena (2016-present)
Head coaches	R. Braden Houston (1997-1999) - Ted Wisner (1999-2002) - Scott Wiley (2002-2012) - Greg Fargo (2012-present)
Seasons	1997–98 - 1998–99 - 1999–00 - 2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (ECAC)
Colgate University - Hamilton, New York