| RIT Tigers | |
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| Institution: | Rochester Institute of Technology |
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| Location: | Henrietta, New York |
| School founded: | 1829 |
| Enrollment: | 19,047 |
| Colors: | Orange, Black, & White
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| Home Arena: | Gene Polisseni Center |
| Capacity: | 4,300 |
| Dimensions: | 200' x 85' |
| Women's Team | |
| Conference: | Atlantic Hockey America |
| Coach: | Chad Davis |
| Conf. Championships: | 2011, 2012 |
| NCAA Championships: | 2012 |
The RIT Tigers are a Women's Division I ice hockey team representing Rochester Institute of Technology, located in Henrietta, New York from Atlantic Hockey America. The team is based out of Gene Polisseni Center, which is located on the school's campus. The women's program was established in the 1975-76 season. The team formerly competed at the Division III level in the ECAC West conference.
The team has won ECAC West regular season titles in 2011 and 2012. The team has won ECAC East tournament tiles in 2011 and 2012. The team also won the Division III national title in 2012, its last year in D-III. The team won CHA tournament titles in 2014 and 2015.
History[]
RIT added women's varsity hockey for the 1975-76 season. After many years in the ECAC East, RIT moved to the ECAC West league for the 2007–2008 season. The Tigers moved to Division I starting with the 2012-13 season.
In 2012, the Tigers won their first national championship, on home ice, against Norwich University. It was the third-ever national championship for RIT's athletic program and first in women's sports.[1][2]
On March 20, 2012, RIT announced that the women's team would move up to Division I for the 2012–13 season, as the men's team did six years prior. The Tigers joined the College Hockey America conference.[3][4]
After a successful first season at the division I level going 16–16–5, even after losing their first DI game 6–2 to the Mercyhurst Lakers, the Tigers advanced to the CHA semifinals where they fell to the Syracuse Orange 2–1 in overtime. The next season was yet another season to remember. The Tigers participated in the Frozen Frontier. A 10-day hockey festival at Rochester's Frontier Field. The Tigers fell to Clarkson University 6–2. The Tigers went on to win 11 out of their last 18 to win the CHA championship 2–1 in double overtime against the team that defeated them in their first ever division I game, the Mercyhurst Lakers.
In 2014–15, their first season at the 4,300-seat Gene Polisseni Center, the Tigers went 15–19–5 and finished in last place in the CHA. But they won every game in the 2015 CHA Tournament, beating Robert Morris, Mercyhurst, and then Syracuse, 2–1 in double overtime, to capture their second straight CHA championship. The trophy this year came with the CHA's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where the Tigers fell 2–6 to the eventual champions, #2 Minnesota.
In 2015, Bruce Bates, an MIT trustee emeritus and women's ice hockey season ticket holder, donated RIT's first athletic endowment to the women's ice hockey team, to support the head coach position.[5]
On July 10, 2018, it was announced that long-time head coach Scott McDonald would be stepping down as head coach of the women's hockey team. He left as the all-time victory leader for the women's team, compiling a 205-154-29 record in 12 seasons.[6] Chad Davis was announced as his replacement on August 22, 2018[7] with former Buffalo Beauts player Hannah McGowan being hired as assistant coach.[8] On April 30, 2020, it was reported that RIT parted ways with Davis and McGowan as coaches. Davis compiled a 24-37-9 record in two seasons as head coach.[9]
On July 17, 2020, former RIT women's hockey player and captain Celeste Brown was named the next head coach of the program.[10][11]
Arenas[]
- Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena (1975-present)
- Gene Polisseni Center (2014-present)
Head Coaches[]
- Dich Gordon (1975-1976) 0-2-0
- Dich Gordon/Skip Blicker (1976-1977) 0-10-1 (unsure if co-coaches or Gordon didn't finish season)
- Bob Green (1977-1980) 11-19-0
- Tosh Farrell (1980-1982) 14-13-2
- Bill Germond (1982-1983) 3-9-1
- Glenn Collins (1983-1989) 48-40-5
- Jon Poulakis (1989-1990) 2-10-2
- Julie Handzel (1990-1995) 26-49-3
- Rick Filghera (1995-1998) 35-15-5
- Rob Scuteri (1998-2003) 79-28-14
- Mike Grainsky (2003-2006) 49-26-3
- Scott McDonald (2006-2018) 205-154-29
- Chad Davis (2018-2020) 24-37-9
- Celeste Brown 7-68-6 (2020-present)
as of end of 2022-23 season
Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
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| Independent | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 1975-76 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 84 | |||||||||
| 1977-78 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 56 | |||||||||
| 1978-79 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 39 | |||||||||
| 1979-80 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 62 | |||||||||
| 1980-81 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 32 | |||||||||
| 1981-82 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 73 | |||||||||
| 1982-83 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 73 | |||||||||
| 1983-84 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 64 | |||||||||
| 1984-85 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 17 | |||||||||
| ECAC Hockey | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 1985-86 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 79 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1986-87 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 56 | 43 | |||||||||
| 1987-88 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 51 | |||||||||
| 1988-89 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 58 | |||||
| 1989-90 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 70 | |||||
| 1990-91 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 52 | 59 | |||||||||
| 1991-92 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 71 | |||||||||
| 1992-93 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11th | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 58 | ||||
| 1993-94 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 97 | ||||
| 1994-95 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | T-10th | 16 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 77 | ||||
| ECAC Division III | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 23 | 25 | 2nd of 6 West | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 36 | |
| 1996-97 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 26 | 23 | 2nd of 6 West | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 71 | 35 | |
| 1997-98 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 33 | 21 | 2nd of 5 West | ? | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 40 |
| 1998-99 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 25 | 27 | 1st of 4 West | ? | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 32 |
| ECAC East | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 15 | 23 | 7th of 18 | L, QF 5-0 (Middlebury) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 25 |
| 2000-01 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 27 | 21 | 9th of 19 | Did not qualify | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 91 | 28 |
| 2001-02 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 15 | 30 | 2nd of 10 | W, QF 15-0 (MIT) W, SF 2-1 OT (S. Maine) L, F 4-3 (Manhattanville) | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 174 | 24 |
| 2002-03 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 98 | 37 | 25 | 5th of 11 | W, QF 4-2 (Union) L, SF 4-0 (Manhattanville) | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 47 |
| 2003-04 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 30 | 23 | 2nd of 9 | L, QF 6-4 (UMass-Boston) | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 92 | 43 |
| 2004-05 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 27 | 30 | 3rd of 12 | L, SF 5-2 (RPI) | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 98 | 57 |
| 2005-06 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 36 | 30 | 3rd of 11 | L, SF 4-3 OT (New England College) | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 99 | 61 |
| 2006-07 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 24 | 34 | 2nd of 11 | W, SF 5-3 (UMass-Boston) L, F 3-2 (Manhattanville) | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 127 | 43 |
| ECAC West | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 25 | 26 | 2nd of 9 | L, SF 3-2 (Elmira) | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 48 |
| 2008-09 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 28 | 31 | 2nd of 10 | L, SF 7-3 (Plattsburgh) | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 125 | 51 |
| 2009-10 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 36 | 28 | 3rd of 10 | W, QF 5-0 (Potsdam) L, SF 2-1 OT (Elmira) | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 129 | 49 |
| 2010-11 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 17 | 32 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 2-0 (Utica) W, F 2-1 (Plattsburgh) | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 152 | 31 |
| 2011-12 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 16 | 33 | 1st of 10 | W, SF 6-1 (Potsdam) W, F 2-1 (Plattsburgh) | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 30 |
| College Hockey America | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3rd | W QF 2-0 (Penn State) L, SF 1-2 (ot) (Syracuse) | 37 | 16 | 16 | 5 | |||||
| 2013-14 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3rd of 6 | W QF 2-0 (Penn State) W, SF 4-1 (Robert Morris) W, F 2-1 2OT (Mercyhurst) | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | |||||
| 2014-15 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 6th of 6 | W, QF 2-0 (Robert Morris) W, SF 4-1 (Mercyhurst) W, F 2-1 2OT (Syracuse) | 39 | 15 | 19 | 5 | |||||
| 2015-16 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 6th of 6 | L, QF 0-2 (Penn State) | 36 | 8 | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| 2016-17 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 5th of 6 | W, QF 2-1 (Penn State) L, SF 4-0 (Syracuse) | 36 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 49 | 116 |
| 2017-18 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 95 | 2 | 6th of 6 | L, QF 5-1 (Syracuse) | 35 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 42 | 141 |
| 2018-19 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 5th of 6 | L, QF 1-4 (Penn State) | 35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 67 | 84 |
| 2019-20 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 72 | 12 | 5th of 6 | L, QF 1-4 (Penn State) | 35 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 77 | 107 |
| 2020-21 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 6th of 6 | L, QF 4-0 (Robert Morris) | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | - | - |
| 2021-22 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 57 | 8 | 5th | W, QF 6-4 (Lindenwood) L, SF 3-2 (Syracuse) | 33 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 52 | 148 |
| 2022-23 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 55 | 4 | 5th | Did not qualify | 32 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 50 | 107 |
| 2023-24 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 47 | 59 | 15 | 4th | L, SF 2-1 (Penn State) | 35 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 77 | 89 |
NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place |
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| Division III (1995-2012) | |||||
| 2007 | -- | L, 2-1 (Amherst Lord Jeffs) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2011 | -- | W, 10-1 Adrian Bulldogs | W, 5-2 (Middlebury Panthers) | L, 5-2 (Norwich Cadets) | -- |
| 2012 | -- | W, 5-2 (Concordia Cobbers) | W, 2-1 OT (Plattsburgh Cardinals) | W, 4-1 (Norwich Cadets) | -- |
| 3 appearances | 1 National Championship | 1 Runner-Up Finish | |||
| Division I (2012-present) | |||||
| 2015 | -- | L, 6-2 (Minnesota) | -- | -- | -- |
| 1 appearance | |||||
Award winners[]
National[]
Laura Hurd Award winners[]
- 2011: Sarah Dagg '11
All-Americans[]
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Olympians[] |
Coach of the Year[] |
Tournament MVP[] |
ECAC West[]
Coach of the Year[]
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Player of the Year[]
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Tournament MVP[]
- 2011: Kourtney Kunichika '14
See also[]
References[]
- (2010) RIT Women's Hockey 2010-11 Media Guide (PDF), Rochester, New York: RIT Sports Information Office and University News. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
- ↑ DIII Women's Ice Hockey Championship History | NCAA.com (en).
- ↑ NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Women's hockey defeats Norwich 4-1 to win its first NCAA National title (en).
- ↑ http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2011-12_news/RIT_release_Gains_Admission_to_CHA.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ Women's hockey moves to Division I (en).
- ↑ DiVeronica, Jeff. RIT's first athletic endowment goes to women's hockey (en-US).
- ↑ Scott McDonald – all-time victory leader – departs as Bruce B. Bates Women's Hockey Coach.
- ↑ Chad Davis named RIT's Bruce B. Bates Women's Hockey Coach.
- ↑ Hannah McGowan named RIT women's hockey assistant coach.
- ↑ RIT parts ways with women's coaches Davis, McGowan (May 2020).
- ↑ Celeste Brown '15 named Bruce B. Bates Women's Hockey Coach.
- ↑ Vernoy, Lee. Great Falls native Brown to coach women's hockey at college alma mater (en-US).
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