2008–09 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season

The 2008–09 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team represented Cornell University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. Doug Derraugh was in his fourth season as head coach. He is assisted by Danielle Bilodeau and Kim Insalaco. The seniors on the team are Emma Chipman, Brianne Gilbert and Steph Ulrich.

2008–09 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC
Home iceLynah Rink
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsNot ranked
Record
Overall12–14–5
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachDoug Derraugh
Assistant CoachesDanielle Bilodeau
Kim Insalaco

Preseason
  • In the preseason coaches poll, Cornell was selected to finish fifth in the ECAC. Harvard led the poll with 10 first-place votes. Rebecca Johnston was honoured with a spot on the 2008 ECAC Preseason All-League team.
  • October 5: The Big Red hockey players raised over $1,600 for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Regular season
  • January 13: The Big Red beat Union by a score of 3–0. Every Cornell player had at least one shot on goal. Senior Brianne Gilbert led the team in shots with 8. The Big Red had 50 shots for the first time since the 05–06 season. On February 5, 2006, Cornell had 58 shots against Union.
  • By mid-February, sophomore Rebecca Johnston was leading the Big Red with 37 points. Johnston's 37 points leads the entire ECAC league in overall points. She is also second in the league and sixth in the NCAA in points per game with 1.85. Johnston's total was the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991–92 campaign.[1] In that season, senior Kim Ratushny scored 38 points. Freshman Catherine White was second on the team in scoring (34 points). White's point total is fourth in ECAC scoring. White has recorded the most points by a rookie since Dana Antal (36 points, 17 goals, 19 assists) in the 1995–96 season.
  • The Big Red's games against Harvard (February 13) and Dartmouth (February 14) were part of a promotion between ECAC Hockey and the American Cancer Society called Pink at the Rink. Cornell wore pink jerseys and honored its three seniors after Saturday's match.

International
  • Rebecca Johnston was a member of Canada's Under-22 Team. The U-22 participated in the MLP Cup, held in Ravensburg, Germany from Jan. 2–6, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal winning team. In the tournament, Johnston accumulated seven points (3 goals, 4 assists). Her best game was in an 11–0 victory over Russia. Johnston scored a hat trick and added an assist. In addition to the MLP Cup, Johnston played with the Canadian Senior Team in the Four Nations Cup between Nov. 4–9, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal winning team.

Player stats
= Indicates team leader

Skaters
PlayerGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPoints/gamePIMGWGPPGSHG
Rebecca Johnston262520451.730816480
Catherine White311826441.419428360
Chelsea Karpenko281011210.750031010
Karlee Overguard31713200.645228230
Stephanie Holmes16313161.000012011
Liz Zorn2977140.482818151
Jess Martino31113140.45168000
Laura Danforth3166120.387116021
Sam Wauer3129110.354828010
Amanda Young23011110.478334000
Melanie Jue272790.333310110
Emma Chipman252350.200010000
Amber Overguard192240.210520010
Brianne Gilbert271340.14814000
Kendice Ogilvie301340.133320000
Amber Moore161340.250030000
Hayley Hughes162130.187512000
Ashley Duffy162130.18754100
Kelly McGinty240220.08332000
Jenny Niesluchowski180110.05562000
Amanda Mazzotta60000.00000000
Steph Ulrich170000.00008000
Jenna Paulson220000.00000000
Kayla Strong90000.00000000

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Goaltenders
PlayerGamesWinsLossesTiesGoals againstMinutesGAAShutoutsSavesSave %
Kayla Strong9441185212.07181225.926
Jenny Niesluchowski187724410312.56132479.916
Amanda Mazzotta6132143272.56621140.909

Awards and honors
  • Rebecca Johnston, 2008 ECAC Women's Hockey Preseason All-League team
  • Rebecca Johnston, Forward, 2009 First Team All-ECAC [3]
  • Catherine White, 2009 ECAC Rookie of the Year[4]

References
  1. http://cornellbigred.com/news/2009/2/13/WICE_0213095451.aspx
  2. "Cornell Big Red Women's Hockey 2008–2009 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  3. "Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Brown Athletics. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  4. "Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Brown Athletics. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
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