2009–10 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey team represented Harvard University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The team was coached by Katey Stone. Assisting Stone were Joakim Flygh, Melanie Ruzzi and Sara DeCosta. The Crimson captured the program's 13th Beanpot title and earned a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals.[1] Games will be broadcast locally on 95.3 FM WHRB.

2009–10 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
Beanpot Champions
NCAA Regionals, Lost 6–2 vs. Cornell
Conference3 ECAC
Home iceBright Hockey Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine7
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports4
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachKatey Stone
Captain(s)Cori Bassett
Alternate captain(s)Kathryn Farni

Offseason
  • July 10: A trio of former Harvard All-America skaters have been selected to attend the 2009 USA Hockey Women's National Festival. The festival will take place Aug. 18-24 in Blaine, Minnesota. The three former Harvard skaters are Caitlin Cahow, Julie Chu and Angela Ruggiero.[2] They are among the 41 players who will participate at the festival. It will serve as the selection for the 2009-10 U.S. Women's National Team. The national squad will compete in the Qwest Tour that begins Sept. 25 and ends prior to the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. The roster for the 2009-10 U.S. Women's National Team will be announced on August 24.
  • July 27: For the second consecutive year, several current and former members of the Harvard women's hockey team will raise money for breast cancer research. The members are competing at the Angela Ruggiero Chowder Cup Tournament, at the Foxboro Sports Center July 30-Aug. 2.
    • Among the Harvard members are: Caitlin Cahow, Kirsten Kester, Sarah Wilson, Kate Buesser, Ashley Wheeler, Jillian Dempsey, Josephine Pucci and Kaitlin Spurling. The team will wear pink uniforms during the tournament, donate time off the ice to take breast cancer research donations.[3]
  • August 12: Harvard senior goaltender Christina Kessler made 25 saves to guide Canada's National Women's Under-22 Team to a 4-0 victory over Sweden at the under-22 selection camp at Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, Alberta.[4]
  • Sept 22: Harvard has been picked to finish second in ECAC Hockey, according to the coaches poll released by the conference. Goaltender Christina Kessler has been named to the ECAC Hockey Preseason All-Conference Team for the second consecutive season. Harvard claimed three first-place votes and 103 points in the poll, finishing second in the preseason poll to St. Lawrence.[5]

Recruiting
PlayerNationalityPositionNotes
Laura Bellamy United StatesGoaltender
Margaret Chute United StatesForward
Jillian Dempsey United StatesForwardBoston Bruins John Carlton Award winner in 2009[6]
Hilary Hayssen United StatesDefense
Josephine Pucci United StatesDefense
Kelsey Romatowski United StatesDefense
Kaitlin Spurling United StatesForwardChuck Vernon Award winner as Division I Tournament MVP in 2008, was the 2006 and 2007 Eastern Independent League MVP, was a Salem Evening News All-Star and MVP in 2006 and 2007

[7]

Regular season
  • October 5: The Harvard women's hockey team was ranked No. 9 in the country. The USCHO.com officials revealed it in their first Top-10 Women's Hockey Poll of the season. Harvard accumulated 28 points.[8]
  • November 7: The 10th-ranked Harvard women's ice hockey team had a 3-0 shutout victory over No. 7 St. Lawrence at Bright Hockey Center. The Crimson earned the program's 500th victory.[9]
  • December 10: Seniors Cori Bassett and Anna McDonald and junior Kate Buesser have been selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Star Game roster. The all-star team will play the 2010 U.S. Women's National Team in an exhibition game Sunday, Jan. 2.[10]
  • December 17: Former Crimson skaters and All-Americans Caitlin Cahow ’07-08, Julie Chu ’06-07 and Angela Ruggiero ’02-04 are among 21 players named to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team.[11]
  • December 22: Harvard alumnae Jennifer Botterill '02-03 and Sarah Vaillancourt '08-09 are among 21 players who have been selected to represent Canada's National Women's Hockey Team at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C.[12]
  • February 9: Liza Ryabkina's second-period goal beat Northeastern 1-0, as Harvard claimed the Women's Beanpot.[13] The Crimson prevailed in the Beanpot final for the ninth time in the last 12 years and for the 13th time overall.
  • February 17: Four members of the Crimson are nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The nominees include: Christina Kessler, Kate Buesser, Liza Ryabkina and Leanna Coskren.[14]
  • February 18: Junior forward Liza Ryabkina will be featured in the Feb. 22 edition of Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd column.[15]
  • February 26: With a 5-1 victory over Princeton, Katey Stone became women's college hockey's all-time winningest coach, surpassing former Minnesota head coach Laura Halldorson.[16]
  • March 4: Katie Buesser has been named a finalist for the ECAC Player of the Year Award.[17]

Roster
NumberNameClassPositionHeight
18Cori BassettSeniorDefenseman5-9
27Alisa BaumgartnerSophomoreForward5-5
1Laura BellamyFreshmanGoaltender5-8
22Jen BrawnSeniorDefenseman5-8
20Kate BuesserJuniorForward5-6
15Katharine ChuteJuniorForward5-7
7Margaret ChuteFreshmanForward5-6
11Deborah ConwayJuniorForward5-4
24Leanna CoskrenJuniorDefenseman5-5
14Jillian DempseyFreshmanForward5-4
8Kathryn FarniSeniorDefenseman5-10
23Randi GriffinSeniorForward5-6
4Hilary HayssenFreshmanDefenseman5-8
21Whitney KennedySophomoreForward5-8
35Christina KesslerSeniorGoaltender5-6
10Anna McDonaldSeniorForward5-9
2Josephine PucciFreshmanDefenseman5-8
5Kelsey RomatoskiFreshmanDefenseman5-2
3Liza RyabkinaJuniorDefenseman/Forward5-9
17Kaitlin SpurlingFreshmanForward5-9
19Amy UberJuniorForward5-4
12Ashley WheelerJuniorDefenseman5-8

Player stats
= Indicates team leader

Skaters
PlayerGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPoints/gamePIMGWGPPGSHG
Kate Buesser331624401.212114120
Jillian Dempsey331116270.818212131
Liza Ryabkina24157220.916724450
Randi Griffin331110210.636428470
Leanna Coskren33811190.575814340
Cori Bassett33415190.575826110
Anna McDonald33611170.515222110
Kathryn Farni33115160.484820010
Josephine Pucci3149130.419420010
Kaitlin Spurling3393120.363616410
Katharine Chute3355100.303018000
Kelsey Romatoski231780.34788000
Ashley Wheeler332350.151526100
Margaret Chute331340.12120000
Deborah Conway310220.06454000
Alisa Baumgartner330220.060612000
Hilary Hayssen330000.000012000
Laura Bellamy180000.00000000
Kylie Stephens30000.00000000
Christina Kessler150000.00000000

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Goaltenders
PlayerGames PlayedMinutesGoals AgainstWinsLossesTiesShutoutsSave %Goals Against Average
Christina Kessler

Postseason

On March 13, 2010, the Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey program defeated the Crimson by a score of 6-2[19] to earn its first ever trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.

Awards and honors
  • Laura Bellamy, Bertagna Award (Beanpot's top goaltender)
  • Kate Buesser, ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week of November 16)[20]
  • Kate Buesser, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team[21]
  • Jillian Dempsey, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of November 16)
  • Jillian Dempsey, Harvard, 2010 ECAC All-Rookie Team[22]
  • Randi Griffin, ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 22)[23]
  • Christina Kessler, Pre-Season All-ECAC Team[24]
  • Anna McDonald, Frozen Four Skills Competition participant[25]
  • Liza Ryabkina, Beanpot Most Valuable Player

All-Ivy honors
  • Cori Bassett, Senior, Defense, 2010 Honorable Mention
  • Kate Buesser, Forward, Junior, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
  • Leanna Coskren, Defense, Junior, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
  • Jillian Dempsey, Forward, Freshman, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
  • Christina Kessler, Goaltender, Senior, 2010 Honorable Mention[26]

See also

References
  1. "Katey Stone". Harvard Crimson Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  2. "Three Harvard Alumnae Invited to USA Hockey Women's National Festival". 10 July 2009.
  3. "Current and Former Women's Hockey Players Raise Money for Breast Cancer Awareness". 27 July 2009.
  4. "Kessler Shuts Out Sweden at Under-22 Selection Camp". 12 August 2009.
  5. "Harvard Picked Second in ECAC Hockey Preseason Poll; Kessler Named to Preseason All-Conference Team". 22 September 2009.
  6. "Bruins Announce 2009 Carlton Award". NHL.com.
  7. "Harvard Announces Women's Hockey Class of 2013". 5 June 2009.
  8. "Lakers Ranked No. 1 in USCHO.com Women's Hockey Poll". Mercyhurst Athletics.
  9. https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/110709aaa.html%5B%5D
  10. "Trio of Harvard Skaters Named to ECAC Hockey All-Star Game Roster". 10 December 2009.
  11. "Three Harvard Alumnae Named to U.S. Olympic Women's Hockey Team". 17 December 2009.
  12. "Botterill, Vaillancourt to Represent Team Canada at 2010 Olympics". 22 December 2009.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Four Harvard Players Among Nominees for Patty Kazmaier Award". 17 February 2010.
  15. "Ryabkina Featured in Sports Illustrated's Faced in the Crowd". 18 February 2010.
  16. "Sixteen Years Later, She's in First Place". 5 March 2010.
  17. "Parsons Selected as Finalist for ECAC Hockey Player of the Year".
  18. "Harvard Crimson Women's Hockey 2009-2010 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  19. "Women's Hockey To Face Mercyhurst In NCAA Semifinals". Cornell University.
  20. "Weekly Awards Presented to Buesser, Dempsey & Jamieson". 16 November 2009.
  21. "Cunningham, Parsons Named to All-New England Team". ECAC Hockey. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  22. "All-League & All-Rookie Teams Announced". 24 February 2010.
  23. "ECAC Hockey" (PDF). ECAC Hockey.
  24. "ECAC Hockey" (PDF). ECAC Hockey.
  25. "ncaa.com". Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  26. "Freshman Katie Jamieson Receives All-Ivy Accolades". 25 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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