2009–10 Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey season

The Purple Eagles were the third most improved team in the NCAA (behind Quinnipiac and Ohio State, respectively). The Purple Eagles only won 6 games in 2008-09. Compared to 2009-10, the Purple Eagles won 14 games, an 8 win improvement.

2009–10 Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey season
Conference3 CHA
Home iceDwyer Arena
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsNot ranked
Record
Overall6-6-4
Home0-1-1
Road4-3-1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachChris MacKenzie
Assistant CoachesJosh Sciba
Shivaun Siegl
Captain(s)Frances McPhail

Jenni Bauer started in net in every game en route to earning First-Team All-CHA honors. Bauer’s 2.19 goals against average and .918 save percentage ranked second in the conference. Bauer was among 45 candidates nominated for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (most outstanding player). Jenna Hendrikx became the first freshman to lead the Purple Eagles in goals (14) and points (24) since the 2004-05 season. Hendrix won three CHA Rookie of the Week awards and was named to the CHA All-Rookie Team

Offseason
  • April 7: Niagara welcomes seven newcomers for the upcoming season. The forwards are Kathleen Bortuzzo, Sarah Connelly, Daniela Dal Colle, Natasha Fryer, and Jenna Hendrikx. On defence, the newcomers are Carleah Angeles and Samantha Curk.[1]
  • May 20: Niagara alumnus Chris MacKenzie has been named the head coach. The announcement was made by Niagara University's Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin. MacKenzie will be the second head coach in the history of the program.[2]
  • June 24: Niagara announced the hiring of new assistant coach Shivaun Siegl. Siegl spent the 2008-09 season as an assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Her primary duties were working with goaltenders, video analysis and recruiting.[3]
  • Sept 17: Niagara has been predicted to finish fifth in the College Hockey America Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released Sept. 17 by CHA league officials.

Exhibition
DateOpponentScoreRecord
9/27/2009Brock University5-21-0-0

Regular season
  • November 13: On Nov. 14, the Purple Eagles will don pink jerseys in an effort to help Pink the Rink in the annual CHA's initiative Skate for the Cure game for breast health awareness.[4]
  • January 30: Niagara became only the second team all year, and the first in the CHA team to defeat Mercyhurst. The Purple Eagles defeated the Lakers 2-1. Jenni Bauer stopped 44 of 45 shots, including all 19 fired her way in the second period in what was a scoreless game until the 42nd minute. The victory was the first-ever for the Purple Eagles over a top-ranked team and their first over the Lakers since 2004. The result snapped Mercyhurst's nation-leading 16-game unbeaten streak and 26-game CHA unbeaten run.[5]
  • February 17: Jenni Bauer is among one of forty five nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.[6]

Standings
2009–10 College Hockey America standings
Overall Conference
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
x, y: Mercyhurst2319134100760100
Syracuse26131212700844000
Wayne State2281131900844000
Niagara2281042000833200
Robert Morris2571711500706100

x: Regular season champion, y: Postseason champion

Roster
NumberNameClassPositionHeight
Carleah AngelesFr.D
33Jenni BauerJr.G5'5"
Kathleen BortuzzoFr.F5'1"
21Kayla ColangSo.F
Sarah ConnellyFr.F
Samantha CurkFr.D5'8"
Daniela Dal ColleFr.F
5Kara EdwardsJr.D5'8"
Natasha FryerFr.F5'7"
27Rachel HauserSr.D5'4"
Jenna HendrikxFr.F5'10"
24Christina JablonskiSr.D/F5'5"
89Caitlin JenkinsSo.F5'4"
13Jocey KleiberSo.D5'6"
7Nathalie LarsenJr.F5'4"
18Jennifer MacLeanSr.F5'7"
14Alison MaltySr.D5'5"
4Mary McKinnonSr.F5'3"
19Frances McPhailSr.F5'7"
Erica OwczarczakSo.D5'6"
17Megan PriceSr.D/F5'8"
31Amanda RoweSr.G5'6"
9Jacqueline SpringSr.F5'8"
22Autumn StuntzJr.F5'1"
23Leah WhittakerSo.D5'6"
10Sarah ZachariasSo.D5'9"
1Jill ZelonisSr.G5'5"

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Schedule
DateOpponentTimeScoreRecord
10/2/2009at St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, Minn.)7:07 PMLoss, 4-3[8]0-1-0
10/3/2009at St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, Minn.)4:07 PMWin, 3-1[9]1-1-0
10/9/2009RPI (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PMLoss, 2-0[10]1-2-0
10/10/2009RPI (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PMTie, 3-31-2-1
10/17/2009at New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.)2:00 PMTie, 3-31-2-2
10/18/2009at New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.)2:00 PMLoss, 6-11-3-2
10/23/2009at Quinnipiac (Hamden, Conn.)7:00 PMWin, 3-2 (OT)2-3-2
10/24/2009at Quinnipiac (Hamden, Conn.)4:00 PMWin, 2-13-3-2
11/6/2009at Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y.)7:00 PMLoss, 2-13-4-2
11/7/2009at Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y.)2:00 PMWin, 3-24-4-2
11/14/2009ROBERT MORRIS (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)7:00 PM
11/15/2009ROBERT MORRIS (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PM
11/20/2009MERCYHURST (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)7:00 PM
11/21/2009MERCYHURST (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PM
11/28/2009at Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.)7:00 PM
11/29/2009at Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.)2:00 PM
12/2009WAYNE STATE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PM
12/13/2009WAYNE STATE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)1:00 PM
1/8/2010COLGATE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PM
1/9/2010COLGATE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PM
1/23/2010NORTHEASTERN (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)7:00 PM1-2
1/24/2010NORTHEASTERN (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PM2-6
1/29/2010at Mercyhurst (Erie, Pa.)7:00 PM
1/30/2010at Mercyhurst (Erie, Pa.)2:00 PM
2/5/2010SYRACUSE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)7:00 PM
2/6/2010SYRACUSE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.)2:00 PM
2/12/2010at Wayne State (Detroit, Mich.)7:00 PM
2/13/2010at Wayne State (Detroit, Mich.)2:00 PM
2/19/2010at Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pa.)7:00 PM
2/20/2010at Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pa.)7:00 PM
3/4/2010vs. CHA Tournament (TBA) TBA

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Player stats
= Indicates team leader

Skaters
PlayerGamesGoalsAssistsPointsPoints/gamePIMGWGPPGSHG
Jenna Hendrikx311410240.774226310
Jennifer MacLean311012220.709722240
Frances McPhail31611170.548422110
Kathleen Bortuzzo3138110.35486000
Caitlin Jenkins2955100.344826240
Mary McKinnon3155100.322643040
Erica Owczarczak292790.310326110
Daniela Dal Colle314480.25814020
Jacquiline Spring314370.225816100
Leah Whittaker303360.200030111
Alison Malty191560.315814100
Autumn Stuntz312350.161324001
Christina Jablonski311450.161318000
Carleah Angeles221450.227310010
Jocey Kleiber311450.161322010
Natasha Fryer193030.15792000
Sarah Connelly310330.09680000
Kara Edwards210220.09528000
Sarah Zacharias161010.06252000
Samantha Curk51010.20002010
Michaela DiFazio100000.00002000
Kayla Colang40000.00000000
Jill Zelonis20000.00000000
Amanda Rowe10000.00000000
Nathalie Larsen120000.00002000
Jenni Bauer310000.00000000
Rachel Hauser10000.00000000

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Goaltenders
PlayerGamesWinsLossesTiesGoals againstMinutesGAAShutoutsSavesSave %
Amanda Rowe1000040.000000.000
Jenni Bauer31121457018692.24760755.915
Jill Zelonis20001106.101703.750

Postseason

On March 5, 2010, the Orange won the first playoff game in program history. Sophomore Lisa Mullan scored two goals, as the Orange defeated Niagara by a score of 5-3.[13]

Awards and honors
  • Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (November 16)[14]
  • Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (November 30)[15]
  • Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (February 1)[16]
  • Jenni Bauer, First Team All-CHA
  • Kathleen Bortuzzo, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 22)[17]
  • Daniela Del Colle, CHA Player of the Week (Week of February 15)[18]
  • Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Rookie Of The Week Award (Oct 6, 2009)[19]
  • Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Rookie Of The Week Award (Oct 26, 2009)[20]
  • Jenna Hendrikx, CHA All-Rookie Team [21]

Team awards
  • Goalie Jenni Bauer and forward Jennifer MacLean were named co-MVPs.
  • Frances McPhail was honored with the Brother Steve Award, which is giving to the player that demonstrates dedication and commitment to the team. McPhail was part of the season-long “Pink the Rink” program to raise funds to fight breast cancer.
  • The Rookie of the Year award went to forward Jenna Hendrikx.
  • Daniela Dal Colle was named Most Improved Player.
  • Sophomore forward Nathalie Larsen and senior defenseman Allison Malty were honored with the Jennifer Goulet Award.[22]

See also
  • 2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season

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