2009–10 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey season

The 2009-10 Sacred Heart Pioneers season was their seventh season as a Division I Independent. Led by head coach Tom O’Malley, the Pioneers had 10 victories, compared to 19 defeats and 3 ties.

2009–10 Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey season
ECAC Open, Third place
ConferenceIndependent
Home iceGutterson Fieldhouse
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNot ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsNot ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachTom O’Malley
Assistant CoachesJ.G. Capozzoli

Regular season

Season highlights

  • September 25: Raelene Sydor had a season-high 40 saves in the Pioneers’ season opener at Maine.
  • September 26: Against the Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey program, Nicole Palazzo scored once and added two assists.
  • October 3: Kate Dunlop scored a power play goal at Quinnipiac.
  • November 27: Emily Siira made a season-high 42 saves against the Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey program.[1]
  • December 4: Kate Dunlop registered three assists and a goal in 6-1 win over Oswego State
  • December 5: Brittany Hartman scored twice, once on the power play, and added an assist in 7-2 win over Oswego State [2]
  • January 9: Brittany Hartman had three assists and scored two goals in a 9-7 win at Bowdoin. Kate Dunlop had two goals and two assists in the same game.[3]
  • January 16: Against Neumann, Nicole Palazzo had three assists.
  • January 22–23: Brittany Hartman and Kate Dunlop each registered a goal and an assist in each game against the Robert Morris Colonials women’s ice hockey program.
  • February 6: Brittany Hartman scored the game-winning goal at Wesleyan
  • February 12: In a 5-0 win over Salve Regina, Nicole Palazzo had three assists.

Schedule

DateScoreOpponentTimeRecord
09/25/20090-9@ Maine7:00 ET0-1-0
09/26/20094-11@ Maine2:00 ET0-2-0
10/03/20091-4@ Quinnipiac2:00 ET0-3-0
10/16/20090-6@ Union7:00 ET0-4-0
10/17/20091-3@ Union4:00 ET0-5-0
10/24/20096-2@ Rhode Island7:00 ET1-5-0
11/13/20095-2@ Potsdam7:00 ET2-5-0
11/14/20093-6@ Potsdam2:00 ET2-6-0
11/18/20093-5Holy Cross7:00 ET2-7-0
11/27/20091-10@ Yale4:00 ET (1)2-8-0
11/28/20091-11vs Quinnipiac4:00 ET2-9-0
12/02/20093-1Nichols7:00 ET3-9-0
12/04/20096-1Oswego7:00 ET4-9-0
12/05/20097-1Oswego2:00 ET5-9-0
12/11/20094-4Robert Morris Coll7:00 ET5-9-1
12/29/20093-5Western Ontario7:00 ET5-10-1
12/30/20093-1Western Ontario2:00 ET6-10-1
01/05/20105-7Lake Forest1:00 ET6-11-1
01/07/20104-4@ Southern Maine4:00 ET6-11-2
01/09/20109-7@ Bowdoin7:30 ET7-11-2
01/10/20102-5@ Bowdoin2:00 ET7-12-2
01/15/20103-5@ Neumann7:00 ET7-13-2
01/16/20104-10@ Neumann7:00 ET7-14-2
01/22/20102-10@ Robert Morris7:05 ET7-15-2
01/23/20104-13@ Robert Morris7:05 ET7-16-2
02/02/20101-5Williams7:00 ET7-17-2
02/06/20104-2@ Wesleyan3:00 ET8-17-2
02/12/20105-0Salve Regina7:00 ET9-17-2
02/19/20105-9Rhode Island7:00 ET9-18-2
02/20/20107-1Rhode Island2:00 ET10-18-2
02/27/20106-7 (ot)vs St. Anselm4:00 ET10-19-2
02/28/20103-3vs St. Michael's1:00 ET10-19-3

Players

  • Brittany Hartman skated in all 26 games for the Pioneers. She got her first goal of the season at Maine on September 26. She posted nine multi-point games. Hartman was second on the team in points with 30 (14 goals and 16 assists). Her four power play goals led the team.
  • As a sophomore, Nicole Palazzo appeared in 24 games. She had five goals and tied for the team lead in assists with 17. In each ECAC Open Tournament game, Nicole Palazzo scored a power play goal.[4]
  • Kate Dunlop appeared in all 26 games and was the Pioneers' Captain. Dunlop finished third on the team in scoring with 26 total points (9 goals, 17 assists).
  • Goaltender Raelene Sydor was in her sophomore year. She posted a 5.79 goals against average and accumulated 309 saves.
  • Freshman Emily Siira started in 14 games in the net and appeared in 17 overall. For the season, she stopped 453 shots. Statistically, she registered a 5.32 goals against average and .850 save percentage. As a rookie, Siira managed to win five games. In six games, Siira recorded at least 30 saves.

Player stats

Skaters

NameGames PlayedGoalsAssistsPointsPPGPIMGWPPSH
Lauren Fontaine262214361.384628012
Brittany Hartman261416301.15388130
Kate Dunlop26917261.000012130
Nicole Palazzo24517220.916724030
Kristina Hankins2569150.60002111
Taryn Lapierre25510150.600014210
Caitlin Gottwald2665110.423122121
Jamie Mey2338110.47834000
Tara Kent2655100.384612100
Jennifer Burroughs2628100.384626000
Lauren Towers265380.30772010
Sarah Delaney261450.192332000
Megan Murphy241340.16678000
Jackie Galvin201230.15008000
Sara Reddington112020.18184000
Caroline Herlihy200220.10000000
Jennifer Abramo50110.20000000
Maura Leahy110110.090918000
Erin Burke220000.00000000
Raelene Sydor150000.00000000
Tatiana Klinoff120000.00002000
Lavinia Kronberg30000.00000000
Emily Siira170000.00000000
Bailey Millerd80000.00004000
Jessica Rice90000.00000000
Jennifer Hasson120000.00000000

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Postseason

  • Feb 28, 2010: Though the game was officially a 3-3 tie, the Pioneers won the game in a shootout over St. Michael's College in the ECAC Open Championship third place game. Brittany Hartman scored the first goal of the game 2:43 into the first period. Nicole Palazzo had a goal on the power play 6:39 into the second period to tie the game at two. The Pioneers would take the lead less than six minutes later. Hartman scored her 14th score of the season. Purple Knights senior captain Alexis Reagan tied the game at three. The third period did not have any scoring. In the shootout, Kate Dunlop scored the first goal. After St. Michael’s tied it, Brittany Hartman scored again. The Purple Knights would tie the score again. In the seventh round of the shootout, Dunlop scored as the Pioneers took third place.

Pioneers goalie Raelene Sydor recorded 19 saves for the Pioneers. Sacred Heart outshot Saint Michael's 44-22 for the game. The Pioneers converted only once in ten power play opportunities.[6]

References

  1. "Emily Siira Player Profile". Sacred Heart Pioneers athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. "Brittany Hartman Player Profile". Sacred Heart Pioneers athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  3. "Kate Dunlop Player Profile". Sacred Heart Pioneers athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  4. "Nicole Palazzo Player Profile". Sacred Heart Pioneers athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  5. "Sacred Heart Pioneers Women's Hockey 2009-2010 Statistics: Overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  6. "Women's Ice Hockey Plays to 3-3 Draw with St. Michael's". Sacred Heart Pioneers athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
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