Holy Cross Crusaders women's ice hockey

The Holy Cross Crusaders women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the College of the Holy Cross. The Crusaders are the newest member of the Hockey East Association (HEA). They play at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Holy Cross Crusaders
Current season
UniversityCollege of the Holy Cross
ConferenceHockey East
Governing BodyNCAA
First season1999
Head coachKatie Lachapelle
2nd season, 5–23–5
Assistant coachesMeredith Roth
Devan Taylor
Captain(s)
  • Carlie Magier
  • Antonia Matzka
  • Julia Pelletier
ArenaHart Center
Capacity: 1,600
Surface: 200' x 85'
LocationWorcester, Massachusetts
ColorsRoyal Purple[1]
    

History

Holy Cross women's ice hockey became a varsity sport in 1999, after ten years as a club sport and two years as semi-varsity team.[2] They joined the ECAC East conference, which later became the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC).[3]

Jane Ford, former director of telecommunications for Holy Cross, served as head coach for the inaugural season.[4] Then Peter VanBuskirk took over as head coach in the 2000–01 season, after having coached the Holy Cross men's ice hockey team for ten years.[5] He was head coach for the women's team for nineteen years.[6]

Holy Cross finished first in their conference in the 2008–09 season, with a 24-2-1 record, and won the ECAC Open Championship against Sacred Heart by a score of 4-2.[7] They had six post-season titles while playing in the ECAC East/NEHC: 2003,[8] 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2016.[6][3]

After two years of discussions with the Hockey East Association, Holy Cross joined the conference for the 2018–19 season.[9][10] They were the 10th team to join the conference.[3]

Holy Cross earned their first Hockey East win on November 30, 2018, in a 5–3 victory against the powerhouse Northeastern Huskies. Jada Brenon, the team's freshman goalie, made 34 saves in the win, which was played at home at the Hart Center.[11][12][13]

In 2019, VanBuskirk retired as head coach. After nineteen seasons with the women's team, he finished with a record of 295-178-35. He was elected as an honorary member of the Holy Cross Athletic Hall of Fame in 2020.[14]

Katie Lachapelle stepped in as head coach in 2019–20, after serving as the associate head coach for two years. Prior to coming to Holy Cross, she had been assistant coach at Boston University for nine seasons. She has also been an assistant coach at Ohio State, Niagara, and Union. Lachapelle graduated from Providence College, where she played for the Friars. She was captain in her senior year and was on the ECAC All Star Team in 1997.[15] In May 2020, Lachapelle was named as the head coach for the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team.[16][17][18] The IIHF subsequently canceled the 2021 U-18 Women's World Championships that had been scheduled to take place in January 2021.[19][20]

Meredith Roth joined the coaching staff as associate coach for the Crusaders in 2019, after serving as the head coach for the Green Knights women's ice hockey program at St. Norbert's College, in Division III NCAA ice hockey.[21] Devan Taylor joined the coaching staff as assistant coach in 2020.[22]

In the 2019–2020 season, the Crusaders recorded their first Hockey East series sweep, against the Merrimack Warriors.[18] They finished the season in 9th place, with a 5-23-5 overall record.

The start of the 2020–21 season was delayed due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A modified schedule was released by the Hockey East Association in early November 2020, based on discussions by the Hockey East's Return to Play Task Force.[23] Hockey East women's ice hockey teams, including Holy Cross, are scheduled to play 18 games that will count towards the final league standings. The Crusaders played their first series of the new season against the Maine Black Bears, on home ice, from November 20–21. Holy Cross lost the first match-up by a score of 2-1[24] but won the second game by a score of 3-2.[25]

The team's co-captains for the 2020–2021 season are Carlie Magier, Antonia Matzuka, and Julia Pelletier.[26]

Season-by-season results
Won Championship Lost Championship Conference Champions League Leader
SeasonCoachWLTConferenceConf.
W		Conf.
L		Conf.
T		FinishConference TournamentNCAA TournamentReference
2019-20Katie Lachapelle5235Hockey East52029thDid not qualifyCancelled
due to the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States		[27]
2018-19Peter VanBuskirk1293Hockey East125110thDid not qualifyDid not qualify[28]
2017-18Peter VanBuskirk1693NEWHA3rdLost NEWHA Semifinals vs Sacred Heart (1-3) Lost NEWHA Third Place Game vs Franklin Pierce (3-4 OT)Did not qualify[29][30]
2016-17Peter VanBuskirk2250NEHC14303rdLost NEHC Open Championship (Division II) vs. St. Anselm (2-3 OT)Did not qualify[31][32]
2015-16Peter VanBuskirk2430NEHC14302nd (T) NEHCWon NEHC Open Championship (Division II) vs. St. Anselm (4-3)Did not qualify[33][34]
2014-15Peter VanBuskirk1873ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I)1142Won ECAC Open Championship (Division II) vs. Franklin Pierce (4-1)Did not qualify[35][36]
2013-14Peter VanBuskirk1881ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I)11413rdLost ECAC Open Championship (Division II) vs St. Anselm (1-2)Did not qualify[37][38]
2012-13Peter VanBuskirk1665ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I)9454thLost ECAC Open Championship (Division II) vs. St Anselm (3-4 OT)Did not qualify[39][40][41]
2011-12Peter VanBuskirk1943ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I)14312ndLost ECAC Open Championship vs St. Anselm (3-7)Did not qualify[42][43]
2010-11Peter VanBuskirk1791ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I)1350T3rdWon ECAC Open Championship vs. St. Anselm (4-4, SO)Did not qualify[44][45]
2009-10Peter VanBuskirk2042ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I)1522T3Won ECAC Open Championship vs St Anselm (3-1)Did not qualify[46][47]
2008-09Peter VanBuskirk2421ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I)17211st ECAC EastWon ECAC Open Championship vs Sacred Heart (4-2) Did not qualify[48][49]
2007-08Peter VanBuskirk1683ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I)1342Lost ECAC Open SemiFinal vs. Sacred Heart (2-6) Won Third place vs St. Michaels (4-2)Did Not Qualify[50]
2006-07 Peter VanBuskirk 15 10 2 ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I) 11 7 1 Third Place ECAC Open [51]
2005-06 Peter VanBuskirk 11 14 1 ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I) 10 9 0 Third Place ECAC Open [52]
2004-05 Peter Van Buskirk 12 14 1 ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I) 9 9 1 Lost ECAC Open Championship Game [53]
2003-04 Peter VanBuskirk 10 13 1 ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I) 6 10 1 [54]
2002-03 Peter VanBuskirk 17 7 1 ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I) 15 5 0 Won ECAC Open Championship Game [55]
2001-02 Peter VanBuskirk 12 12 3 ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I) 7 11 0 [56]
2000-01 Peter VanBuskirk 7 14 1 ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I) 3 14 1 [57]
1999-2000 Jane Ford 13 17 0 ECAC Division III East (NCAA Division I) [58][59]

Coaches
Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2019–presentKatie Lachapelle15-23-5.227
2000–2019Peter Van Buskirk19295-178-35.615
1999–2000Jane Ford113-17-0.433
Totals 3 coaches 21 seasons 313-218-40 .583

Sources:[60][14][61]

Awards and honors

ECAC East Player of the Year

Stacey Hochkins, 2010[62]

ECAC Open Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Stacey Hochkins, 2010[62]

CCM All American Team

Stacey Hochkins, 2009–10 East Second Team All-Star[63]

Stacey Hochkins, 2010–11 East Second Team All Star[63]

Stacey Hochkins, 2011–12 East Second Team All Star[63]

NEHC Player of the Year

Kara Violette, 2017 NEHC Player of the Year[64]

NEHC Rookie of the Week

Julie Matthias, 2015 (Nov 2 & Dec 14)[65]

Sam Girard, 2015 (Nov 9)[65]

Danielle Doherty, 2015 (Nov 23)[65]

Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the Holy Cross women's ice hockey program who were elected into the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame (induction date in parenthesis).

  • Stacey Hotchkins (2019), Forward, all-time leader in goals, assists, points, game-winning goals, power play goals and shorthanded goals.[66][67]
  • Peter Van Buskirk (2020, honorary), Head Coach[14][68]

Current roster
As of September 15, 2020.[69]
No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
1 Julia Pelletier Senior G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Pelham, New Hampshire Worcester Academy
2 Vaia Graves Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Plattsburgh, New York North American Hockey Academy
4 Grace Johnson Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps
5 Bryn Saarela Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Denver, Colorado Eastern Hockey League
6 Katie MacCuaig Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Massena, New York Northern Cyclones
7 Skye Ziehwein Junior F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Castle Rock, Colorado Bishop Kearney
8 Bailey Bennett Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Gardena, California Colgate
10 Carly Beniek Sophomore F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Mound, Minnesota Breck School
11 Sommer Ross Junior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Cumming, Georgia Pinecrest Academy
12 Kailey Langefels Sophomore D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnetonka
13 Mary Edmonds Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Fairfield, Connecticut Deerfield Academy
14 Allison Attea Senior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Buffalo, New York Nichols School
16 Emma Lange Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) Cheshire, Connecticut Westminister School
17 Darci Johal Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Burnaby, British Columbia St. Thomas More
19 Sofia Smithson Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Windsor, Ontario St. Marcellinus
20 Millie Sirum Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) Oslo, Norway Norway women's national ice hockey
21 Paige McArthur Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Macdonald, Manitoba Central Plains Capitals
22 Lilly Feeney Freshman F 5' 3" (1.6 m) Foxborough, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Eagles
23 Antonia Matzka Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Moedling, Austria Berkshire School
24 Lily Cataldo Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Glenview, Illinois Glenbrook South
25 MacKenzie Griffith Senior F 5' 4" (1.63 m) West Hartford, Connecticut Westminister
27 Grace Peluso Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) Edina, Minnesota Benilde St. Margarets
28 Carlie Magier Junior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Allen Park, Michigan Allan Park
29 Madison Beck Freshman G 5' 3" (1.6 m) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Canada women's U-18 team
30 Sarah Street Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) New Canaan, Connecticut New Caanan
31 Jada Brenon Junior G 5' 4" (1.63 m) Pendleton, NY Nichols School

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