2011–12 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season

2011–12 Union Dutchwomen
women's ice hockey season
2011–12 Union Dutchwomen; women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC
Home ice	Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Claudia Asano
Assistant coaches	Ali Boe; Julie Chu

The 2011–12 Union Dutchwomen women's hockey team represented Union College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Dutchwomen were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Nationality	Position	Notes
Shenae Lundberg	United States	Goaltender
Alex Tancrell-Fontaine	United States	Defense
Kelly McGrath	United States	Defense
Christine Valente	United States	Forward
Camille Corbin	United States	Forward
Bryanne Panchuk	Canada	Forward	Won a gold medal with Team Alberta at the 2011 Canada Winter Games^[1]

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
Sept. 24	University of Montreal (CIS)	Messa Rink	Cancelled

East West Showcase

Date	Opponent	Location	Score
Sept. 30	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	1-6
Oct. 1	St. Cloud State	Minneapolis, MN	1-4

Regular season

November 4, 2011: Emilie Arseneault scored a short handed goal late into the second period to give the Dutchwomen a 2-1 conference victory over the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program. It was the Dutchwomen's first ECAC win since the 2009–2010 season, and only their second ECAC win since 2004.^[2]

Standings

2011–12 Eastern College Athletic Conference standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3Cornell	16	14	2	0	28	75	23	22	19	3	0	107	39
#8Harvard	16	11	4	1	23	51	24	22	14	7	1	75	42
#10Dartmouth	16	10	4	2	22	39	26	22	14	6	2	66	47
Clarkson	16	10	4	2	22	51	23	28	16	7	5	82	51
Quinnipiac	16	10	4	2	22	42	30	27	15	10	2	65	59
St. Lawrence	16	9	5	2	20	47	35	27	15	8	4	85	63
Princeton	16	7	7	2	16	35	28	23	9	10	4	49	48
Brown	16	4	8	4	12	22	42	23	7	9	7	50	51
Rensselaer	16	5	9	2	12	34	44	28	8	16	4	63	83
Colgate	16	3	12	1	7	26	56	27	8	18	1	57	81
Union	16	2	12	2	6	20	47	28	4	20	4	48	89
Yale	16	1	15	0	2	14	78	23	1	22	0	22	118
Championship: To be determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings:[1] Conference rankings:[2] Updated February 1st, 2012

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Score	Goal scorers	Record	Conf record
Oct. 8	Sacred Heart	Messa Rink	9-2	Stefanie Thomson (2), Lauren Hoffman, Mac Purvis, Rhianna Kurio, Christine Valente, Emilie Arsenault, Bryanne Panchuk, Molly Kate Durvin^[3]	1-0-0	0-0-0
Oct. 14	Northeastern	Boston	1-2	Stefanie Thomson^[4]	1-1-0	0-0-0
Oct. 15	Boston University	Boston	2-6	Rhianna Kurio, Christine Valente	1-2-0	0-0-0
Oct. 21	Syracuse	Syracuse
Oct. 22	Syracuse	Syracuse
Oct. 28	Princeton	Messa Rink
Oct. 29	Quinnipiac	Messa Rink

Conference record

CHA school	Record
Brown	0-0-0
Clarkson	0-0-0
Colgate	0-0-0
Cornell	0-0-0
Dartmouth	0-0-0
Harvard	0-0-0
Quinnipiac	0-0-0
Princeton	0-0-0
RPI	0-0-0
St. Lawrence	0-0-0
Yale

Awards and honors

Kate Gallagher, ECAC Goaltender of the Week (Week of November 7, 2011)^[5]
Stefanie Thomson, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of October 10, 2011)^[6]
Christiner Valente, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)^[7]

Team awards

Kate Gallagher, George Morrison Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive year.
Dania Simmonds received the Ashley Kilstein Award for community service
Dania Simmonds, Coaches' Award.
Stefanie Thomson and freshman Alex Tancrell-Fontaine, Most Improved Player Award (tie)
Christine Valente was named Rookie of the Year

References

^ "Hockey Alberta". Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
^ "Dutchwomen Capture League Win". November 4, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Dutchwomen dominate Sacred Heart on the ice, 9-2".
^ "Huskies pull out 2-1 win over Dutchwomen".
^ "ECAC Hockey" (PDF).
^ "Thomson, Svoboda & O'Brien Earn Weekly Honors". October 11, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Foley, Valente & Howe Rewarded with Weekly Honors". October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

Official site

[1] "Hockey Alberta". Archived from the original on February 21, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.

[2] "Dutchwomen Capture League Win". November 4, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] "Dutchwomen dominate Sacred Heart on the ice, 9-2".

[4] "Huskies pull out 2-1 win over Dutchwomen".

[5] "ECAC Hockey" (PDF).

[6] "Thomson, Svoboda & O'Brien Earn Weekly Honors". October 11, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[7] "Foley, Valente & Howe Rewarded with Weekly Honors". October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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v t e ECAC Hockey
Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Garnet Chargers men women Yale Bulldogs men women
Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Class of 1965 Arena (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) M&T Bank Arena (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Herb Brooks Arena (Men's tournament)
Men's awards	All-ECAC Hockey Team Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year) Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award (Best Goaltender) Student-Athlete of the Year Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award Most Outstanding Player in Tournament All-Tournament Team
Women's awards	Women's champions
Men's seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Union Garnet Chargers women's ice hockey
Formerly the Union Dutchwomen
Playing venues	Achilles Rink
Head coaches	Fred Quistgard (1999–2004) Tim Gerrish (2004–2007) Claudia Asano (2007–2016) Josh Sciba (2016–)
Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (ECAC)
Rivalries	RPI Engineers
All-time leaders	Elise Nichols (43 goals, 68 points) Cheyenne Harris (37 assists) Christine Valente (10 power play goals) Shenae Lundberg (20 wins, 3023 saves) Kate Gallagher (2.61 goals against average) Melissa Black (1,111 saves)
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