2014–15 Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey season

2014–15 Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey season

Conference	6th ECAC Hockey
Home ice	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink
Record
Overall	15-14-2
Home	8-5-2
Road	7-9-0
Neutral	0-0-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jeff Kampersal
Assistant coaches	Lee-J Mirasolo Cara Morey
Captain(s)	Brianna Leahy^[1] Ali Pankowski
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The Princeton Tigers represented Princeton University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Tigers were stopped by nationally ranked Quinnipiac in the ECAC quarterfinals.

Offseason

September 22: Goaltender Kimberly Newell and Assistant Coach Cara Morey were invited by Team Canada to participate in the Fall Festival in Calgary, Alberta.^[2]

Recruiting

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Alev Baysoy	Forward	United States	Attended St. Paul Academy
Hannah Sorkin	Defense	United States	Played with East Coast Wizards
Kiersten Falck	Forward	United States	Played for Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
Emily Achterkirch	Defense	United States	Played for Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
Alysia Dasilva	Goaltender	Canada	Former member of Mississauga Jr. Chiefs

2014–15 Tigers

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Molly Strabley	Sophomore	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Yarmouth, Maine	Assabet Valley
3	Ali Pankowski (C)	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Laguna Hills, California	North American Hockey Academy
4	Alev Baysoy		F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	St. Paul, Minnesota	St. Paul Academy
6	Maddie Peake	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Shoreview, Minnesota	Mounds View HS
7	Jaime McDonell	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	East York, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
8	Audrey Potts	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
9	Molly Contini	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Arthur, Ontario	Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers
10	Cassidy Tucker	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Plymouth, Michigan	Detroit Little Caesars
11	Kelsey Koelzer	Sophomore	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Horsham, Pennsylvania	New Jersey Rockets
12	Morgan Sly	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Collingwood, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
15	Brianna Leahy (C)	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Waterloo, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Baracudas
16	Karen MacDonald	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators
17	Brianne Mahoney	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Clarendon Hills, Illinois	Chicago Mission
18	Hillary Lloyd	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Toronto, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
19	Cristin Shanahan	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators
20	Hannah Sorkin	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Melville, New York	East Coast Wizards
22	Kiersten Falck	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
23	Emily Achterkirch	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	St. Michael, Minnesota	Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
24	Fiona McKenna	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Burr Ridge, Illinois	Team USA U18
30	Ashley Holt	Senior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Weston, Connecticut	Choate-St. Mary's
31	Alysia Dasilva	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Oakville, Ontario	Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
33	Kimberly Newell	Junior	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Vancouver, British Columbia	Team Canada U18

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 26	at Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Kimberly Newell	L 1–2	0–1–0
October 27	at Penn State*	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Kimberly Newell	W 4–1	1–1–0
October 31	at #8 Cornell	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Kimberly Newell	W 5–4	2–1–0 (1–0–0)
November 1	at Colgate	Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY	Kimberly Newell	W 4–2	3–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 7	RIT*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Alysia DaSilva	W 4–3 ^OT	4–1–0
November 8	RIT*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	T 0–0 ^OT	4–1–1
November 14	Union	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	W 3–2 ^OT	5–1–1 (3–0–0)
November 15	Rensselaer	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	W 2–1 ^OT	6–1–1 (4–0–0)
November 21	St. Lawrence	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	L 3–7	6–2–1 (4–1–0)
November 22	#5 Clarkson	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	L 2–3	6–3–1 (4–2–0)
November 25	#4 Quinnipiac	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	L 0–2	6–4–1 (4–3–0)
November 29	#2 Minnesota*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	L 1–2	6–5–1
November 30	#2 Minnesota*	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	L 2–5	6–6–1
December 5	at #10 Harvard	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Kimberly Newell	L 0–3	6–7–1 (4–4–0)
December 6	at Dartmouth	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Kimberly Newell	W 5–2	7–7–1 (5–4–0)
January 2, 2015	at Rensselaer	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Kimberly Newell	L 3–4	7–8–1 (5–5–0)
January 3	at Union	Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Alysia DaSilva	W 3–0	8–8–1 (6–5–0)
January 6	at #5 Quinnipiac	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Kimberly Newell	L 1–3	8–9–1 (6–6–0)
January 9	Yale	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	W 4–1	9–9–1 (7–6–0)
January 10	Brown	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Alysia DaSilva	W 5–1	10–9–1 (8–6–0)
January 26	at #1 Boston College*	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Kimberly Newell	L 2–4	10–10–1
January 30	Dartmouth	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	T 2–2 ^OT	10–10–2 (8–6–1)
January 31	#4 Harvard	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	W 1–0	11–10–2 (9–6–1)
February 6	Colgate	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	W 4–1	12–10–2 (10–6–1)
February 7	#9 Cornell	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Kimberly Newell	W 3–2	13–10–2 (11–6–1)
February 13	at #8 Clarkson	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Kimberly Newell	L 1–2	13–11–2 (11–7–1)
February 14	at St. Lawrence	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Kimberly Newell	W 4–2	14–11–2 (12–7–1)
February 20	at Brown	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Kimberly Newell	W 4–1	15–11–2 (13–7–1)
February 21	at Yale	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT	Kimberly Newell	L 1–2	15–12–2 (13–8–1)
ECAC Tournament
February 27	at #6 Quinnipiac*	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 1)	Kimberly Newell	L 0–7	15–13–2
February 28	at #6 Quinnipiac*	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 2)	Kimberly Newell	L 0–2	15–14–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Molly Contini, Forward, All-ECAC Second Team^[6]
Kelsey Koelzer, Defense, All-ECAC Second Team^[7]

References

^ "Women's Hockey Opens 2014-15 Season at Penn State". Princeton University. October 25, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
^ "Newell and Morey Called Upon by Hockey Canada". Princeton University. September 22, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
^ "Women's Hockey Welcomes Five as Class of 2018". Princeton University. May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
^ "2014-15 Roster". Princeton University. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
^ "2014-15 Schedule". Princeton University. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
^ "Contini & Koelzer Named All-ECAC Hockey". Princeton University. March 8, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
^ "ibid". Princeton University. March 8, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2017.