St. Lawrence University sophomore Lucy Morgan has been named the MAC Goaltending ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year.

Morgan led the Saints to a second-place finish in the ECAC Hockey standings, posting a .938 save percentage and a 2.06 goals against average in conference play. She made more than 30 saves in five of her nine starts, and posted four wins over ranked opponents, including three over Clarkson in the last week of the regular season. She allowed fewer than three goals in six of her nine starts, and was on the winning end of three one-goal games.

Morgan is just the second women’s hockey player in St. Lawrence history to win the league’s Goaltender of the Year Award. Rachel Barrie ’04 won the award three times from 2002-2004.

(St. Lawrence Women’s Hockey Photo)

HAMILTON – First-year Kayle Osborne’s standout campaign for the Colgate women’s hockey team is now being highlighted by her being named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year.
 
Osborne has helped the No. 6 Raiders to a 13-6-1 overall record and an 8-4-0 ECAC conference record. Throughout her first season between the pipes, the Westport, Ontario, native has boasted a .925 save percentage over the course of 1190:21 of ice time. Starting 19 contests for the Raiders this season, Osborne has recorded two shutouts and currently ranks No. 13 in the nation behind her 1.76 goals against average.
 
A two-time ECAC Goaltender of the Week, Osborne was also named Rookie of the Week on Jan. 11. Her performance through January’s eight games also garnered her ECAC Rookie of the Month honors.
 
In addition to her Rookie of the Year honor, Osborne has been named one of eight finalists for the first ever Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year award, which will be presented by the Hockey Commissioner’s Association at the Women’s Frozen Four.
 
Osborne has become the first ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year in program history in the Division I era.

(Colgate Women’s Hockey Photo)
 

UTICA, N.Y. — The Elmira College women’s ice hockey team held on for an all-important 3-2 road victory against Utica College on Friday night at the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. With the win, the Soaring Eagles remain unbeaten at 4-0-0 (4-0-0 UCH), while the Pioneers drop to 3-4-0 (2-3-0 UCHC).

Utica struck first in tonight’s United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) bout with tally from Alexa Carlon at the 9:09 mark of the first period. The Utica lead did not stand for long, as Eliza Beaudin ’22 leveled the contest with her second goal of the season at 10:30. Emma Crocker ’21 and Morgan Mordini ’22 picked up assists on the equalizer.

Jess Adams ’21 broke the stalemate just 2:36 into the second period with her third goal of the season. Tristen Tolan ’21 and Jenny Heath ’22 were credited with assists on the go-ahead goal.

The Soaring Eagles outshot the Pioneers, 15-5, in the second period, swinging momentum in their favor. However, Utica’s Savannah Gutierrez came up with 14 saves in the period to keep it a one-goal game.

Elmira doubled Utica’s shot count in the third period, 10-5. One of the 10 shots came from the blade of Mary McCafferty’22, who netted her first goal of the season at 13:59 to give the Purple and Gold a two-goal cushion. Devyn Gilman ’21 and Holley Riva ’23 assisted on the tally.

With the game coming to a close, Utica pulled Gutierrez from net to skate 6-on-5. The call from the bench paid off as Carlon potted her second goal of the night with 16 seconds left on the scoreboard. The extra-attacker goal pulled the Pioneers to within one of Elmira, 3-2, but the Soaring Eagles held on through the final horn to secure their fourth victory of the year.

Elizabeth Hanson ’21 made a total of 18 saves in 60 minutes of work between the pipes. Of her 18 stops, nine were registered in the first period. For Gutierrez, she amassed 38 saves, 29 of which were made in the first two periods of play.

News and Notes

• Elmira more than doubled Utica in shots on goal, 41-20.
• Elmira went 0-for-2 on the power play.
• Utica was 0-for-1 on the power play.
• EC scored one goal in each period.
• McCafferty scored her first goal of the season.
• McCafferty’s goal held up as the game winner.
• Adams logged her team-leading 10th point of the season.
• Adams has registered a point in each of EC’s four games this season.
• Hanson improved to 4-0-0 on the year.

(Elmira Women’s Hockey Photo)

ALBANY, N.Y. — ECAC Hockey has announced that the winner of the 2021 Best Forward award is Colgate University junior Danielle Serdachny. 

Serdachny (Edmonton, Alb.) was the top offensive player in ECAC Hockey this season, recording 13 points on seven goals and six assists during league play. She had 20 points overall, making it the second straight season that she reached the 20-point mark after an All-Rookie campaign in 2019-20. 

Her scoring touch this season came when her team needed it most, as six of her nine goals came in the third period. She led the league in game-winning goals, scoring three, including two against league opponents. Her consistency throughout the season was key for Colgate, as Serdachny recorded at least one point in 14 of 20 games, and had six multi-point outings. 

A solid two-way player, Serdachny was also impactful on the defensive end, blocking 17 shots and helping a back checking unit that allowed just 1.83 goals per-game in 2020-21. 

(ECAC Hockey Photo)

Senior Jessica DiGirolamo is the 2020-21 College Hockey America (CHA) Defenseman of the Year and junior Abby Moloughney is the CHA Best Defensive Forward Award winner. In addition, DiGirolamo earned All-CHA First Team honors, while Moloughney and senior goaltender Allison Small are All-CHA Second Team selections. Freshman Hannah Johnson earned a spot on the CHA All-Rookie Team.
 
DiGirolamo and Moloughney rank among the top 10 in the CHA in points and goals. DiGirolamo leads all defensemen in scoring, and is ninth overall in the league, while Moloughney is third in points and tied for third in assists.
 
The CHA Player of the Month for February, DiGirolamo ranks fifth nationally in points per game by a defenseman. She set the Syracuse career record for goals scored by a defenseman (26 goals) and is third on the record list for career points by a defenseman. DiGirolamo earned CHA all-rookie team honors on 2017-18 and earned CHA All-Tournament Team honors in 2018-19.
 
This is the third year that Moloughney has earned all-conference honors. She was an all-rookie selection in 2018-19 and a first team honoree in 2019-20. She also won the 2019-20 CHA Individual Sportsmanship Award. This season she is tied for 10th nationally with 21 points and is tied for seventh in assists with 12. The CHA Best Defensive Forward Award is given to a forward who scores and plays well on both ends of the ice.
 
Small ranks second in the league in save percentage (.944) and is third in goals against average (1.82). Against Robert Morris she recorded a career-high 49 saves, which is the third-best single game performance in the nation in 2020-21 and the fourth-best in Syracuse history. Small, who won the 2019-20 CHA Goaltending Trophy, ranks sixth in Syracuse history with 1,117 career saves and holds the Orange career save percentage record (.925).
 
Johnson has six points, including three goals and three assists, on the season. In 19 game she has 12 blocks and is plus-five on special teams. It is the fifth year in a row that the Orange have had an all-rookie selection.
 
Syracuse (10-8-1 overall, 8-6-1 CHA) is the fourth seed in the 2021 CHA Tournament and will play fifth seed Lindenwood (2-13-1) on Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 pm in the quarterfinals. The game will be streamed on Stretch.
 (Syracuse Women’s Hockey Photo)

A weekend sweep of Robert Morris and an 8-2 record in the month of February earned Syracuse ice hockey players College Hockey America honors. Senior Jessica DiGirolamo is the CHA Player of the Month for her play in February, while senior Allison Small is the Goaltender of the Week and junior Abby Moloughney is the CHA Player of the Week for their performances in the sweep of Robert Morris.

A defenseman, DiGirolamo scored 12 points in 10 games in February, helping Syracuse to an 8-2 in 28 days. She had eight goals, including a hat trick in the 4-1 win at Lindenwood (2/12), and four assists. The Mississauga, Ontario native turned in three multi-point games, including at RIT (2/3) with two goals, at Lindenwood (2/12) with the hat trick, and at Lindenwood (2/14) with two goals and one assist. In the 10 games, she also had 14 blocks and was on +12 on the power play. Syracuse’s career leader in goals scored by a defenseman (26) ranks third on the Orange career record list for points by a defenseman (72).

Moloughney scored two goals and had an assist in Syracuse’s sweep of Robert Morris on the road. The forward scored a goal in the 3-1 first win and had one goal and one assist in the 4-1 victory on Saturday. Moloughney Ontario native is Syracuse’s leading scorer with 21 points (eight goals and 13 assists). It is the second Player of the Week Award for the Ottawa, Ontario this season.

Small recorded 84 saves and allowed just two goals in two wins at Robert Morris, including a career-high 49 saves in the victory in the first game. The 49 saves is the third-best single game performance in the nation in 2020-21 and the fourth-best in Syracuse history. On Saturday in a 4-1 win, she recorded 35 saves, increasing her career total to 1,117, which ranks sixth in the Syracuse record book. Small’s recognition marks the second time this season she has earned the honor.

Syracuse is the fourth seed in the 2021 CHA Tournament and will play fifth seed Lindenwood on Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 pm in the quarterfinals. The game will be streamed on Stretch.

(Syracuse Women’s Hockey Photos)

ALBANY, N.Y. — ECAC Hockey has announced that the winner of the 2021 Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year award is Cornell University senior Devon Facchinato. 

The Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year award is presented annually to an ECAC Hockey women’s player in honor of former Yale University student-athlete Mandi Schwartz (1988-2011). Mandi passed away in April of 2011, but continues to inspire the entire hockey community through the memory of her courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia. 

Nominees for this prestigious award must be leaders within their teams, in the classroom, and in the community. For this season only, on-ice accomplishments were removed from consideration for this award.

Facchinato (Windsor, Ont.) is a senior Chemistry major. Since her start at Cornell four years ago, she’s been one of the top students in her class, and has established herself as one of the best teachers assistants within her major. She also serves as a tutor to fellow Cornell students. 

One of Devon’s professors summed up her all-around excellence the best when he said “Devon is truly an exceptional athlete, student, and the finest young woman imaginable. I can imagine no one more better suited for this award.”

Within the Ithaca community, Facchinato has gotten involved in several areas, volunteering for Feed My Starving Children, Do It For Daron, Salvation Army, Big Sister, and the Cancer Resource Center. A diverse athlete, she’s also a volunteer soccer coach. Although many student-athletes are involved in community service efforts through their team, Devon has gone above and beyond what is expected of her, and taken on leadership roles in these efforts.

The senior boasts numerous academic honors, having been named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic team three times, an All-American Scholar in 2018 and 2019, and an Appleby College Governor General’s Award recipient. She’s been on the Cornell University Deans list every semester since 2018, and was honored as the top Student-Athlete for the Big Red last season.

The ECAC Hockey finance and awards committee, and league staff congratulate Devon on this tremendous honor.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Brooke Becker (Orchard Park, N.Y.) of the Providence College women’s ice hockey team was named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month for February, as announced by the conference on Tuesday, March 2.

Becker tallied three points in Providence’s victory over Boston University in the Hockey East Quarterfinal game on Sunday, Feb. 28. Becker’s third goal of the season gave the Friars an early lead 2:14 into the opening period, 1-0. She was credited with the secondary assist on Providence’s third goal scored by Hayley Lunny (Bedford, N.Y.) and earned the primary assist on the game winning goal by Caroline Peterson (East Falmouth, Mass.). The Friars went on to win 4-3 on home ice. She now has 14 points on the season with three goals and 11 assists, and is tied for second most points on the team.

Becker had five assists and one goal for six points in the month of February, doing so in three fewer games than anyone else in Hockey East. The freshman defender’s six points were the most of any rookie blueliner in the nation. She recorded two multi-point games in February, and helped the lead Friars in a victory over Boston University in the Hockey East Quarterfinals with one goal and two assists.

(Providence Women’s Hockey Photo)

HAMILTON – First-year Kayle Osborne has been named a finalist for the first Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award.
 
Eight goalies from four Division I conferences have advanced from the “Watch List” which originally featured 21 netminders. Voting for the finalists was carried out by a group of coaches, administrators and media members. The award, which is being presented by the Hockey Commissioner’s Association, looks to annually honor the top female goaltender in NCAA Division I.
 
Osborne is the only member from ECAC Hockey to be a finalist. This season, Osborne boasts an overall record of 11-5-1 and has helped the Raiders to a first-place conference standing. She ranks 12th nationally with a 1.62 GAA and 17th overall with a .930 save percentage.
 
Osborne is one of two first-years to be named a finalist. The Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award will be presented for the first time this year, joining the association’s Rookie of the Year Award that has been presented since 2014.
 
The winner will be announced during the NCAA Frozen Four in March.
 
Finalists for the 2021 Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award
Sandra Abstreiter, Jr., Providence
Kennedy Blair, Sr., Wisconsin
Josie Bothun, Fr., Penn State
Andrea Braendli, Jr., Ohio State
Aerin Frankel, Sr., Northeastern
Kayle Osborne, Fr., Colgate
Loryn Porter, Sr., Maine
Emma Söderberg, Jr., Minnesota Duluth

(Colgate Women’s Hockey Photo)
 

St. Lawrence University sophomore Lucy Morgan was named the MAC Goaltending ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday afternoon.

Morgan posted a pair of wins over Clarkson, stopping 44 of 48 shots for a .917 save percentage and a 1.99 goals against average. The Saints beat Clarkson 4-3 in overtime at Cheel Arena on Friday, then returned home for a 2-1 win over the Golden Knights on Senior Day on Sunday.

This marks the second time this season Morgan has earned Goalie of the Week honors from the league. She also earned recognition two weeks ago on February 15.

The Saints will close out the regular season tonight against Clarkson at Appleton Arena, with the No. 2 seed in the ECAC Hockey tournament on the line. The winner of tonight’s game (or the winner of the shootout in the case of a tie) will earn the No. 2 seed and host the other team in the tournament semifinals on Friday.

(St. Lawrence Women’s Hockey Photo)

ALBANY, N.Y – After a four-point weekend at Quinnipiac, sophomore Danielle Serdachny has been named ECAC Hockey Women’s Player of the Week.
 
Army ROTC Player of the Week: Danielle Serdachny
Adirondack Health Rookie of the Week: Olivia Mobley (Quinnipiac)
MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week: Lucy Morgan (St. Lawrence)
 
In Friday’s 4-2 win against Quinnipiac, Serdachny recorded an assist on the tying goal in the second period. She then scored the game-winning goal with 2:37 left in the contest to give the Raiders the 3-2 lead.
 
Despite Colgate’s 5-3 loss to the Bobcats on Saturday, Serdachny scored two goals within 1:09 in the final minutes of the game to cut Quinnipiac’s 4-1 lead to 4-3. She finished the weekend with three goals and one assist over two games. She currently has a three-game point streak (3G, 2A) and currently leads the team in points with 20.
 
This is the second time this season Serdachny was named Player of the Week as she also garnered the award Jan. 11. Colgate now has four Player of the Week selections this season.
 
UP NEXT
After clinching the regular season title, the Raiders will host an ECAC Hockey Semifinal against Quinnipiac on Friday with a time yet to be determined.

(Colgate Women’s Hockey Photo)
 

By Aaron Todd <[email protected]> —

Anna Segedi scored two goals off assists from Julia Gosling to lead the St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team to a 2-1 win over ninth-ranked Clarkson in an ECAC Hockey contest at Appleton Arena on Sunday afternoon.

The win, the Saints’ second one-goal victory over the Golden Knights in as many days, has solidified the playoff matchups for the ECAC Hockey semifinals. Colgate has earned the No. 1 seed and will host No. 4 Quinnipiac. St. Lawrence (4-6-0 overall, 4-5-0 ECAC Hockey) and Clarkson (8-8-1, 3-4-0), who will wrap up regular season play with the final game of this three-game series on Monday night at 7 p.m., will play in the other semifinal. The team that claims two or more points, by winning in regulation, in overtime, or by winning the shootout after a tie, will claim the No. 2 seed and host the game.

Following the game, the Saints honored their senior class, celebrating the contributions of Jessica Poirier, Brittney Gout, Skylar Podvey and Charlea Pedersen to the program. St. Lawrence has now won its last five Senior Day games.

“I’m very proud of the team’s effort today,” said St. Lawrence assistant coach Mare MacDougall Bari. “It’s always extra special to get the win on Senior Day. The whole staff is just really proud of the effort from the whole locker room, and I think it says a lot about kids just staying the course.”

While there was no score through the first 40 minutes, St. Lawrence had the better of the play, holding a 20-12 lead in shots on goal. 

Segedi finally got the Saints on the board at the 1:06 mark of the third, just moments before a Clarkson penalty was due to expire. Chloé Puddifant fed Segedi in the high slot from the side of the net, and Segedi fired a wrist shot into the right side for her third goal of the season.

Caitrin Lonergan tied the game for Clarkson less than four minutes later, shoveling a crossing feed from Gabrielle David past St. Lawrence goaltender Lucy Morgan’s left leg pad.

But Segedi put the Saints ahead again halfway through the third, scoring on a rebound after Gosling’s shot from the left circle bounced off Clarkson goaltender Marie Pier-Coulombe’s facemask.

Segedi had a chance for a hat trick, skating in on an open net with less than a minute to play, but was tripped inside the Clarkson blue line on her way to the goal. The Golden Knights were assessed a penalty and were to play shorthanded for the remainder of the game.

Morgan finished the game with 16 saves, while Coulombe stopped 25 shots.

The win marked the Saints’ first two-game winning streak against Clarkson since St. Lawrence beat the Golden Knights in three straight games from February 15, 2011 to January 20, 2012, and was the first two-game sweep on back-to-back days in exactly 12 years.

(St. Lawrence Women’s Hockey Photo)