2009–10 CHA women's ice hockey season

2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season
2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 2009; through March, 2010
Regular Season
Champion	Mercyhurst Lakers
Runners-Up	Syracuse Orange
Season MVP	Vicki Bendus
Top scorer	Vicki Bendus
Tournament
Champions	Mercyhurst Lakers
Runners-up	Syracuse Orange
Finals MVP	Ashley Cockell
Ice hockey seasons
	← 08–09 10–11 →

The 2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among College Hockey America members.

Preseason

College Hockey America Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Place	School	First Place Votes	Total Points
1	Mercyhurst	(4)	16
2	Robert Morris	(0)	12
3	Wayne State	(1)	9
4	Syracuse	(0)	8
5	Niagara	(0)	5

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Pre-Season All-CHA Team

Position	Name	School	Class
F	Vicki Bendus	Mercyhurst	Jr.
F	Jesse Scanzano	Mercyhurst	Jr.
F	Brianna Delaney	Robert Morris (tie)	So.
F	Bailey Bram	Mercyhurst (tie)	So
D	Ashley Cockell	Mercyhurst	Jr
D	Chelsea Burnett	Wayne State(tie)	Sr
D	Melissa Lacroix	Mercyhurst (tie)	Jr
G	Hillary Pattenden	Mercyhurst (tie)	So
G	Lucy Schoedel	Syracuse (tie)	Jr.

Player of the Year, Jesse Scanzano, Mercyhurst College^[1]

CIS Exhibition

Date	Location	NCAA school	CIS team	Score
Fri. Sept 25	Detroit	Wayne State	York ^[2]	Wayne State, 3-2^[3]
Sat. Sept 26	Erie, Pa.	Mercyhurst	Guelph^[4]	Mercyhurst, 10-0^[5]
Sun, Sep 27	Pittsburgh, Pa.	Robert Morris	Wilfrid Laurier^[6]	RMU, 4-0^[7]
Sun. Sept 27	Tennity Ice Pavilion	Syracuse	Guelph^[8]	Guelph, 3-1^[9]

Canadian semipro exhibition

Date	Location	NCAA school	Canadian team	Score
9/25/2009	Erie, Pa.	Mercyhurst	Vaughan Flames^[4]	Mercyhurst, 10-0^[10]

Regular season

Standings

2009–10 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Overall							Conference
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
x, y: Mercyhurst	23	19	1	3	41	0	0	7	6	0	1	0	0
Syracuse	26	13	12	1	27	0	0	8	4	4	0	0	0
Wayne State	22	8	11	3	19	0	0	8	4	4	0	0	0
Niagara	22	8	10	4	20	0	0	8	3	3	2	0	0
Robert Morris	25	7	17	1	15	0	0	7	0	6	1	0	0

x: Regular season champion, y: Postseason champion

October

October 31: No. 1 ranked Mercyhurst College suffered its first loss of the season. Fifth-ranked Minnesota Duluth skated away to a 4-3 win and a split of the two-game series at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. With the loss, the Lakers fall to 7-1 on the season.^[11]

November

November 13: On Nov. 14, the Niagara Purple Eagles will don pink jerseys in an effort to help Pink the Rink in the annual CHA's initiative Skate for the Cure game for breast health awareness.^[12]

December

December 6: The Robert Morris vs. Mercyhurst game on Sunday, December 6 at 1:00 p.m. has been postponed due to a water main break at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The game is rescheduled for Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 p.m.^[13]
December 12: Jesse Scanzano scored three goals in the third period to lead the top-ranked Mercyhurst College women’s hockey team over No. 10 St. Lawrence, 6-2.^[14]
December 17: Former Robert Morris Colonials goaltender Brianne McLaughlin was selected as one of three goalies to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team. McLaughlin is the first-ever Colonial to compete in the Olympic Games.^[15]

January

January 27: The Mercyhurst Lakers (19-1-3, 6-0-1 College Hockey America) head the USA TODAY/USA Hockey Magazine poll for the 14th week and are the unanimous choice with all 19 first-place votes for the eighth time. Their only loss came in an October home split with Minnesota-Duluth, which is ranked fourth this week.^[16]
January 30: Wayne State University's women's hockey program officially celebrates its 10th Anniversary on January 30–31. At the City Sports Center, the 2009-10 Warriors (8-11-3, 4-4-0 CHA) will host the Syracuse Orange (13-12-1, 4-4-0 CHA) in a College Hockey America series.^[17]
January 30: Niagara became only the second team all year, and the first in the CHA team to defeat Mercyhurst. The Purple Eagles defeated the Lakers 2-1. Jenni Bauer stopped 44 of 45 shots, including all 19 fired her way in the second period in what was a scoreless game until the 42nd minute. The victory was the first-ever for the Purple Eagles over a top-ranked team and their first over the Lakers since 2004. The result snapped Mercyhurst's nation-leading 16-game unbeaten streak and 26-game CHA unbeaten run.^[18]

February

March

2010 Olympics

The following former CHA players will represent their respective countries in Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Player	NCAA school	Nationality	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Medal
Meghan Agosta	Mercyhurst	Canada	Forward	9	6	15	Gold
Brianne McLaughlin^[15]	Robert Morris Colonials	United States	Goaltender	0	0	0	Silver
Stefanie Marty	Syracuse	Switzerland	Forward				5th

In season honors

Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, College Hockey America offices names a player of the week each Monday.

Week	Player of the week
10/05/09	Vicki Bendus, Mercyhurst^[19]
10/12/09	Stefany Marty, Syracuse ^[20]
10/19/09	Katrina Protopapas, Wayne State
10/26/09	Bailey Bram, Mercyhurst^[21]
11/2/09	No award given
11/9/09	Jesse Scanzano, Mercyhurst^[22]
11/16/09	Brianna Delaney, Robert Morris^[23]
11/23/09	Kelley Steadman, Mercyhurst^[24]
11/30/09	Vicki Bendus, Mercyhurst^[25]
12/7/09	Bailey Bram, Mercyhurst^[26]
12/14/09	Stefanie Marty, Syracuse^[27]
12/21/09	No award given
12/28/08	No award given
1/4/10	Vicki Bendus, Mercyhurst^[28]
1/11/10	Katrina Protopapas, Wayne State^[29]
1/18/10	Vicki Bendus, Mercyhurst^[30]
1/25/10	Sara O'Malley, Robert Morris^[31]
2/1/10	Julie Rising, Syracuse
2/8/10	Bailey Bram, Mercyhurst^[32]
2/15/10	Daniela Del Colle, Niagara^[33]
2/22/10	Kelley Steadman, Mercyhurst^[34]
3/1/10	Jess Jones, Mercyhurst^[35]
3/8/10

Defensive Players of the week

Week	Def. Player of the week
10/05/09	Daneca Butterfield, Robert Morris^[36]
10/12/09	Jacki Gibson, Robert Morris^[37]
10/19/09	Hillary Pattenden, Mercyhurst^[38]
10/26/09	Daneca Butterfield, Robert Morris
11/2/09	No award given
11/9/09	Daneca Butterfield, Robert Morris
11/16/09	Jenni Bauer, Niagara
11/23/09	Lucy Schoedel, Syracuse
11/30/09	Jenni Bauer, Niagara
12/7/09	Chelsea Burnett, Wayne State
12/14/09	Lucy Schoedel, Syracuse
12/21/09	No award given
12/28/08	No award given
1/4/10	Hillary Pattenden, Mercyhurst
1/11/10	Jill Szandzik, Wayne State ^[39]
1/18/10	Delayne Brian, Wayne State^[40]
1/25/10	Hillary Pattenden, Mercyhurst^[41]
2/1/10	Jenni Bauer, Niagara
2/8/10	Melissa Lacroix, Mercyhurst
2/15/10	Gabrielle Beaudry, Syracuse
2/22/10	Hillary Pattenden, Mercyhurst
3/1/10	Chelsea Burnett, Wayne State
3/8/10

Rookies of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, College Hockey America offices names a rookie of the week each Monday.

Week	Player of the week
10/05/09	Jenna Hendrikx, Niagara ^[42]
10/12/09	Isabel Menard, Syracuse ^[20]
10/19/09	Isabel Menard, Syracuse ^[43]
10/26/09	Jenna Hendrikx, Niagara
11/2/09	No award given
11/9/09	Jennifer Kindret, Robert Morris
11/16/09	Gina Buquet, Wayne State
11/23/09	Isabel Menard, Syracuse
11/30/09	Erin Burns, Syracuse

12/7/09	Isabel Menard, Syracuse
12/14/09	Lauren Jones, Mercyhurst
12/21/09	No award given
12/28/08	No award given
1/4/10	Lauren Jones, Mercyhurst
1/11/10	Holly Carrie-Mattimoe, Syracuse
1/18/10	Julie Ingratta, Wayne State
1/25/10	Jennifer Kindret, Robert Morris
2/1/10
2/8/10	Isabel Menard, Syracuse
2/15/10
2/22/10
3/1/10
3/8/10

Statistical leaders

Skaters

As of February 10

Name	School	Goals
Goals
Bailey Bram	Mercyhurst	27
Vicki Bendus	Mercyhurst	27
Jess Jones	Mercyhurst	20
Jesse Scanzano	Mercyhurst	19
Ashley Cockell	Mercyhurst	19

Name	School	Assists
Assists
Jesse Scanzano	Mercyhurst	41
Vicki Bendus	Mercyhurst	35
Bailey Bram	Mercyhurst	26
Jess Jones	Mercyhurst	25

Name	School	Points
Points
Vicki Bendus	Mercyhurst	62^[44]
Jesse Scanzano	Mercyhurst	60
Bailey Bram	Mercyhurst	53
Jess Jones	Mercyhurst	45
Ashley Cockell	Mercyhurst	40

Name	School	PPG
Power Play Goals
Bailey Bram	Mercyhurst	12
Katrina Protopapas	Wayne State	9
Vicki Bendus	Mercyhurst	8
Brianna Delaney	Robert Morris	6
Jesse Scanzano	Mercyhurst	6

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Goaltenders

As of February 10

Name	School	GAA
Goals Against
Hillary Pattenden	Mercyhurst	1.73
Delayne Brian	Wayne State	2.08
Jenni Bauer	Niagara	2.18

Name	School	Wins
Wins
Hillary Pattenden	Mercyhurst	23
Lucy Schoedel	Syracuse	16
Bailey Bram	Mercyhurst	10

Name	School	Saves
Saves
Lucy Schoedel	Syracuse	750
Jenni Bauer	Niagara	643
Daneca Butterfield	Robert Morris	567

Name	School	SO
Shutouts
Hillary Pattenden	Mercyhurst	4
Delayne Brian	Wayne State	3
Lucy Schoedel	Syracuse	3
Daneca Butterfield	Robert Morris	1

Postseason

CHA Tournament

CHA All-Tournament Team

Forwards
- Bailey Bram (Mercyhurst)
- Lisa Mullan (Syracuse)
- Jesse Scanzano (Mercyhurst)
Defense
- Melissa Lacroix (Mercyhurst)
- Gabrielle Beaudry (Syracuse)
Goalie
- Lucy Schoedel (Syracuse)
MVP: Ashley Cockell (Mercyhurst)^[45]

NCAA Tournament

It was announced on March 8 that Mercyhurst will be the No. 1 ranked team in the Frozen Four. The Lakers will host Boston University on Saturday, March 13 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time.

Record	Win %	F4	CG
0–1	.000	Mercyhurst lost to Cornell

CHA Awards and honors

Honor	Selection
Player of the Year	Vicki Bendus, F, Mercyhurst^[46]
Coach of the Year	Paul Flanagan, Syracuse
Freshman of the Year	Isabel Menard, F, Syracuse
Student Athlete of the Year	Christine Jefferson, Wayne State
CHA First Team	Vicki Bendus, F, Mercyhurst^[47]
	Jesse Scanzano, F, Mercyhurst
	Bailey Bram, F, Mercyhurst
	Isabel Menard, F, Syracuse
	Melissa Lacroix, D, Mercyhurst
	Cassea Schols, D, Mercyhurst
	Jenni Bauer, G, Niagara
CHA Second Team	Stefanie Marty, F, Syracuse
	Veronique Laramee-Paquette, F, Wayne State
	Brittaney Maschmeyer, D, Syracuse
	Gabrielle Beaudry, D, Syracuse
	Whitney Pappas, D, Robert Morris
	Jill Szandzik, D, Wayne State
	Lucy Schoedel, G, Syracuse
All-Freshman Team	Holly Carrie-Mattimoe, F, Syracuse
	Jenna Hendrikx, F, Niagara
	Isabel Menard, F, Syracuse
	Jenaya Townend, D, Wayne State
	Samantha Watt, D, Mercyhurst ^[48]

CHA all-academic honors

Mercyhurst
- Vicki Bendus
- Pamela Zgoda

National awards and honors

Vicki Bendus, Mercyhurst, Patty Kazmaier Award

References

External links

Official CHA Conference Site

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v t e College Hockey America
Teams	Lindenwood Lady Lions Mercyhurst Lakers Penn State Nittany Lions RIT Tigers Robert Morris Colonials Syracuse Orange
Future teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (joining in 2025)
Arenas	Lindenwood Ice Arena (Lindenwood) Mercyhurst Ice Center (Mercyhurst) Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State) Gene Polisseni Center (RIT) Clearview Arena (Robert Morris) Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion (Syracuse)
Championships & awards	List of champions: Men / Women