# 2010–11 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2010–11 NCAA women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights secured their seventh consecutive appearance in the ECAC playoffs, but failed to qualify for their second NCAA tournament.

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Vanessa Gagnon | Forward | Canada | Competed with Dawson Blues |
| Erica Howe | Goaltender | Canada | Competed with Ottawa Senators (PWHL) |
| Amanda Lucky | Forward | Canada | Competed with Ottawa Senators (PWHL) |
| Carly Mercer | Forward | Canada | Competed with Bluewater Jr. Hawks Winner of gold medal at 2010 IIHF U18 Women’s Worlds |
| Shelby Nisbet | Defense | Canada | Competed with Swift Current Wildcats |
| Vanessa Plante | Defense | Canada | Competed with Limoilou Titans |
| Jamie Lee Rattray | Forward | Canada | Competed with Ottawa Senators (PWHL) Winner of silver medal at 2010 IIHF U18 Women’s Worlds Winner of gold medal at 2010 IIHF U18 Women’s Worlds |
| Brittany Styner | Forward | Canada | Competed with Edge School Mountaineers |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 24 | Bluewater PWHL* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition) | Lauren Dahm | W 4–0 | 0–0–0 |
| October 1 | #4 Minnesota* | #7 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Dahm | L 0–5 | 0–1–0 |
| October 2 | #4 Minnesota | #7 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Dahm | L 0–3 | 0–2–0 |
| October 9 | at Connecticut* | | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Lauren Dahm | L 1–3 | 0–3–0 |
| October 10 | at Providence* | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Lauren Dahm | L 0–5 | 0–4–0 |
| October 15 | St. Lawrence* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Dahm | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 0–4–1 |
| October 16 | at St. Lawrence* | | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Lauren Dahm | W 3–2 | 1–4–1 |
| October 22 | at New Hampshire* | | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH | Erica Howe | L 1–2 | 1–5–1 |
| October 23 | at #5 Boston University* | | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | Lauren Dahm | L 2–3 | 1–6–1 |
| October 29 | Union | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | W 3–0 | 2–6–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 30 | RPI | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Dahm | W 2–1 | 3–6–1 (2–0–0) |
| November 5 | at Syracuse* | | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Lauren Dahm | W 3–2 | 4–6–1 |
| November 12 | Syracuse* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Dahm | L 1–3 | 4–7–1 |
| November 16 | St. Lawrence | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | W 4–1 | 5–7–1 (3–0–0) |
| November 19 | at Brown | | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Erica Howe | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 5–7–2 (3–0–1) |
| November 20 | at Yale | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Erica Howe | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 5–8–2 (3–1–1) |
| November 27 | Vermont* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 5–8–3 |
| November 28 | Vermont* | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Dahm | W 4–0 | 6–8–3 |
| December 3 | at Colgate | | Starr Arena • Hamilton, NY | Lauren Dahm | L 2–5 | 6–9–3 (3–2–1) |
| December 4 | at #1 Cornell | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Erica Howe | L 0–3 | 6–10–3 (3–3–1) |
| January 7 | Princeton | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | L 0–2 | 6–11–3 (3–4–1) |
| January 8 | Quinnipiac | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Dahm | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 6–12–3 (3–5–1) |
| January 14 | at Dartmouth | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Erica Howe | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 7–12–3 (4–5–1) |
| January 15 | at Harvard | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Lauren Dahm | L 2–3 | 7–13–3 (4–6–1) |
| January 21 | Yale | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 8–13–3 (5–6–1) |
| January 22 | Brown | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | W 5–3 | 9–13–3 (6–6–1) |
| January 28 | at #10 Quinnipiac | | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT | Erica Howe | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 10–13–3 (7–6–1) |
| January 29 | at Princeton | | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Erica Howe | W 3–2 | 11–13–3 (8–6–1) |
| February 4 | #2 Cornell | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 11–13–4 (8–6–2) |
| February 5 | Colgate | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 11–13–5 (8–6–3) |
| February 11 | #10 Harvard | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Erica Howe | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 11–13–6 (8–6–4) |
| February 12 | Dartmouth | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Dahm | L 1–3 | 11–14–6 (8–7–4) |
| February 15 | at St. Lawrence | | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Erica Howe | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 11–15–6 (8–8–4) |
| February 18 | at RPI | | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Erica Howe | W 2–1 | 12–15–6 (9–8–4) |
| February 19 | at Union | | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY | Erica Howe | W 4–0 | 13–15–6 (10–8–4) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament |||||||
| February 25 | at #9 Dartmouth* | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH (Quarterfinals Game 1) | Erica Howe | W 4–1 | 14–15–6 |
| February 26 | at #9 Dartmouth* | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH (Quarterfinals Game 2) | Erica Howe | L 2–4 | 14–16–6 |
| February 27 | at #9 Dartmouth* | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH (Quarterfinals Game 3) | Erica Howe | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 14–17–6 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Lauren Dahm – ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (10/26), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/30)
* Erica Howe – ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (2/1), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/2, 11/30, 1/17, 1/24)
* Carly Mercer – ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (1/17, 2/1)
* Danielle Skirrow – ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (2/1), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/19, 11/2)
* Brittany Styner – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (2/7)
* Melissa Waldie – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/9, 1/24)