# 2019–20 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season

The RIT Tigers Women's' Hockey Team represented the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. While Chad Davis still shaped his team in his second year, he was able to gain stability with a large influx of underclassmen.

## Offseason

* April 3: RIT Athletic Hall of Famer and Hockey Humanitarian Award laureate Kristine (Pierce) Brassie ('99) died. Brassie was named in SPORTMagazine's Heroes Edition (November, 1998) along with football great John Elway, basketball legend Michael Jordan, and Wayne Gretzky of the NHL. She was the first RIT athlete to have her jersey (No. 12) retired.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Maddie Dunham | Defense | United States | Played for the Chicago Mission |
| Rachel Goff | Forward | United States | Maggie Dunham's teammate on the Chicago Mission |
| Kylie Lalonde | Forward | Canada | Played for the Ottawa Lady Senators |
| Justine Larkin | Defense | Canada | Teammate of Lalonde's on Ottawa Lady Senators |
| Taylor Liotta | Goaltender | Canada | Minded the net for Oakville Jr. Hornets |
| Jaymee Nolan | Forward | Canada | Winger for the London Jr. Devilettes |
| Hana Solinger | Forward | Canada | Former member of the Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes |
| Christa Stefanopoulos | Forward | United States | Quebec native attended Dawson College |

## Standings

2019–20 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #10 Mercyhurst†* | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 68 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 107 | 73 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 67 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 111 | 82 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 99 | 89 |
| Penn State | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 80 |
| RIT | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 72 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 76 | 103 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 73 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 117 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## 2019–20 Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 4 | Vermont* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | L 1-3 | 0–1–0 |
| October 5 | Vermont* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | T 4-4 $^{OT}$ | 0–1–1 |
| October 11 | St. Cloud State* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | L 1-4 | 0–2–1 |
| October 12 | St. Cloud State* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | L 0-3 | 0–3–1 |
| October 18 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Terra Lanteigne | L 2-4 | 0–4–1 (0–1–0) |
| October 19 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Terra Lanteigne | L 0-6 | 0–5–1 (0–2–0) |
| October 25 | Brown* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Jessi O'Leary | W 6-0 | 1–5–1 |
| October 26 | Brown* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Jessi O'Leary | W 4-2 | 2–5–1 |
| November 1 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Jessi O'Leary | W 7-4 | 3–5–1 (1–2–0) |
| November 2 | Syracuse | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Jessi O'Leary | L 0-3 | 3–6–1 (1–3–0) |
| November 15 | Dartmouth* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 4-3 | 4–6–1 |
| November 16 | Dartmouth* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Jessi O'Leary | L 1-2 $^{OT}$ | 4–7–1 |
| November 19 | at Union* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Terra Lanteigne | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 4–7–2 |
| November 26 | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Jessi O'Leary | L 0-2 | 4–8–2 |
| December 6 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Jessi O'Leary | L 0-3 | 4–9–2 (1–4–0) |
| December 7 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Terra Lanteigne | L 2-6 | 4–10–2 (1–5–0) |
| December 14 | LIU* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 5–10–2 |
| December 15 | LIU* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 5-2 | 6–10–2 |
| January 3, 2018 | Sacred Heart* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 7–10–2 |
| January 4 | Sacred Heart* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 3-0 | 8–10–2 |
| January 10 | Robert Morris | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 2-1 | 9–10–2 (2–5–0) |
| January 11 | Robert Morris | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | L 4-6 | 9–11–2 (2–6–0) |
| January 17 | Lindenwood | Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO | Terra Lanteigne | L 0-3 | 9–12–2 (2–7–0) |
| January 18 | Lindenwood | Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO | Terra Lanteigne | L 0-2 | 9–13–2 (2–8–0) |
| January 24 | Mercyhurst | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Jessi O'Leary | L 2-5 | 9–14–2 (2–9–0) |
| January 25 | Mercyhurst | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Taylor Liotta | L 1-5 | 9–15–2 (2–10–0) |
| February 7 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Terra Lanteigne | L 1-3 | 9–16–2 (2–11–0) |
| February 8 | Syracuse | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 9–16–3 (2–11–1) |
| February 14 | Penn State | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 4-2 | 10–16–3 (3–11–1) |
| February 15 | Penn State | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 4-3 | 11–16–3 (4–11–1) |
| February 21 | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Terra Lanteigne | L 1-5 | 11–17–3 (4–12–1) |
| February 22 | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Terra Lanteigne | L 2-5 | 11–18–3 (4–13–1) |
| February 28 | Lindenwood | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | W 2-5 | 12–18–3 (5–13–1) |
| February 29 | Lindenwood | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Terra Lanteigne | T 1-1 $^{OT}$ | 12–18–4 (5–13–2) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 5 | vs. Penn State* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game) | Terra Lanteigne | L 1-4 | 12–19–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

Senior goaltender Terra Lanteigne was named the CHA All-Conference Second Team on the strength of a 2.97 Goals Against Average. Lanteigne leaves RIT with 2,392 saves, the most in the program's history. She had been the 2019-19 CHA Player of the Year.
Freshman Forward Jaymee Nolan was named to the CHA All-Rookie Team, with six goals on the season.