# 2015–16 RPI Engineers women's ice hockey season

The Rensselaer Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Engineers had their best season since 2010.

## Offseason

* October 1:Jordan Smelker ('14) was named a member of Team USA for the 4 Nations Cup, heldfrom November 4 to 8 in Sundsvall, Sweden.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Kira Bombay | Goaltender | Canada | Minded the Net for Nepean Jr. Wildcats |
| Jaimie Grigsby | Forward | Canada | Played for the Whitby Wolves |
| Josefine Hansen | Defense | Denmark | Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Ana Orzechowski | Defense | United States | Blueliner for Pittsburgh Pens Elite |
| Taylor Schwalbe | Forward | United States | Attended Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Lovisa Selander | Goaltender | Sweden | Goalie with SDE Riksserien |
| Makenna Thomas | Forward | United States | Played with Chicago Young Americans |
| Aly Tremblay | Forward | United States | Played with Minnesota Revolution |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 2 | #6 North Dakota* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 3–4 | 0–1–0 |
| October 3 | #6 North Dakota* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 1–4 | 0–2–0 |
| October 9 | at RIT* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Lovisa Selander | W 6–2 | 1–2–0 |
| October 10 | at RIT* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Sarah Till | W 3–1 | 2–2–0 |
| October 16 | Robert Morris* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 0–2 | 2–3–0 |
| October 17 | Robert Morris* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Sarah Till | L 1–3 | 2–4–0 |
| October 30 | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Lovisa Selander | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 3–4–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 31 | at Colgate | Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY | Lovisa Selander | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3–4–1 (1–0–1) |
| November 6 | St. Lawrence | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 0–2 | 3–5–1 (1–1–1) |
| November 7 | #4 Clarkson | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | W 2–1 | 4–5–1 (2–1–1) |
| November 13 | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Lovisa Selander | L 0–4 | 4–6–1 (2–2–1) |
| November 14 | at #9 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Lovisa Selander | L 1–2 | 4–7–1 (2–3–1) |
| November 27 | New Hampshire* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 4–7–2 |
| November 28 | New Hampshire* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 1–2 | 4–8–2 |
| December 4 | Yale | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 1–4 | 4–9–2 (2–4–1) |
| December 5 | Brown | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | W 2–0 | 5–9–2 (3–4–1) |
| January 2, 2016 | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Lovisa Selander | L 1–3 | 5–10–2 |
| January 3 | at Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Lovisa Selander | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5–10–3 |
| January 8 | #4 Quinnipiac | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 5–10–4 (3–4–2) |
| January 9 | #4 Princeton | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 2–3 | 5–11–4 (3–5–2) |
| January 15 | Union | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | W 2–0 | 6–11–4 (4–5–2) |
| January 16 | at Union | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Lovisa Selander | W 3–0 | 7–11–4 (5–5–2) |
| January 22 | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Lovisa Selander | W 6–2 | 8–11–4 (6–5–2) |
| January 26 | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Lovisa Selander | L 1–2 | 8–12–4 (6–6–2) |
| January 29 | #10 Colgate | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 3–5 | 8–13–4 (6–7–2) |
| January 30 | Cornell | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 9–13–4 (7–7–2) |
| February 5 | at Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lovisa Selander | L 1–9 | 9–14–4 (7–8–2) |
| February 6 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Lovisa Selander | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 9–14–5 (7–8–3) |
| February 12 | Harvard | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 9–14–6 (7–8–4) |
| February 13 | Dartmouth | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Lovisa Selander | W 2–1 | 10–14–6 (8–8–4) |
| February 19 | at #8 Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Lovisa Selander | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 10–14–7 (8–8–5) |
| February 20 | at #4 Quinnipiac | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT | Lovisa Selander | L 0–4 | 10–15–7 (8–9–5) |
| ECAC Tournament |||||||
| February 26 | at #4 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 1) | Lovisa Selander | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 10–16–7 |
| February 27 | at #4 Quinnipiac* | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Quarterfinals, Game 2) | Lovisa Selander | L 1–2 $^{2OT}$ | 10–17–7 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

Lovisa Selander, G, Third Team ECAC All-Star
Lovisa Selander, G, ECAC All-Rookie Team