# 2011–12 St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey season

The 2011–12 St. Lawrence Saints women's hockey team represented St. Lawrence University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Saints were coached by Chris Wells and played their home games at Appleton Arena. The Saints were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Amanda Boulier | Defense | United States | Played for the Connecticut Polar Bears |
| Jessica Hon | Forward | United States | Graduate of the North American Hockey Academy |
| Margo Lund | Forward | United States | Hails from Minnesota |
| Jessa MacAuliffe | Defense | Canada | Played for the Whitby Jr. Wolves |
| Carmen MacDonald | Goaltender | Canada | A card of her was featured in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series. |
| Jacqueline Wand | Forward | United States | Participated with the Chicago Mission |
| Cary Wilder | Forward | United States | Hails from Ithaca, New York |
| Ellie Williams | Forward | United States | Competed at Shattuck St. Mary's |

## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Saints scorers |
| 10/25/2011 | McGill Martlets women's ice hockey | Appleton Arena | 2-1 | Rylee Smith |

## Regular season
### Standings

2011–12 Eastern College Athletic Conference 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 |
| #3Cornell | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 75 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 39 |
| #8Harvard | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 51 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 75 | 42 |
| #10Dartmouth | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 39 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 47 |
| Clarkson | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 51 |
| Quinnipiac | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 59 |
| St. Lawrence | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 47 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 63 |
| Princeton | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 48 |
| Brown | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 51 |
| Rensselaer | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 63 | 83 |
| Colgate | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 57 | 81 |
| Union | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 48 | 89 |
| Yale | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 78 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 118 |
| Championship: To be determined † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings: Conference rankings: Updated February 1st, 2012 |||||||||||||||

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Record |
| 10/01/2011 | Clarkson | Appleton Arena | 6-3 | 1-0-0 |
| 10/08/2011 | Connecticut | Appleton Arena | 4-1 | 2-0-0 |
| 10/09/2011 | Providence | Appleton Arena | 3-3 | 2-0-1 |
| 10/18/2011 | Niagara | Niagara | 6-3 | 3-0-1 |
| 10/21/2011 | New Hampshire | Appleton Arena | 2-2 | 3-0-2 |
| 10/22/2011 | Boston University | Appleton Arena | 2-3 | 3-1-2 |
| 10/28/2011 | Harvard | Appleton Arena | 1-7 | 3-2-2 |
| 10/29/2011 | Dartmouth | Appleton Arena | 0-1 | 3-3-2 |
| 11/04/2011 | RPI | Troy, NY | 2-1 | 4-3-2 |
| 11/05/2011 | Union | Schenectady, NY | 2-2 | 4-3-3 |
| 11/11/2011 | Princeton | Appleton Arena | 4-1 | 5-3-3 |
| 11/12/2011 | Quinnipiac | Appleton Arena | 2-3 | 5-4-3 |
| 11/18/2011 | Dartmouth | Hanover, NH | 2-0 | 6-4-3 |
| 11/19/2011 | Harvard | Cambridge, MA | 1-6 | 6-5-3 |
| 11/22/2011 | Mercyhurst | Erie, PA | 3-5 | 6-6-3 |
| 11/23/2011 | Mercyhurst | Erie, PA | 4-1 | 6-7-3 |
| 12/02/2011 | Union | Appleton Arena | 3-1 | 7-7-3 |
| 12/03/2011 | RPI | Appleton Arena | 6-3 | 8-7-3 |
| 1/2/2012 | vs Cornell | Akwesasne, N.Y. | Cancelled | |
| 2/18/2012 | Cornell Big Red | Lynah Rink | | |

#### Conference record

| CHA school | Record |
| Brown | 1-0-0 |
| Clarkson | 1-0-1 |
| Colgate | |
| Cornell | |
| Dartmouth | 1-1-0 |
| Harvard | 0-2-0 |
| Quinnipiac | 0-1-0 |
| Princeton | 1-0-0 |
| RPI | 2-0-0 |
| Union | 1-0-1 |
| Yale | 1-0-0 |

## Postseason
### NCAA tournament

* March 10, 3-6 vs. Boston College

## Awards and honors

* Carmen MacDonald, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of January 24, 2012)
* Rylee Smith, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of January 24, 2012)