# 2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season

The Syracuse Orange women represented Syracuse University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They came in second in their conference and reached the conference championship game before falling to Robert Morris.

## Offseason

* July 21: Allie Munroe was invited to The Team Canada Development Camp in Calgary.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Amanda Bäckebo | Defense | Sweden | Played with Swedish National Team U18 |
| Ady Cohen | Goaltender | United States | Studied at Gilmour Academy |
| Logan Hicks | Defense | United States | Competed with St. Louis Lady Blues |
| Alexandra Olnowich | Defense | United States | Attended Lawrenceville School |
| Savannah Rennie | Forward | Canada | Played for the Shaftesbury Jr. Titans |
| Kelli Rowswell | Forward | Canada | Played for the Manitoba U18 |
| Brooke Avery | Forward | United States | Sophomore transfer from UNH |

## Standings

2016–17 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 |
| #8 Robert Morris†* | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 60 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 106 | 74 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 63 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 85 | 59 |
| Mercyhurst | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 92 | 85 |
| Penn State | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 35 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 74 | 104 |
| RIT | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 59 | 36 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 49 | 116 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 58 | 33 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 100 |
| Championship: Robert Morris † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll |||||||||||||||
* Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 30 | Bemidji State* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | L 1–3 | 0–1–0 |
| October 1 | Bemidji State* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Maddi Welch | L 0–3 | 0–2–0 |
| October 14 | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Abbey Miller | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 0–2–1 |
| October 15 | at Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Abbey Miller | L 0–1 | 0–3–1 |
| October 21 | #5 Colgate* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | L 2–3 | 0–4–1 |
| October 22 | at #5 Colgate* | Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY | Abbey Miller | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 0–4–2 |
| October 28 | Lindenwood | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | W 4–0 | 1–4–2 (1–0–0) |
| October 29 | Lindenwood | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | W 4–0 | 2–4–2 (2–0–0) |
| November 4 | at Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Abbey Miller | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2–4–3 (2–0–1) |
| November 5 | at Robert Morris | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Abbey Miller | L 1–2 | 2–5–3 (2–1–1) |
| November 11 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Abbey Miller | W 4–2 | 3–5–3 (3–1–1) |
| November 12 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Abbey Miller | L 3–4 | 3–6–3 (3–2–1) |
| November 25 | at #7 North Dakota* | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Abbey Miller | W 3–0 | 4–6–3 |
| November 26 | at #7 North Dakota* | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND | Abbey Miller | L 0–3 | 4–7–3 |
| December 2 | RIT | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 4–7–4 (3–2–2) |
| December 3 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Maddi Welch | W 3–0 | 5–7–4 (4–2–2) |
| December 9 | #4 Clarkson* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5–7–5 |
| December 10 | at #4 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Abbey Miller | L 1–4 | 5–8–5 |
| January 4, 2017 | at #6 Boston College* | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA | Abbey Miller | L 3–4 | 5–9–5 |
| January 10 | at #6 Cornell* | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Maddi Welch | L 2–7 | 5–10–5 |
| January 13 | Penn State | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | W 3–1 | 6–10–5 (5–2–2) |
| January 14 | Penn State | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | W 4–1 | 7–10–5 (6–2–2) |
| January 20 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Abbey Miller | W 5–0 | 8–10–5 (7–2–2) |
| January 21 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Abbey Miller | W 3–0 | 9–10–5 (8–2–2) |
| January 27 | #7 Robert Morris | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | L 1–3 | 9–11–5 (8–3–2) |
| January 28 | #7 Robert Morris | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | W 5–1 | 10–11–5 (9–3–2) |
| February 10 | Mercyhurst | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | W 3–0 | 11–11–5 (10–3–2) |
| February 11 | Mercyhurst | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | L 2–3 | 11–12–5 (10–4–2) |
| February 17 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | W 5–2 | 12–12–5 (11–4–2) |
| February 18 | at RIT | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Abbey Miller | W 2–0 | 13–12–5 (12–4–2) |
| February 24 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Abbey Miller | W 5–1 | 14–12–5 (13–4–2) |
| February 25 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Abbey Miller | W 2–0 | 15–12–5 (14–4–2) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 2 | vs. RIT* | HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game) | Abbey Miller | W 4–0 | 16–12–5 |
| March 3 | vs. #9 Robert Morris* | HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (CHA Championship Game) | Abbey Miller | L 0–2 | 16–13–5 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Abbey Miller, CHA Goaltender of the Month, January, 2017
* Stephanie Grossi, CHA Player of the Month, January, 2017
* Abbey Miller, CHA Goaltender of the Month, February, 2017
* Allie Munroe, CHA Defenseman of the Year
* Abbey Miller, Goaltending Trophy (Best Goals Against Average)
* Allie Munroe, Defender, First Team All-Conference
* Stephanie Grossi, Forward, First Team All-Conference
* Abbey Miller, Goaltender, Second Team All-Conference
* Lindsay Eastwood, Defender, CHA All-Rookie Team
* Savannah Rennie, Forward, CHA All-Rookie Team