# 2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season

The Syracuse Orange women represented Syracuse University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. After a disappointing start of the season against nationally ranked teams, Syracuse had a very successful second half, finishing a competitive third place in the conference, five points from first place Mercyhurst University.

## Offseason

Junior Jessica DiGirolamo was named to Hockey Canada's National Women's Development Team for the August, 2019 series against the United States at Lake Placid, New York.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Brynn Koocher | Forward | Canada | Played for the Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers |
| Madison Beishuizen | Forward | Canada | Teammate of Koocher on K-W Rangers |
| Anna Leschyshyn | Forward | Canada | National Champion with Saskatchewan U18 Team |
| Mae Batherson | Defense | Canada | Played for Kingston Jr. Ice Wolves |

## 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 |||||||
| September 27 | #3 Clarkson* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Ady Cohen | L 3-4 | 0–1–0 |
| September 28 | at #3 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Allison Small | L 1-5 | 0–2–0 |
| October 5 | #7 Boston College* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Ady Cohen | L 3-4 | 0–3–0 |
| October 11 | #3 Northeastern* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | L 1-2 | 0–4–0 |
| October 12 | #3 Northeastern* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | L 3-6 | 0–5–0 |
| October 18 | at Colgate* | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Ady Cohen | L 2-5 | 0–6–0 |
| October 19 | Colgate* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | L 1-5 | 0–7–0 |
| October 25 | at #6 Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Allison Small | L 1-3 | 0–8–0 |
| October 26 | at #6 Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Allison Small | L 0-3 | 0–9–0 |
| October 29 | at Union* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Ady Cohen | W 5-0 | 1–9–0 |
| November 1 | RIT | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | L 4-7 | 1–10–0 (0–1–0) |
| November 2 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Ady Cohen | W 3-0 | 2–10–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 16 | St. Lawrence* | War Memorial Arena • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | L 3-4 $^{OT}$ | 2–11–0 |
| November 23 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Allison Small | T 1-1 $^{OT}$ | 2–11–1 (1–1–1) |
| November 24 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Allison Small | W 3-1 | 3–11–1 (2–1–1) |
| November 26 | #3 Cornell* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Ady Cohen | L 1-4 | 3–12–1 |
| December 6 | at Lindenwood | Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO | Allison Small | W 7-0 | 4–12–1 (3–1–1) |
| December 7 | at Lindenwood | Centene Community Ice Center • Maryland Heights, MO | Ady Cohen | W 13-1 | 5–12–1 (4–1–1) |
| January 7, 2020 | St. Lawrence* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | L 1-3 | 5–13–1 |
| January 10 | Mercyhurst | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Ady Cohen | W 8-3 | 6–13–1 (5–1–1) |
| January 11 | Mercyhurst | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Ady Cohen | L 3-4 $^{OT}$ | 6–14–1 (5–2–1) |
| January 17 | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Ady Cohen | L 1-5 | 6–15–1 (5–3–1) |
| January 18 | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Allison Small | W 1-0 | 7–15–1 (6–3–1) |
| January 24 | Penn State | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | L 0-1 | 7–16–1 (6–4–1) |
| January 25 | Penn State | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | W 3-1 | 8–16–1 (7–4–1) |
| February 1 | Rensselaer* | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Ady Cohen | W 5-1 | 9–16–1 |
| February 7 | RIT | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Ady Cohen | W 3-1 | 10–16–1 (8–4–1) |
| February 8 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Allison Small | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 10–16–2 (8–4–2) |
| February 14 | Lindenwood | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Ady Cohen | W 3-2 | 11–16–2 (9–4–2) |
| February 15 | Lindenwood | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | W 8-0 | 12–16–2 (10–4–2) |
| February 21 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Ady Cohen | L 2-6 | 12–17–2 (10–5–2) |
| February 22 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Allison Small | L 0-1 | 12–18–2 (10–6–2) |
| February 28 | Robert Morris | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | L 0-2 | 12–19–2 (10–7–2) |
| February 29 | Robert Morris | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Allison Small | W 4-2 | 13–19–2 (11–7–2) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 5 | vs. Lindenwood* | HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game) | Allison Small | W 4–0 | 14–19–2 |
| March 6 | vs. Robert Morris* | HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game) | Allison Small | L 2–5 | 14–20–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

Sophomore Forward Abby Moloughney was named the Individual Sportsman of the year in the CHA Conference, with no penalties in conference play. She was also named to the CHA All-Conference First Team Senior Defender and Captain Lindsay Eastwood was also named to the first team, as well as the CHA Best Defenseman. Senior Savannah Rennie was named to the CHA All-Conference Second team on the strength of six multi-point games.
Defender Mae Batherson was named the CHA Rookie of the year. She joined Forward Madison Beishuizen on the Conference All-Rookie Team.
Following the CHA Tournament, Junior Forward Victoria Klimek was named to the All-Tournament team. Klimek had a hat trick in the 4–0 victory against Lindenwood, and had an assist in the season ending loss to Robert Morris.