# 2011–12 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season

The Syracuse Orange represent Syracuse University in College Hockey America. The Orange will attempt to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| Jordyn Burns | United States | Defense | In Burns four years with Benilde-St. Margaret's high school, the team had an overall record of 76–16–6 |
| Shiann Darkangelo | United States | Forward | She won the gold medal at the 2011 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World U18 Championships |
| Nicole Ferrara | United States | Forward | Ferrara recorded 46 goals and 44 assists in 79 games played throughout her career at the Rivers School |
| Kaillie Goodnough | United States | Defense | Goodnough recorded 39 goals, 78 assists and finished +100 during her career at National Sports Academy |
| Casey Hirsch | United States | Forward | She participated for Maple Grove high school, recording 94 goals and 86 assists in her career |
| Laurie Kingsbury | Canada | Forward | She represented Canada at the 2009 and 2010 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championships She appeared on a hockey card in the Upper Deck 2010 World of Sports card series. She was a member of the 2010–11 Ligue de hockey féminin collégial AA All-Star team. |
| Julie Knerr | Canada | Forward | Knerr tallied 17 goals and 28 assists in 59 games played during her career at John Abbott College and played in the 2010 and 2011 CEGEP all-star game with Laurie Kingsbury |
| Allie LaCombe | United States | Forward | Her cousin Christina LaCombe is currently a member of the Orange. LaCombe was a semifinalist for the 2011 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award |

## Exhibition
### East/West showcase

| Date | Opponent | Time | Location | Result | Notes |
| Fri Sept 30 | St. Cloud State | 4 pm | Minneapolis, MN | | |
| Sat Oct 1 | Minnesota | 7 pm | Minneapolis, MN | | |

## Regular season
### Standings

2011–12 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | PTS | W | L | T | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Mercyhurst† | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 118 | 47 |
| Robert Morris* | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 44 |
| Niagara | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 64 | 72 |
| Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 63 | 89 |
| Wayne State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Championship: Robert Morris † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion National rankings: Conference rankings: Updated February 2nd, 2012 |||||||||||||||
* Rankings based on number of points in the conference
* Wayne State was scheduled to play in the 2011–12 season but the women's ice hockey program was dropped

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Time | Result |
| Fri, Oct 7 | Northeastern University | 3 p.m. | Boston, Mass. |
| Sat, Oct 8 | University of New Hampshire | 5 p.m. | Durham, N.H. |
| Fri, Oct 14 | Clarkson University | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Sat, Oct 15 | Clarkson University | 3:30 p.m. | Potsdam, N.Y. |
| Wed, Oct 19 | Colgate University | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Fri, Oct 21 | Union College | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Sat, Oct 22 | Union College | 4 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Fri, Oct 28 | University of Connecticut | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Sat, Oct 29 | University of Connecticut | 4 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Tue, Nov 1 | Cornell University | 7 p.m. | Ithaca, N.Y. |
| Fri, Nov 4 | McGill University | TBA Tennity Ice Pavilion | |
| Fri, Nov 18 | Ohio State University | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Sat, Nov 19 | Ohio State University | 4 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Fri, Nov 25 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 7 p.m. | Troy, N.Y. |
| Sat, Nov 26 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 4 p.m. | Troy, N.Y. |
| Fri, Dec 2 | Lindenwood University | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Sat, Dec 3 | Lindenwood University | 2 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Fri, Dec 9 | • Robert Morris University | 3 p.m. | Moon Township, Pa. |
| Sat, Dec 10 | * Robert Morris University | 2 p.m. | Moon Township, Pa. |
| Mon, Jan 2 | Colgate University | 7 p.m. | Hamilton, N.Y. |
| Fri, Jan 6 | * Mercyhurst College | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Sat, Jan 7 | * Mercyhurst College | 2 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Tue, Jan 17 | Cornell University | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Fri, Jan 20 | * Niagara University | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Sat, Jan 21 | * Niagara University | 2 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Fri, Jan 27 | Quinnipiac University | 7 p.m. | Hamden, Conn. |
| Sat, Jan 28 | Quinnipiac University | 4 p.m. | Hamden, Conn. |
| Fri, Feb 3 | * Robert Morris University | 7 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Sat, Feb 4 | * Robert Morris University | 2 p.m. | Tennity Ice Pavilion |
| Fri, Feb 10 | * Mercyhurst College | 7 p.m. | Erie, Pa. |
| Sat, Feb 11 | * Mercyhurst College | 2 p.m. | Erie, Pa. |
| Fri, Feb 24 | * Niagara University | 2 p.m. | Niagara Falls, N.Y. |
| Sat, Feb 25 | * Niagara University | 2 p.m. | Niagara Falls, N.Y. |

## Awards and honors

* Kallie Billadeau, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011)
* Kallie Billadeau, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011)
* Jenesica Drinkwater, CHA Defensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 27, 2012)
* Nicole Ferrara, Co-CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of December 5, 2011)
* Nicole Ferrara, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011)
* Allie LaCombe, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011)
* Margot Scharfe, CHA Player of the Week (Week of January 31, 2011)
* Margot Scharfe, CHA Player of the Week, (Week of February 27, 2012)