# 2010–11 RPI Engineers women's ice hockey season

The Rensselaer Engineers represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in ECAC women's ice hockey. The Engineers participated in the ECAC playoffs did not qualify for the NCAA tournament.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Name | Position | Height | Nationality | Former Team |
| Nona Letuligasenoa | Defense | 5–6 | United States | North American Hockey Academy |
| Missy Mankey | Forward | 5–4 | United States | Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps |
| Madison Marzario | Defense | 5–9 | United States | Shattuck St. Mary's |
| Toni Sanders | Forward | 5–6 | United States | Susquehanna Rapids U-19 |
| Jordan Smelker | Forward | 5–8 | United States | Team Alaska U-19 |

### Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Goal scorers |
| Sept. 25 | Univ. of Montreal | Houston Field House | 8–3 | Jill Vandegrift (3), Andie Le Donne, Katie Daniels, Jordan Smelker, Taylor Horton, Toni Sanders |

## Regular season
### Standings

2010–11 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 |
| #2 Cornell†* | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 41 | | | 35 | 31 | 3 | 1 | | |
| Harvard | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | | | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | | |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 30 | | | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | | |
| Princeton | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | | | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1 | | |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | | | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | | |
| Clarkson | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 | | | 37 | 14 | 17 | 6 | | |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | | | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | | | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | |
| Colgate | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | | | 33 | 11 | 19 | 3 | | |
| Yale | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | | | 29 | 9 | 17 | 3 | | |
| Brown | 22 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 6 | | | 29 | 2 | 23 | 4 | | |
| Union | 22 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4 | | | 34 | 2 | 29 | 3 | | |
| Championship: Cornell † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll |||||||||||||||

### Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Record | Conf. Record | Goal scorers |
| Oct. 1 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI | 0–7 | 0–1–0 | 0-0-0 | None |
| Oct. 2 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI | 0–6 | 0–2–0 | 0-0-0 | None |
| Oct. 8 | Vermont | Houston Field House | 3–3 | 0–2–1 | 0-0-0 | |
| Oct. 9 | Vermont | Houston Field House | 1–1 | 0–2–2 | 0-0-0 | |
| Oct. 15 | New Hampshire | Houston Field House | 3–4 | 0–3–2 | 0-0-0 | |
| Oct. 22 | Providence | Providence, RI | 3–2 (OT) | 1–3–2 | 0-0-0 | |
| Oct. 24 | Northeastern | Boston, MA | 1–5 | 1–4–2 | 0-0-0 | |
| Oct. 29 | St. Lawrence | Canton, NY | 3–2 | 2–4–2 | 1–0–0 | |
| Oct. 30 | Clarkson | Potsdam, NY | 1–2 | 2–5–2 | 1–1–0 | |
| Nov. 5 | Princeton | Houston Field House | 1–2 | 2–6–2 | 1–2–0 | |
| Nov. 6 | Quinnipiac | Houston Field House | 2–0 | 3–6–2 | 2–2–0 | |
| Nov. 12 | Yale | New Haven, CT | 4–1 | 4–6–2 | 3–2–0 | |
| Nov. 13 | Brown | Providence, RI | 0–1 | 4–7–2 | 3–3–0 | None |
| Nov. 19 | Niagara | Houston Field House | 1–1 | 4–7–3 | 3–3–0 | |
| Nov. 20 | Niagara | Houston Field House | 1–1 | 4–7–4 | 3–3–0 | |
| Nov. 26 | Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | 2–1 | 5–7–4 | 3–3–0 | |
| Nov. 27 | Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | 2–2 | 5–7–5 | 3–3–0 | |
| Dec. 3 | Union | Schenectady, NY | 4–1 | 6–7–5 | 4–3–0 | |
| Dec. 4 | Union | Schenectady, NY | 3–3 | 6–7–6 | 4–3–1 | |
| Jan. 7 | Dartmouth | Houston Field House | 5–2 | 7–7–6 | 5–3–1 | |

## Postseason

* February 26: The Cornell Big Red eliminated no. 8 seed RPI by a 6–1 tally in game two of ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals.

## Awards and honors

* Alisa Harrison, Finalist, 2010–11 ECAC Women's Best Defensive Forward Award

### Team awards

* Sonja van der Bliek, Team MVP
* Ashley Gaylord, Bill Cahill Memorial Award
* Laura Guillemette and Kristen Jakubowski, Robert Conway Scholar-Athlete Award
* Andie Le Donne, Most Improved Player
* Jordan Smelker, Rookie of the Year
* Sydney O'Keefe, Willie Stanton Award