# 2015–16 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season

The Union Dutchwomen represented Union College in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Melissa Black | Goaltender | Canada | Member of Aurora Jr. Panthers |
| Arianna Kosakowski | Defense | United States | Played for Assabet Valley |
| Kelli Mackey | Forward/Defense | United States | Played with the Team Pittsburgh U19 |
| Leah Patrick | Goaltender | United States | Attended Hill-Murray HS |
| Jacyn Reeves | Forward/Defense | United States | Played on Team Wisconsin with Sloan Sullivan |
| Sloan Sullivan | Defense | United States | Blueliner with Team Wisconsin |

## 2015–16 Schedule

Despite a largely frustrating season, the Dutchwomen remained competitive in many of their ECAC games, proving to be tough opposition to teams such as Colgate, Cornell and Yale, and never surrendered more than 4 goals to a team that was not nationally ranked.
| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 25 | at Minnesota State* | All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN | Melissa Black | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 0–0–1 |
| September 26 | at Minnesota State* | All Seasons Arena • Mankato, MN | Leah Patrick | L 0–3 | 0–1–1 |
| October 3 | at Connecticut* | Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Melissa Black | T 2–2 | 0–1–2 |
| October 17 | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Melissa Black | L 0–3 | 0–2–2 |
| October 18 | at Penn State* | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Leah Patrick | L 0–3 | 0–3–2 |
| October 23 | RIT* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 1–3 | 0–4–2 |
| October 24 | RIT* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 1–2 | 0–5–2 |
| October 30 | at Colgate | Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY | Melissa Black | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 0–5–3 (0–0–1) |
| October 31 | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Melissa Black | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 0–5–4 (0–0–2) |
| November 6 | #4 Clarkson | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–6 | 0–6–4 (0–1–2) |
| November 7 | St. Lawrence | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 1–2 | 0–7–4 (0–2–2) |
| November 13 | at #9 Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Leah Patrick | L 0–5 | 0–8–4 (0–3–2) |
| November 14 | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Melissa Black | L 0–2 | 0–9–4 (0–4–2) |
| December 1 | at Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Melissa Black | L 1–4 | 0–10–4 |
| December 4 | Brown | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–2 | 0–11–4 (0–5–2) |
| December 5 | Yale | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 0–12–4 (0–6–2) |
| December 11 | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Melissa Black | L 0–1 | 0–13–4 |
| December 12 | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Melissa Black | T 2–2 | 0–13–5 |
| January 6, 2016 | Vermont* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 2–4 | 0–14–5 |
| January 8 | Princeton | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–5 | 0–15–5 (0–7–2) |
| January 9 | #4 Quinnipiac | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–5 | 0–16–5 (0–8–2) |
| January 12 | Syracuse* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–4 | 0–17–5 |
| January 15 | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Leah Patrick | L 0–2 | 0–18–5 (0–9–2) |
| January 16 | Rensselaer | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–3 | 0–19–5 (0–10–2) |
| January 22 | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Melissa Black | L 1–2 | 0–20–5 (0–11–2) |
| January 23 | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Melissa Black | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 0–20–6 (0–11–3) |
| January 29 | Cornell | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 1–3 | 0–21–6 (0–12–3) |
| January 30 | #10 Colgate | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–1 | 0–22–6 (0–13–3) |
| February 5 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–2 | 0–23–6 (0–14–3) |
| February 6 | at #5 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Melissa Black | L 1–4 | 0–24–6 (0–15–3) |
| February 12 | Dartmouth | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 1–3 | 0–25–6 (0–16–3) |
| February 13 | Harvard | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Melissa Black | L 0–3 | 0–26–6 (0–17–3) |
| February 19 | at #4 Quinnipiac | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT | Melissa Black | L 0–9 | 0–27–6 (0–18–3) |
| February 20 | at #8 Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Melissa Black | L 2–4 | 0–28–6 (0–19–3) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||