# 2020–21 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The program posted its first losing season since the 2010–11 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season, recording eight wins, compared to 10 losses and one tie.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Michelle Pasiechnyk | Goaltender | Canada | Competed with the PWHL's Nepean Jr. Wildcats Also played for Team Ontario Red |
| Emily Oosterveld | Forward | Canada | Also competed for the Canadian Inline national team and captured bronze medals at the Inline Worlds in 2016 and 2019. |
| Kirstyn McQuigge | Forward | Canada | Spent three seasons with the PWHL's Whitby Jr. Wolves |
| Nicole Gosling | Defense | Canada | Played for Team Ontario at the 2019 Canada Winter Games |
| Jaden Bogden | Forward | Canada | Former competitive gymnast. Competed for the St. Albert Slash |
| Florence Lessard | Forward | Canada | Starred at Cégep Limoilou |

## Regular season
### Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey 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 |
| #5 Colgate † * | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 41 |
| St. Lawrence | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 37 |
| Clarkson | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 45 |
| Quinnipiac | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 30 |
| Brown | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dartmouth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Harvard | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princeton | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| RPI | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Union | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yale | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Championship: March 10, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 |||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source:
| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| November 28 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 1) | L 1-3 | 0-1-0 (0-1-0) |
| November 30 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (W, 1) | W 3-2 | 1-1-0 (1-1-0) |
| December 3 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 1) | L 2-3 | 1-2-0 (1-2-0) |
| December 5 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (W, 2) | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 1-2-1 (1-2-1) |
| January 11 | LIU Sharks | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (W, 3) | W 5-1 | 2-2-1 (1-2-1) |
| January 12 | LIU Sharks | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 1) | W 8-1 | 3-2-1 (1-2-1) |
| January 16 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 2) | L 1-4 | 3-3-1 (1-3-1) |
| January 18 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 3) | L 1-3 | 3-4-1 (1-4-1) |
| January 20 | St. Lawrence | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 2) | W 8-1 | 4-4-1 (2-4-1) |
| January 23 | at Quinnipiac Bobcats | People's United Center • Hamden, CT | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 2) | L 1-2 $^{OT}$ | 4-5-1 (2-5-1) |
| January 24 | at Quinnipiac Bobcats | People's United Center • Hamden, CT | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 3) | W 3-1 | 5-5-1 (3-5-1) |
| January 29 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 4) | W 2-0 | 6-5-1 (4-5-1) |
| January 31 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (W, 5) | W 2-1 | 7-5-1 (5-5-1) |
| February 5 | at Colgate Raiders | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 3) | L 2-4 | 7-6-1 (5-6-1) |
| February 7 | Colgate Raiders | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (W, 4) | W 5-2 | 8-6-1 (6-6-1) |
| February 26 | St. Lawrence | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 4) | L 3-4 $^{OT}$ | 8-7-1 (6-7-1) |
| February 28 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 4) | L 1-2 | 8-8-1 (6-8-1) |
| March 1 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe (L, 5) | L 1-5 | 8-9-1 (6-9-1) |
| ECAC Tournament |||||||
| March 5 | at St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Michelle Pasiechnyk (L, 5) | L 3-4 $^{OT}$ | 8-10-1 (6-10-1) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Roster
### 2020-21 Golden Knights

Current as of 2020–2021 season

## Awards and honors

* Marie-Pier Coulombe, ECAC Goaltender of the Week (awarded February 9)
* Elizabeth Giguere, ECAC Player of the Week (awarded February 9)
* Elizabeth Giguere, Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award
* Caitrin Lonergan, Top 10 Finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award
* Caitrin Lonergan, All-USCHO.com Second Team
* Michelle Pasiechnyk, Rookie of the Month by Hockey Commissioners Association (January 2021)

### ECAC Monthly Awards

* Caitrin Lonergan, ECAC Army ROTC Player of the Month (January 2021)
* Michelle Pasiechnyk, ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month (January 2021)