# 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season represented Colgate University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Greg Fargo, in his ninth season, and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena.
Colgate defeated St. Lawrence 3–2 in the ECAC Championship Game, winning their first championship in program history. They automatically qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, where the Raiders were ranked as the #4 seed. They lost to Minnesota Duluth 0–1 in overtime in the national quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Kayle Osborne | Goaltender | Canada | Served as an assistant captain for the PWHL's Ottawa Lady Senators Captured a silver medal with Canada at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships |
| Kalty Kaltounkova | Forward | Czech Republic | Won a 2018 NEPSAC Championship with Vermont Academy Named Czech Republic's MVP at the 2018 IIHF World Championship |

## Regular season

Sammy Smigliani logged a goal and assist in a 3-2 ECAC Tournament Final versus St. Lawrence, earning the ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award. Having also recorded a goal in the ECAC semifinals victory versus Quinnipiac, she won a team-high 72.7 percent of her faceoffs, helping Colgate to win 61.2 percent of their overall faceoffs versus St. Lawrence.

### 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$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| November 20 | at Syracuse | | Syracuse, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 1–0-0 |
| November 21 | Syracuse | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-1 | 2–0-0 |
| November 28 | at Clarkson Golden Knights | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-1 | 3–0-0 (1-0-0) |
| November 30 | Clarkson Golden Knights | #5 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne (L) | L 2-3 | |
| December 3 | Clarkson Golden Knights | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-2 | |
| December 5 | at Colgate Raiders | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kayle Osborne (T, 1) | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 1-2-1 (1-2-1) |
| January 29 | at Clarkson Golden Knights | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | L 0-2 | |
| January 31 | Clarkson Golden Knights | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | L 1-2 | |
| February 5 | Clarkson Golden Knights | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | W 4-2 | |
| February 7 | at Clarkson Golden Knights | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | L 2-5 | |
| Playoffs |||||||
| March 5 | Quinnipiac | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 2-1 | |
| March 7 | St. Lawrence | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kayle Osborne | W 3-2 | |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 15 | vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA | Emma Soderberg (UMD) | L 1-0 $^{OT}$ | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Player of the Week | January 11, 2021 |
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week | February 22, 2021 |
| Sammy Smigliani | ECAC Player of the Week | February 22, 2021 |
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Player of the Week | March 1, 2021 |
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week | March 8, 2021 |
| Sammy Smigliani | ECAC Player of the Week | March 8, 2021 |
Monthly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week | January 2021 |
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month | March 2021 |
| Sammy Smigliani | ECAC Army ROTC Player of the Month | March 2021 |
| Player | Award |
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Player of the Year |
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Best Forward |
| Danielle Serdachny | ECAC Hockey First Team |
| Tanner Gates | ECAC Hockey First Team |
| Kayle Osborne | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team |
| Kalty Kaltounkova | ECAC Hockey Rookie Team |
| Danielle Serdachny | CCM/AHCA First Team All-American |
| Danielle Serdachny | All-USCHO.com First Team |