# 2018–19 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending national champions as well as the ECAC regular season and tournament champions. They also entered the season as the top-ranked team in both the USCHO.com and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls for the second time.
During the season, the Golden Knights participated in the first NCAA women's ice hockey games outside the United States when they traveled to Belfast for a two-game series with Northeastern.

## Standings

2018–19 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 |
| #4 Cornell† | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 75 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 114 | 61 |
| #10 Colgate | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 83 | 49 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 133 | 96 |
| #3 Clarkson* | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 81 | 36 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 143 | 73 |
| #7 Princeton | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 83 | 40 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 116 | 68 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 51 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 76 | 87 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 52 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 73 | 73 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 74 | 68 |
| RPI | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 57 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 50 | 88 |
| Yale | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 61 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 62 | 87 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 66 | 29 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 39 | 88 |
| Brown | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 88 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 47 | 109 |
| Union | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 86 | 34 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 43 | 129 |
| Championship: March 10, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 28 | at Bemidji State* | #1 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Kassidy Sauve | W 5–1 | 1–0–0 |
| September 29 | at Bemidji State* | #1 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, MN | Kassidy Sauve | W 5–3 | 2–0–0 |
| October 5 | Robert Morris* | #1 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–2 | 3–0–0 |
| October 6 | Robert Morris* | #1 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–3 | 4–0–0 |
| October 13 | Montreal* | #1 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition) | Marie-Pier Coulombe | W 6–3 | 4–0–0 |
| October 19 | at St. Lawrence* | #1 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Kassidy Sauve | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 4–1–0 |
| October 20 | St. Lawrence* | #1 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–0 | 5–1–0 |
| October 26 | at Syracuse* | #2 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 6–2 | 6–1–0 |
| October 27 | Syracuse* | #2 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 7–1–0 |
| November 2 | Union | #3 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe | W 5–1 | 8–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| November 3 | RPI | #3 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 3–0 | 9–1–0 (2–0–0) |
| November 16 | at Brown | #3 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Kia Castonguay | W 9–1 | 10–1–0 (3–0–0) |
| November 17 | at Yale | #3 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Marie-Pier Coulombe | L 1–5 | 10–2–0 (3–1–0) |
| November 23 | Minnesota Duluth* | #3 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–1 | 11–2–0 |
| November 24 | Minnesota Duluth* | #3 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–2 | 12–2–0 |
| November 30 | at Colgate | #3 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kassidy Sauve | L 1–4 | 12–3–0 (3–2–0) |
| December 1 | at #7 Cornell | #3 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Kassidy Sauve | L 1–3 | 12–4–0 (3–3–0) |
| December 7 | at St. Lawrence | #5 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–0 | 13–4–0 (4–3–0) |
| December 8 | St. Lawrence | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 3–1 | 14–4–0 (5–3–0) |
| January 5 | vs. #3 Northeastern* | #5 | SSE Arena • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Series Game 1) | Kassidy Sauve | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 14–4–1 |
| January 6 | vs. #3 Northeastern* | #5 | SSE Arena • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Series Game 2) | Kassidy Sauve | L 1–3 | 14–5–1 |
| January 11 | at RPI | #6 | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 5–1 | 15–5–1 (6–3–0) |
| January 12 | at Union | #6 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY | Marie-Pier Coulombe | W 6–0 | 16–5–1 (7–3–0) |
| January 18 | Yale | #6 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 5–1 | 17–5–1 (8–3–0) |
| January 19 | Brown | #6 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 6–0 | 18–5–1 (9–3–0) |
| January 25 | Harvard | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–2 | 19–5–1 (10–3–0) |
| January 26 | Dartmouth | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–2 | 20–5–1 (11–3–0) |
| February 1 | at Qunnipiac | #5 | People's United Center • Hamden, CT | Kassidy Sauve | W 3–2 | 21–5–1 (12–3–0) |
| February 2 | at #4 Princeton | #5 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Kassidy Sauve | W 3–1 | 22–5–1 (13–3–0) |
| February 8 | #6 Cornell | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Suave | W 4–0 | 23–5–1 (14–3–0) |
| February 9 | #10 Colgate | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 23–6–1 (14–4–0) |
| February 15 | at Dartmouth | #4 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Kassidy Sauve | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 23–7–1 (14–5–0) |
| February 16 | at Harvard | #4 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Kassidy Sauve | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 24–7–1 (15–5–0) |
| February 22 | #6 Princeton | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | W 5–2 | 25–7–1 (16–5–0) |
| February 23 | Quinnipiac | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kassidy Sauve | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 25–7–2 (16–5–1) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament |||||||
| March 1 | Quinnipiac* | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1) | Kassidy Sauve | W 3–0 | 26–7–2 |
| March 2 | Quinnipiac* | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2) | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 27–7–2 |
| March 9 | vs. #10 Colgate* | #4 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Semifinals) | Kassidy Sauve | W 2–0 | 28–7–2 |
| March 10 | at #5 Cornell* | #4 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Championship) | Kassidy Sauve | W 4–1 | 29–7–2 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 16 | #5 Boston College* | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals) | Kassidy Sauve | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 30–7–2 |
| March 22 | vs. #1 Wisconsin* | #4 | People's United Center • Hamden, CT (Semifinals) | Kassidy Sauve | L 0–5 | 30–8–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Loren Gabel, Patty Kazmaier Award winner