# 2015–16 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending ECAC regular season champions.
The Golden Knights finished second in the ECAC. In the ECAC tournament they advanced to the championship game before falling to regular season champion Quinnipiac. Their performance was still enough to earn a fourth-straight at-large the NCAA tournament bid. In the quarterfinals, they upset Quinnipiac, sending them to their second ever Frozen Four. In the semifinals, they fell in overtime to an undefeated and untied Boston College team.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Loren Gabel | Forward | Canada | Played for Oakville Jr Hornets (PWHL) |
| Emma Keenan | Defense | Canada | Played for Okanagan Hockey Academy |
| Kelly Mariani | Forward | Canada | Played for Mississauga Jr Chiefs (PWHL) |
| Rhyen McGill | Forward | Canada | Played for Whitby Jr Wolves (PWHL) Winner of silver medal at 2015 IIHF U18 Women's Worlds |
| Josiane Pozzebon | Defense | Canada | Played for Napean Jr Wildcats (PWHL) Winner of silver medal at 2015 IIHF U18 Women's Worlds |
| Cassidy Vinkle | Forward | Canada | Played for Whitby Jr Wolves (PWHL) |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 26 | McGill* | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition) | Shea Tiley | W 4–1 | 0–0–0 |
| October 2 | St. Lawrence* | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–0 | 1–0–0 |
| October 3 | at St. Lawrence* | #5 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–2 | 2–0–0 |
| October 6 | at Syracuse* | #5 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–1 | 3–0–0 |
| October 9 | at Vermont* | #5 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Shea Tiley | W 5–0 | 4–0–0 |
| October 10 | Vermont* | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | McKenzie Johnson | W 3–0 | 5–0–0 |
| October 16 | at #9 Boston University* | #4 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | Shea Tiley | W 4–2 | 6–0–0 |
| October 17 | at #9 Boston University* | #4 | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | Shea Tiley | W 4–1 | 7–0–0 |
| October 23 | New Hampshire* | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–2 | 8–0–0 |
| October 24 | New Hampshire* | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | McKenzie Johnson | W 6–4 | 9–0–0 |
| October 30 | at #8 Harvard | #4 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Shea Tiley | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 9–0–1 (0–0–1) |
| October 31 | at #10 Dartmouth | #4 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Shea Tiley | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 9–0–2 (0–0–2) |
| November 6 | at Union | #4 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY | Shea Tiley | W 6–0 | 10–0–2 (1–0–2) |
| November 7 | at RPI | #4 | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Shea Tiley | L 1–2 | 10–1–2 (1–1–2) |
| November 10 | Syracuse* | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 5–1 | 11–1–2 |
| November 13 | Connecticut* | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–1 | 12–1–2 |
| November 14 | Connecticut* | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–2 | 13–1–2 |
| November 20 | #8 Quinnipiac | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | L 0–3 | 13–2–2 (1–2–2) |
| November 21 | #10 Princeton | #4 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–0 | 14–2–2 (2–2–2) |
| December 4 | Colgate | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 14–3–2 (2–3–2) |
| December 5 | Cornell | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 4–0 | 15–3–2 (3–3–2) |
| January 8 | at Yale | #5 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Shea Tiley | W 5–2 | 16–3–2 (4–3–2) |
| January 9 | at Brown | #5 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Shea Tiley | W 7–0 | 17–3–2 (5–3–2) |
| January 15 | Dartmouth | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 1–0 | 18–3–2 (6–3–2) |
| January 16 | #8 Harvard | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 5–2 | 19–3–2 (7–3–2) |
| January 22 | at Cornell | #5 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Shea Tiley | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 19–3–3 (7–3–3) |
| January 23 | at #10 Colgate | #5 | Starr Arena • Hamilton, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–2 | 20–3–3 (8–3–3) |
| January 28 | at St. Lawrence | #5 | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Shea Tiley | W 6–1 | 21–3–3 (9–3–3) |
| January 30 | St. Lawrence | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 21–3–4 (9–3–4) |
| February 5 | RPI | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 9–1 | 22–3–4 (10–3–4) |
| February 6 | Union | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | McKenzie Johnson | W 4–1 | 23–3–4 (11–3–4) |
| February 12 | at #8 Princeton | #5 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Shea Tiley | W 2–1 | 24–3–4 (12–3–4) |
| February 13 | at #4 Quinnipiac | #5 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT | Shea Tiley | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 24–3–5 (12–3–5) |
| February 19 | Brown | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 7–0 | 25–3–5 (13–3–5) |
| February 20 | Yale | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Shea Tiley | W 3–2 | 26–3–5 (14–3–5) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament |||||||
| February 26 | Cornell* | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1) | Shea Tiley | W 2–0 | 27–3–5 |
| February 27 | Cornell* | #5 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2) | Shea Tiley | W 5–2 | 28–3–5 |
| March 5 | vs. #7 Colgate* | #5 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Semifinals) | Shea Tiley | W 5–2 | 29–3–5 |
| March 6 | at #4 Quinnipiac* | #5 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Championship) | Shea Tiley | L 0–1 | 29–4–5 |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 12 | at #4 Quinnipiac* | #5 | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT (Quarterfinals) | Shea Tiley | W 1–0 | 30–4–5 |
| March 18 | vs. #1 Boston College* | #5 | Whittemore Center • Durham, NH (Semifinals) | Shea Tiley | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 30–5–5 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Erin Ambrose – Second Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (1/12), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (3/2)
* Genevieve Bannon – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/3, 1/19, 1/26, 2/21)
* Renata Fast – ECAC Hockey Third Team All-Star
* Loren Gabel – ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (February), ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (2/21), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/27, 11/17, 11/23, 1/19)
* Savannah Harmon – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/13)
* Olivia Howe – ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/20, 2/1), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/17, 11/23)
* McKenzie Johnson – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/13)
* Shannon MacAulay – ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team
* Kelly Mariani – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/20, 2/1)
* Rhyen McGill – ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (10/13, 1/26), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/6)
* Cayley Mercer – Third Team All-USCHO.com, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (October), ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/6, 10/27)
* Josiane Pozzebon – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/20, 2/1)
* Shea Tiley – ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (October), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (10/20), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/6, 10/27, 11/3, 11/17, 11/23, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/1, 2/21, 3/2)
* Cassidy Vinkle – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (1/12)