# 2016–17 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season

The Colgate Raiders represented Colgate University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Offseason

* July 14: The Class of 1965 Arena was completed, replacing the Starr Rink/Arena.
* August 15: Shae Labbe was named to Team Canada's Development Team.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Livi Altman | Defense | Switzerland | Bronze Medalist at 2014 Olympice with Swiss National Team |
| Liz Auby | Goaltender | United States | Tended net with Madison Capitols |
| Bailey Bennett | Forward | United States | Attended North American Hockey Academy |
| Anonda Hoppner | Forward | Canada | Member of Team Canada U18 |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 1 | New Hampshire* | #8 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 4–2 | 1–0–0 |
| October 2 | New Hampshire* | #8 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 3–1 | 2–0–0 |
| October 7 | Merrimack* | #8 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Liz Auby | W 4–3 | 3–0–0 |
| October 8 | Merrimack* | #8 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 6–0 | 4–0–0 |
| October 21 | at Syracuse* | #5 | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 3–2 | 5–0–0 |
| October 22 | Syracuse* | #5 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5–0–1 |
| October 28 | at Union | #6 | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 2–0 | 6–0–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 29 | at Rensselaer | #6 | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 4–1 | 7–0–1 (2–0–0) |
| November 1 | Cornell | #6 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 2–1 | 8–0–1 (3–0–0) |
| November 4 | at RIT* | #6 | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Liz Auby | W 6–2 | 9–0–1 |
| November 5 | RIT* | #6 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 4–1 | 10–0–1 |
| November 11 | Yale | #5 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 4–3 | 11–0–1 (4–0–0) |
| November 12 | Brown | #5 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 3–0 | 12–0–1 (5–0–0) |
| November 18 | at Princeton | #5 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Julia Vandyk | L 2–7 | 12–1–1 (5–1–0) |
| November 19 | at #8 Quinnipiac | #5 | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, CT | Julia Vandyk | L 1–3 | 12–2–1 (5–2–0) |
| November 22 | at Mercyhurst* | #9 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Julia Vandyk | W 4–2 | 13–2–1 |
| November 23 | at Mercyhurst* | #9 | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Julia Vandyk | W 5–1 | 14–2–1 |
| December 2 | Dartmouth | #7 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 2–1 | 15–2–1 (6–2–0) |
| December 3 | Harvard | #7 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 15–2–2 (6–2–1) |
| January 6, 2017 | at St. Cloud State* | #7 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Julia Vandyk | L 4–7 | 15–3–2 |
| January 7 | at St. Cloud State* | #7 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Liz Auby | T 0–0 $^{OT}$ | 15–3–3 |
| January 13 | #9 Quinnipiac | #8 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | L 0–2 | 15–4–3 (6–3–1) |
| January 14 | Princeton | #8 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | L 1–5 | 15–5–3 (6–4–1) |
| January 17 | at #10 Cornell | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Julia Vandyk | L 1–2 | 15–6–3 (6–5–1) |
| January 20 | at #5 St. Lawrence | | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 16–6–3 (7–5–1) |
| January 21 | at #3 Clarkson | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Julia Vandyk | L 1–2 | 16–7–3 (7–6–1) |
| January 27 | at Harvard | | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Julia Vandyk | W 4–0 | 17–7–3 (8–6–1) |
| January 28 | at Dartmouth | | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Julia Vandyk | W 6–1 | 18–7–3 (9–6–1) |
| February 3 | Rensselaer | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 3–0 | 19–7–3 (10–6–1) |
| February 4 | Union | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | W 4–1 | 20–7–3 (11–6–1) |
| February 10 | at Brown | | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Julia Vandyk | W 7–3 | 21–7–3 (12–6–1) |
| February 11 | at Yale | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Julia Vandyk | W 3–1 | 22–7–3 (13–6–1) |
| February 17 | #3 Clarkson | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | L 2–5 | 22–8–3 (13–7–1) |
| February 18 | #5 St. Lawrence | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Julia Vandyk | L 0–3 | 22–9–3 (13–8–1) |
| ECAC Tournament |||||||
| February 24 | at #7 Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Quarterfinals, Game 1) | Julia Vandyk | L 1–2 | 22–10–3 |
| February 25 | at #7 Cornell* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY (Quarterfinals, Game 2) | Julia Vandyk | L 0–1 | 22–11–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Jessie Eldridge, Forward, ECAC Third Team All-Star