# 2012–13 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights finished runners-up during the regular season in the ECAC to Cornell. They advanced to the semifinals of the ECAC tournament where they lost to Harvard Crimson. Their efforts were good enough to earn them an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to national runners-up Boston University in the quarterfinals.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Erin Ambrose | Defense | Canada | Canadian Women’s U18 Team Member in 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Olivia Howe | Forward | Canada | Team captain of the Notre Dame AAA Hounds (SFMAAAHL) |
| Shannon MacAulay | Forward | Canada | Gold medallist 2012 World U18 Championships |
| Renata Fast | Defense | Canada | Also recruited by several NCAA schools for a soccer scholarship |
| Cayley Mercer | Forward | Canada | Member of the 2010 & 2011 Canadian Women’s U18 team |

## Schedule

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

## Awards and honors

* Erin Ambrose – ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (October, December, February), ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (10/23, 10/30, 2/12), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/9, 12/11, 1/14, 1/21, 2/18)
* Renata Fast – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/20, 2/4)
* Emily Horn – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/16)
* Erica Howe – ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (October, November), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (10/9, 11/5, 11/20, 1/14, 1/28, 2/25), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/23, 10/30, 11/13, 12/3, 12/11, 1/21, 2/4, 2/12, 2/18)
* Shannon MacAulay – ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (10/16, 11/13), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (12/3, 1/28)
* Carly Mercer – ECAC Hockey Third Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (1/28), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/23, 11/13, 12/11, 2/18)
* Olivia Howe – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/5, 2/25)
* Vanessa Plante – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/5)
* Jamie Lee Rattray – ECAC Hockey Second Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/23), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/16, 11/20, 2/25)
* Danielle Skirrow – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/9, 1/21, 2/12)
* Brittany Styner – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (1/14, 2/4)