# 2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season
## Offseason

* August 10 : Nate Handrahan announced the signing of seven athletes to National Letters of Intent, which increases his 2009-10 recruiting class to 10 athletes.
* August 24, 2009 - Former RMU goalie Brianne McLaughlin was selected as one of three goalies to the 2009-10 U.S. Women's National Team.
* Sept 17: Robert Morris has been predicted to finish second in the College Hockey America Preseason Coaches' Poll, released Sept. 17 by CHA league officials. They came in second with 14 points after finishing with a 5-9-2 mark in conference play a season ago.

## 2009-10 National Letter of Intent Signees

| Name | Position | Height | Previous Team |
| Dayna Newsom | F | 5-6 | Oakville Ice |
| Courtney Langston | F | 5-4 | Shattuck St. Mary's |
| Kathleen McDonald | F | 5-4 | Team BC & POE |
| Whitney Henderson | F | 5-3 | Princeton Tiger Lilies |
| Jennifer Kindret | F | 5-8 | BC Breakers |
| Jamie Joslin | D | 5-9 | Aurora Panthers |
| Marissa Angel | G | 5-4 | Princeton Tiger Lilies |
| Cobina Delaney | | | Ottawa Senators |
| Kelsey Thomas | | | Hamilton Hawks |
| Kristen DiCiocco | | | Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres |

## Exhibition

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| Sun, Sep 27 | Wilfrid Laurier | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 4:00 p.m. | RMU, 4-0 |

## Regular season

* November 25: The Colonials announced five players signed Letters of Intent to play hockey for the team in 2010-11. The signees are: Thea Imbrogno (Mississauga Jr. Chiefs), Rebecca Vint (Brampton Jr. Thunder), Laura Brooker (Cambridge Fury), Brandi Pollock (Westman Wildcats) and Anneline Lauziere (London Devilettes).
* November 26: The Colonials will host the Rensselaer Engineers in part of College Hockey America's Skate for the Cure Campaign. This marks the fourth year of the event and all CHA institutions participate in the event.
* December 6: The Robert Morris vs. Mercyhurst game on Sunday, December 6 at 1:00 p.m. has been postponed due to a water main break at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The game is rescheduled for Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 p.m.
* December 17: Former Robert Morris Colonials goaltender Brianne McLaughlin was selected as one of three goalies to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team. McLaughlin is the first-ever Colonial to compete in the Olympic Games.
* February 17: Brianna Delaney and Sara O'Mally are among 45 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.

### Standings

2009–10 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| x, y: Mercyhurst | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne State | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niagara | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Morris | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
x: Regular season champion, y: Postseason champion

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year |
| 6 | Giambra, Mallory | D | 5-7 | Sr. |
| 7 | Ketcher, Carissa | F | 5-4 | Jr. |
| 8 | Delaney, Brianna | F | 5-6 | So. |
| 9 | Henderson, Whitney | F | 5-3 | Fr. |
| 11 | Pietrangelo, Paige | D | 5-11 | So. |
| 12 | Gibson, Jacki | D | 5-9 | Sr. |
| 14 | Kindret, Jennifer | F | 5-8 | Fr. |
| 15 | Pappas, Whitney | D | 5-7 | Jr. |
| 16 | O'Malley, Sara | F | 5-7 | Jr. |
| 17 | Thomas, Kelsey | F | 5-5 | Fr. |
| 18 | McDonald, Kathleen | F | 5-4 | Fr. |
| 19 | Riley, Jessica | F | 5-8 | Sr. |
| 20 | Langston, Courtney | F | 5-4 | Fr. |
| 21 | Walkland, Chelsea | F | 5-6 | Sr. |
| 22 | Stack, Kathryn | D | 5-6 | So. |
| 24 | Newsom, Dayna | F | 5-6 | Fr. |
| 25 | Joslin, Jamie | D | 5-9 | Fr. |
| 26 | Delaney, Cobina | F | 5-7 | Fr. |
| 27 | Riley, Jordan | F | 5-8 | Sr. |
| 29 | Stoa, Maria | F | 5-7 | Jr. |
| 30 | Angel, Marissa | G | 5-4 | Fr. |
| 31 | Butterfield, Daneca | G | 5-5 | Jr. |
| 33 | DiCiocco, Kristen | G | 5-7 | Fr. |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score | Record |
| Fri, Oct 02 | Minn.-Duluth | at Duluth, Minn. | 7:07 p.m. | Loss, 5-2 | 0-1-0 |
| Sat, Oct 03 | Minn.-Duluth | at Duluth, Minn. | 2:07 p.m. | Win, 4-1 | 1-1-0 |
| Fri, Oct 09 | Boston University | at Boston, Mass. | 7:00 p.m. | Loss, 4-3 | 1-2-0 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | Northeastern | at Boston, Mass. | 2:00 p.m. | Loss, 0-4 | 1-3-0 |
| Fri, Oct 16 | ST. LAWRENCE | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | Loss, 2-3 | 1-4-0 |
| Sat, Oct 17 | ST. LAWRENCE | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 4:00 p.m. | Loss, 3-6 | 1-5-0 |
| Fri, Oct 23 | Maine | at Orono, Maine | 7:00 p.m. | Win, 3-1 | 2-5-0 |
| Sat, Oct 24 | Maine | at Orono, Maine | 2:00 p.m. | Win, 1-0 (OT) | 3-5-0 |
| Fri, Nov 06 | Wisconsin | at Madison, Wisc. | 7:07 p.m. | Win, 3-1 | 4-5-0 |
| Sat, Nov 07 | Wisconsin | at Madison, Wisc. | 2:07 p.m. | Loss, 3-2 (OT) | 4-6-0 |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Niagara * | at Niagara, N.Y. | 7:00 p.m. | Loss, 3-1 | 4-7-0 |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Niagara * | at Niagara, N.Y. | 2:00 p.m. | Tie, 2-2 | 4-7-1 |
| Fri, Nov 20 | SYRACUSE * | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | Loss, 4-0 | 4-8-1 |
| Sat, Nov 21 | SYRACUSE * | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | Loss, 4-2 | 4-9-1 |
| Fri, Nov 27 | RENSSELAER | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 2:05 p.m. | Loss, 5-2 |
| Sat, Nov 28 | RENSSELAER | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 2:05 p.m. | Win, 3-1 |
| Sat, Dec 05 | Mercyhurst * | at Erie, Pa. | 4:00 p.m. | Loss, 6-2 |
| Sun, Dec 06 | Mercyhurst * | at Erie, Pa. | 2:00 p.m. | Postponed |
| Sat, Jan 02 | Ohio State | at Columbus, Ohio | 2:00 p.m. | |
| Sun, Jan 03 | Ohio State | at Columbus, Ohio | 2:00 p.m. | |
| Fri, Jan 08 | CONNECTICUT | Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA |
| Sat, Jan 09 | CONNECTICUT | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 4:00 p.m. | |
| Fri, Jan 15 | Wayne State * | at Detroit, Mich. | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Sat, Jan 16 | Wayne State * | at Detroit, Mich. | 2:00 p.m. | |
| Fri, Jan 22 | SACRED HEART | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | |
| Sat, Jan 23 | SACRED HEART | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | |
| Fri, Feb 05 | MERCYHURST * | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | |
| Sat, Feb 06 | MERCYHURST * | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | |
| Fri, Feb 12 | Syracuse * | at Syracuse, N.Y. | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Sat, Feb 13 | Syracuse * | at Syracuse, N.Y. | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Fri, Feb 19 | NIAGARA * | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | |
| Sat, Feb 20 | NIAGARA * | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | |
| Fri, Feb 26 | WAYNE STATE * | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | |
| Sat, Feb 27 | WAYNE STATE * | Pittsburgh, Pa. | 7:05 p.m. | |

## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### Skaters

| Player | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | Points/game | PIM | GWG | PPG | SHG |
| Brianna Delaney | 36 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0.8611 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Sara O'Malley | 36 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 0.8333 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Maria Stoa | 34 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.5294 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jennifer Kindret | 36 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 0.4722 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cobina Delaney | 35 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.3714 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dayna Newsom | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.3333 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelsey Thomas | 35 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.3429 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Pappas | 36 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.3333 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacki Gibson | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.3056 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Joslin | 36 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.2500 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kathleen McDonald | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.2581 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Riley | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.1389 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallory Giambra | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.1389 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea Walkland | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.1143 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kathryn Stack | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.1111 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Langston | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.1200 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Whitney Henderson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carissa Ketcher | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.1333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessica Riley | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0588 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kristen DiCiocco | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daneca Butterfield | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paige Pietrangelo | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marissa Angel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

| Name | GP | GA | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
| Daneca Butterfield | 9 | 553:01 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |

## Awards and honors

* Daneca Butterfield, CHA Defensive Player of Week (Week of Oct 6)
* Daneca Butterfield, CHA Defensive Player of Week (Week of Oct 26)
* Daneca Butterfield, CHA Defensive Player of Week (Week of Nov 9)
* Brianna Delaney, CHA Player of the Week (November 16)
* Jacki Gibson, CHA Defensive Player of the Year (Week of October 12)
* Jamie Joslin, RMU Rookie of the Year (2009–10)
* Jennifer Kindret, CHA Rookie of the Week (November 9)
* Jennifer Kindret, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of Jan 25)
* Sara O'Malley, CHA Offensive Player of Week (Week of Jan 25)
* Chelsea Walkland, Frozen Four Skills Competition participant

### Pre-Season All-CHA Team

* F - Brianna Delaney, (tie)

### Second Team All-CHA

* Whitney Pappas, Second Team All-CHA