# 2016–17 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season

The Union Dutchwomen represented Union College in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Rachel de Perio | Forward | United States | Transfer from Niagara University |
| Abby Ellis | Defense | United States | Played for Mass Spitfires U19 |
| Cheyenne Harris | Forward | United States | Attended Breck School |
| Amelia Murray | Goaltender | United States | Tended Net for Chicago Young Americans |
| Jordi Naidrich | Forward | United States | Played on the New Jersey Rockets team |
| Ava Reynolds | Defense | United States | Blueliner with Northern Cyclones |
| Katelynn Russ | Forward | United States | Teammate of Amelia Murray on Chicago Young Americans |
| Haley Shugart | Forward | Canada | Played with Toronto Jr. Aeros |
| Kate Spooner | Goaltender | Canada | Tended Goal with Pro Cresting Penguins |
| Bridgit Sullivan | Forward | United States | Attended Northwood School |
| Celine Tessier | Goaltender | Canada | Played for the Nepean Jr. Wildcats |

## 2015-16 Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 30 | Connecticut* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Céline Tessier | L 1–5 | 0–1–0 |
| October 1 | Connecticut* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | L 1–2 | 0–2–0 |
| October 4 | Vermont* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | L 1–5 | 0–3–0 |
| October 7 | Penn State* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | L 1–8 | 0–4–0 |
| October 8 | Penn State* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | W 4–2 | 1–4–0 |
| October 14 | at RIT* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Kate Spooner | W 2–0 | 2–4–0 |
| October 15 | at RIT* | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Kate Spooner | L 0–2 | 2–5–0 |
| October 18 | at Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Céline Tessier | L 2–4 | 2–6–0 |
| October 28 | #7 Colgate | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | L 0–2 | 2–7–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 29 | Cornell | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Amelia Murray | L 1–3 | 2–8–0 (0–2–0) |
| November 4 | at Brown | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI | Amelia Murray | L 1–3 | 2–9–0 (0–3–0) |
| November 5 | at Yale | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT | Amelia Murray | L 1–5 | 2–10–0 (0–4–0) |
| November 11 | at #7 Clarkson | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Kate Spooner | L 1–5 | 2–11–0 (0–5–0) |
| November 12 | at #4 St. Lawrence | Appleton Arena • Canton, NY | Kate Spooner | L 0–4 | 2–12–0 (0–6–0) |
| December 2 | #8 Quinnipiac | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | L 0–4 | 2–13–0 (0–7–0) |
| December 3 | Princeton | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Amelia Murray | L 0–7 | 2–14–0 (0–8–0) |
| December 9 | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Amelia Murray | L 1–2 | 2–15–0 |
| December 10 | at Maine* | Alfond Arena • Orono, ME | Kate Spooner | L 1–3 | 2–16–0 |
| December 16 | Minnesota State* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | W 2–1 | 3–16–0 |
| December 17 | Minnesota State* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Amelia Murray | L 1–2 | 3–17–0 |
| January 6, 2017 | Yale | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | L 0–2 | 3–18–0 (0–9–0) |
| January 7 | Brown | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Amelia Murray | L 3–4 | 3–19–0 (0–10–0) |
| January 13 | at Dartmouth | Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH | Kate Spooner | L 1–2 | 3–20–0 (0–11–0) |
| January 14 | at Harvard | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA | Kate Spooner | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 4–20–0 (1–11–0) |
| January 20 | Rensselaer | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 4–20–1 (1–11–1) |
| January 21 | at Rensselaer | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kate Spooner | L 1–2 | 4–21–1 (1–12–1) |
| January 27 | #5 St. Lawrence | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Amelia Murray | L 1–8 | 4–22–1 (1–13–1) |
| January 28 | #3 Clarkson | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | L 1–3 | 4–23–1 (1–14–1) |
| February 3 | at Cornell | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY | Kate Spooner | L 1–5 | 4–24–1 (1–15–1) |
| February 4 | at Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY | Kate Spooner | L 1–4 | 4–25–1 (1–16–1) |
| February 10 | Harvard | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | L 0–2 | 4–26–1 (1–17–1) |
| February 11 | Dartmouth | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Kate Spooner | W 2–1 | 5–26–1 (2–17–1) |
| February 17 | at Princeton | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ | Amelia Murray | L 1–4 | 5–27–1 (2–18–1) |
| February 18 | at Quinnipiac | TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT | Amelia Murray | L 0–1 | 5–28–1 (2–19–1) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||