# 2018–19 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season

The Lindenwood Lady Lions women represented Lindenwood University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The team struggled with their record, with nine newcomers, and a team made up of very young players.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Annika Asplundh | Goaltender | United States | Former Netminder with New Jersey Colonials |
| Jada Burke | Forward | Canada | Played for the Nepean Wildcats |
| Taylor Kirwan | Defense | Canada | Represented Canada at the U18 World Championships |
| Kayla Martinez | Defense | United States | with USA National Development Camp 2014–16 |
| Maddison Stitt | Defense | Canada | Defender for Ottawa Lady Senators |
| Sophie Wolf | Goaltender | Canada | Gold medalist with U18 Team Ontario Red |

### Transfers

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Nikki Friesen | Forward | United States | Graduate Student from Harvard University |
| Nicole Guagliardo | Forward | United States | Transfer from CHA rival Mercyhurst |

## Standings

2018–19 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Robert Morris† | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 61 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 92 | 87 |
| Mercyhurst | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 54 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 88 | 96 |
| Syracuse* | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 89 | 126 |
| Penn State | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 73 | 72 |
| RIT | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 46 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 67 | 84 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 65 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 75 | 93 |
| Championship: March 8, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 28 | at #2 Wisconsin* | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Jolene deBruyn | L 2–3 | 0–1–0 |
| September 29 | at #2 Wisconsin* | LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI | Sophie Wolf | L 0–6 | 0–2–0 |
| October 5 | at Union* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Jolene deBruyn | W 4–1 | 1–2–0 |
| October 6 | at Union* | Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY | Sophie Wolf | L 2–3 | 1–3–0 |
| October 19 | Syracuse | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Jolene deBruyn | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 1–4–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 20 | Syracuse | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Jolene deBruyn | L 3–6 | 1–5–0 (0–2–0) |
| October 26 | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Jolene deBruyn | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 1–5–1 (0–2–1) |
| October 27 | at Robert Morris | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Jolene deBruyn | L 0–2 | 1–6–1 (0–3–1) |
| November 3 | Mercyhurst | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Jolene deBruyn | W 4–1 | 2–6–1 (1–3–1) |
| November 4 | Mercyhurst | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Jolene deBruyn | L 0–5 | 2–7–1 (1–4–1) |
| November 9 | St. Cloud State* | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 2–7–2 |
| November 10 | St. Cloud State* | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Jolene deBruyn | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 3–7–2 |
| November 23 | Minnesota State* | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | L 0–1 | 3–8–2 |
| November 24 | Minnesota State* | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Jolene deBruyn | L 0–2 | 3–9–2 |
| November 30 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Sophie Wolf | L 2–5 | 3–10–2 (1–5–1) |
| December 1 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Sophie Wolf | L 2–3 | 3–11–2 (1–6–1) |
| December 29 | at St. Cloud State* | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Sophie Wolf | L 1–3 | 3–12–2 |
| December 30 | at St. Cloud State* | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, MN | Sophie Wolf | L 1–2 | 3–13–2 |
| January 5, 2019 | Post* | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | W 12–0 | 4–13–2 |
| January 6 | Post* | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | W 5–0 | 5–13–2 |
| January 20 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Sophie Wolf | L 0–3 | 5–14–2 (1–7–1) |
| January 21 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Sophie Wolf | L 1–2 | 5–15–2 (1–8–1) |
| January 25 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sophie Wolf | L 0–2 | 5–16–2 (1–9–1) |
| January 26 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Sophie Wolf | L 2–4 | 5–17–2 (1–10–1) |
| February 8 | RIT | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | W 3–2 | 6–17–2 (2–10–1) |
| February 9 | RIT | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | L 3–4 | 6–18–2 (2–11–1) |
| February 15 | Robert Morris | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 6–18–3 (2–11–2) |
| February 16 | Robert Morris | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | W 6–1 | 7–18–3 (3–11–2) |
| February 22 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Sophie Wolf | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 7–19–3 (3–12–2) |
| February 23 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Sophie Wolf | L 1–5 | 7–20–3 (3–13–2) |
| March 1 | at Penn State | Lindenwood Ice Center • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | L 1–3 | 7–21–3 (3–14–2) |
| March 2 | at Penn State | Lindenwood Ice Center • Wentzville, MO | Sophie Wolf | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 7–21–4 (3–14–3) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 6 | vs. Syracuse* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Quarterfinal Game) | Sophie Wolf | L 1–4 | 7–22–4 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

Sophomore Sierra Burt was named to the All-CHA Second Team. Burt was a power play specialist with four multi-point games.
Forward Jada Burke, Defender Taylor Kirwan and Goaltender Sophie Wolf were all named to the All-Rookie Team.