# 2018–19 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season

The Robert Morris Colonials women represented Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Colonials won their third consecutive regular season title, but lost in the CHA Tournament Championship 6-2 to the Syracuse Orange.

## Offseason

* 4/4: Jaycee Gephard was named to the 22-player roster of the Canadian National Women's Development Team.

### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Courtney Kollman | Forward | Canada | Edge School graduate |
| Mackenzie Krasowski | Forward | Canada | Played for Toronto Jr. Aeros |
| Leah Marino | Forward | United States | Attended North American Hockey Academy |
| Wasyn Rice | Defense | Canada | Named to Team British Clmbia U-18 |
| Gillian Thompson | Defense | Canada | Teammate of Mackenzie Krasowski on Toronto Jr. Aeros. |
| Arielle Desmet | Goaltender | United States | Notched 7 shutouts with NAHA in '17-18 |

## 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 |||||||||||||||

## 2018-19 schedule

Source:
| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| September 28 | St. Lawrence* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 0-2 | 0–1–0 |
| September 29 | St. Lawrence* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 1–1–0 |
| October 5 | at #1 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Bailey | L 2-4 | 1–2–0 |
| October 6 | at #1 Clarkson* | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY | Lauren Bailey | L 3-4 | 1–3–0 |
| October 12 | Rensselaer* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 0-1 | 1–4–0 |
| October 13 | Rensselaer* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | W 3-1 | 2–4–0 |
| October 19 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 2-4 | 2–5–0 (0–1–0) |
| October 20 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 5-1 | 3–5–0 (1–1–0) |
| October 26 | Lindenwood | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 3–5–1 (1–1–1) |
| October 27 | Lindenwood | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 2-0 | 4–5–1 (2–1–1) |
| November 2 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Lauren Bailey | W 3-1 | 5–5–1 (3–1–1) |
| November 3 | at RIT | Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY | Lauren Bailey | W 3-0 | 6–5–1 (4–1–1) |
| November 9 | #10 Colgate* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 3-4 | 6–6–1 |
| November 10 | #10 Colgate* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 6–6–2 |
| November 16 | Minnesota State* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | T 4-4 $^{OT}$ | 6–6–3 |
| November 17 | Minnesota State* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | L 1-2 | 6–7–3 |
| November 23 | #7 Cornell* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | L 2-5 | 6–8–3 |
| November 24 | #7 Cornell* | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | T 3-3 $^{OT}$ | 6–8–4 |
| November 30 | Penn State | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 3-2 | 7–8–4 (5–1–1) |
| December 1 | Penn State | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 4-1 | 8–8–4 (6–1–1) |
| December 7 | at #2 Minnesota* | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Lauren Bailey | L 1-6 | 8–9–4 |
| December 8 | at #2 Minnesota* | Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, MN | Lauren Bailey | L 0-5 | 8–10–4 |
| January 18, 2019 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Lauren Bailey | L 2-3 $^{OT}$ | 8–11–4 (6–2–1) |
| January 19 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Lauren Bailey | W 5-1 | 9–11–4 (7–2–1) |
| January 25 | RIT | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 3-1 | 10–11–4 (8–2–1) |
| January 26 | RIT | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 2-0 | 11–11–4 (9–2–1) |
| February 8 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 5-1 | 12–11–4 (10–2–1) |
| February 9 | at Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA | Lauren Bailey | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 12–11–5 (10–2–2) |
| February 15 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Lauren Bailey | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 12–11–6 (10–2–3) |
| February 16 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Lauren Bailey | L 1-6 | 12–12–6 (10–3–3) |
| February 22 | Mercyhurst | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | L 2-5 | 12–13–6 (10–4–3) |
| February 23 | Mercyhurst | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | W 4-1 | 13–13–6 (11–4–3) |
| March 1 | Syracuse | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Arielle DeSmet | W 5-0 | 14–13–6 (12–4–3) |
| March 2 | Syracuse | Colonials Arena • Neville Township, PA | Lauren Bailey | W 4-2 | 15–13–6 (13–4–3) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 7 | vs. Penn State* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game) | Arielle DeSmet | W 2–1 | 16–13–6 |
| March 8 | vs. Syracuse* | LECOM Harborcenter • Buffalo, NY (CHA Championship Game) | Arielle DeSmet | L 2–6 | 16–14–6 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* The Colonials earned the CHA Team Sportsmanship Award
* Jaycee Gephard was named to the CHA All-Conference First Team
* Maggie LaGue was named to the CHA All-Conference First Team
* Lexi Templeman was named to the CHA All-Conference Second Team
* Emily Curlett was named to the CHA All-Conference Second Team