# 2012–13 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 2012-13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Colonials finished conference play in fourth place. They made it to the semifinal game of the CHA Tournament, where they were narrowly defeated by Mercyhurst.

## Offseason

* April 3: Former Goaltender Brianne McLaughlin was named to the US National Team for the IIHF, World Championship series.

### Recruiting

| Player | Nationality | Position | Notes |
| Leah Carlson | United States | Defense | hails from Copper Center, Alaska |
| Megan Eady | Canada | Defense | Played for the Nepean Wildcats |
| Anissa Gamble | Canada | Forward | Member of Burlington Barracudas |
| Ashley Vesci | United States | Forward | Attended Lawrence Academy |

### Transfers

| Player | Position | Class | Former team |
| Kesley Gunn | Defense | Sophomore | Niagara Purple Eagles |
| Kristen Richards | Forwards | Junior | Niagara Purple Eagles |

## Standings

2012–13 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #5 Mercyhurst$^{†*}$ | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 96 | 27 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 153 | 65 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 54 | 32 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 97 | 74 |
| RIT | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 41 | 45 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 96 | 79 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 50 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 81 | 77 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 71 | 36 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 61 | 151 |
| Penn State | 20 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 81 | 35 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 69 | 109 |
| Champion: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| October 19 | Yale* | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | W 0–3 | 1–0–0 |
| October 20 | Princeton* | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 3–6 | 1–1–0 |
| October 26 | at #7 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Kristen DiCiocco | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 1–1–1 |
| October 27 | at #3 Boston University* | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, MA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 0–3 | 1–2–1 |
| November 3 | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Kristen DiCiocco | W 6–2 | 2–2–1 |
| November 4 | at Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, VT | Kristen DiCiocco | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 3–2–1 |
| November 10 | at Penn State | Penn State Ice Pavilion • University Park, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | W 7–1 | 4–2–1 (1–0–0) |
| November 11 | at Penn State | Penn State Ice Pavilion • University Park, PA | Delayne Brian | W 4–1 | 5–2–1 (2–0–0) |
| November 16 | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kristen DiCiocco | W 3–2 | 6–2–1 |
| November 17 | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, NY | Kristen DiCiocco | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 6–2–2 |
| November 30 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Kristen DiCiocco | W 2–1 | 7–2–2 (3–0–0) |
| December 1 | at Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY | Kristen DiCiocco | L 3–4 | 7–3–2 (3–1–0) |
| December 7 | #4 Mercyhurst | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | W 3–1 | 8–3–2 (4–1–0) |
| December 8 | #4 Mercyhurst | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | W 2–1 | 9–3–2 (5–1–0) |
| January 4, 2012 | RIT | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 1–2 | 9–4–2 (5–2–0) |
| January 5 | RIT | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 1–2 | 9–5–2 (5–3–0) |
| January 11 | Lindenwood | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 2–5 | 9–6–2 (5–4–0) |
| January 12 | Lindenwood | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Delayne Brian | W 5–2 | 10–6–2 (6–4–0) |
| January 18 | Quinnipiac* | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 1–2 | 10–7–2 |
| January 19 | Quinnipiac* | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 2–3 | 10–8–2 |
| January 26 | at RIT | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY | Kristen DiCiocco | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 10–8–3 (6–4–1) |
| January 27 | at RIT | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena • Rochester, NY | Kristen DiCiocco | L 0–2 | 10–9–3 (6–5–1) |
| February 1 | Syracuse | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 2–3 | 10–10–3 (6–6–1) |
| February 2 | Syracuse | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Delayne Brian | L 1–2 | 10–11–3 (6–7–1) |
| February 8 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | W 4–2 | 11–11–3 (7–7–1) |
| February 9 | at Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | L 1–9 | 11–12–3 (7–8–1) |
| February 15 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Kristen DiCiocco | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 11–13–3 (7–9–1) |
| February 16 | at Lindenwood | Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO | Delayne Brian | L 2–4 | 11–14–3 (7–10–1) |
| February 22 | Penn State | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | W 4–1 | 12–14–3 (8–10–1) |
| February 23 | Penn State | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA | Kristen DiCiocco | W 4–2 | 13–14–3 (9–10–1) |
| CHA Tournament |||||||
| March 1 | Lindenwood* | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA (Quarterfinal Game 1) | Kristen DiCiocco | W 2–1 $^{3OT}$ | 14–14–3 |
| March 2 | Lindenwood* | 84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA (Quarterfinal Game 1) | Kristen DiCiocco | W 2–0 | 15–14–3 |
| March 8 | at #9 Mercyhurst* | Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA (Semifinal Game) | Kristen DiCiocco | L 1–2 | 15–15–3 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

Sophomore Forward Rebecca Vint was named to the CHA All-Conference First Team.
Senior Defender Jamie Joslin was named to the CHA All-Conference Second Team Team.
RMU won the Team Best Sportsmen Award.