# 2020–21 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season

The Robert Morris Colonials women represent Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season, the 16th overall in program history. Qualifying for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, the program ranked as the #8 seed.
The Colonials' five-girl senior class featured Emily Curlett, named an assistant captain, and Emilie Harley as well as forwards Anjelica Diffendal, Lexi Templeman, who served in the role of team captain, and goaltender Molly Singewald.
During the first period of a January 30, 2021 tilt versus the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers, team captain Lexi Templeman recorded the first natural hat trick of her career, part of a four-point offensive outburst in a 7-0 shutout win. It marked the first natural hat trick scored by a Colonials skater since Michaela Boyle achieved the feat on November 24, 2019.
On Senior Night, celebrated on February 20, 2021, goaltender Molly Singewald made her first career start. A member of the Colonials Class of 2021, she recorded a shutout victory.
Making their fifth consecutive appearance in the CHA championship game, Gillian Thompson would score the game’s only goal, while Raygan Kirk recorded 36 saves in a tightly contested 1-0 victory on March 6 versus the Syracuse Orange, resulting in their third playoff crown.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Molly Pedone | Forward | United States | Played at Shattuck St. Mary's |
| Ellie Marcovsky | Forward | United States | Competed with the Selects Hockey Academy U19 program |
| Chace Sperling | Defense | Canada | Graduate of the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy |

## Standings

2020–21 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Conference Regular Season | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #8 Penn State† | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 70 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 32 |
| #10 Robert Morris* | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 45 |
| Mercyhurst | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 48 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 37 |
| Syracuse | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 67 | 39 |
| Lindenwood | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 62 |
| RIT | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 68 |
| Championship: March 6, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## 2020-21 schedule

Source:
| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| December 3 | Lindenwood | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | Raygan Kirk | W 4-2 | 1–0–0 |
| December 4 | Lindenwood | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | W 4-0 | 2-0-0 (2-0-0) |
| December 10 | Lindenwood | | St. Charles, Missouri | W 4-0 | 3-0-0 (3-0-0) |
| December 11 | Lindenwood | | St. Charles, Missouri | W 2-1 $^{OT}$ | 4-0-0 (4-0-0) |
| January 4 | Adrian College Bulldogs | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | W 7-0 | 5-0-0 (4-0-0) |
| January 8 | Penn State | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | L 2-3 | 5-1-0 (4-1-0) |
| January 9 | Penn State | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | L 1-4 | 5-2-0 (4-2-0) |
| January 15 | Mercyhurst | | Erie, PA | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 5-2-1 (4-2-1) |
| January 16 | Mercyhurst | | Erie, PA | W 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 6-2-1 (5-2-1) |
| January 22 | at Syracuse | | Syracuse, NY | W 2-1 | 7-2-1 (6-2-1) |
| January 23 | at Syracuse | | Syracuse, NY | W 2-1 | 8-2-1 (7-2-1) |
| January 29 | Rochester Institute of Technology | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | W 5-0 | 9-2-1 (8-2-1) |
| January 30 | Rochester Institute of Technology | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | W 7-0 | 10-2-1 (9-2-1) |
| February 2 | Mercyhurst Lakers | | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA | L 2-4 | 10-3-1 (9-3-1) |
| February 5 | at Penn State | #8/9 | University Park, Pennsylvania | L 1-2 | 10-4-1 (9-4-1) |
| February 6 | at Penn State | #8/9 | University Park, Pennsylvania | L 2-4 | 10-5-1 (9-5-1) |
| February 9 | Mercyhurst Lakers | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | W 3-2 | 11-5-1 (10-5-1) |
| February 15 | at Rochester Institute of Technology | | Rochester, New York | W 5-3 | 12-5-1 (11-5-1) |
| February 17 | at Rochester Institute of Technology | | Rochester, New York | W 5-3 | 13-5-1 (12-5-1) |
| February 20 | Sacred Heart | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | W 1-0 | 14-5-1 (12-5-1) |
| February 21 | Sacred Heart | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, PA | W 8-0 | 15-5-1 (12-5-1) |
| February 26 | Syracuse | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 1-3 | 15-6-1 (12-6-1) |
| February 27 | Syracuse | | Clearview Arena • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L 1-4 | 15-7-1 (12-7-1) |
| College Hockey America Tournament |||||||
| March 4 | vs. RIT Tigers | | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, Pennsylvania | W 4-0 | 16-7-1 (13-7-1) |
| March 5 | vs. Mercyhurst | | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, Pennsylvania | W 3-2 $^{OT}$ | 17-7-1 (14-7-1) |
| March 6 | vs. Syracuse | | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, Pennsylvania | W 1-0 | 18-7-1 (15-7-1) |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 15 | vs. Northeastern | | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, Pennsylvania | L 1-5 | 18-8-1 (15-7-1) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Emily Curlett, All-USCHO.com Third Team
* Molly Singewald, CHA Goaltender of the Week (awarded February 22)
* Lexi Templeman, College Hockey America Player of the Week (awarded February 1)
* Lexi Templeman, CHA First Team All-Star