2009–10 Rensselaer Engineers women's ice hockey season

The Rensselaer Engineers represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The Engineers are playing their fourth season in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers are coached by John Burke, and he is the Engineers all-time winningest coach (118-82-21). http://www.rpiathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=466. He is in his seventh season as head coach. His assistant coaches are Colette Bredin-Youlen and Rob Dils. Kevin Anderson is the Hockey Operations Coordinator. 
The Engineers played their home games in the Houston Field House. They are a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. During the season, the team won 16 games. It is the second highest mark in school history since joining Division 1. The record is still 19 wins, which was set in 2008-09 (19-14-4). Rensselaer was 16-14-6 overall and finished with an 11-7-4 mark in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense (2.00 goals allowed per game).
==Offseason==
*May 12: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) head announced that seven student-athletes will make up the program’s Class of 2013. Joining the team this fall are:
Name 	Position 	Height	Former Team
Kristen Burney 	Goaltender	5-10 	Northwest Selects
Janessa Haller 	Defense 	5-4 	Anoka
Taylor Horton 	Forward 	5-9 	Bluewater Hawks
Andrea Le Donne 	Defense 	5-11 	Durham Lightning
Clare Padmore 	Forward 	5-8 	Toronto Jr. Aeros
Shannon Ramelot 	Goaltender	5-11 	Honeybaked
Audrey Stapleton	Forward 	5-6 	Chicago Young Americans
http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2009/5/12/WICE_0512095632.aspx?path=whock
==Exhibition==
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Time	Score
9/26/2009	Bluewater Hawks	Houston Field House	4pm 	
==Regular season==
*February 17: Laura Gersten and Sonja van der Bliek are among one of forty five nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF&id=280824&DetailedNews=yes
===Standings===
===Roster===
Number	Name 	Position	Height	Shoots	Class
1 	Shannon Ramelot 	G 	5-11 	 	Fr.
2 	Audrey Stapleton 	F 	5-6 	 	Fr.
5 	Katie Daniels 	D 	5-3 	R 	So.
6 	Laura Gersten 	D 	5-4 	R 	Sr.
7 	Amanda Castignetti 	D 	5-4 	L 	So.
8 	Allysen Weidner 	F 	5-7 	R 	Sr.
10 	Whitney Naslund 	F 	5-5 	R 	Sr.
12 	Laura Guillemette 	F 	5-3 	L 	So.
13 	Janessa Haller 	D 	5-4 	 	Fr.
15 	Taylor Horton 	F 	5-9 	 	Fr.
16 	Sierra Vadner 	D 	5-6 	R 	So.
17 	Clare Padmore 	F 	5-8 	 	Fr.
18 	Jill Vandegrift 	F 	5-5 	R 	So.
19 	Rossli Chace 	F 	5-7 	L 	Sr.
20 	Alisa Harrison 	F 	5-5 	R 	So.
21 	Andie Le Donne 	D 	5-11 	 	Fr.
23 	Ashley Gaylord 	F 	5-7 	R 	Jr.
24 	Sydney O'Keefe 	F 	5-8 	R 	Jr.
26 	Kristen Jakubowski 	F/D 	5-11 	R 	So.
27 	Kendra Dunlop 	F 	5-4 	L 	Jr.
29 	Kristen Burney 	G 	5-10 	 	Fr.
33 	Sonja van der Bliek	G 	5-8 	L 	Jr.
86 	Allison Wright 	F 	5-6 	L 	Sr.
===Schedule===
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Time 	Score 	Record
10/2/2009 	Wayne State University 	Houston Field House	7pm 	2-3http://wsuathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/100309aaa.html 	1-0-0
10/3/2009 	Wayne State University 	Houston Field House	3pm 	0-0http://wsuathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/100309aab.html 	1-0-1
10/9/2009 	Niagara University 	Niagara Falls, NY 	2pm 	Win, 2-0http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11655	2-0-1
10/10/2009	Niagara University 	Niagara Falls, NY 	2pm 	 	
10/16/2009	Mercyhurst College 	Houston Field House	7pm 	Loss, 1-0 http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/10/16/WHOCK_1016095746.aspx 	
10/17/2009	Mercyhurst College 	Houston Field House	3pm 	Loss, 5-1http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/10/17/WHOCK_1017093951.aspx 	
10/23/2009	Syracuse University 	Houston Field House	2:30pm	 	
10/24/2009	Syracuse University 	Houston Field House	2pm 	 	
10/30/2009	Princeton University 	Princeton, NJ 	7pm 	 	
10/31/2009	Quinnipiac University 	Hamden, CT 	4pm 	 	
11/6/2009 	Colgate University 	Houston Field House	2:30pm	 	
11/7/2009 	Cornell University 	Houston Field House	2:30pm	 	
11/13/2009	Yale University 	Houston Field House	7pm 	 	
11/14/2009	Brown University 	Houston Field House	4pm 	 	
11/21/2009	University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH 	5pm 	3-4 	
11/27/2009	Robert Morris University 	Moon Township, PA 	2pm 	 	
11/28/2009	Robert Morris University 	Moon Township, PA 	2pm 	 	
12/5/2009 	Union College 	Schenectady, NY 	2pm 	2-0 	
12/6/2009 	Union College 	Houston Field House	12pm 	5-0 	
1/8/2010 	St. Lawrence University 	Houston Field House	7pm 	 	
1/9/2010 	Clarkson University 	Houston Field House	4pm 	 	
1/15/2010 	Brown University 	Providence, RI 	7pm 	 	
1/16/2010 	Yale University 	New Haven, CT 	4pm 	 	
1/22/2010 	Dartmouth College 	Hanover, NH 	7pm 	 	
1/23/2010 	Harvard University 	Cambridge, MA 	4pm 	 	
1/29/2010 	Quinnipiac University 	Houston Field House	7pm 	 	
1/30/2010 	Alumnae Game 	Houston Field House	1pm 	 	
1/30/2010 	Princeton University 	Houston Field House	4pm 	 	
2/5/2010 	Clarkson University 	Potsdam, NY 	7pm 	 	
2/6/2010 	St. Lawrence University 	Canton, NY 	4pm 	 	
2/12/2010 	Harvard University 	Houston Field House	7pm 	 	
2/13/2010 	Dartmouth College 	Houston Field House	4pm 	 	
2/19/2010 	Cornell University 	Ithaca, NY 	7pm 	 	
2/20/2010 	Colgate University 	Hamilton, NY 	4pm 	 	
http://www.rpiathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=whock&
==Player stats==
Allison Wright leads all players in scoring with 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) after 36 games played. Currently, she leads the Engineers in game-winning goals with three. Whitney Naslund ranks second in team scoring with 24 points (team-best 14 goals, 10 assists). Sophomore center Alisa Harrison ranks third with 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists). Naslund and Harrison have played in all 36 games for the Engineers.
	= Indicates team leader
===Skaters===
Player 	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Points/game	PIM	GWG	PPG	SHG
Amanda Castignetti 	37 	1 	9 	10 	0.2703 	32 	0 	0 	0
Rossli Chace 	14 	0 	1 	1 	0.0714 	6 	0 	0 	0
Katie Daniels 	37 	0 	8 	8 	0.2162 	36 	0 	0 	0
Kendra Dunlop 	37 	9 	13 	22 	0.5946 	12 	1 	2 	0
Ashley Gaylord 	22 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Laura Gersten 	37 	8 	14 	22 	0.5946 	18 	3 	3 	0
Laura Guillemette 	33 	1 	2 	3 	0.0909 	6 	0 	0 	0
Janessa Haller 	19 	0 	3 	3 	0.1579 	8 	0 	0 	0
Alisa Harrison 	37 	12 	11 	23 	0.6216 	8 	2 	3 	1
Taylor Horton 	37 	7 	11 	18 	0.4865 	22 	2 	2 	0
Kristen Jakubowski 	35 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	12 	0 	0 	0
Andie Le Donne 	30 	0 	6 	6 	0.2000 	46 	0 	0 	0
Whitney Naslund 	37 	16 	10 	26 	0.7027 	20 	3 	6 	0
Sydney O'Keefe 	37 	8 	6 	14 	0.3784 	12 	2 	2 	0
Clare Padmore 	30 	1 	2 	3 	0.1000 	14 	0 	0 	0
Shannon Ramelot 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Audrey Stapleton 	34 	2 	0 	2 	0.0588 	0 	0 	0 	0
Sierra Vadner 	37 	2 	5 	7 	0.1892 	48 	0 	0 	0
Sonja van der Bliek	35 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Jill Vandegrift 	37 	3 	9 	12 	0.3243 	18 	0 	0 	0
Allysen Weidner 	36 	5 	13 	18 	0.5000 	53 	0 	1 	0
Allison Wright 	37 	12 	15 	27 	0.7297 	16 	3 	3 	1
===Goaltenders===
In goal, junior Sonja van der Bliek has a 15-14-5 overall record. She is now the all-time career record holder at RPI in six categories, including wins (42-31-11), games played (84), games started (83), minutes played (5161:36), saves (1922) and shutouts (16).http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301103857.aspx
Player 	Games Played	Minutes	Goals Against	Wins	Losses	Ties	Shutouts	Save %	Goals Against Average
Shannon Ramelot 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kristen Burney 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sonja van der Bliek	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Postseason==
* On February 28, Rensselaer made NCAA history. The Engineers beat Quinnipiac, 2-1, but it took five overtimes. It is now the longest college hockey game in NCAA history. Senior defenseman Laura Gersten had the game winning goal. She registered it at 4:32 of the fifth overtime session to not only clinch the win, but the series victory. http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301103857.aspx RPI advanced to the ECAC Hockey Women's Semifinals for the second consecutive season. The Engineers will face top ranked Cornell University.
Of note, Sonja van der Bliek stopped 98 of the 101 shots as RPI triumphed in a best two out of three playoff series against Quinnipiac. She allowed only three goals while appearing in 293:18 minutes. For the weekend, she posted a goals against average of 0.61. She registered 49 saves on Sunday, February 28 as RPI defeated the Bobcats, in five overtimes. The match was the longest game in NCAA hockey history. This was the fifth Goaltender of the Week honor for van der Bliek in her NCAA career. http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301104245.aspx
==Awards and honors==
* Laura Gersten, Sarah Devens Award 
* Sonja van der Bliek was named the ECAC Goaltender of the Week (for the week of March 1, 2010) http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301104245.aspx
* Allison Wright is a nominee to participate in the 2010 Frozen Four Skills Challenge in April
* Allison Wright, finalist for the 2009-10 ECAC Women’s Best Defensive Forward Awardhttp://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/20100303_W_Best_Def_Forw_Finalists
==References==
==External links==
*Official site
Rpi
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