2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season

The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team will represent Cornell University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's hockey season. The Big Red will be coached by Doug Derraugh and assisted by Dani Bilodeau and Edith Zimmering. The Big Red is a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and will attempt to win the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship. The Big Red, who are ranked eighth-nationally, are 17-8-6 overall and posted a 14-2-6 record in ECAC Hockey this season. All of their home games will be played at Lynah Rink.
==Offseason==
*August 17: A trio of Big Red players were selected to the Canadian U22 National Team. Sophomore Catherine White and incoming freshmen Lauriane Rougeau and Laura Fortino were selected among the 23-player roster. Chelsea Karpenko participated at the camp but was not named to the team. http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/cornell/20091708_CornellCanadaU22Roster
*Sept. 4: Rebecca Johnston has scored five goals in two games, including her first career hat trick, in the 2009 Canada Cup. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/Johnston-tweaks-her-game_-hits-her-stride-with-Canadian-women_s-hockey-team-57031972.html
==Exhibition==
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Score
October 18	Toronto Aeros	Lynah Rink	5-5http://cornellbigred.com/news/2009/10/18/WICE_1018090035.aspx
==Regular season==
*Oct 31: The Cornell women's hockey team defeated its second straight ranked opponent with a 4-3 victory over #9 Harvard on Saturday afternoon. The win gives the Big Red its first ever weekend sweep against Dartmouth and Harvard after Cornell's 3-0 win against Dartmouth.http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Game_Stories/20093110_Cornell_Harvard
*February 17: Laura Fortino, Lauriane Rougeau and Catherine White 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
*March 4: Catherine White has been named a finalist for the ECAC Player of the Year Award. http://dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=48905&SPID=4726&DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=204901123
*March 6: ECAC Hockey announced that Catherine White has been awarded the Player of the Year award. White led the ECAC in assists with 24.http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/20100603_W_Player_of_Yr_Winner
===Standings===
===Roster===
Number	Name 	Position	Height	Class
4 	Kendice Ogilvie 	F 	5-7 	So.
6 	Melanie Jue 	F 	5-5 	Sr.
7 	Lauriane Rougeau	D 	5-8 	Fr.
9 	Xandra Hompe 	F 	5-8 	Fr.
12 	Kelly McGinty 	F 	5-2 	Sr.
13 	Amanda Young 	D 	5-6 	So.
14 	Laura Danforth 	F 	5-4 	Sr.
15 	Jess Martino 	D 	5-5 	So.
19 	Hayley Hughes 	F 	5-6 	Jr.
20 	Catherine White 	F 	5-9 	So.
21 	Amber Overguard 	D/F 	5-8 	Jr.
23 	Jenna Paulson 	D 	5-9 	So.
24 	Liz Zorn 	F 	5-6 	Sr.
26 	Chelsea Karpenko	F 	5-6 	So.
27 	Karlee Overguard	F 	5-8 	Jr.
29 	Amanda Mazzotta 	G 	5-5 	So.
35 	Katie Wilson 	G 	5-6 	Jr.
77 	Laura Fortino 	D 	5-6 	Fr.
==Postseason==
*March 7: Sophomore Kendice Ogilvie beat Clarkson goaltender Lauren Dahm at 7:52 mark in overtime. With the victory, Cornell wins its first ECAC Tournament, and earns its first trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/7/WICE_0307100425.aspx
===NCAA Tournament===
*On March 13, 2010, Cornell defeated the Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey program by a score of 6-2http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2010/3/13/WICE_0313103301.aspx to earn its first ever trip to the NCAA Frozen Four.
*March 21: Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta set a record for most saves in an NCAA Championship game with 61 saves. The former record holder was Bulldog goaltender Patricia Sautter who had 41 saves in 2003.http://www.umdbulldogs.com/teams-womens-hockey.php?id=4999&page=news
==Awards and honors==
*Doug Derragh, Division I Coach of the Year
*Amanda Mazzotta, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 2)http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/Women-s_Wkly_Award_Winners_11_02.pdf
*Kendice Ogilvie, ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
*Catherine White, Pre-Season All-ECAC Team http://ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/2009_Women-s_Preseaon_All-League_Team.pdf 
*Catherine White, ECAC Player of the Year
*Liz Zorn, 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
===All-America selections===
*Laura Fortino, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America First Team http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_ice_hockey_season#All-America_honors
*Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team
*Catherine White, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team
===Ivy League honors===
*Laura Fortino, Defense, Freshman, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
*Chelsea Karpenko, Forward, Sophomore, 2010 Second Team All-Ivy
*Amanda Mazzotta, Goaltender, Sophomore, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
*Lauriane Rougeau, Defense, Freshman, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
*Lauriane Rougeau, 2010 Ivy League Rookie of the Year 
*Catherine White, Forward, Sophomore, 2010 First Team All-Ivy
*Catherine White, 2010 Ivy League Player of the Year
==References==
Cornell
Category:NCAA women's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons