2009–10 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season

The Friars are coached by Bob Deraney. Assisting Deraney are Bob Bellemore, Meredith Roth, and Amy Quinlan.
==Offseason==
*July 16: Former Providence College women’s hockey player Karen Thatcher is one of 41 players selected to participate in the 2009 USA Hockey Women’s National Festival. The Festival will take place August 18-24 in Blaine, Minnesota. The Festival will serve as the selection camp for the 2009-10 U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete in the Qwest Tour. The tour is a 10-game domestic tour that begins September 25 and ends just prior to the start of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/071609aaa.html
*July 17: Providence College hockey sophomore Genevieve Lacasse was one of 42 players selected to Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Camp. The camp took place on August 6-14 in Calgary, Alberta. The camp will determine the selections for the National Women’s Under-22 Team for the 2009-10 season. Lacasse finished her first season as a goaltender at Providence. Lacasse finished with a 15-11-1 record to go along with a 1.94 goals against average and a .933 save percentage.http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/071709aaa.html
==Exhibition==
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Time
09/26/09	vs. McGill	Providence, R.I.	2:00 p.m. ET
==Regular season==
*Oct. 2: Freshman Jessica Cohen scored her first-career goal in the 4-0 victory against Maine, and it was also the game winning goal.http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/100209aab.html
*October: Jessica Cohen finished the month of October with three goals and three assists for six points, the second-highest mark on the team. She recorded two points (1g,1a) in the first game of her career in Providence’s 4-0 victory over Maine on Oct. 2. Of her three goals, two have been game-winners (10/2 vs. Maine, 10/16 vs. Colgate).
*December: Genevieve Lacasse finished the month with a 1-0-1 record based on a 1.44 GAA and a .940 save percentage. Lacasse made 22 saves in a 4-1 victory over No. 3 New Hampshire, handing the Wildcats their first ever conference loss at the Whittemore Center on December 5. Lacasse finished out the month with 25 saves in a 2-2 tie against Boston College on December 11.
*December 5: Genevieve Lacasse of Providence made 22 saves in a 4-1 victory as the Wildcats suffered their first ever conference loss at the Whittemore Center. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/media/monthly.php
*December 18: Former Friar women's hockey star Karen Thatcher was one of 21 players selected to the 2009-10 U.S. Olympic Team.http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/121809aaa.html
*January 9: Providence College women's hockey earned their 600th victory by defeating No. 8 Cornell by a score of 6-3. Junior Jean O'Neill tallied a goal and an assist. Genevieve Lacasse made 22 saves to record the victory. Providence now joins New Hampshire as the only two programs with 600 victories.http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/010910aaa.html
*January: Jean O’Neill led Providence College to a 7-2-1 record finishing the month with 13 points on seven goals, which included two game-winning goals and six assists. O’Neill registered nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in four games against ranked teams. This included two goals and an assist in a 3-2 victory at No. 3 New Hampshire on January 16. She tallied an eight-game point streak from Jan. 3 to Jan. 29, which included three multi-point games during the streak.
*January 14: It was announced that the grand opening of the Bill and Emily Leary Friends of Friar Hockey Room was set for Sunday, January 17. http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/011410aaa.html
*February 9: Head Coach Bob Deraney announced the signing of five players for the class of 2014. The signees include Corinne Buie (Edina, Minn.), Stephanie Demars (Vermontville, N.Y.), Rebecca Morse (Westfield, N.J.), Maggie Pendleton (Woodbury, Minn.) and Nina Riley (Lexington, Mass.) for the 2010-11 season. http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/020910aaa.html
===Standings===
===Roster===
Number	Name 	Height	Weight	Position 	Class
15 	Kate Bacon 	5-6 	138 	Forward 	FR
10 	Ashley Cottrell 	5-6 	140 	Forward 	SO
8 	Lauren Covell 	5-7 	140 	Forward 	SO
19 	Jackie Duncan 	5-8 	155 	Forward 	JR
31 	Christina England	5-7 	150 	Goaltender	SO
22 	Jennifer Friedman	5-11 	165 	Defense 	SO
14 	Abby Gauthier 	5-4 	135 	Forward 	SO
4 	Christie Jensen 	5-5 	130 	Defense 	SO
27 	Genevieve Lacasse	5-9 	145 	Goaltender	SO
5 	Colleen Martin 	5-9 	155 	Defense 	JR
12 	Pamela McDevitt 	5-6 	145 	Forward 	JR
25 	Jean O'Neill 	5-5 	145 	Forward 	SO
20 	Mari Pehkonen 	5-7 	135 	Forward 	SR
9 	Arianna Rigano 	5-6 	150 	Forward 	JR
17 	Leigh Riley 	5-6 	145 	Defenseman	SO
21 	Alyse Ruff 	5-9 	155 	Forward 	SO
24 	Breanna Schwarz 	5-8 	150 	Defense 	SO
32 	Jennifer Smith 	5-5 	127 	Goaltender	SO
2 	Laura Veharanta 	5-6 	135 	Forward 	SO
13 	Amber Yung 	5-10 	165 	Defenseman	SO
===Schedule===
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Time 	Score 	Record
10/02/09	vs. Maine* 	Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. ET	4-0 	1-0-0
10/03/09	vs. Maine* 	Providence, R.I. 	4:00 p.m. ET	2-1 	2-0-0
10/09/09	at Clarkson 	Potsdam, N.Y. 	7:00 p.m. ET	Loss, 3-2http://www.clarksonathletics.com/news/2009/10/9/WHOCK_1009093930.aspx?path=whock	2-1-0
10/10/09	at St. Lawrence 	Canton, N.Y. 	3:00 p.m. ET	Tie, 3-3http://www.stlawu.edu/athletics/saints/women%27s+hockey/story/3193 	2-1-1
10/16/09	vs. Colgate 	Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. ET	Win, 4-1 	3-1-1
10/17/09	vs. Syracuse 	Providence, R.I. 	4:00 p.m. ET	Loss, 3-1http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2009/10/17/WICE_1017093048.aspx 	3-2-1
10/23/09	vs. Yale 	Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. ET	Tie, 2-2 	3-2-2
10/25/09	vs. Brown 	Providence, R.I. 	2:00 p.m. ET	Loss, 5-1 	3-3-2
10/31/09	vs. Boston University* 	Providence, R.I. 	2:00 p.m. ET	Loss, 3-1 	3-4-2
11/01/09	at Connecticut* * 	Storrs, Conn. 	4:00 p.m. ET	Tie, 1-1 	3-4-3
11/06/09	at Maine* 	Orono, Maine 	7:00 p.m. ET	2-2 	3-4-5
11/08/09	vs. Northeastern* 	Providence, R.I. 	2:00 p.m. ET	1-1 	3-4-6
11/14/09	at Boston University* 	Boston, Mass. 	3:00 p.m. ET	3-5 	3-5-6
11/15/09	vs. Boston University* 	Providence, R.I. 	2:00 p.m. ET	6-2 	4-5-6
11/20/09	vs. Northeastern* 	Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. ET	3-4 	4-6-6
11/27/09	vs. Wisconsin 	Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. ET	2-2 	4-6-7
11/28/09	vs. Wisconsin 	Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. ET	1-4 	4-7-7
12/05/09	at New Hampshire* 	Durham, N.H. 	2:00 p.m. ET	4-1 	5-7-7
12/11/09	at Boston College * 	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	7:00 p.m. ET	2-2 	5-7-8
01/02/10	at Minnesota State-Mankato	St. Cloud, Minn. 	 	4-4 	5-7-9
01/03/10	at St. Cloud State 	St. Cloud, Minn. 	 	2-0 	6-7-9
01/09/10	vs. Cornell 	Providence, R.I. 	2:00 p.m. ET	6-3 	7-7-9
01/10/10	vs. Cornell 	Providence, R.I. 	2:00 p.m. ET	3-0 	8-7-9
01/16/10	at New Hampshire* 	Durham, N.H. 	2:00 p.m. ET	3-2 	9-7-9
01/17/10	vs. New Hampshire* 	Providence, R.I. 	2:00 p.m. ET	3-2 	10-7-9
01/23/10	vs. Boston College* 	Providence, R.I. 	2:00 p.m. ET	2-1 	11-7-9
01/24/10	at Boston College* 	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	2:00 p.m. ET	6-3 	12-7-9
01/29/10	vs. Vermont* 	Providence, R.I. 	7:00 p.m. ET	1-2 	12-8-9
01/30/10	at Harvard 	Cambridge, Mass. 	4:00 p.m. ET	1-2 	12-9-9
02/06/10	at Northeastern* 	Boston, Mass. 	2:00 p.m. ET	2-1 	13-9-9
02/12/10	vs. Connecticut * 	Providence, R.I. 	1:00 p.m. ET	3-3 	13-9-10
02/13/10	at Connecticut* 	Storrs, Conn. 	1:00 p.m. ET	1-4 	13-10-10
02/19/10	at Vermont* 	Burlington, Vt. 	7:00 p.m. ET	4-2 	14-10-10
02/20/10	at Vermont* 	Burlington, Vt. 	4:00 p.m. ET	5-2 	15-10-10
http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/sched/prov-w-hockey-sched.html
==Player stats==
	= Indicates team leader
===Skaters===
Player 	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Points/game	PIM	GWG	PPG	SHG
Ashley Cottrell 	35 	14 	17 	31 	0.8857 	14 	2 	4 	0
Jean O'Neill 	35 	14 	16 	30 	0.8571 	12 	3 	5 	1
Alyse Ruff 	35 	12 	15 	27 	0.7714 	42 	2 	6 	0
Jessica Cohen 	34 	6 	13 	19 	0.5588 	38 	2 	0 	0
Nicole Anderson 	35 	11 	3 	14 	0.4000 	16 	2 	6 	0
Arianna Rigano 	35 	7 	7 	14 	0.4000 	20 	1 	1 	0
Amber Yung 	35 	5 	9 	14 	0.4000 	12 	0 	2 	0
Jessica Vella 	21 	5 	7 	12 	0.5714 	10 	1 	0 	0
Laura Veharanta 	33 	3 	9 	12 	0.3636 	36 	0 	1 	0
Kate Bacon 	28 	4 	6 	10 	0.3571 	30 	0 	0 	0
Jennifer Friedman	34 	3 	7 	10 	0.2941 	22 	1 	2 	0
Abby Gauthier 	34 	4 	5 	9 	0.2647 	8 	0 	0 	0
Colleen Martin 	35 	1 	8 	9 	0.2571 	18 	0 	1 	0
Lauren Covell 	35 	0 	9 	9 	0.2571 	20 	0 	0 	0
Christie Jensen 	35 	2 	4 	6 	0.1714 	34 	1 	1 	0
Jackie Duncan 	22 	1 	4 	5 	0.2273 	19 	0 	0 	0
Leigh Riley 	35 	1 	4 	5 	0.1429 	14 	0 	0 	0
Genevieve Lacasse	35 	0 	2 	2 	0.0571 	0 	0 	0 	0
Pamela McDevitt 	31 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	4 	0 	0 	0
Breanna Schwarz 	14 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	4 	0 	0 	0
Christina England	1 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Emily Groth 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Player 	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals against	Minutes	GAA 	Shutouts	Saves	Save %
Christina England	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5 	0.0000	0 	3 	1.000
Genevieve Lacasse	35 	15 	11 	9 	76 	2129 	2.1422	3 	878 	.920
==Awards and honors==
*Jessica Cohen, Rookie of the Week (Week of October 5)http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/200910/oct5wwr.php
* Jessica Cohen, Bauer Rookie of the Month, of the Month, October 2009 http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/media/monthly.php
* Ashley Cottrell, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team
* Bob Deraney, Hockey East Coach of the Yearhttp://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5waw.php
* Genevieve Lacasse, Bauer Goaltender of the Month, December 2009
* Genevieve Lacasse, Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week(Week of January 11)http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/011110aaa.html
* Jean O’Neill, WHEA Player of the Month, January 2010
* Alyse Ruff, Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of January 25) http://www.friars.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/012510aaa.html
* Amber Yung, Runner up, Best Defenseman Award
* Amber Yung, New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team
===All Hockey East team===
* Ashley Cottrell, 2010 WHEA First-Team All-Star http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/presarch/201003/mar5was.php
* Genevieve Lacasse, 2010 WHEA Second-Team All-Star
* Jean O’Neill, 2010 WHEA Second-Team All-Star
* Alyse Ruff, 2010 WHEA Honorable Mention All-Star
* Amber Yung, Genevieve Lacasse, 2010 WHEA Second-Team All-Star
==References==
==External links==
*Official site
Providence
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