2009–10 Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey season

Jenni Bauer started in net in every game en route to earning First-Team All-CHA honors. Bauer’s 2.19 goals against average and .918 save percentage ranked second in the conference. Bauer was among 45 candidates nominated for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award (most outstanding player). Jenna Hendrikx became the first freshman to lead the Purple Eagles in goals (14) and points (24) since the 2004-05 season. Hendrix won three CHA Rookie of the Week awards and was named to the CHA All-Rookie Team
==Offseason==
*April 7: Niagara welcomes seven newcomers for the upcoming season. The forwards are Kathleen Bortuzzo, Sarah Connelly, Daniela Dal Colle, Natasha Fryer, and Jenna Hendrikx. On defence, the newcomers are Carleah Angeles and Samantha Curk.http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11381
*May 20: Niagara alumnus Chris MacKenzie has been named the head coach. The announcement was made by Niagara University's Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin. MacKenzie will be the second head coach in the history of the program.http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11474
*June 24: Niagara announced the hiring of new assistant coach Shivaun Siegl. Siegl spent the 2008-09 season as an assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Her primary duties were working with goaltenders, video analysis and recruiting.http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11488
*Sept 17: Niagara has been predicted to finish fifth in the College Hockey America Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released Sept. 17 by CHA league officials.
==Exhibition==
Date 	Opponent 	Score	Record
9/27/2009	Brock University	5-2 	1-0-0
==Regular season==
*November 13: On Nov. 14, the Purple Eagles will don pink jerseys in an effort to help Pink the Rink in the annual CHA's initiative Skate for the Cure game for breast health awareness.http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2009/11/13/WHOCK_1113092310.aspx
*January 30: Niagara became only the second team all year, and the first in the CHA team to defeat Mercyhurst. The Purple Eagles defeated the Lakers 2-1. Jenni Bauer stopped 44 of 45 shots, including all 19 fired her way in the second period in what was a scoreless game until the 42nd minute. The victory was the first-ever for the Purple Eagles over a top-ranked team and their first over the Lakers since 2004. The result snapped Mercyhurst's nation-leading 16-game unbeaten streak and 26-game CHA unbeaten run. http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2010/1/30/WHOCK_0130100549.aspx?path=whockey
*February 17: Jenni Bauer is 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 	Class	Position	Height
 	Carleah Angeles 	Fr. 	D 	
33 	Jenni Bauer 	Jr. 	G 	5'5"
 	Kathleen Bortuzzo 	Fr. 	F 	5'1"
21 	Kayla Colang 	So. 	F 	
 	Sarah Connelly 	Fr. 	F 	
 	Samantha Curk 	Fr. 	D 	5'8"
 	Daniela Dal Colle 	Fr. 	F 	
5 	Kara Edwards 	Jr. 	D 	5'8"
 	Natasha Fryer 	Fr. 	F 	5'7"
27 	Rachel Hauser 	Sr. 	D 	5'4"
 	Jenna Hendrikx 	Fr. 	F 	5'10"
24 	Christina Jablonski	Sr. 	D/F 	5'5"
89 	Caitlin Jenkins 	So. 	F 	5'4"
13 	Jocey Kleiber 	So. 	D 	5'6"
7 	Nathalie Larsen 	Jr. 	F 	5'4"
18 	Jennifer MacLean 	Sr. 	F 	5'7"
14 	Alison Malty 	Sr. 	D 	5'5"
4 	Mary McKinnon 	Sr. 	F 	5'3"
19 	Frances McPhail 	Sr. 	F 	5'7"
 	Erica Owczarczak 	So. 	D 	5'6"
17 	Megan Price 	Sr. 	D/F 	5'8"
31 	Amanda Rowe 	Sr. 	G 	5'6"
9 	Jacqueline Spring 	Sr. 	F 	5'8"
22 	Autumn Stuntz 	Jr. 	F 	5'1"
23 	Leah Whittaker 	So. 	D 	5'6"
10 	Sarah Zacharias 	So. 	D 	5'9"
1 	Jill Zelonis 	Sr. 	G 	5'5"
http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/rosters/index.asp
===Schedule===
Date 	Opponent 	Time 	Score 	Record
10/2/2009 	at St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, Minn.)	7:07 PM	Loss, 4-3http://www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics/sports/hockey-womens/story.asp?pubID=37&issueID=24730&storyID=29692	0-1-0
10/3/2009 	at St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, Minn.)	4:07 PM	Win, 3-1http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11642 	1-1-0
10/9/2009 	RPI (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	Loss, 2-0http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11655 	1-2-0
10/10/2009	RPI (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	Tie, 3-3 	1-2-1
10/17/2009	at New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.) 	2:00 PM	Tie, 3-3 	1-2-2
10/18/2009	at New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.) 	2:00 PM	Loss, 6-1 	1-3-2
10/23/2009	at Quinnipiac (Hamden, Conn.) 	7:00 PM	Win, 3-2 (OT) 	2-3-2
10/24/2009	at Quinnipiac (Hamden, Conn.) 	4:00 PM	Win, 2-1 	3-3-2
11/6/2009 	at Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y.) 	7:00 PM	Loss, 2-1 	3-4-2
11/7/2009 	at Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	Win, 3-2 	4-4-2
11/14/2009	ROBERT MORRIS (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	7:00 PM	 	
11/15/2009	ROBERT MORRIS (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	 	
11/20/2009	MERCYHURST (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	7:00 PM	 	
11/21/2009	MERCYHURST (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	 	
11/28/2009	at Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.) 	7:00 PM	 	
11/29/2009	at Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	 	
12/2009 	WAYNE STATE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	 	
12/13/2009	WAYNE STATE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	1:00 PM	 	
1/8/2010 	COLGATE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	 	
1/9/2010 	COLGATE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	 	
1/23/2010 	NORTHEASTERN (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	7:00 PM	1-2 	
1/24/2010 	NORTHEASTERN (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	2-6 	
1/29/2010 	at Mercyhurst (Erie, Pa.) 	7:00 PM	 	
1/30/2010 	at Mercyhurst (Erie, Pa.) 	2:00 PM	 	
2/5/2010 	SYRACUSE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	7:00 PM	 	
2/6/2010 	SYRACUSE (NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.) 	2:00 PM	 	
2/12/2010 	at Wayne State (Detroit, Mich.) 	7:00 PM	 	
2/13/2010 	at Wayne State (Detroit, Mich.) 	2:00 PM	 	
2/19/2010 	at Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pa.)	7:00 PM	 	
2/20/2010 	at Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pa.)	7:00 PM	 	
3/4/2010 	vs. CHA Tournament (TBA)	TBA 	 	 	
http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/schedules/index.asp
==Player stats==
	= Indicates team leader
===Skaters===
Player 	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	Points/game	PIM	GWG	PPG	SHG
Jenna Hendrikx 	31 	14 	10 	24 	0.7742 	26 	3 	1 	0
Jennifer MacLean 	31 	10 	12 	22 	0.7097 	22 	2 	4 	0
Frances McPhail 	31 	6 	11 	17 	0.5484 	22 	1 	1 	0
Kathleen Bortuzzo 	31 	3 	8 	11 	0.3548 	6 	0 	0 	0
Caitlin Jenkins 	29 	5 	5 	10 	0.3448 	26 	2 	4 	0
Mary McKinnon 	31 	5 	5 	10 	0.3226 	43 	0 	4 	0
Erica Owczarczak 	29 	2 	7 	9 	0.3103 	26 	1 	1 	0
Daniela Dal Colle 	31 	4 	4 	8 	0.2581 	4 	0 	2 	0
Jacquiline Spring 	31 	4 	3 	7 	0.2258 	16 	1 	0 	0
Leah Whittaker 	30 	3 	3 	6 	0.2000 	30 	1 	1 	1
Alison Malty 	19 	1 	5 	6 	0.3158 	14 	1 	0 	0
Autumn Stuntz 	31 	2 	3 	5 	0.1613 	24 	0 	0 	1
Christina Jablonski	31 	1 	4 	5 	0.1613 	18 	0 	0 	0
Carleah Angeles 	22 	1 	4 	5 	0.2273 	10 	0 	1 	0
Jocey Kleiber 	31 	1 	4 	5 	0.1613 	22 	0 	1 	0
Natasha Fryer 	19 	3 	0 	3 	0.1579 	2 	0 	0 	0
Sarah Connelly 	31 	0 	3 	3 	0.0968 	0 	0 	0 	0
Kara Edwards 	21 	0 	2 	2 	0.0952 	8 	0 	0 	0
Sarah Zacharias 	16 	1 	0 	1 	0.0625 	2 	0 	0 	0
Samantha Curk 	5 	1 	0 	1 	0.2000 	2 	0 	1 	0
Michaela DiFazio 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	2 	0 	0 	0
Kayla Colang 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Jill Zelonis 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Amanda Rowe 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Nathalie Larsen 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	2 	0 	0 	0
Jenni Bauer 	31 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
Rachel Hauser 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0.0000 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Player 	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals against	Minutes	GAA 	Shutouts	Saves	Save %
Amanda Rowe 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0.0000	0 	0 	.000
Jenni Bauer 	31 	12 	14 	5 	70 	1869 	2.2476	0 	755 	.915
Jill Zelonis	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	10 	6.1017	0 	3 	.750
==Postseason==
On March 5, 2010, the Orange won the first playoff game in program history. Sophomore Lisa Mullan scored two goals, as the Orange defeated Niagara by a score of 5-3. http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2010/3/5/WHOCK_0305102951.aspx
==Awards and honors==
*Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (November 16)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2009/11/16/WHOCK_1116092737.aspx?path=whockey
*Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (November 30)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2009/11/30/WHOCK_1130095114.aspx
*Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (February 1)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/awards.aspx?aow=97&path=whockey
*Jenni Bauer, First Team All-CHAhttp://www.chawomenshockey.com/documents/2010/3/4/2009-10_CHA_All-league_teams.pdf?id=373
*Kathleen Bortuzzo, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 22)
*Daniela Del Colle, CHA Player of the Week (Week of February 15)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/awards.aspx?aow=104&path=whockey
*Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Rookie Of The Week Award (Oct 6, 2009)http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11648
*Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Rookie Of The Week Award (Oct 26, 2009)http://www.chawomenshockey.com/awards.aspx?aow=64
*Jenna Hendrikx, CHA All-Rookie Team http://www.chawomenshockey.com/documents/2010/3/4/200910challrookierelease.pdf?id=372
===Team awards===
*Goalie Jenni Bauer and forward Jennifer MacLean were named co-MVPs. 
*Frances McPhail was honored with the Brother Steve Award, which is giving to the player that demonstrates dedication and commitment to the team. McPhail was part of the season-long “Pink the Rink” program to raise funds to fight breast cancer.
*The Rookie of the Year award went to forward Jenna Hendrikx. 
* Daniela Dal Colle was named Most Improved Player. 
*Sophomore forward Nathalie Larsen and senior defenseman Allison Malty were honored with the Jennifer Goulet Award. 
==See also==
*2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season
==References==
==External links==
*Official site
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