2010–11 Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey season

The Niagara Purple Eagles will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history.
==Recruiting==
*Niagara women’s hockey head coach Chris MacKenzie announced the 2010-11 recruiting class. The second-year head coach brings in eight newcomers (five forwards, one defensemen and two goalies).
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Notes
Kaleigh Chippy 	Forward 	 	Chippy was a member of the Ohio Flames. The Flames play in the Tier I Elite Hockey League (T1EHL), and Chippy finished first in the Tier 1 Elite in points in 2009
Katie Dods 	Forward 	 	Dods played for the Ottawa Senators of the CWHL. She was the 2008 High School Female Athlete of the Year in Kemptville, Ontario
Jessica Hitchcock	Forward 	 	She was captain of the Southwest Wildcats of the PWHL. She was named outstanding Female Athlete of the Year at Sandwich Secondary School for four-straight seasons
Sarah Moses 	Goalie 	 	She played for the Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers and participated in the 2008 Winter and Summer Ontario Games. She was a 2006 Provincial and Silver Stick Gold Medalists
Kristen Richards 	Forward 	 	Richards was the captain of the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs. She was a 2008-09 Provincial Gold Medalist and a 2007-08 Provincial and PWHL Bronze Medalist
Paige Sasser 	Goalie 	 	Sasser played for the National Sports Academy Mountaineers and attended the USA Hockey National Development Camp (2006, 2007). She was a three-time winner (2007-09) of the Top Goalie Award Hockey Night in Boston
May Wilkerson 	Forward 	 	She attended the USA Hockey National Development Camp (2006, 2007, 2008). She was also a four-year letterman member of the Dakota Boys High School Varsity Team
Chelsea Witwicke 	Defenseman	 	Witwicke played for the Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps and was a four-year letterman in hockey at Roseville High School. She was an All-State and All-Conference selection during her junior and senior seasons
==Offseason==
*August 12: Former Niagara player Ashley Riggs was selected second by the Burlington Barracudas in the 2010 CWHL Draft.http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2010/8/26/WHOCK_0826100416.aspx
==Regular season==
===Standings===
===Schedule===
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Time 	Score	Record	
10/1/2010 	QUINNIPIAC 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	7:00 PM 	 	 	
10/2/2010 	QUINNIPIAC 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	12:00 PM	 	 	
10/8/2010 	at Minnesota State-Mankato	Mankato, Minn. 	7:00 PM 	 	 	
10/9/2010 	at Minnesota State-Mankato	Mankato, Minn. 	4:00 PM 	 	 	
10/22/2010	MAINE 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	7:00 PM 	 	 	
10/23/2010	MAINE 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	2:00 PM 	 	 	
10/29/2010	at New Hampshire 	Durham, N.H. 	7:00 PM 	 	 	
10/30/2010	at New Hampshire 	Durham, N.H. 	2:00 PM 	 	 	
11/4/2010 	ST. LAWRENCE 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	7:00 PM 	 	 	
11/12/2010	at Colgate 	Hamilton, N.Y. 	3:00 PM 	 	 	
11/13/2010	at Colgate 	Hamilton, N.Y. 	1:00 PM 	 	 	
11/19/2010	at RPI 	Troy, N.Y. 	7:00 PM 	 	 	
11/20/2010	at RPI 	Troy, N.Y. 	2:00 PM 	 	 	
11/26/2010	at Cornell 	Ithaca, N.Y. 	7:00 PM 	 	 	
11/27/2010	at Cornell 	Ithaca, N.Y. 	2:00 PM 	 	 	
12/3/2010 	at Mercyhurst 	Erie, Pa. 	7:00 PM 	 	 	
12/4/2010 	at Mercyhurst 	Erie, Pa. 	2:00 PM 	 	 	
12/10/2010	ROBERT MORRIS 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	7:00 PM 	 	 	
12/11/2010	ROBERT MORRIS 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	2:00 PM 	 	 	
1/14/2011 	at Wayne State 	Detroit, Mich. 	7:00 PM 	 	 	
1/15/2011 	at Wayne State 	Detroit, Mich. 	2:00 PM 	 	 	
1/21/2011 	SYRACUSE 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	7:00 PM 	 	 	
1/22/2011 	SYRACUSE 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	2:00 PM 	 	 	
1/28/2011 	MERCYHURST 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	7:00 PM 	 	 	
1/29/2011 	MERCYHURST 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	2:00 PM 	 	 	
2/4/2011 	at Robert Morris 	Moon Township, Pa. 	7:00 PM 	 	 	
2/5/2011 	at Robert Morris 	Moon Township, Pa. 	2:00 PM 	 	 	
2/18/2011 	WAYNE STATE 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	7:00 PM 	 	 	
2/19/2011 	WAYNE STATE 	NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y.	2:00 PM 	 	 	
2/25/2011 	at Syracuse 	Syracuse, N.Y. 	7:00 PM 	 	 	
2/26/2011 	at Syracuse 	Syracuse, N.Y. 	2:00 PM 	 	 	
http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/schedules/index.asp
==Postseason==
Date 	Opponent 	Location 	Time	Score	Record	
3/3/2011	vs. First Round (2011 CHA Tournament)	Syracuse, N.Y.	TBA 	 	 	
==References==
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