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2009–10 RPI Engineers women's ice hockey season
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March 2026
August 2023
2009–10
Rensselaer Engineers
women
Eastern College Athletic Conference
ECAC
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports
Not ranked
1-0-1
John Burke
Colette Bredin-Youlen
Rob Dils
Houston Field House
The Rensselaer Engineers represent Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The Engineers were playing their fourth season in ECAC Hockey. The Engineers were coached by John Burke, and he is the Engineers all-time winningest coach (118-82-21).http://www.rpiathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=466 John Burke - Head Coach - Women's Ice Hockey Coaches He was in his seventh season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Colette Bredin-Youlen and Rob Dils. Kevin Anderson was the Hockey Operations Coordinator. The Engineers played their home games in the Houston Field House. They were a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. During the season, the team won 16 games. It was 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 is 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics - Women's Hockey Announces Class of 2013 2009-09-05 2011-06-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130906/http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2009/5/12/WICE_0512095632.aspx?path=whock dead
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 45 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF&id=280824&DetailedNews=yes USA Hockey 2011-06-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110611021425/http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF&id=280824&DetailedNews=yes 2011-06-11
Standings
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Roster
Number Name Position Height Shoots Class 1 Shannon Ramelot G 5-11 Fr. 2 Audrey StapletonF 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 VandegriftF 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 BurneyG 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.htmlJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 1-0-010/3/2009 Wayne State University Houston Field House 3pm 0-0http://wsuathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/100309aab.htmlJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 1-0-110/9/2009Niagara University Niagara Falls, NY 2pm Win, 2-0http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11655 Women's Hockey Release - PurpleEagles.com 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715133230/http://www.purpleeagles.com/sports/whockey/release.asp?release_id=11655 2011-07-15 dead 2-0-110/10/2009Niagara University Niagara Falls, NY 2pm 10/16/2009 Mercyhurst College Houston Field House7pmLoss, 1-0 http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/10/16/WHOCK_1016095746.aspx No. 1 Lakers Shutout Rensselaer, 1-0 October 16, 2009 10/17/2009Mercyhurst College Houston Field House 3pmLoss, 5-1http://hurstathletics.com/news/2009/10/17/WHOCK_1017093951.aspx Women's Hockey Rolls in First Period, Downs RPI 5-1 October 17, 2009 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 UniversityHamden, 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 UniversityHouston Field House 4pm 11/21/2009 University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 5pm 3-411/27/2009 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA 2pm 11/28/2009 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA 2pm 12/5/2009Union College Schenectady, NY 2pm 2-012/6/2009 Union College Houston Field House 12pm 5-01/8/2010 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 UniversityCambridge, 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 UniversityIthaca, NY 7pm 2/20/2010 Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY 4pm http://www.rpiathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=whock& 2021-22 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule
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.
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Skaters
Player Games Goals Assists Points Points/game PIM GWG PPG SHGAmanda Castignetti37 1 9 10 0.2703 32 0 0 0 Rossli Chace 14 0 1 1 0.0714 6 0 0 0 Katie Daniels37 0 88 0.2162 36 0 0 0 Kendra Dunlop37 9 13 22 0.5946 12 1 2 0 Ashley Gaylord 22 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0 Laura Gersten37 814 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 Harrison37 12 11 23 0.6216 8 2 3 1 Taylor Horton37 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 Naslund3716 10 26 0.7027203 6 0 Sydney O'Keefe37 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 Vadner37 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 10 Allison Wright 37 12 15 27 0.7297 16 3 3 1 http://www.uscho.com/stats/team-overall.php/rensselaer-engineers/womens-college-hockey/team,rpi/season,20092010/gender,w/sort,PTS.html RPI Engineers Women's Hockey 2009-2010 Statistics: Overall USCHO.com 5 August 2010
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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics - Women's Hockey Headed to ECAC Hockey Semifinals 2010-03-03 2011-06-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606025807/http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301103857.aspx dead
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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics - Women's Hockey Headed to ECAC Hockey Semifinals 2010-03-03 2011-06-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606025807/http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301103857.aspx dead 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics - van der Bliek Garners Top Weekly ECAC Hockey Goalie Honor 2010-03-03 2011-06-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606031052/http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301104245.aspx dead
Awards and honors
Laura Gersten, Sarah Devens Award http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/rensselaer/20100605_Gersten_Devens_Award Gersten Named Sarah Devens Award Winner 6 May 2010 ECAC Hockey 11 May 2010 October 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004055622/http://www.ecachockey.com/women/members/rensselaer/20100605_Gersten_Devens_Award dead
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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics - van der Bliek Garners Top Weekly ECAC Hockey Goalie Honor 2010-03-03 2011-06-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606031052/http://www.rpiathletics.com/news/2010/3/1/WICE_0301104245.aspx dead
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 Award http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/20100303_W_Best_Def_Forw_Finalists Finalists Named for Best Defensive Forward 3 March 2010 March 4, 2010 October 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004054937/http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2009-10/Weekly_Awards/20100303_W_Best_Def_Forw_Finalists dead
See also
2010–11 RPI Engineers women's ice hockey season
References
External links
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