Women’s DI Hockey

Nation-Leading Stats

• 12th winning season in 14-year history of Division I programs • 6th straight winning season • 2nd Best Offense in the Nation • Averaging 3.56 goals per game in 2016-17 • 3rd Best Defense in the Country • Allowing an average of only 1.54 goals per game in 2016-17 • 3rd Frozen Four appearance in four years

The Clarkson women’s hockey team’s success is predicated on hard work, determination and, above all else, integrity. The program has come such a long way in its relatively short existence. The drive that you see in players, past and present, and the attention to detail and commitment from the coaching staff is what makes this program so impressive. It really proves that if you have the right combination of skill, grit and determination, anything is possible.

Steve Yianoukos ’72 Director of Athletics and Recreation

2017 NCAA CHAMPIONS Clarkson Women’s DI Hockey Team Wins Its Second NCAA Championship Title in Four Years

Strong leadership, great teamwork and an unbreakable belief in their ability to win has made the Golden Knights a top-ranked Division I team and a formidable opponent on the ice.

Clarkson Division I Women’s Hockey Team won its second NCAA Championship in March 2017, shutting out long-standing hockey powerhouse the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a 3-0 victory in the championship game.

This is the second time the Golden Knights have won an NCAA title. In 2014, they shocked the hockey world by upsetting two-time defending champion the University of Minnesota in a 5-4 game — becoming the first women’s team outside of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association to win a national title.

That’s two national titles in the team’s 14-year history.

While Clarkson has had a men’s hockey team since 1921, the University only launched the Division I (DI) women’s hockey program in 2003.

In those 14 years, the women’s hockey team has had 12 winning seasons, three appearances at the Frozen Four and six NCAA tournament appearances.

In the 2016-17 season, the team lost only one game after mid-October, carrying a 30-1-4 record, and closed out the season with the nation’s longest unbeaten streak at 16 games (15-0-1).

Co-captains Savannah Harmon ’18 and Cayley Mercer ’17 were both named AllAmericans and nominated for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award.

One of the top offensive players in the country who led the nation in scoring (28), Mercer was also named the Most Outstanding Player at the Frozen Four and USCHO D-I Player of the Year.

Raising the NCAA Banner!

On October 21, 2017, during Family Weekend, Clarkson hosted the NCAA National Championship banner raising before a crowd of local fans, families, students, faculty and alumni. Afterward, the Golden Knights skated to a victory (6-1) over rival St. Lawrence University.