2010-11 UConn Women's Ice Hockey Media Guide

Jennifer Chaisson Senior Assistant Captain

Brittany Murphy Senior Assistant Captain

Jody Sydor Senior Captain

HUSKY HOCKEY 2009-10 Season Highlights

CRISTIN ALLEN

2007 Canadian U-22 Team 2009 Hockey East Second Team All-Star 2010 Hockey East First Team All-Star 2010 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2010 Hockey East Best Defenseman

2010 HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT

Huskies advanced to the Hockey East Championship game with a 3-2 semifinal win over Providence. Three players were selected to the Hockey East All-Tournament team: Michelle Binning ’10, Amy Hollstein ’10, and Cristin Allen ’10.

ALEXANDRA GARCIA

2010 Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star

HEAD COACH LINSTAD

Coach Linstad recorded her 300th career win on February 13, 2010 at home against Providence. She led the team to the highest national ranking in program history at No. 7 in the country.

JENNIFER CHAISSON

2008 Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2010 Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star 2010 Hockey East Best Defensive Forward

NUTMEG CLASSIC CHAMPIONS

The 2009-10 season was the third-consecutive Nutmeg Classic Championship captured by the UConn Huskies. Senior assistant captain Michelle Binning was named Tournament MVP.

MICHELLE BINNING

2009 Nutmeg Classic MVP 2010 Hockey East All-Tournament Team

2010-11 UConn Women's Ice Hockey Back Row (L-R): Kelly Horan, Alexandra Vakos, Jaclyn Camardo, Kiana Nauheim, Jenny Saxon, Maggie Walsh, Stephanie Raithby, Taylor Gross, CPIA Counselor Becky Taylor. Middle Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Jaime Totten, Head Coach Heather Linstad, Maude Blain, Jenna Welch, Sami Evelyn, Monique Weber, Carli Pridmore, Jocelyn Slattery, Rebecca Hewett, Nicole Camardo, Athletic Trainer Janelle Francisco, Assistant Coach Kirsti Anderson. Front Row (L-R): Claire Francis, Casey Knajdek, Jody Sydor, Alexandra Garcia, Jennifer Chaisson, Brittany Murphy, Nicole Paniccia.

HUSKY PAGES Facilities - 2-3 Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum, Weight Room

Academic Counseling - 4 CPIA

Huskies In The Community - 5-6 Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer, Skate With The Huskies, Waddell Reading Night

2009-10 Highlight Game - 7 Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase

This Is UConn - 8-15 Reasons To Attend, The UConn Experience, Campus Transformation, Director of Athletics: Jeffrey Hathaway

Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum

The Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum houses the varsity men’s and women’s ice hockey programs at the University of Connecticut. The 4.2 million dollar facility opened in 1998 and also houses the women’s ice hockey locker room and players’ lounge.

The completely enclosed, state-of-the-art Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum is a year-round facility. The main building totals 53,000 square feet in a 230x230 foot structure. The skating facility includes a National Hockey League regulation 200x85 foot skating surface and a seating capacity of just under 2,000.

Locker Room Players’ Lounge

Weight Room

The strength and conditioning program for the UConn women’s ice hockey team is coordinated and directed by Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Maureen Butler.

UConn athletes have the use of two different weight rooms in Gampel Pavilion along with the Field House Weight Room, which feature custom made multi-use racks with platforms, dumbbell racks, cable machines and various Cybex Machines.

At the beginning of each season the Huskies hold an annual “Strongwoman Competition” which includes events such as the tire flip, sled pull and ‘Move the Mountain’.

The competition takes place in the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center. The 85,000 square foot training center is located on campus and is the most modern facility of its kind in the country.

Academic Counseling The Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes, a unit within the Division of Academic Affairs, is the academic support program for the University of Connecticut’s 650 student-athletes. The primary goal of the program is to assist student-athletes in reaching their educational goals while they compete in intercollegiate athletics. As academic affairs officers, CPIA counselors function as liaisons between the athletic and academic communities.

Maude Blain - 2010

65 H o c k e y E a s t A l l -A c a d e m i c T e a m H o n o r s Janelle Armitage - 03, 04, 05, 06 Lisa Beck - 03, 04, 05 Michelle Binning - 09 Maude Blain - 10 Jaclyn Camardo - 09, 10 Nicole Camardo - 09, 10 Britney Chandler - 08 Shannon Connolly - 03, 04, 05 Liz Gallinaro - 07, 08 Claire Francis - 10 Alexandra Garcia - 09, 10 Emily Grant - 04 Rebecca Hewett - 10 Olivia Hogan - 07 Jennifer Houlden - 03, 04, 06 Christie Houser - 08 Nicole LeFave - 04, 05 Jessica Lutz - 08

Sara Mahoney - 03, 04 Julie Marashio - 03, 04 Megan McLeod - 05 Shannon Murphy - 04, 05 Lauren O’Conner - 03 Alicia Ramolla - 06, 07 Samantha Reid - 08, 09 Kristen Russell - 08, 09 Caitlin Salazer-Reid - 04 Josette Severyn - 05, 06 Stefanie Snow - 03, 04 Erika Spaeth - 03, 04 Jody Sydor - 08 Nicole Tritter - 08, 09 Katherine Van Deveire - 04, 05, 07 Natalie Vibert - 04, 06, 07 Angie Wallace - 04 Brittany Wilson - 08, 09

HUSKIES IN THE COMMUNITY

Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer

For the past five years, Connecticut has joined Hockey East in raising funds for Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer.

UConn has led the entire Hockey East conference in funds raised since the inception of Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer. Over the past four years the Huskies have raised more than $31,000.

Skate With The Huskies

Waddell Reading Night The 2009-10 UConn women’s ice hockey team participated in the “Pajama Read-In” held at Waddell Elementary School in Manchester, where they read a variety of books with the students.

The student-athletes also held a book-swap where the elementary school students in attendance were allowed to select from hundreds of books that were donated to the school for the event.

Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase Last season UConn participated in the fourth annual Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase, facing Robert Morris in historic Mellon Arena, former home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Huskies posted wins in both games against Robert Morris with 4-2 and 4-0 victories.

Mellon Arena, Jan. 8, 2010

Highlights of the trip included playing in an NHL arena, staying at the historic William Penn hotel and eating at the famous Primanti Bros. restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh.

“One of the most memorable moments for me was when we had a team-wide snowball fight while walking back to the hotel after we ate lunch at a famous sandwich shop, Primanti Bros. Coach Linstad had us all order sandwiches that had french fries and cole slaw inside!” - Claire Francis

“The thing that stood out most to me about Pittsburgh was the hotel…it was a gorgeous, classy place, and yet we managed to find the deserted, abandoned and haunted hallways! It was so much fun to explore and see the skyhigh view from the upper floors.”

- Jody Sydor

TOP 10 REASONS TO

ATTEND UCONN

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Ranked Among

the

Top 30 Public Universities

in the

Country

For the 12th consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report ranked UConn the top public university in New England and among the top 30 public universities in the nation. The Fiske Guide to Colleges declares, “Quality teaching is the trademark of a UConn education.� Bolstered by this national recognition and academic prestige, the value of a UConn degree continues to soar.

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21st-Century Amenities

The Right Fit

World-Class Faculty

Now is a tremendously exciting time to attend UConn. A $2.8 billion landmark building program is dramatically transforming the places where students live, learn, and enjoy life. Through new construction and renovation, UConn offers the latest innovations nationally in university housing and dining and extensive recreational complexes. Classrooms and laboratories are being built at a remarkable rate, placing our facilities at the forefront of public higher education and propelling UConn to a position of national prominence.

With a student/faculty ratio of 18:1, 21,496 undergraduate students receive personal attention and tailored academic advising. UConn also offers the opportunities of a premier research university, such as hands-on experience working in labs with professors who not only teach our courses, but who also are on the cutting edge of innovation and discovery.

From writers and scientists to human rights activists and historians, our more than 1,300 full-time faculty members are committed to classroom teaching. Fostering a dynamic learning environment, they share research opportunities with high-achieving undergraduates. Our faculty include English professor Regina Barreca, whose humor appears in nationally published columns. Amii Omara-Otunnu, holder of the first and only UNESCO chair in human rights in the United States, provides pivotal leadership for the UConn-African National Congress Partnership.

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Unlimited Opportunities Outstanding Residential More Than 100 Majors Choices abound. Whether it’s education, for Involvement Facilities engineering, English, or environmental science,

Yoga. UConn Student Television. Fraternities and sororities. Film. Marching Band. Finance Society. Skydiving. Dance Team. Community Outreach. Choosing from more than 450 clubs and volunteer organizations, UConn students actively participate in campus and community life. Our students make governing decisions, plan events, organize intramural teams, host their own radio shows – and so much more.

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UConn has among the highest percentage of students living on campus of any major public university in the country. Residential life at UConn offers a distinct sense of community, as well as many social and cultural opportunities. We offer new students a range of dining options and accommodations, while offering upper-division students the latest in suite-style and apartment living. Fully wired residence halls come complete with study rooms, computer labs, and lounge areas.

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An Exceptional Educational Value

Location, Location, Location

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranks UConn in the top 35 for best value in public colleges.

Whether your long-range goals are preparing for a career, pursuing a graduate degree, or attending medical or law school, “students can receive a stellar education without graduating with a mountain of debt”. UConn has a variety of programs to help many students financially, ranging from merit scholarship opportunities to need-based financial aid packages, all designed to support a large number of qualified students.

The University also has many part-time campus jobs with flexible hours that help students earn extra spending money or build their résumé with hands-on work experience.

With our main campus in Storrs, we’re a major academic institution that values its small-town roots. Students enjoy the familiarity of an intimate academic institution, while being just a short drive from major cities. UConn’s regional campuses are strategically placed across the state in Avery Point, Farmington, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, and West Hartford, offering a quality education to meet our students’ distinct needs.

UConn has something for everyone. Students select an established major or design an individualized plan of study to meet their specific needs. UConn takes pride in offering all students, including those enrolled in our distinctive Honors Program, the opportunity to pursue a major in any of the University’s 100+ programs of study. In addition to academic advisers, online study tools, and tutorial centers, UConn offers career counseling workshops, Study Abroad programs, and internships that offer valuable experience. The University of Connecticut offers many academic choices, yet remains committed to providing students with the support needed to help them achieve their goals.

10 Huskymania Division I in all sports, we have a variety of men’s and women’s varsity athletics. Home of Huskymania, sports at UConn include baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball. Since 1995, UConn athletic teams have captured 10 NCAA national championships, including unprecedented dual men’s and women’s basketball championships in 2004 —the first University to do so in NCAA Division I history. UConn’s standard of athletic excellence extends to the gridiron, where the Huskies, who have played in three-straight bowl games, play for sellout crowds of 40,000 roaring football fans at the ultra-modern Rentschler Field.

Student Quality

• More than 29,000 students enrolled, representing nearly every state in the nation and more than 100 countries.

• Average SAT scores for incoming freshmen at Storrs are up over 100 points since 1996 and are now 1212 (critical reading and math only).

• The 406 students UConn welcomed into its Honors Program in 2009 had an average SAT score of 1393.

• Minority students make up 21% of the 2009 incoming class.

• Since 1995, 1,169 valedictorians and salutatorians have enrolled at all campuses. In fall 2009, 43 percent of freshmen entering the Storrs campus were ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class and 83 percent were ranked in the top 25 percent of their class.

• 92% of all freshman and 94% of all students of color return for their sophomore year.

• Nearly 50 percent of student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better grade point average last year and 24 studentathletes had a 4.0 grade point average in the fall and/or spring semesters.

LIVING THE UCONN

EXPERIENCE

Getting Involved

• UConn offers more than 450 student clubs and organizations.

• In 2009, more than 46,000 students can choose from more than 200 Study Abroad programs in 65 countries.

• Cooperative education programs and internships integrate classroom learning and work experience in business, industry, and public service.

Attractions

• In 2008, more than 45,000 prospective students and their families embarked on tours of the UConn campus from the Lodewick Visitors Center, the gateway to the unique facilities that define the University’s 4,000-acre main campus.

• Visitors may enjoy lodging, dining, and relaxing in the Nathan Hale Inn, our on-campus hotel and conference facility.

• With more than 3 million volumes, the Homer Babbidge Library is the intellectual hub of the Storrs campus. In fact, the Association of Research Libraries ranks UConn’s library system the top public research library in New England.

• UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts showcases the region’s most noteworthy dramatic events. It stages professional touring attractions that range from Broadway musicals to intimate cabarets.

• The collections of the William Benton Museum of Art include more than 5,500 pieces; the museum features a gallery exclusively dedicated to presenting human rights-oriented visual arts, as well as an outdoor meditation sculpture garden.

• Housed in UConn’s Museum of Natural History, the Connecticut Archaeology Center explores the natural and cultural history of southern New England.

• The J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum features photos, videos, plaques, banners, uniforms, and NCAA National Championship trophies.

A REMARKABLE

TRANsFORMATION A Campus

for the

21st Century

• UConn continues to renew, rebuild and enhance our campuses through an unprecedented $2.8 billion, 20-year investment in the University’s infrastructure. UCONN 2000 is the most ambitious publicly financed university building program in the country.

• Now in its 16th year, UCONN 2000 has invigorated the University’s living and learning environments, helped advance faculty research, and stimulated public and private investment. This transformation revitalizes the state’s future by providing the means for the University to attract high-achieving students, prestigious faculty, and funding from public grants and private donors. Before the landmark program, Connecticut had one of the highest ratios of students attending college out-of-state.

Today that trend has been dramatically reversed.

• Applications continue to be on the rise with nearly 23,000 applicants competing for 3,200 seats at the main campus in Storrs and 1,200 seats at the regional campuses.

• For the fifth consecutive year, more than half of the applicants are out-of-state students, comprising 33 percent of the incoming class.

The landmark UCONN 2000 construction program has created more than 9.7 million square feet of new and renovated space for research, teaching, living, and learning. Completed projects include: • An award-winning building for the department of chemistry — the Chemistry Building is one of the best-designed buildings in the world according to the International Architecture Yearbook.

• New buildings for the Schools of Business and Pharmacy.

• The modern Biology/Physics Building, Information Technologies Engineering Building, and Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory.

• Additions to the William Benton Museum of Art. • Renovations to numerous facilities, including the Homer Babbidge Library, the historic Wilbur Cross Building, the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

• Construction that includes the latest innovations in student residential communities, ranging from traditional residence halls to suites to apartments.

• Revitalized downtown campuses in Stamford and Waterbury, a sophisticated marine facility at our Avery Point campus, and new buildings on our Greater Hartford and Torrington campuses, as well as the UConn School of Law.

Forthcoming projects made possible by UCONN 2000 include: • A $352 million expansion to the UConn Health Center that will include a stem cell research institute, renovations to large lecture halls, and renovations to the dental clinics.

• New liberal arts facilities and life sciences buildings at the Storrs campus.

Director of Athletics

Jeffrey Hathaway JUniversity effrey A. Hathaway has provided effective leadership for the of Connecticut Division of Athletics as he enters his

eighth year in that position. At the same time, he has also become a leader for college athletics on both the national and conference level.

He has played a vital role in the success story of UConn athletics for 19 of the past 21 years as he was the Executive Associate Director of Athletics at the school from 1990-2001.In his only two years away from the Storrs campus, Hathaway enjoyed a successful tenure as the Director of Athletics at Colorado State University from 2001-03.

His first seven years as UConn’s Director of Athletics have arguably been the most successful in school history.

The 2009-10 academic year was another successful campaign. The football team played in its third-straight bowl game and won its second consecutive while the women’s basketball team won the national championship with a perfect record for the second-straight year. In addition, the men’s soccer, women’s soccer, field hockey, men’s basketball and baseball teams all qualified for postseason tournament play. UConn was also selected as one of 16 regional hosts for the NCAA baseball tournament. The women’s ice hockey team also spent most of the year ranked in the top 10 of the country.

Hathaway also directed UConn to reach an agreement with IMG College, a division of IMG Worldwide, during the 2009-10 academic year. This 10-year athletics multi-media rights partnership is worth more than $80 million in guaranteed payments to the University.

In 2007-08, UConn successfully completed the NCAA certification process. The institution was previously certified, once every 10 years as set forth by the NCAA, in 1998. Hathaway provided leadership for a comprehensive, year-long self study of the operations in the Division of Athletics, a site visit by a peer review team, a NCAA certification committee’s review of the self-study and a report by the peer review team.

The Division also reached new long-term agreements with two of its media partners in recent years – Connecticut Public Television for women’s basketball and WTIC radio for football and men’s and women’s basketball. UConn also completed a landmark

ten-year, $46 million corporate partnership agreement with Nike, Inc. to exclusively provide footwear, apparel and equipment for Husky athletics.

In addition to his leadership role at UConn, Hathaway is entering his fourth-year of a five-year term on the prestigious NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee representing the BIG EAST Conference. As a member of the ten-person committee, Hathaway takes part in the selection and administration of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship and the administration of the CBS television contract. Hathaway will serve as chairman of that committee in 2011-12. He is only the fourth individual in the history of the BIG EAST Conference to serve on the committee, joining Dave Gavitt, Jake Crouthamel and Mike Tranghese.

Hathaway is a member of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association Board of Trustees and on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Some significantly historic achievements have occurred during Hathaway’s time as Director of Athletics. UConn became the first school to win the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball championships in the same year (2004) and the football team was victorious in its first ever bowl game - the 2004 Motor City Bowl.

Private fundraising for UConn athletics continues to provide exceptional academic and athletic opportunities for student-athletes.

UConn secured a gift of $2.5 million from alumnus Mark Shenkman in 2004 for the building of the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center, an intercollegiate and recreational services facility that serves the entire university community.

Under Hathaway’s guidance, the Division of Athletics received the University’s Environmental Leadership Award for the construction of The Burton Family Football Complex and the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center. The two buildings are the University’s first projects certified as meeting the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for “green” buildings. At its 13th annual awards ceremony in March of 2008, the Connecticut Real Estate Exchange presented UConn with the “Green Building Award” for these environmentally-friendly facilities.

In his role as Director, Hathaway also oversees UConn’s Recreational Services program. Serving the entire University com

munity, approximately 580,000 individual uses were logged last year, reflecting the popularity of the diverse health and fitness offerings to students, faculty and staff.

Hathaway leads a head coaching staff that is one of the most experienced in the country. UConn has 13 head coaches that have been in their current position 10 or more years as of the 2010-11 academic year, including women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma (26th year in 2010-11), men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun (25th) and football coach Randy Edsall (12th). The University recently completed a long term contract extension with Calhoun. UConn has the distinction of being the only school in the nation with two active Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coaches in Calhoun (Class of 2005 inductee) and Auriemma (Class of 2006 inductee).

Hathaway was also a key factor in the opening of Rentschler Field in 2003 – the country’s newest and most modern BCS college football facility.

During Hathaway’s career, he has always made the studentathlete the top priority.

In the spring and fall semesters of the 2009 calendar year, UConn’s student-athletes excelled in the classroom as nearly 50% of the 650 student-athletes achieved a 3.0 “B-or better” semester grade point average. In addition, the Division of Athletics has consistently maintained a 99 percent retention rate among its studentathletes.

“My focus is on the student-athlete,” says Hathaway. “That’s the most important part of our program. Our primary mission is the continued academic success of our student-athletes. The challenge is to identify people early in the process and assist them in charting a career path. In addition, we want to provide a quality experience in intercollegiate athletics for our student-athletes.”

The University of Connecticut was saluted for its community service efforts by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) three times under Hathaway’s watch for its community service efforts. UConn was also honored by the NCAS in 2006 and ’07 for its efforts to assist former student-athletes in earning their college degree.

In the 2006-07 academic year, Hathaway served on the University search committee to hire Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Barry Feldman and Executive Director of the Alumni Association Lisa Lewis. He is currently a member of the search committee for the University’s new president.

Hathaway’s leadership has earned him respect and recognition both on the national and local levels.

He was one of four finalists for the “Athletic Director of the Year” in the spring of 2008 at the inaugural Sports Business Awards

by Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal.

In the summers of 2007 and ‘10, Hathaway was honored by NACDA as the AstroTurf Athletic Director of the Year for Division I-A in the Northeast region (which includes the New England states and New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey).

In 2004, The Sporting News named Hathaway to its “Power 100 List” - comprised of the 100 most powerful people in sports. He received the Joseph J. Fontana Distinguished Service Award from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in the spring of 2005. In the winter of 2006,

Director of Athletics Jeffrey Hathaway and head coach Heather Linstad after her 300th career win.

Jeffrey Hathaway visits with Husky fans and friends before a UConn event.

Hathaway received the General Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award from the All-American Football Foundation.

During his tenure at both Colorado State and UConn, he was a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, as well as the Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee, which is responsible for issues involving postseason football competition and the certification of bowl games.

On the conference level, Hathaway was the chair of the BIG EAST Athletic Directors Executive Committee through November of 2009. He is also past chairman of the BIG EAST Championship and Competition Committee as well as the league’s Finance Committee.

Hathaway has served as a guest presenter at both the NACDA and NACMA (National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators) conventions in the past. In addition, he has also served as a lecturer at the IA Institute sponsored by the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Association, held annually in Dallas.

Hathaway originally came to Connecticut in November of 1990 as Senior Associate Athletic Director. In that role, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Division of Athletics.

He served internally as a program administrator for several sports, including men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s soccer at UConn as the Huskies won four national championships in those sports during his tenure - two in women’s basketball (1995 and 2000) and one each in men’s basketball (1999) and men’s soccer (2000).

Hathaway was also the program administrator for football.

He played a critical role in the upgrade of the football program to Division I-A status as UConn became the first ever school to transition from the I-AA level to a BCS football conference.

During Hathaway’s tenure at Colorado State, he oversaw a 15-sport program - nine women’s teams and six men’s. The Ram football team made a pair of bowl appearances while Hathaway was at CSU. The men’s basketball team won the Mountain West Conference tournament in March of ‘03 and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 13 years. The women’s basketball team advanced to postseason play twice, including a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament in 2002 and the semifinals of the 2003 Women’s NIT. Hathaway was an extremely successful fundraiser during his time in Fort Collins. The school drew national attention for a $15.2 million gift from the Bohemian Foundation and president Pat Stryker for football stadium renovations and expansion.

Prior to his first stint at UConn, Hathaway served in a number of capacities at his alma mater - the University of Maryland - from 1982-90, including Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Promotions, Acting Assistant Athletics Director for Business Affairs, Athletics Business Manager and men’s basketball trainer.

Hathaway earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Administration from the University of Maryland in 1981. He later received a Master’s Degree in General Administration (1991) from the University of Maryland and is currently continuing work on a PhD in Educational Leadership from the University of Connecticut.

He attended The Sports Management Institute at the Universities of Notre Dame and Southern California. Hathaway also completed the Management Development Program at Harvard University.

Born June 20, 1959, in Cheverly, Md., Hathaway and his wife Paula have two children: Meghan (October 15, 1991) and Michael (June 11, 1995).

table of contents/quick facts University of Connecticut 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

The University

of

Connecticut

Location .......................................................................................................................................... Storrs, Conn.

Founded ..........................................................................................................................................................1881 Undergraduate Enrollment (at Storrs) ................................................................................................ 16,765 Enrollment ................................................................................................................................................. 29,383 Colors ......................................................................................................National Flag Blue (Navy) & White Nickname ..................................................................................................................................Huskies, UConn Conference .......................................................................................................................................... BIG EAST President (Interim) .....................................................................................................................Philip E. Austin Director of Athletics ............................................................................................................. Jeffrey Hathaway Associate Director of Athletics (Senior Women’s Administrator) ..................................... Pat Babcock Associate Director of Athletics (Program Administrator) ............................................Dino Mattessich Athletic Phone .......................................................................................................................... (860) 486-2725 Athletic Fax ............................................................................................................................... (860) 486-3300 Athletic Ticket Office .............................................................................................................. (860) 486-2724 Facility (Capacity) .........................................................................Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (2,000) Ice Size .............................................................................................................................. 200 x 85 (NHL Size)

Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

Head Coach .......................................................................................... Heather Linstad (Providence, 1989) Record at Connecticut ............................................................................................ 141-147-40, 10 Seasons Overall Record .......................................................................................................... 302-216-67, 18 Seasons Assistant Coach ..................................................................................... Jaime Totten (Northeastern, 1999) Assistant Coach ................................................................................... Kirsti Anderson (Dartmouth, 2005) Office Phones ............................................................................................................................ (860) 486-0612 ....................................................................................................................................................... (860) 486-0673 ....................................................................................................................................................... (860) 486-9056 2009-10 Record .........................................................................................................................................21-9-7 2009-10 Hockey East Record ................................................................................................................10-5-6 2009-10 Hockey East Finish .......................................................................................................................Fifth Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................................................................................. 14/10 Newcomers ...................................................................................................................................................Nine

Table

of

Contents

Meet the Huskies...................................................... 1 Facilities................................................................... 2-3 CPIA............................................................................. 4 Huskies in the Community................................. 5-6 2009-10 Highlight Game......................................... 7 This Is UConn..................................................... 8-15 Table of Contents .................................................16 Quick Facts .............................................................16 2010-11 Roster ......................................................17 Head Coach Heather Linstad ......................18-19 Assistant Coach Jaime Totten .............................20 Assistant Coach Kirsti Anderson ......................20 2010-11 Season Outlook ..............................21-22 2010-11 Photo Roster...........................................23 2010-11 Huskies ..............................................24-37 2009-10 Season Review .......................................38 2009-10 Final Results & Statistics .....................39 Connecticut Records .....................................40-41 Year-by-Year Results .......................................42-43 Award Winners ................................................44-45 Series Records .......................................................46 All-Time Letterwinners .......................................47 Where Are They Now? . ................................48-49 Support Staff ...........................................................50 Hockey East ......................................................51-52

Athletic Communications

Associate Director of Athletics for Communications ..................................................... Michael Enright Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications ............................................................. Kyle Muncy Assistant Director of Athletic Communications ............................................................Patrick McKenna Athletic Communications Assistants ...................................Renee Adam, Kristen DeCarli & Matt Lee Athletic Communications Secretary ..................................................................................Luanne Dunstan Sport Contact ................................................................................................................................ Renee Adam Contact Office Phone ............................................................................................................. (860) 486-1496 Contact Cell Phone ................................................................................................................. (419) 631-1113 Contact Email ............................................................................................................renee.adam@uconn.edu Communications Office .......................................................................................................... (860) 486-3531 Communications Fax ............................................................................................................... (860) 486-5085 Husky Sports Hotline ............................................................................................................. (860) 486-5050 Athletics Web Site ............................................................................................................UConnHuskies.com

Husky Honor

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2010-11 UConn WOMEN’S ICE Hockey

Pride • Responsibility • Respect

Senior Captain Jody Sydor

The University of Connecticut is committed to honoring collegiate athletic competition by demonstrating pride, responsibility and respect. The UConn community, fans, alumni, students, coaches and student-athletes promote these core values as proud Huskies and first class competitors.

CREDITS: The 2010-11 UConn women's ice hockey guide was written and designed

by Elizabeth Mayer and Renee Adam. Special thanks to Luanne Dunstan and Michael Enright.

Photography by Steve Slade. Covers designed

by Summit Athletic Media, Charlotte, N.C.

2010-11 Roster University of Connecticut 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

Numerical Roster No. Name 3 Kiana Nauheim 4 Jody Sydor 5 Casey Knajdek 7 Alexandra Vakos 8 Brittany Murphy 9 Nicole Camardo 10 Stephanie Raithby 11 Jaclyn Camardo 12 Jenny Saxon 13 Jennifer Chaisson 14 Carli Pridmore 15 Sami Evelyn 18 Rebecca Hewett 21 Kelly Horan 22 Jenna Welch 24 Taylor Gross 26 Monique Weber 27 Jocelyn Slattery 28 Maggie Walsh * 35 Claire Francis 37 Nicole Paniccia 81 Maude Blain 83 Alexandra Garcia

Class Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. Jr.

Position D D F/D F F D F F F F D D D F F F F F D G G D G

* - Maggie Walsh will redshirt the 2010-11 season and will be eligible for the 2011-12 season.

Head Coach Heather Linstad, 11th Season (Providence, 1989) Assistant Coaches Jaime Totten, 11th Season (Northeastern, 2000) Kirsti Anderson, Second Season (Dartmouth, 2005)

By Class Freshman (8) Taylor Gross Kiana Nauheim Nicole Paniccia Stephanie Raithby Jenny Saxon Jocelyn Slattery Alexandra Vakos Jenna Welch Sophomores (5) Maude Blain Claire Francis Kelly Horan Casey Knajdek Carli Pridmore Maggie Walsh Juniors (6) Jaclyn Camardo Nicole Camardo Sami Evelyn Alexandra Garcia Rebecca Hewett Monique Weber Seniors (3) Jennifer Chaisson Brittany Murphy Jody Sydor

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Hometown Last Team Fairbanks, Alaska Brewster Academy St. Albert, Alta St Albert Slash Woodbury, Minn.

Hill-Murray School Hamden, Conn.

Berkshire School Tewksbury, Mass.

Lawrence Academy Arlington Heights, Ill. Chicago Young Americans London, Ont. London Jr. Devilettes Arlington Heights, Ill. Chicago Young Americans North Plymouth, Minn.

Wayzata High School Cumberland, Ont. Ottawa NCCP Intermediate AA Winnetka, Ill. Chicago Young Americans Nepean, Ont. Ottawa NCCP Intermediate AA Oak Bluff, Man. APHA Rangers Methuen, Mass.

Lawrence Academy Austin, Texas North American Hockey Academy Colorado Springs, Colo.

Colorado Select U19 Rogers, Minn.

Elk River High School Hugo, Minn.

Centennial High School Bloomfield, Conn.

University of Vermont Stowe, Vt. Loomis-Chaffee Oakville, Ont. Toronto Jr. Aeors Magog, Que. St. Jerome - CEGEP Pointe-Claire, Que. Dawson College - CEGEP

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Alphabetical Roster No. Name 81 Maude Blain 11 Jaclyn Camardo 9 Nicole Camardo 13 Jennifer Chaisson 35 Claire Francis 83 Alexandra Garcia 24 Taylor Gross 15 Sami Evelyn 18 Rebecca Hewett 21 Kelly Horan 5 Casey Knajdek 8 Brittany Murphy 3 Kiana Nauheim 37 Nicole Paniccia 14 Carli Pridmore 10 Stephanie Raithby 12 Jenny Saxon 27 Jocelyn Slattery 4 Jody Sydor 7 Alexandra Vakos 28 Maggie Walsh 26 Monique Weber 22 Jenna Welch

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By Position Forwards (12) Jaclyn Camardo Jennifer Chaisson Taylor Gross Kelly Horan Casey Knajdek Stephanie Raithby Jenny Saxon Jocelyn Slattery Brittany Murphy Alexandra Vakos Monique Weber Jenna Welch Defensemen (8) Maude Blain Nicole Camardo Sami Evelyn Rebecca Hewett Casey Knajdek Kiana Nauheim Carli Pridmore Jody Sydor Maggie Walsh Goaltenders (3) Claire Francis Alexandra Garcia Nicole Paniccia

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Alma Mater Providence, 1989 Record at Connecticut 141-147-40 [.490] 10 Seasons

Overall Record 302-218-67 [.575] 18 Seasons Fourth among all active Division I coaches and fifth all-time in NCAA Division I among with 302 victories.

1997 ECAC Champions 1994 ECAC Coach of the Year 1989 ECAC Player of the Year Three-Time USA Hockey National Festival Head Coach (1997, 1998, 2003)

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At the helm of the University of Connecticut women’s ice hockey program since its inception, head coach Heather Linstad is set to guide the Huskies in her 11th season behind the bench. Linstad has led the Huskies to two Hockey East Championship appearances, including last season’s runner up finish. She has mentored five student-athletes to major Hockey East awards with Cristin Allen and Jennifer Chaisson receiving inaugural Best Defensemen and Best Defensive Forward Awards following the 2009-10 season.

Ten members of the UConn women’s ice hockey team have garnered All-Hockey East Selections over the past seven years, including one first-team selection and a trio of honorable mentions last year. Allen was named to the first team in 2010 following her second team honor in 2009 while Alexandra Garcia, Jody Sydor and Monique Weber all received honorable mentions.

Linstad has been a head coach for 18 seasons, spending the last 10 at UConn, collecting 141 of her 302 career victories with the Huskies. On Feb. 13 with a 4-1 victory over Providence, Linstad captured her 300th career victory to become one of just three Division I women’s ice hockey coaches to achieve 300 or more wins in their career. That win placed Linstad among the elite as there are only four head coaches in either Division I or Division III women’s ice hockey to have won 300 or more games.

A career highlight amongst a season of program highlights, Linstad and the UConn coaching staff guided the team to a 21-9-7 overall record and a fourth-place finish in the Hockey East standings after a 10-5-6-1 showing and a series of tiebreakers. The Huskies used a pair of quick starts to earn their place in the Championship Game, winning games at Northeastern and at top-seeded Providence. UConn ultimately fell in the first-ever overtime Championship Game in Hockey East Tournament History to Boston University. Cristin Allen, Michelle Binning and Amy Hollstein all earned spots on the Hockey East All-Tournament Team giving UConn the most number of honorees in program history.

During the season, the Huskies reached the highest national ranking received at No. 7 for twoconsecutive weeks, ending the season at No. 9 according to the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. Connecticut spent 11 weeks among the nationally-ranked women’s ice hockey programs following the 2008-09 season during which the Huskies spent eight weeks among the top teams.

The 2008-09 season saw Linstad lead the team to its third-consecutive Hockey East Tournament berth with a 10-8-3 conference record. UConn finished the season with a 19-12-4 overall mark, that included a nine-game winning streak, during which the Huskies defeated eventual national runnerup Mercyhurst at Mark Edward Freitas. UConn defended its Nutmeg Classic Title with its thirdconsecutive such championship, hosting Wayne State, Yale and Quinnipiac.

Linstad mentored a trio of student-athletes to post-season recognition with Cristin Allen and Dominique Thibault each earning spots on the All-Hockey East Second Team while Brittany Wilson garnered an honorable mention following her final season. Allen was also honored with a spot on the New England Writers’ All-Star Team, becoming the sixth Connecticut student-athlete to do so.

In 2009-10, Allen followed with her second-consecutive such honor, becoming the first Connecticut player to earn a spot on the New England Writers’ All-Star Team twice in their career.

At the time, it was arguably the most successful season in women’s ice hockey history in Storrs, although the achievements of Linstad and her 2009-10 team challenged the 2007-08 squad that laid the foundation for success to come. The Huskies set a program-high for wins in a single season (22) and achieved the most number of Hockey East victories (13) in program history. En route to the nine-game winning streak that was tied in 2008-09, the 2007-08 Huskies won four games over nationally ranked opponents and set a plateau yet to be reached – an 11-game unbeaten streak.

In addition to the team accolades achieved throughout the 2007-08 season, two individuals were acknowledged for the contributions to the team. Dominique Thibault was named the program’s first ever Hockey East Player of the Year and All-American. Jaclyn Hawkins because the team’s first student-athlete to earn the Sportsmanship Award, capping off one of the most successful women’s ice hockey careers in Husky Hockey.

Entering the Hockey East Tournament for the second-straight year, UConn was the No. 2 seed as well as among the top-10 in the nation throughout the entire season with the exception of just two weeks.

The Huskies defeated or tied five of the eight teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament en route to their 2006-07 conference tournament appearance. UConn won 17 games, including 12 conference victories with four wins over nationally-ranked programs. All program-bests would last just one year as Linstad and the Huskies set new records the following season. Among a season of highlights, UConn was the only team to hand, eventual Frozen Four participant, Boston College a pair of losses at home. Following a stellar rookie campaign, Hawkins was a record setter, creating new plateaus in career goals, assists and points and was one of four different Connecticut players to take hardware home from the 2006-07 Hockey East Banquet.

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In a season hampered by injuries, the 2005-06 Huskies fell in the Nutmeg Classic title game a year after capturing the championship for the first time. UConn concluded the season with a 12-21-1 overall record that included a 10-11-0 mark in Hockey East action. Midway through the year, four Connecticut student-athletes were selected to the Hockey East AllStar Team led by Linstad that took on Team USA in an exhibition game.

The senior class of the 2004-05 achieved one of their objectives, ending the year among the top 10 programs in the nation according to both the USCHO.com and USA Today/American Hockey Magazine polls after finishing the season with a 16-12-8 record. UConn put a cap on an 11-5-4 Hockey East regular season record en route to a third-place finish in the final conference standings. The Huskies advanced to their first ever appearance in the championship game, falling to defending champion Providence.

Linstad players garnered weekly awards from the Hockey East and USCHO for their play through the season, culminating in a variety of postseason accolades. Hawkins was named both the Hockey East and USCHO Rookie of the Year while also earning spots on the All-Hockey East Rookie and Second Teams. Netminder Kaitlyn Shain also earned a spot on the second team while Natalie Vibert received first team honors.

In addition to invaluable guidance on the ice, Linstad emphasizes success in the classroom and has mentored her student-athletes to achieve in the classroom as well. Overall, 63 student-athletes have collected Hockey East All-Academic Team Honors over the past eight years. In 2004, a program-high 15 student-athletes were acknowledged by the conference for the academic prowess. Three of the six honored following the 2009-10 season had earned honors the season before with Alexandra Garcia, Jaclyn Camardo and Nicole Camardo were joined by Rebecca Hewett, Maude Blain and Claire Francis.

Lisa Beck was twice named the Top Student-Athlete by the conference, earning the highest grade-point average (GPA) among the league’s defenders in 2004 and 2005. A highlight among Connecticut’s academic achievements, Beck tied for the Top Scholar Athlete average with a 4.0 GPA.

Linstad was acknowledged for her significant impact on USA Hockey in 2007 for her 15 years of service both as a speaker and coach. She has been a presenter at the USA Hockey Master’s Symposium and the Level 4 Coach’s Certification program. Behind the bench, Linstad has been a coach at the USA National Hockey Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y. five times, including the 1997 Festival which was an Olympic selection year. She has coached USA Hockey Junior Development Camp for athletes ranging from 14 to 18 years of age. She has been a part of the USA Rocky Mountain District

Camp from 1996 through 2002 and again in 2004. Linstad served as the head coach of the Australian National Team in Sydney in July of 1996.

She was the head coach of the Hockey East All-Star Team that competed against Team USA during the 2005-06.

In accordance with mentoring student-athletes toward success beyond hockey, Linstad has instilled a sense of community awareness within the women’s ice hockey program at Connecticut. For the third-straight season UConn headlined the Hockey East’s Breast Cancer Awareness fundraising program, Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer, raising $9,000 during the 2009-10 season. The Huskies continue to expand their impact on the conference-wide fundraising program and have raised well over $20,000 since the program began four years ago.

Expanding their community involvement has seen the Huskies create a Christmas evening for a YMCA girls’ home with Linstad’s team supplying the tree, ornaments, lights and gifts while sharing pizza, in an effort to create invaluable memories with the girls in 2006. UConn adopted a family from Hartford in 2005 and helped provide the everyday essentials for a memorable holiday.

A native of Chlemsford, Mass., Linstad came to Connecticut after compiling a 161-71-27 overall record at the helm of the Northeastern University women’s ice hockey team for eight seasons.While at Northeastern, Linstad guided those Huskies to four Beanpot titles and earned one of the fourth berths to the first-ever collegiate Women’s Hockey National Championship Tournament (AWCHA) in 1998. Before that, Linstad guided Northeastern to the ECAC Championship in 1997 while boasting a then-school-record with 27 wins.

Just prior to joining UConn, Linstad was inducted to the Chelmsford High School Hall of Fame in 2000.

Linstad, a 1989 graduate of Providence College, earned a degree in business administration while representing the Friars in three varsity sports. She was team captain for three of the four seasons she played on the women’s ice hockey team, scoring 76 goals and adding 72 assists.

Linstad is ninth on Providence’s all-time career points list, fifth in goals and seventh in assists. She was awarded the 1989 ECAC Player of the Year Award and continues to hold the distinction of being the only individual to earn the ECAC Player of the Year Award and the ECAC Coach of the Year Award. In addition to her outstanding ice hockey career at Providence, Linstad played three seasons of soccer and spent a year on the softball squad.

Linstad currently resides in Vernon, Conn. with her black lab, Sydney.

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Jaime Totten immediately joined her former head coach Heather Linstad to develop the University of Connecticut women’s ice hockey program and enters her 11th season with the Huskies. Totten has been an instrumental aspect of the Division I program’s foundation at UConn since the Huskies’ began playing women’s ice hockey in 2000-01.

Totten will resume her position as the recruiting coordinator for Connecticut as she has since the day she began, continually bringing student-athletes who make an immediate impact on the ice and in the classroom. The 2004-05 season marked the first year that four full recruiting classes took the ice for UConn and the 2009-10 season saw the graduation of arguably the most successful class. During the 2009-10 season, the Huskies notched their highest ever national ranking of No. 7, surpassing the plateau of the eighth-national ranking set by the 2004-05 squad. The 2009-10 team also matched the 2004-05 squad in earning Connecticut’s second Hockey East Championship Game appearance.

In addition to her recruiting responsibilities, Totten runs the defensive end of the bench, assists in daily practice and preparations, directs special teams plays and directs the team alumni efforts.

Under her tutelage, Cristin Allen became the first-ever Connecticut player to be named to the New England Writer’s All-Star Team twice in her career in 2009-10. Allen also earned back-to-back All-Hockey East accolades and was named the league’s inaugural Best Defensemen with the guidance of Totten.

Totten served as an assistant coach with the Hockey East All-Star Team that included Allen, Amy Hollstein, Jody Sydor and Monique Weber midway through last season. The Hockey East All-Stars played Team USA prior to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics as part of the National Team’s Qwest Tour.

In 2008, she served as an assistant coach for the USA Women’s National Under-22 program against Canada for a three-game series in August. She was responsible for assisting daily practices and instructing the defensive end of the bench. Totten was chosen to work with the USA Hockey Under-14 Select Camp in 2007 in Rochester, N.Y. She also coached the Select 16’s and 17’s that same year at the Junior National Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Prior to her coaching career, Totten was a mainstay at several USA Hockey Camps and Festivals as a player.

She served as an assistant captain during the 1995 Junior National Team and participated in the 1997 USA Festival during the 1998 Olympic Team selections.

Totten appeared in every single game of her four-year varsity career at Northeastern. She was twice the recipient of All-America honors while serving as captain in 1997-98 and 1998-99. Following the 1996-97 season, Totten earned ECAC First Team All-Star Honors after helping Northeastern to the ECAC Conference Title, finishing the season with a then-school record 27-9-0. Her on and off the ice leadership combined with her sportsmanship earned Totten the prestigious Sarah Devins Award from the ECAC as a senior.

After graduating with honors, earning a bachelor’s degree in cardiopulmonary science with a concentration in exercise physiology, Totten served as student-assistant coach for her alma mater during the 1999-2000 season.

She was awarded the National Student Athlete Award and was named a Scholar Athlete during her career.

A native of Stafford, N.Y., Totten currently resides in Mansfield Center, Conn.

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Returning for her second season as an assistant with the Connecticut women’s ice hockey team, Kirsti Anderson joined the Huskies prior to their historic run in the 2009-10 season. Anderson was an assistant at Hamilton College for two years where she helped the Continentals with on-ice practice and game preparation. She made a seamless transition to the Huskies, continuing similar responsibilities, including working with the defensive unit.

At Hamilton, Anderson contributed to the program’s alumnae communication efforts, recruiting and travel planning in addition to her coaching responsibilities. Under her guidance, defenseman Kate Marek earned a spot on the NESCAC First-Team, leading the conference in defensemen in scoring during the 2008-09 season.

Anderson attended the NCAA Women Coaches Academy in 2008 following a brief time with the Union College women’s ice hockey team as a volunteer assistant. There Anderson conducted weekly video sessions and contributed to the defensive elements of the game during games and practices.

Her collegiate playing experience began at Division III Bowdoin where Anderson was a First-Team AllAmerican on a pair of Final Four squads. She was acknowledged as the NESCAC’s Rookie of the Year and Bowdoin College’s Freshman Female Athlete of the Year. She earned a spot on the all-conference first team as a rookie and as a sophomore guided the team to a third-place finish at the NCAA Tournament. That season, Anderson co-led defensemen in scoring in Division III ice hockey.

From 2003-05, Anderson was an instrumental part of two NCAA Final Four teams at Dartmouth where she helped lead the Big Green to the Ivy League Championship in 2004. That season, Dartmouth was an ECAC Semifinalist followed by a ECAC Second Place finish the following season.

Anderson has participated in the USA 18s and 19s Junior National Camp and was twice a part of the USA Women’s National Team Festival in 2002-03. She was invited to the 2003 National Team Tryouts as well.

A 2005 graduate from Dartmouth with a degree in biological sciences, Anderson played defense for the Ottawa Raiders and Oakville Ice of the National Women’s Hockey League in Canada prior to pursuing her coaching career.

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The senior trio of Jody Sydor, Brittany Murphy and Jennifer Chaisson will return to lead the 2010-11 University of Connecticut women’s ice hockey team, serving as this season’s captains. With the experience of the returning players as well as the skills and knowledge of the incoming freshmen, the Huskies are poised to build upon last season’s success.

Sydor, a 2009-10 Hockey East Honorable Mention, will serve as captain for the Huskies while anchoring the UConn defense. Sydor earned her captain title after serving as an assistant captain last season, while leading the Huskies both on and off the ice.

"I believe Jody will build on her experiences from last year and provide quality leadership in the lockerroom, weight room and on the ice," Head coach Heather Linstad said. "Her biggest asset is her work ethic, and I hope the younger players will emulate not only her work ethic but also her compassion and dedication to the program."

Murphy, who led Connecticut in game-winning goals last season, returns as the Huskies energy leader, providing quality experience to the UConn offense.

"Brittany will provide lots of energy and enthusiasm on and off the ice," Linstad said. "She plays all out every time she is on the ice, and this is something the rest of the team feeds off of during games."

Chaisson, the 2009-10 Hockey East's Best Defensive Forward, led the Huskies last season with seven goals and 10 assists against Hockey East opponents, and will continue to use her skills and knowledge of the game to lead UConn to another successful season.

"Jennifer is a quiet leader who I consider a go-to player," Linstad said. "She does the little things that help a team win and she will be instrumental in leading our younger forwards on the ice this year."

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Chaisson and Murphy will be called upon this year to lead the Husky offense along with veterans Monique Weber and Kelly Horan. The quartet accounted for 88 points last year, including 36 UConn goals.

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Weber returns after earning Hockey East Honorable Mention accolades while representing UConn at the WHEA All-Star game last year along with Sydor, Cristin Allen and Amy Hollstein. She was second on the team in overall points, goals and assists during 2009-10 and will once again be at the front of the Husky offense.

Horan was voted as the team's Rookie of the Year last season after posting six goals and 12 assists, leading the newcomers in Hockey East play.

"Jennifer, Brittany, Monique and Kelly will lead our offense this year because of the success and experience they had last season, but the six freshmen forwards will certainly bring a new dynamic to our offense with their speed and vision," Linstad said.

Those six freshmen include Alexandra Vakos, Stephanie Raithby, Jenny Saxon, Jenna Welch, Taylor Gross and Jocelyn Slattery, who will battle for playing time along with junior Jaclyn Camardo.

Defense

Sydor will anchor the Husky defense this season, along with a core group of returners who provide UConn depth and experience on the defensive line.

The returners, who played in every game last season except one, include Rebecca Hewett, Sami Evelyn, Maude Blain and Casey Knajdek.

"We will have great depth on defense this season," Linstad said.

"All of our returners are battle tested and they all played a large role in UConn having one of the lowest GAA in the country last year."

Not only will the Husky defense provide strength on the back line, but they will also increase UConn's scoring opportunities. As a group, the returners have posted 23 goals and 85 assists during their careers, including 12 goals and 41 assists last season.

Hewett returns after being among the team leaders with 12 assists during her rookie campaign, including a pair in the Nutmeg Classic Championship game.

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Evelyn enters her junior campaign after recording a career-high 12 assists last season, with a career-high two assists coming in the Nutmeg Classic Championship and also against Vermont.

This season Blain will help the Huskies on both the defensive and offensive sides of play, after posting five goals and four assists during her first year of collegiate hockey.

Knajdek, who led the Huskies with a +19 rating last season, returns after seeing playing time in all 37 contests last year, posting two goals and five assists as a freshman.

Hockey East Honorable Mention, Alexandra Garcia returns in net for the Huskies, after playing in 33 games as a freshman, posting 718 saves, a 1.60 GAA and six shutouts.

Garcia also led the Hockey East last season with a 1.42 GAA in conference play.

"Alexandra had a very good season for us last year and she has worked hard this offseason to make sure that she could be the backbone of our defense again this year," Linstad said.

The UConn defense will be joined by a pair of newcomers, Kiana Nauheim and goaltender Nicole Paniccia. Both Paniccia and sophomore Claire Francis will battle Garcia for playing time in the net, while Nauheim will battle junior Nicole Camardo and sophomore Carli Pridmore for time on the ice.

Schedule

Highlighted by 11 Hockey East contests and an outdoor game to be played at Rentschler Field as part of the Whalers Hockey Fest, the Huskies will play 15 home contests during the 2010-11 season. UConn will also hit the road for 19 games this year, including the first-ever trip to Minnesota-Duluth to take on the reigning NCAA Division I National Champions.

"This season will be one of the most competitive schedules that UConn has ever played," Linstad said. "Hockey East as a league continues to grow stronger which means all 21 conference games this year will be a 60 minute battle."

For just the second time in program history UConn will open the season against a Hockey East opponent, hosting New Hampshire on Oct. 2. The contest also marks the second-consecutive season that the Wildcats and the Huskies will face-off during the first game of the season.

After the first game the Huskies will take a break from Hockey East action and face five non-conference opponents, including home games against Clarkson (Oct. 9) and St. Lawrence (Oct. 10). During this stretch UConn will play at Colgate (Oct. 15), Syracuse (Oct. 16) and national powerhouse, Minnesota-Duluth (Oct. 23-24).

The Huskies return to conference play with a home and away series with Boston College, hosting the Eagles on Nov. 30 and will travel to BC on Nov. 31.

Connecticut will play four conference games before defending their title at the Nutmeg Classic at the end of November, including home contests against Maine (Nov. 6) and New Hampshire (Nov. 14), while traveling to New Hampshire (Nov. 13) and Vermont (Nov. 20).

The Huskies will defend their 2009-10 Nutmeg Classic crown beginning on Nov. 26 as they host Yale in the opening game of the tournament (Quinnipiac is the host team for the 2010-11 Nutmeg Classic), with the consolation and championship games played on Nov. 27.

"There is a tremendous amount of excitement surrounding non-conference games this year," Linstad said. "We will be playing Minnesota-Duluth for the first time in program history, we will be defending our Nutmeg Championship from last season and we will be playing outdoors at Rentschler Field, which are all a very exciting opportunities for our team."

A pair of Hockey East contests and a non-conference match-up at Union (Dec. 8) marks the end of the first half of the season for the Huskies. UConn will host the defending Hockey East Champions in Boston University on Dec. 4 before traveling to Providence to face the Friars on Dec. 5.

UConn returns after the new year to a full schedule in January, facing all five of their opponents twice during the month. The Huskies will travel to Dartmouth (Jan. 1-2), Maine (Jan. 21-22) and Boston University (Jan. 28) and will host Robert Morris (Jan. 8-9), Vermont (Jan. 14-15) and BU (Jan. 29).

Connecticut will close out the 2010-11 regular season with six Hockey East contests beginning with a trip to BC on Feb. 3. The Huskies will host Northeastern on Feb. 6 and will play a home and away series against Providence on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, with the February 13 contest being played at Rentschler Field following the UConn men's hockey game against Sacred Heart as part of the Whalers Hockey Fest.

The Huskies will play a final home and away against Northeastern to close the season, traveling to Boston on Feb. 20 and hosting the Huskies on Feb. 20 on Senior Day.

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Assistant Captain # 13 Jennifer Chaisson • Senior • Forward • Cumberland, Ont. AS A JUNIOR • 2009-10 Named the Hockey East’s Inaugural Best Defensive Forward…led the team in scoring in Hockey East contests with seven goals and 10 assists…was third overall with 25 points, including 10 goals and 15 assists…third on the team with four power-play goals…was plus-one and put two pucks on net in the third period at No. 5 St. Lawrence (10/9)…finished with a shot on goal in each period versus Colgate (10/17)…contributed an assist in each game of the Huskies’ 2-0 weekend at Brown (10/23) and against Union (10/24)…scored a shorthanded and power-play goal at Maine (11/8)…scored twice in the Nutmeg Classic Championship game at Yale (11/28)…recorded a pair of assists vs. Boston University (12/4), including one on a power-play goal…won 9-of-13 face-offs vs. Dartmouth (1/2)…scored in each game at Vermont (1/16 & 17)…scored a power-play goal against Maine (1/23)…recorded Year GP G A Pts PP SH GW P-PIM +/her sixth multiple-point game with a goal and an assist against Boston College 2007-08 35 7 14 21 2 0 1 4-8 +13 (2/6)…scored once against New Hampshire (2/7)…had a pair of assists against 14 17 1 0 0 8-16 -5 Providence (2/12-13)…assisted the third goal of the Huskies’ 4-1 Hockey East Quar- 2008-09 32 3 2009-10 37 10 15 25 4 1 1 8-16 +12 terfinal victory at Northeastern (2/27)…stabilizing force in the third period after an Career 104 20 43 63 7 1 2 20-40 +20 assist in the first against Providence (3/6) in the Hockey East Tournament Semifinal.

AS A SOPHOMORE • 2008-09 Missed the final three games of the season due to injury…scored three goals and tallied 14 assists in her second season…had two assists against Sacred Heart (9/27)…assisted a power-play goal at Minnesota State-Mankato (10/3)…had one assist against No. 7/6 St. Lawrence (10/11)…got two shots off against Maine (11/8)…assisted one of UConn’s areer ighs power-play goals at Boston College (11/13)…had an assist against Brown (11/24)…scored her first goal of the season against No. 10 Wayne State (11/28)…finished the Nutmeg Classic with a powerPoints 3 Three Times (last, at Maine, 11/8/09) play goal against Yale (11/29)…assisted game-winning goal in 3-2 victory over No. 9/10 Harvard G oals 2 Four Times (last, at Yale, 11/28/09) (12/14)…had a pair of assists in 7-0 victory over Vermont (1/3)…assisted the final two goals of the Assists 3 at Vermont (1/12/08) 3-0 win over No. 9/9 Boston University (1/10)…scored the game-tying goal at Maine (2/13) and P enalties 2 BOSTON COLLEGE (12/4/08) had an assist in the game.

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AS A FRESHMAN • 2007-08 Saw action in all 35 games…had a team fourth-best tally of 21 points, tying teammate Nicole Tritter…scored seven times while adding 14 assists, which led all freshmen for the Huskies…scored two power-play goals and one game winner…had a +13 plus-minus rating…named the Hockey East Mission Rookie of the Week (1/14)…earned a spot on the Hockey East Mission All-Rookie Team. etting to now

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Jennifer Ann…daughter of Jerry and Pamela Chaisson…has three brothers, Matthew, Michael and John and one sister, Melanie…born on Aug. 29, 1989…a biomedical engineering major.

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In 10 Years, I See Myself...

Hopefully, I will be working for a good company at a job I enjoy with enough time off to do some traveling.

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Brittany Murphy • Senior • Forward • Tewksbury, Mass.

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Pts PP SH GW P-PIM +/Recorded 16 points from six goals and 10 assists…tied for second on the team with Year GP G A 2007-08 35 4 7 11 1 0 0 4-8 0 three game-winning goals…scored the Huskies lone goal at No. 5 New Hampshire 2008-09 34 5 5 10 2 0 0 9-21 -12 (10/3)…assisted UConn’s game-tying goal at No. 5 St. Lawrence (10/9)…scored first 2009-10 37 6 10 16 0 0 3 15-30 +8 career gamewinner against Syracuse (10/16)…assisted both of Binning’s goals at Career 106 15 22 37 3 0 3 28-59 -4 Brown (10/23), matching her career-high in assists…scored the Huskies’ lone goal in regulation against Providence (11/1)…assisted an even-strength goal at Maine (11/8)…matched career-high effort with a pair of assists at Yale (11/28) in Nutmeg Classic title game…had an assist in each game against Providence (2/12-13)… scored the game-winning goal at Northeastern (2/27) in the Hockey East Quarterfinal win.

Career Highs

AS A SOPHOMORE • 2008-09 Finished the year with 10 points, from five goals and five assists…saw action in 34 games…scored one goal against Sacred Heart (9/27)…scored a goal and had an assist against No. 4/5 New Hampshire (10/15)…assisted two goals at Vermont (10/18)…assisted a power-play goal at Princeton (10/24)…scored the final goal of UConn’s 4-0 win against Brown (11/25) on the power play… had a goal and an assist in the No. 4/4 Mercyhurst series (1/16-17)…tied the game at Maine (2/13) with fourth goal of the season…assisted the first Connecticut goal against No. 5/5 UNH (2/21).

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AS A FRESHMAN • 2007-08 Played in all 35 games…recorded four goals and seven assists for 11 points on the year…had one power-play goal at Vermont (1/11)…named the Hockey East Mission Rookie of the Week (12/31).

BEFORE UConn Attended Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass.…played for head coach Laurie Mutch…was selected to the 2007 Boston Globe All Scholastic team…honored as the team’s Most Valuable Player her senior year…earned All-League honors and ISL League Most Valuable Player honors her senior year…led her team to the 2005 ISL Championship title…was also elected to be a team captain her senior year for lacrosse…earned academic honors her senior year.

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Brittany Rose…daughter of Denise MacDougall…has one sister, Taylor…born on April 26, 1989…a communications major.

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Why I Chose UConn I chose UConn because of the people and the atmosphere. It felt like home the minute I stepped foot on campus.

Best UConn Hockey Experience/Moment Playing in my first game.

Best Part of Being a UConn StudentAthlete Getting the best education while also playing a sport I love.

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Jody Sydor • Senior • Defense • St. Alberta, Alta.

AS A JUNIOR • 2009-10 Was a Hockey East Honorable Mention…represented Connecticut at the WHEA All-Star game against Team USA…had an assist at No. 5 St. Lawrence (10/9)…scored her first goal of the season on the power play versus Colgate (10/17)…assisted the second power-play goal in the 4-1 win over Union (10/24)…had an assist on lone goal at No. 4 New Hampshire (10/31)…assisted the first UConn goal at Maine (11/8)…tallied her second power-play goal of the season at Yale (11/28) in Nutmeg Classic championship game, also had an assist…assisted the Huskies’ power-play goal at Harvard (12/8)…had an assist on the second-consecutive UConn powerplay goal of the game against Dartmouth (1/3)…assisted a pair of goals in the 2-0 weekend at Vermont…blocked three shots against New Hampshire (2/7) and put six Year GP G A Pts PP SH GW P-PIM +/pucks on net…at Northeastern (2/21), blocked four shots…blocked three shots in 2007-08 35 3 7 10 2 0 2 12-35 +9 Hockey East Quarterfinal game at Northeastern (2/27)…was a +2 in the final two 2008-09 35 2 18 20 1 0 0 21-42 -1 games of the Hockey East Tournament.

2009-10 37 2 10 12 2 0 0 15-30 +14 Career 107 7 35 42 5 0 2 48-107 +22

AS A SOPHOMORE • 2008-09 Doubled her scoring effort from a season ago with two goals and 18 assists…played in 35 games…had one assist against Sacred Heart (9/27)…had an assist in each game at Minnesota State-Mankato (10/3 & 4)…opened scoring at Vermont (10/18) with her first goal of the season…assisted a pair of power-play goals in two-game series at Princeton (10/24 & 25)…had an assist on the game-winning goal against Maine (11/8)…assisted one goal against Brown (11/24)…had an assist on UConn’s game-winning goal against Yale (11/28) in the Nutmeg Classic championship game…scored the first power-play goal against No. 7/8 Boston College (12/5)…had an assist on the game-tying areer ighs goal against No. 9/10 Harvard (12/14)…assisted one of three power-play goals against Vermont (1/3)…assisted the final two goals of the 3-0 win over Boston University (1/10)…had an assist Points 2 Four Times (last, at Yale, 11/28/09) on gamewinner against No. 4/4 Mercyhurst (1/16)…assisted UConn’s lone goal at Providence Goals 1 Seven Times (last, at Yale, 11/28/09) (1/31)…had an assist on the game-winning goal at Maine (2/13)…recorded an assist at No. 5/5 Assists 2 Twice (last, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 1/10/08) New Hampshire (2/22).

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Appeared in all 35 games…scored three times while adding seven assists for 10 points…recorded two power-play and two game-winning goals…named to the Hockey East Mission All-Rookie Team…named the team's Rookie of the Year at the end of the year banquet…had a season-high two points at Boston College (12/1) with one goal and one assist…was named a Hockey East All-Academic All-Star.

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BEFORE UConn Attended Sturgeon Composite High School in Namao, Alberta…played for the St. Albert Kal-Tire Slash Midget AAA team…led her team to the North Division Championship title in 2006…selected as a team captain for the Slash Midgets in 2007…elected as an alternate captain for the Team Alberta U18 in 2007…also a standout softball player…team captain for the St. Albert Riot…led her team to be the Alberta Provincial Gold Medalists in 2007 and the Silver Medalists in 2000 and 2002…received academic honors in grades seven through 12…earned the Certificate of Merit in the Canadian Scholastic Achievement League.

PERSONAL

Jody Leanne Sydor…daughter of Terry and Deborah Sydor…has one brother, Spenser and one sister, Raelene…born on May 8, 1989…a pharmacy major.

Favorite Quote from Coach Linstad "You can't hate to lose; you've got to love to win!"

Best UConn Hockey Experience/Moment Defeating Harvard right before Christmas break in 2008.

In 10 Years, I See Myself...

As a pharmacist working in a hospital and still playing hockey, while keeping up to date with UConn athletics of course!

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Jaclyn Camardo • Junior • Forward • Arlington Heights, Ill.

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AS A SOPHOMORE • 2009-10

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(1/16 & 17)…saw significant playing time against Maine (1/22)…part Best UConn Hockey Experience/Moment of the lineup at Boston University Beating UNH in a shootout at home (1/29) and against Vermont (1/30) … part of the lineup in the last seven Favorite Place You Have Traveled games (2/12-3/7), including the three California, we went there for nationals in high Hockey East Tournament games… school for hockey. It was fun to play hockey somewhere warm for once! earned a spot on the Hockey East All-Academic Team.

Was in the lineup at No. 5 New Hampshire (10/3) and at Northeastern (10/4)… dressed for both games of the home-opening weekend (Syracuse, etting to now 10/16; Colgate, 10/17)…part of the lineup at Brown (10/23)…took Why I Chose UConn the ice against Boston University The coaches stress the importance of our (12/4)…among the offensive lineup future when hockey is over. They want us to vs. Dartmouth (1/3), at Vermont succeed in every part of life, not just hockey.

(1/16 & 17) and against Maine (1/22 & 23)…in the lineup at Boston Best UConn Hockey Experience/Moment Beating No. 2 ranked Mercyhurst last year.

University (1/29) and vs.Vermont (1/30)…part of the lineup in the last In 10 Years, I See Myself... seven games (2/12-3/7), including Graduated from medical school and working the three Hockey East Tournament as a resident back home in Chicago. games…received Hockey East AllAcademic Honors.

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AS A FRESHMAN • 2008-09 Scored her first career goal in her first game as Husky against Sacred Heart (9/27)…was part of the lineup in 15 of the final 17 games of the season…named to the Hockey East All-Academic areer ighs Team.

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Attended Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, Ill.…earned First Team All-State honors…second in league in points with 57, including 27 goals and 31 assists…helped team to a second place finish in the State Tournament…member of the National Honor Society.

Appeared in 10 games this season, including seven Hockey East contests…was in the lineup for three-straight games in January (Boston University-1/10-Mercyhurst-1/17)…received Hockey East All-Academic Honors.

BEFORE UConn

Attended Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, Ill.…earned First Team All-State honors…led her high school league in points and assists… had 61 points (28 goals) and 33 assists…helped team to a second place finish in the State Tournament…member of the National Honor Society.

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Nicole C.…daughter of Marc and Cathy Camardo…identical twin sister, Jaclyn, also plays for the Huskies…has two sisters, Jaclyn and Julia, and one brother, Mac…born on Aug. 9, 1990…a biology major.

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Jaclyn Marie…daughter of Marc and Cathy Camardo…identical twin sister, Nicole, also plays for the Huskies…has two sisters, Nicole and Julia, and one brother, Mac…born on Aug. 9, 1990…a biology major.

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Sami Evelyn • Junior • Defense • Nepean, Ont. AS A SOPHOMORE • 2009-10 Exceeded freshman campaign output with three goals and 12 assists…assisted UConn’s goal at Northeastern (10/4)…was plus-one with two shots on goal at No. 5 St. Lawrence (10/9)…had an assist in the game against the Raiders (10/17)…netted a power-play goal at Brown (10/23)…led the team with three Five Times (last, at Vermont, 1/16/10) blocked shots vs. Providence (11/1)…got four pucks on net at Maine (11/8)…matched career-high point BOSTON UNIVERSITY (12/4/09) effort with two assists at Yale (11/28) in Nutmeg Classic Championship game…scored on the power play Three Times (last, at Vermont, 1/16/10) and netted her first career gamewinner against Boston University (12/4)…had an assist at Boston UniverFive Times (last, PROVIDENCE, 2/13/10) sity (12/5)…assisted the first of two power play goals against Dartmouth (1/3)…had a pair of assists at Twice (last, PROVIDENCE, 2/13/10) Vermont (1/16), including on the eventual gamewinner…assisted the power-play goal against Boston College (2/6)…had an assist on the game-tying goal at Providence (2/12)…blocked two shots in regular season finale at Northeastern (2/21)…was a +2 through the Hockey East Tournament.

Career Highs

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Favorite UConn Official Visit Story I was getting the full tour of the school and some random guy yelled "COME TO UCONN." Favorite Quote from Coach Linstad "Just because you're a vegetarian, doesn't mean the bear won't eat you."

In 10 Years, I See Myself...

Married, rich with kids.

Year GP G A 2008-09 35 4 7 2009-10 37 3 12 Career 72 7 19

AS A FRESHMAN • 2008-09 Consistent presence on the defense, playing in all 35 games…scored once at Minnesota State-Mankato (10/4)…had one assist against No. 7/6 St. Lawrence (10/11)…finished the No. 4/5 New Hampshire game (10/15) with a +1 rating…assisted game-winning goal at Vermont (10/18)…on the ice for two goals at Princeton (10/24-25)…assisted UConn’s first goal at No. 7/8 Boston College (11/13)…scored two goals against Vermont (1/3), including a power-play goal, the first of her career… assisted a power-play goal against No. 9/9 Boston University (1/10)…tallied one on the power play vs. Boston University (2/6)…had an assist against No. 5/5 UNH (2/21).

BEFORE UConn Attended John McCrae Secondary School in Nepean, Ont.…played for the Ottawa NCCP Intermediate AA team…named the team MVP in field hockey…played for the U-18 Canadian Championship as a member of Team Ontario Red in 2005 and 2006.

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PERSONAL Sami L.…daughter of Rob and Laurie Evelyn...has one brother, Mike…born on Jan. 8, 1990…a civil engineering major.

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Alexandra Garcia • Junior • Goalie • Pointe-Claire, Que. AS A SOPHOMORE • 2009-10 Was a Hockey East Honorable Mention and selected to the All-Hockey East Academic Team…ended the areer ighs season seventh in the NCAA with a program single-season record 1.60 goals-against average and fifth with a program-best six shutouts…fourth in the nation with a .931 save-percentage…between the pipes Shutouts 6 2009-10) for a program-best 18 wins, including 10 conference victories…made 27 saves at No. 5 New Hampshire Saves 35 at Harvard (12/8/09) (10/4)…made 22 saves at Northeastern (10/5), allowing just one goal in regulation…earned first win of the season with 13 saves at No. 5 St. Lawrence (10/9)…stopped 23 shots at No. 7 Clarkson (10/10)… made 16 saves in 4-1 win over Union (10/24)…stopped 23 shots to preserve 1-1 tie vs. Providence (11/1)…turned away a career-best 29 shots in 7-2 win at Maine (11/8)…posted first career shutout in 0-0 tie with Boston College (11/14)…did not allow a goal in the first game of the Nutmeg Classic against Quinnipiac (11/27)… received the Laurie Bellevue Award for the goalie with the best save percentage at the Nutmeg Classic…made 29 saves in finale of 1-1-0 week vs. Boston University (12/5)… received Defensive Player of the Week Honors (12/7)…topped her career-best effort with 35 saves at Harvard (12/8)…pulled in Defensive Player of the Week Honors for the second-straight week…turned aside 28 shots to preserve the tie against Dartmouth (1/3)…allowed just two goals in two games at Vermont (1/16 & 17)…gave up just one goal in each game against Maine (1/22 & 23)…made 24 saves in three-straight games (1/29-2/6), posting consecutive shutouts against Boston University (1/29) and Vermont (1/30)…named the Bauer Goaltender of the Month for January…battled to her sixth shutout of the year with an 18-save performance against Northeastern (2/21)…turned aside 20 shots in the Hockey East Quarterfinal at Northeastern (2/27)…named Defensive Player of the Week on March 1…just three saves shy of her etting to now career-high with 32 saves against Providence (3/6) in the Semifinal game of the Hockey East Tournament (3/6)…turned aside 31 shots in the championship game against Boston University (3/7).

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Was in the crease in nine games of her rookie season…started six contests, including four Hockey East contests…played 20 minutes against Sacred Heart (9/27) and made five saves…earned the win in her first career start against Colgate (10/10)…made 27 saves against No. 7/6 St. Lawrence (10/11)…started at Princeton (10/25), stopping 11 shots in 32:09 minutes played…stepped in the crease after the first period at No. 5/6 Boston College (11/13), finishing the game with 15 saves…allowed one goal, making 18 saves against Providence (11/16)…stepped in the crease at No. 5/5 New Hampshire In 10 Years, I See Myself...

(2/22) and made four saves in 11:23 minutes played…stopped 20 shots in Hockey East Quarterfinal game at Providence I see myself rich and retired! No, just kid(2/28)…named to the All-Academic Hockey East Team. ding. I picture myself being happily married, a successful business owner, helping others in need, as well as traveling.

BEFORE UConn Attended Dawson College…led her team to the finals in the 2005 Canadian Championship in British-Columbia (2005)… was named the Player of the Game in the semifinals and finals…bronze medalist in the Canada Games in Yukon (2007)…won the collegiate championship with a 340-0 record with the Dawson Blues in 2006-07.

PERSONAL Alexandra Garcia…daughter of Marc Garcia and Chantal Labelle…has one brother, Jonathan…born on June 13, 1989…a dual major in management and actuarial science.

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Rebecca Hewett • Junior • Defense • Oak Bluff, Man. AS A SOPHOMORE • 2009-10

Career Highs

Participated in Team Canada U22 Strength and Conditioning Camp in April and Selection Camp in August…was in the lineup in every game of rookie campaign…among the team leader’s with 12 Points 3 at Brown (10/23/09) assists…totaled 14 points on the year…named the UConn Rookie of the Year by teammates…

Goals 2 Twice (last,VERMONT, 1/3/09) scored first collegiate goal on the power play against Sacred Heart (9/27)…finished with a +1 Assists 3 at Brown (10/23/09) and had one assist against No. 4/5 New Hampshire (10/15)…was +1 with two shots at Princeton Penalties 2 Six Times (last, DARTMOUTH, 1/3/10) (10/24)…was a Hockey East Top Performer following a single assist, plus-2 rating and four shots PIM 4 Six Times (last, DARTMOUTH, 1/3/10) on goal vs. Maine game (11/8)…had a pair of assists against Yale (11/29) in the Nutmeg Classic championship game…scored the final goal of the game against Vermont (1/3)…was +2 against No. 9/9 Boston University (1/10)…had an assist against Boston University (2/6)…assisted the gamewinner at Maine (2/13)…had an assist in regular-season finale against No. 5/5 New Hampshire (2/22).

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AS A FRESHMAN • 2008-09

Favorite UConn Official Visit Story During the triathlon in September, I went into the Field House and all the doors were locked. So I was stuck inside trying to find my way back to the track.

Best UConn Hockey Experience/Moment Beating Mercyhurst.

Favorite Place You Have Traveled The Bahamas

Participated in Team Canada U22 Strength and Conditioning Camp in April and Selection Camp in August…was in the lineup in every game of rookie campaign…among the team leader’s with 12 assists…totaled 14 points on the year… named the UConn Rookie of the Year by teammates…scored first collegiate goal on the power play against Sacred Heart (9/27)…finished with a +1 and had one assist against No. 4/5 New Hampshire (10/15)…was +1 with two shots at Princeton (10/24)…was a Hockey East Top Performer following a single assist, plus-2 rating and four shots on goal vs.

Maine game (11/8)…had a pair of assists against Yale (11/29) in the Nutmeg Classic championship game…scored the final goal of the game against Vermont (1/3)…was +2 against No. 9/9 Boston University (1/10)…had an assist against Boston University (2/6)…assisted the gamewinner at Maine (2/13)…had an assist in regular-season finale against No. 5/5 New Hampshire (2/22).

BEFORE UConn Attended St. Mary's Academy…Esso Most Valuable Player for the AA Female Midget Hockey Rangers…AA Female Midget Hockey All-Star…a Team Canada U18 World Championship silver medalist…CBC Sports Star of the Week selection for Manitoba.

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Rebecca Katherine…daughter of Richard and Kathee Hewett…has one brother, Joseph and two sisters, Elisabeth and Olivia…born on Sept. 19, 1990…an engineering major.

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AS A FRESHMAN • 2008-09 Led the rookies with 23 points in 35 games…was fifth on the team with 10 goals and 13 assists overall…began her career with a three-point effort against Sacred Heart (9/27), earning Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors…had assists in each of the two games at Minnesota State-Mankato (10/3-4)…scored her second of the year against No. 7/6 St. Lawrence (10/11)…was successful in shootout victory over No. 4/5 New Hampshire (10/15), giving UConn its first Hockey East win of the season…assisted the Huskies’ first goal against Maine (11/8)…led the Huskies with six shots at No. 5/6 Boston College (11/13)…had one assist against Brown (11/24)…earned Mission Rookie of the Week Honors after scoring a power-play goal against No. 10 Wayne State and recorded a pair of assists in the Nutmeg Classic (11/2829)…scored the gamewinner against No. 9/10 Harvard (12/14)…struck twice against No. 9/9 Boston University (1/10)… scored on the breakaway against No. 4/4 Mercyhurst (1/16)…finished the Boston University two-game series with a goal and an assist (2/6 & 7)…led the team in points scored at Maine (2/13 & 14) with a goal and two assists…extended season-high six-game point-scoring streak with a goal vs. No. 5/5 New Hampshire (2/21).

Why I Chose UConn I believe I chose UConn for the amazing atmosphere on campus, the athletic unity between all the sports and also for such a great group of teammates.

Favorite Quote/Saying from Coach Linstad "Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bear not to attack you because you are a vegetarian."

In 10 Years, I See Myself...

Not sure, but I'll be making the most of it!

BEFORE UConn Attended Elk River High School…played for the Minnesota Ice Cats…top 10 finalist for Ms. Minnesota.

Year GP G A 2008-09 35 10 13 Monique Maria…daughter of Marlon and Elaine Weber…has one sister, Angela 2009-10 37 14 15 and three brothers, Mitchell, Mathias and Nathanial…born on July 28, 1989… Career 72 24 28 an exploratory major.

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Maude Blain • Sophomore • Defense • Magog, Que.

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Concluded her rookie campaign with a +3 rating and a five-goal and four-assist effort…finished the opening weekend with a combined five shots on goal at No. 5 New Hampshire (10/3) and at Northeastern (10/4)…assisted one goal in the home opener versus Syracuse (10/16) for first point of collegiate career…was etting to now plus-two after 2-0 week (10/23-24)… assisted the game-tying goal against Favorite UConn Official Visit Story Providence (11/1)…scored the first I was with Coach Linstad, Becky Taylor, goal of her career, a shorthanded mark, Alexandra Garcia and Coach Totten and we at Robert Morris (1/8)…tallied the first were at the cafeteria. Alexandra and I were goal of the game against Maine (1/22)… trying to explain to Becky what a "nounou" scored a pair of goals at Providence is. It was funny.

(2/12), tacking on an assist in the reguIn 10 Years, I See Myself... lar season series finale (2/13)…named As a police officer for the RCMP in Canada. to the All-Hockey East Academic Team.

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BEFORE UConn Three-sport athlete during high school career…earned starting position as a freshman at Stowe High School, guiding the team to a runner-up finish at the Vermont State Championships…two-time Vermont High School Coaches and Burlington Free Press all-league honoree pulling in second team accolades as a freshman and first team honors as a sophomore…played at Loomis Chaffee for three seasons…captained the squad as a senior in 2008-09 season…led the team to the New England Division Semifinals before falling to eventual champions… selected to play in the annual Make-a-Wish Foundation game in Burlington,Vt.… received the Vermont Sportsmanship Award in 2009…four-time participant in the New England Yankee Conference All-Star Festival…earned a spot on the All-New England District Chowder Cup team her junior year…received five varsity letters in soccer and two in lacrosse…earned honors or high academic honors throughout entire high school career.

Recorded 25 points in her final season as an assistant captain with St. Jerome – CEGEP…earned a spot in the all-star Claire Georgina…daughter of Chris and Lyn Francis…has two brothers, Oliver game and was named to the all-star second team for the second-straight season…led the team to a gold medal at the and Ross…born on May 10, 1990…a pre-education major.

Provincial Championships…named the Personality of the Year in 2007-08…was an assistant etting to now captain areer ighs with Team Why I Chose UConn Points 3 at Robert Morris (1/8/10) Quebec, I wanted to be a part of a larger community Goals 2 at Providence (2/12/10) than I was in high school. UConn offers a helpAssists 1 Three Times (last, at Robert Morris, 1/8/10) great program for early education and also ing the Penalties 1 Three Times (last, BOSTON COLLEGE, 2/6/10) for women's ice hockey. I had an amazing time team to on my official visit and felt like I could find my PIM 2 Three Times (last, BOSTON COLLEGE, 2/6/10) a bronze place at UConn over any other school. medal at the 2007 Canada games…team captain at the 2007 Canadian Champions when Favorite Place You Have Traveled Team Quebec took silver.

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Kelly Horan • Sophomore • Forward • Methuen, Mass.

Casey Knajdek • Sophomore • For./Def. • Woodbury, Minn.

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AS A FRESHMAN • 2009-10

Second among rookies in overall scoring while leading the class with 13 points in Hockey East action…named the team’s Rookie of the Year…recorded her first collegiate point with an assist at No. 5 New Hampshire (10/3)…scored her first collegiate goal at Maine (11/8)…recorded a career-high three assists in the Nutmeg Classic Championship game at Yale (11/28)…had an assist in each game of the Boston University (12/4-5) series and scored her second of the season vs. etting to now the Terriers…took three shots on goal against Harvard (12/8)…scored the Favorite UConn Official Visit Story gametying goal and added a pair of asOn my official visit, I learned about the sists at Vermont (1/16 & 17)…received competitiveness not only on the ice, but off the ice as well. The triathlon and the cook Hockey East Bauer Rookie of the Week off were two examples. During my visit, we honors after a two-goal performance cooked one of the winning recipes from against Maine (1/22)…had assists in the cook off. back-to-back games (Boston University-1/29 & Vermont-1/30)…assisted Favorite Place You Have Traveled the lone Connecticut goal against New Alaska, we went snow mobiling to a glacier, Hampshire (2/7)…scored the opening dog sledding and sight seeing. It was the first time attending and winning the Nagoal of the Hockey East Quarterfinal tional Championship. matchup at Northeastern (2/27).

Led all with a +19 rating on the year…had one shot on goal at Northeastern (10/4)…was plus-one at No. 5 St. etting to now Lawrence (10/9)…recorded an assist on the power play against Colgate Why I Chose UConn (10/17)…finished with a pair of UConn fit everything I was looking for in a assists at Brown (10/23)…blocked school, academically as well as athletically. I felt two shots against Providence comfortable with the team and the coaching (11/1)…was plus-three at Maine staff. They felt very much like a family to me. I (11/8)…scored the first goal of her couldn't wait to play for such a well coached and talented team. career vs. Dartmouth (1/2)…scored the eventual gamewinner on the In 10 Years, I See Myself... power play against Maine (1/23)…

I hope to have a family and be working as a moved up to the offensive lineup at nurse. I plan to keep hockey a part of my life.

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The 2008-09 Hill-Murray Outstanding Scholar Award recipient… five-time varsity letterwinner in ice hockey and softball…guided the hockey team to three-straight conference championships, earning all-conference accolades at the conclusion of each of those seasons…pulled in Minnesota State High School League All-State Honorable Mention in 2007-08…was a Pioneer Press All-State Honorable Mention as a senior captain…twice the second runner-ups in softball before earning a share of the conference title in 2009…all-conference honorable mention in 2007, earning a spot on the team in 2008 and 2009…selected the teams Most Valuable Player in 2009 in addition to all-state, all-section and all-conference accolades…captained the softball team as a senior…three-time academic letterwinner by achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher…was an all-conference academic award recipient for hockey and softball during the 2008 and 2009 seasons…graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hill-Murray

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Casey Marie…daughter of Michael and Bonnie Knajdek…has one brother, Mitchell…born on Sept. 17, 1990…a pre-nursing major.

PERSONAL Kelly Anne…daughter of Bill and Colleen Horan…has one sister, Mary Kate… born on June 30, 1990…an ACES major.

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Carli Pridmore • Sophomore • Defense • Winentka, Ill. AS A FRESHMAN • 2009-10 Was in the lineup at No. 5 St. Lawrence (10/9) and at No. 7 Clarkson (10/10)… part of the lineup in the home opener versus Syracuse (10/16)…dressed for Union (10/24) and Providence (11/1) games…saw limited playing time vs. Boston University (12/4)…part of the lineup in the last four games (Maine-1/22— Vermont-1/30)…in the lineup against etting to now New Hampshire (2/7) and Providence (2/13).

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Competed on the Chicago Young American U19 squad from 2007-09… member of the U14 and U16 Chicago Young Americans team before that… recorded 17 points from 14 goals Favorite Place You Have Traveled and three assists in her three seasons England, because it was a totally new culwith the U19 team…helped the squad ture that I have never experienced before. to state (2005, ’06, ’07) and regional (2007) titles as well as a sixth-place finish at the 2007 nationals…received the New Trier High School Service Award.

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Leading a successful life with a family that loves me and a great job that I love.

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Caroline Muir…daughter of William Pridmore and Melissa Frey…has two brothers, William and John…born on March 11, 1991…an ACES major.

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Taylor Gross • Freshman • Forward Colorado Springs, Colo. • Colorado Select 19U

Kiana Nauheim • Freshman • Defense Fairbanks, Alaska • Brewster Academy

BEFORE UConn Assistant captain on the Colorado Select 19U Club team… recorded 36 goals and 44 assists in 38 games played…honor student throughout her four years at Pine Creek High School.

BEFORE UConn Three-sport athlete at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H.… played for the Lady Bobcats for the past three years, reaching the New England Quarterfinals each season…amassed 19 goals and 37 assists in 81 games…named to the New England Prep School Girls’ Ice Hockey All-Star Team (2009-10)…named 2009 outstanding Player at Rinksport…Brewster Academy was ranked second in NEPSAC with 25-2-1 record…helped Brewster capture Phillips Exeter Invitational Title (2009-10)…named to Cushing Academy E.G. Watkins All-Tournament Team en route to 2008-09 title…won the 2007-08 Deerfield Invitational with Brewster…four-year member of the USA Hockey Development Camp (2006-09)…played four years with the USA Hockey Pacific District Selects and USA Hockey Alaska Affiliate Selects…contributed MVP performance while guiding Pacific Selects to 2009 U16 Championship…was named the Martin Luther King Tournament MVP with Alaska Ice Breakers in 2009 USA Hockey U16 National Tournament…part of two-time New England Championship soccer squad in 2009 and 2007, finishing in the semifinals in 2008… graduated Magna Cum Laude and as the John Brewster Scholar at Brewster…also lettered in softball.

PERSONAL Taylor Gross…daughter of Dennis and Kim Gross…has one sister, Tori and a brother, Tyler…born on March 11, 1992…a biological sciences major.

PERSONAL Kiana Dawn Nauheim…daughter of Mark and Annette Nauheim…has a sister, Allison and a brother, Nick…born on June 18, 1992…an animal science major.

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Nicole Paniccia • Freshman • Goalie Oakville, Ont. • Canada U18

Stephanie Raithby • Freshman Forward • London, Ont. • A.B. Lucas

BEFORE UConn Helped Appleby College win the CISAA Championships for the second-consecutive season and take silver at the NAPHA Championship series in 2009-10…captured the NAPHA title in 200809 and was awarded the Parker Jacket for athletic achievement and excellence…invited to the Team Canada Selections Camps in 2008-09 and 2009-10…played for Team Ontario Red in 2009-10, leading the squad to the Gold Medal at the Canadian U18 National Championships…played the two previous seasons (200709) with Team Ontario Blue…took gold with the Toronto Aeros at the Provincial Championships (Intermediate AA)…led the team to a second-place regular season finish while ranking third in goals-against average (1.20) and in save-percentage (.939)… was named the MVP in the final game of the Can-Am Junior Hockey Challenge in 2009…won bronze and silver with Aeros at the Provnicial and PWHL League Championships, respectively… earned MVP honors at the Mississauga Junior Chiefs Christmas Tournament after recording three shouts…spent one season with the Oakville Ice during the 2006-07 season at the age of 13… named Team MVP by General Manager and Coach with 1.87 GAA.

BEFORE UConn Four-year member of the women’s ice hockey team at A.B. Lucas High School (London, Ont.)…led A.B. Lucas to the City Champ title for four straight seasons…won gold in both the OFSAA and the WOSSA Conferences in 2008…aided A.B. Lucas to fourconsecutive WOSSA final appearances (2007-10)…was awarded the team’s MVP and the Major Athletic Award by A.B. Lucas High School…was the captain and MVP of the 2009 rugby team, winning the City Champ title in her final season…led Team Ontario rugby to consecutive gold medals in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons…ran cross-country as well, winning helping A.B. Lucas claim the OFSSA, WOSSA and City championship titles in 2007… also three-year academic honor student.

PERSONAL Stephanie Raithby…daughter of Mark and Tricia Raithby…has a younger brother, Luke…born on Dec. 13, 1992…a biological sciences major.

PERSONAL Nicole Paniccia…daughter of Ben and Paulette Paniccia…has a younger sister, Daniela…born on Dec. 29, 1992…a psychology major.

# 12 Jenny Saxon • Freshman • Forward North Plymouth, Minn. • Wayzata BEFORE UConn Earned Classic Lake All-Conference for three seasons with her team at Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.)… finished with a personalbest 26 goals and 15 assists in her senior season…concluded her career with a balanced offensive effort of 57 goals and 55 assists…helped guide the team to back-to-back Centennial Tournament titles as a freshman and a sophomore.

PERSONAL Jenny Saxon…daughter of Donald Saxon and Tammy Schwartz… has two other brothers, Jason and Blake…born on Feb. 3, 1992… has yet to declare a major.

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Jocie Slattery • Freshman • Forward Hugo, Minn. • Centennial

Jenna Welch • Freshman • Forward Austin, Texas • North American Hockey Academy

BEFORE UConn Standout hockey player at Centennial High School…led the team in scoring three of four seasons played, accumulating 126 points with a stunning 40-point season her final year…All-State Honorable Mention for three years and was a two-time All-Conference selection…All-Conference lacrosse player, playing two seasons… achieved a 3.0 grade-point average or higher throughout her four years.

BEFORE UConn Played at the North American Hockey Academy in Vermont… member of both the Red and White teams at NAHA…White team’s Most Improved Player in 2009-10, serving as assistant captain that season…received the White Team Players’ Award following her final season…served as the Red Team captain during the 2008-09 season…helped the Red Team to the NAPHA League title in 2007-08 and the JWHL Challenge Cup in 200809…captured the 2009-10 Rochester Fire on Ice Championship with the White Team…member of both the basketball and softball teams at Westwood High…four-year recipient of the Outstand Academic Achievement Award for maintaining a GPA of greater than 4.0…received a spot on the Westwood Softball Honor Roll through high school career.

PERSONAL Jocelyn Slattery…daughter of Michael and Nancy Slattery…has sister, Alexa and a brother, Mitchel…born on May 23, 1992…has yet to declare a major.

PERSONAL Jenna Welch…daughter of Jim and MaryBeth Welch…has a brother, Josh and a sister, Nikki…born on Sept. 1, 1992…a business major.

#7 Alexandra Vakos • Freshman • Forward Hamden, Conn. • Berkshire School BEFORE UConn Five-time varsity letterwinner at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Mass.…finished in second place in the 2008 Nationals with the CT Polar Bears…member of the All-New England team in 2010 as the captain of the Berkshire team…named team Most Valuable Player following her senior season…four-year letterwinner in field hockey and five-year letterwinner in softball…served as team captain for both squads as a senior…led field hockey to the 2007 New England Championship Title…participated in the all-star field hockey game in 2009…received Best Female Athlete award as a junior…three-year honor roll student at Berkshire, earning high honors as a senior.

PERSONAL Alexandra Vakos…daughter of Paul and Patricia Vakos…has one brother, Paul…born on Jan. 18, 1991…has yet to declare a major.

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Led by arguably the most successful senior class in University of Connecticut women’s ice hockey history, the Huskies achieved the program’s second-ever Hockey East Championship game appearance and finished the season ranked ninth according to the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. In total, the Huskies spent 11 weeks among the nationallyranked.

In total, the Huskies finished the season among the top-15 in the nation in over 16 statistics tracked by the NCAA, including eighth in team points, seventh in assists and third in shorthanded goals. Behind a pair of shorthanded goals by Amy Hollstein, Connecticut set a new program record for shorthanded goals in a single season with six.

Throughout the season, the Huskies special teams were instrumental to their 21-9-7 overall record, ending the season with their power-play 14th and the 12th best penalty killing in the nation. Reflective of an overall team effort, individually Michelle Binning led UConn with five gamewinners and was sixth in the NCAA. Hollstein’s two shorthanded goals placed her on an exclusive list and ninth in the nation.

In her first season as the starting goalie for the Huskies, Alexandra Garcia set single-season records and etched her name among the best in Connecticut history. Garcia was eighth or better in every goalie statistic kept by the NCAA, including fifth with six shutouts, fourth with a .931 save-percentage and seventh with a 1.60 goals-against average.

Her 18-win season and six-shutout efforts sit atop UConn’s singleseason records while she is fourth with 718 saves during the 2009-10 season. Garcia is poised to break career records as she already leads all with a 1.68 goals-against average.

The numbers do not tell the whole story of this team as members of the 2009-10 squad picked up post-season accolades, including Cristin Allen and Jennifer Chaisson as inaugural Hockey East major award winners. Allen was acknowledged as the leagues Best Defensemen while Chaisson was selected as the conference’s Best Defensive Forward. For the second-consecutive season, Allen received All-Hockey East Honors, earning a spot on the first team.

She headlined a group of four Connecticut honorees as Garcia, Jody Sydor and Monique Weber all pulled in honorable mentions.

During the season, UConn players earned four conference Player of the Week Awards, five Defensive Player of the Week nods and a trio of Rookie of the Week honors. In addition to collecting four of Connecticut’s Defensive Player of the Week Awards, Garcia was named the Bauer Goaltender of the Month in January following a 1.09 GAA and .951 save-percentage effort. Two-time Rookie of the Week Honoree, Elisabeth Stathopulos added Bauer Rookie of the Month Accolades to her freshman year effort in February.

The six members of the 2009-10 senior class achieved their fourth-consecutive, and sixth bid in the last eight season, Hockey East Tournament berth after guiding the Huskies to a 10-5-6-1 conference record en route to a fourth-place finish. Allen, Binning and Hollstein all earned spots on the All-Tournament Team following an overtime loss to Boston University at Schneider Arena in the championship game.

UConn used a pair of quick starts to capture a spot in the Championship Game, including three goals in less than a minute in a half at Northeastern in the quarterfinals. Kelly Horan started things off with her sixth of the season less than six minutes into the game followed by goals from Brittany Murphy and Stathopulos to capture a 3-0 lead at 7:22 of the first period.

Starting Northeastern netminder Florence Schelling vacated the net in favor of Leah Sulyma who had stonewalled the Huskies in the regular season while Schelling competed in the Olympics with

Switzerland. Sulyma allowed Hollstein’s shorthanded goal as the other Huskies fell 4-1 Schelling collected the loss.

The same upstart offense that was in Boston, Mass. arrived in Providence, R.I. as the Huskies jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period with Stathopulos, Hollstein and Binning hitting the back of the net.

Binning and Hollstein each finished the game with a goal and assist, playing significant roles in the 3-2 upset victory over top-seeded Providence at Schneider Arena. It was the first time in Hockey East Tournament history that the Huskies defeated Providence after going 1-0-2 versus the Friars in the regular season.

That regular-season win against Providence provided head coach Heather Linstad with her 300th career coaching victory and her 139th victory behind the bench at Connecticut. It was also a bright spot in a bit of a slide that UConn suffered as the regular season came to a close with the Huskies going 2-2-2 over the final six games of the 200910 slate.

Capturing just a pair of victories over the final month of the regular season was not as detrimental to Connecticut as it could have been after rattling off nine-straight victories when it mattered most. The call for a winning streak was answered after the New Year. After an 8-6-4 start to the season, including a 2-3-4 Hockey East record, the program’s first-ever appearance in the Pittsburgh College Hockey Showcase at Mellon Arena started a new series with Robert Morris of the CHA that proved to be instrumental in the Huskies season.

A 4-2 victory at the NHL venue and a follow-up 4-0 win in Moon Township, Pa. marked a turning point for Connecticut. Led by the stellar play in goal by Garcia and the defense in front of her including Allen and Sydor, UConn allowed a combined seven goals over the nine-game span.

Garcia recorded three shutouts, including back-to-back shutout performances in conference contests at Boston University and against Vermont.

It was the first time the Terriers had been shutout at Walter Brown Arena since January 8, 2009 and it provided a momentum booster for the Huskies as they prepared to host Hockey East favorite New Hampshire to cap off a season-long three game homestand at Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. The victory also gave Connecticut a 2-0-1 record against the Terriers.

The 4-1 loss to the then-No. 4 Wildcats snapped the Huskies’ ninegame winning streak and 11-game unbeaten streak. UConn bounced back from a 0-0 Senior Day tie and shootout loss to then-No. 8/9 Northeastern prior to the 2-0 loss in Boston to the other Huskies,

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In what would become a characteristic of the Huskies in the post season, UConn used striking first to its advantage capturing a 15-3-2 record when doing so. Connecticut used that strength in both games of the Nutmeg Classic, en route to the title for the third-consecutive season. Weber scored within the first five minutes of the game against Quinnipiac while Garcia made 20 saves against the home team to bring the Huskies within reach in a 1-0 victory.

UConn followed the semi-final performance with a three-goal first period against Yale, surpassing the Bulldogs by adding three more goals and Jennie Bellonio making 21 saves. The Huskies used three power-play goals, including a pair at the end by Chaisson and Weber to capture the Nutmeg Classic title. Binning was acknowledged as the Tournament MVP while Garcia received the Laurie Belliveau Award.

That accomplishment was prior to the Huskies program-tying ninegame winning streak, yet provided a spark for the team following a 1-2-2 showing in the five games leading up to the Nutmeg Classic in New Haven. The victory in that stretch came on the road against Maine, a game during which Allen assisted in every possible scoring situation to finish the night with four assists in the 7-2 victory.

Chaisson had a shorthanded and a power play goal in the game with just two of the Huskies’ goal occurring in even-strength situations.

Binning and Weber also tallied one while the Black Bears were on the power play. Garcia made 29 saves, including 16 in the final stanza.

Maine and Vermont were two of the teams UConn went 3-0-0 against in the regular season while the Huskies were undefeated against Boston University with a 2-0-1 record and Providence 1-0-2. The Huskies boasted the second-best overall defense in the conference and were top-four in both power play and penalty kill. Garcia was second in overall goals against (1.60) and was second in winning percentage (.652).

Binning, who graduated tied for fourth on the all-time career scoring list, finished with 20 goals and was one of just six student-athletes in the Hockey East to finish the season with 30 or more points. She was tied for fifth in overall scoring and was one of the sharpest in the league, finishing third with 20 goals. Binning’s goal total placed her fifth on UConn’s

single-season list as she contributed just the fifth 20 or more goal season effort in program history.

In her second season of collegiate hockey, Weber followed her solid freshman campaign with a balanced sophomore effort.

She was tied for seventh in the league with 29 points from 14 goals and 15 assists. She joined Binning among the league’s best in goal scoring tied for sixth.

Five UConn players finished in the top-20 in scoring at the season’s end, including Chaisson (16th), Allen (17th) and Stathopulos (23rd).

Stathopulos was third among freshman in scoring and was joined by Horan in the top-10 in the league.

Horan finished the year with 18 points (eighth).

Behind another career season, two-time Patty Kaz nominee, Allen finished third in the Hockey East with 21 assists. Good for fourth on Connecticut’s single-season all-time list, etching her name second among career assist lead-

2009-10 Results

October 3 at No. 5 New Hampshire* 4 at Northeastern* 9 at No. 5 St. Lawrence 10 at No. 7 Clarkson 16 SYRACUSE 17 COLGATE 23 at Brown 24 UNION 31 at No. 4 New Hampshire* November 1 PROVIDENCE* 8 at Maine* 14 BOSTON COLLEGE* 15 at Boston College* 27 at Quinnipiac 28 at Yale December 4 No. 10 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 5 at No. 10 Boston University* 8 at No. 6 Harvard January 2 DARTMOUTH 3 DARTMOUTH 8 at Robert Morris 9 at Robert Morris 16 at Vermont* 17 at Vermont* 22 MAINE* 23 MAINE* 29 at Boston University* 30 VERMONT* February 6 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7 No. 4 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 12 at No. 8 Providence* 13 No. 8 PROVIDENCE* 20 No. 8 NORTHEASTERN* 21 at No. 8 Northeastern* 27 at No. 7 Northeastern March 6 at No. 10 Providence% 7 vs. Boston University%

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Overall: 21-9-7 Hockey East: 10-5-6 (fifth) Home: 9-2-4 Away: 12-6-3 Neut: 0-1-0 ## Name GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- No-Min Min Maj Oth PP SH FG GW GTG OT HT 97 Binning, Michelle 37 20 10 30 147 .136 +12 18-36 18 0 0 7 1 2 5 1 0 0 26 Weber, Monique 37 14 15 29 145 .097 -1 32-78 29 2 1 5 1 4 3 1 0 0 13 Chaisson, Jennifer 37 10 15 25 77 .130 +12 8-16 8 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 25 Allen, Cristin 37 3 21 24 59 .051 +15 10-20 10 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 Stathopulos, Elisabeth 37 9 14 23 63 .143 +15 5-10 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 21 Horan, Kelly 37 6 12 18 51 .118 +13 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 Hollstein, Amy 37 8 8 16 68 .118 +5 8-16 8 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 8 Murphy, Brittany 37 6 10 16 74 .081 +8 15-30 15 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 15 Evelyn, Sami 37 3 12 15 53 .057 +8 13-48 9 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 Lutz, Jessica 37 3 10 13 42 .071 +10 10-20 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Sydor, Jody 37 2 10 12 61 .033 +14 15-30 15 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 Hewett, Rebecca 37 0 10 10 40 .000 +5 14-28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 Blain, Maude 36 5 4 9 31 .161 +3 4-8 4 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 Knajdek, Casey 37 2 5 7 35 .057 +19 11-22 11 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 93 Good, Tiffany 32 3 2 5 37 .081 +8 4-8 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 22 LeMond, Lauren 37 1 1 2 6 .167 +1 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 Camardo, Jaclyn 34 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Camardo, Nicole 22 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Pridmore, Carli 19 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TM Team 10 0 0 0 0 .000 0 6-12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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37 95 159 254 990 .096 +147 180-396 173 4 3 27 6 20 21 3 0 0

Opponents...........

37 62 89 151 868 .071 - 174-370 170 2 2 24 0 15 9 2 1 0

L, 1-3 T, 1-1 OT W, 2-1 L, 0-4 W, 3-2 L, 2-5 W, 8-1 W, 4-1 L, 1-3

UA 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6

ers. Allen led all the Hockey East defenseman with her 24-point senior year effort.

Allen became the first UConn player to receive New England Writer's All-Star Honors. She was named to the team for the secondconsecutive season and extended the Huskies' streak of accolades from the association to six-straight seasons.

Fellow UConn defenseman Sami Evelyn and Sydor joined her among the top-10. Evelyn contributed 15 points for fifth while Sydor was tied for 10th with 12 points in her junior season.

At the end of the year banquet, Allen was named the team’s Most Valuable Player while Hollstein was acknowledged by the coaching staff as the Pat Babcock Award recipient.

Binning earned the Unsung Hero Award and Tiffany Good pulled in the Most Improved Player Award.

Horan was named the team’s Rookie of the Year after leading the class in scoring in conference contests.

RECORD BOOK University of Connecticut Connecticut Season Records 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

POINTS 1. 49 Dominique Thibault 2. 41 Jaclyn Hawkins 3. 40 Jaclyn Hawkins 4. 38 Dominique Thibault 5. 36 Jaclyn Hawkins

36 Kim Berry 7. 30 Michelle Binning

30 Michelle Binning 8. 29 Monique Weber 9. 28 Amy Hollstein 10. 27 Cristin Allen

27 Jaclyn Hawkins GOALS 1. 25 Jaclyn Hawkins 2. 24 Dominique Thibault

24 Dominique Thibault 4. 23 Kim Berry 5. 20 Michelle Binning 6. 18 Jaclyn Hawkins 7. 17 Michelle Binning 8. 14 Monique Weber

14 Jaclyn Hawkins

14 Dominique Thibault

14 Tiffany Owens ASSISTS 1. 27 Jaclyn Hawkins 2. 25 Dominique Thibault 3. 22 Cristin Allen 4. 21 Cristin Allen 5. 18 Jody Sydor

18 Jaclyn Hawkins 7. 17 Tiffany Owens 8. 16 Natalie Vibert

16 Shannon Connolly 10. 15 Jennifer Chaisson

15 Monique Weber

15 Amy Hollstein

Jaclyn Hawkins

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15 Jaclyn Hawkins

15 Jaclyn Hawkins

15 Shannon Connolly WINS 1. 18 Alexandra Garcia 2. 17 Brittany Wilson 3. 16 Brittany Wilson 4. 15 Brittany Wilson 5. 17 Kaitlyn Shain SAVES 1. 968 Brittany Wilson 2. 833 Shannon Murphy 3. 785 Kaitlyn Shain

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Kaitlyn Shain

2007-08 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2008-09 2006-07 2004-05 2006-07 2004-05 2009-10 2009-10 2008-09 4. 718 Alexandra Garcia 5. 688 Brittany Wilson

688 Shannon Murphy GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 1. 1.60 Alexandra Garcia 2. 1.74 Jennie Bellonio 3. 1.96 Brittany Wilson 4. 2.07 Brittany Wilson 5. 2.27 Kaitlyn Shain SAVE PERCENTAGE 1. .935 Jennie Bellonio 2. .931 Alexandra Garcia 3. .926 Brittany Wilson

.926 Kaitlyn Shain 5. .924 Brittany Wilson

.924 Kaitlyn Shain SHUTOUTS 1.

2.

5.

6 5 5 5 4

Alexandra Garcia Brittany Wilson Brittany Wilson Kaitlyn Shain Brittany Wilson

2009-10 2007-08 2002-03 2009-10 2007-08 2008-09 2006-07 2004-05 2007-08 2009-10 2007-08 2005-06 2006-07 2004-05 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2005-06 2006-07

TEAM SEASON RECORDS Games Played 37 Games Won 22 Games Lost 21 Consecutive Wins 9

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9 Unbeaten Streak 11

11 Consecutive Losses 6 Goals Scored 100 Goals Allowed 107 PP Goals Scored 40 PP Goals Allowed 31 SH Goals Scored 6 SH Goals Allowed 7

2009-10 2007-08 2001-02 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2009-10 2007-08 2000-01 2008-09 2002-03 2004-05 2006-07 2009-10 2002-03

INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS GOALS 4 Natalie Phelps

at Salve Regina (11/18/2000) 3 Dominque Thibault

NORTHEASTERN (1/23/2009)

SACRED HEART (9/27/2009) 3 Nicole Tritter

SACRED HEART (9/27/2009) 3 Jaclyn Hawkins MAINE (10/21/2006)

VERMONT (10/6/2006)

PROVIDENCE (10/15/2005)

NORTHEASTERN (2/26/2005)

NORTHEASTERN (1/29/2005) 3 Leslie Hurlburt MAINE (3/7/2004) 3 Kim Berry NORTHEASTERN (1/4/2002) 3 Julie Marashio FINDLAY (10/25/2001) 3 Carla Prince SALVE REGINA (12/5/2000) 3 Nicole Perigard

at Salve Regina (11/18/2000) 3 Natalie Phelps

at Salve Regina (12/5/2000) ASSISTS 6 Laura Scarpa

at Salve Regina (11/18/2000) 4 Cristin Allen at Maine (11/8/2009) 3 Rebecca Hewett at Brown (11/23/2009) 3 Cristin Allen

at Minnesota State (10/3/2008) 3 Amy Hollstein COLGATE (10/10/2008) POINTS 7 Laura Scarpa

at Salve Regina (11/18/2000) 5 Dominique Thibault

SACRED HEART (9/27/2008) 4 Cristin Allen at Maine (11/8/2009) 4 Michelle Binning at Brown (10/23/2009) 4 Nicole Tritter SACRED HEART (9/27/2008) SAVES 55 Diana Cohen at Wayne State (1/20/01) 42 Brittany Wilson

at New Hampshire (2/18/2007) 49 Kaitlyn Shain ST. LAWRENCE (11/26/2005) 47 Diane Cohen at Holy Cross (2/15/2001) 49 Brittany WIlson at Mercyhurst (1/19/2007)

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University of Connecticut RECORD BOOK Team Awards Connecticut Career Records 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

POINTS Kim Berry 1. 144 Jaclyn Hawkins Lauren O’Connor 2. 122 Dominique Thibault Amy Hollstein Tiffany Owens 3. 88 4. 78 Michelle Binning 5. 77 Tiffany Owens 2002-03 Cristin Allen Most Valuable Player Tiffany Owens 6. 72 7. 65 Megan McLeod Most Improved Players

Erika Spaeth & Kaitlyn Shain Unsung Hero Jennifer Houlden 2001-02 Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player Unsung Hero

2004-08 2006-09 2006-10 2006-10 2001-05 2006-10 2001-05

2003-04 Most Valuable Player Tiffany Owens Most Improved Players

Molly Garrett & Katherine Van Deveire Unsung Heros

Jennifer Houlden & Julia Marashio 2004-05 Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player Unsung Hero 2005-06 Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player Unsung Hero 2006-07 Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player Unsung Hero Pat Babcock Award Rookie 2007-08 Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player Unsung Hero Pat Babcock Award Rookie 2008-09 Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player Unsung Hero Rookie 2009-10 Most Valuable Player Most Improved Player Unsung Hero Pat Babcock Award Rookie

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Kaitlyn Shain Alicia Ramolla 2005 Senior Class

Active Players in Bold

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A ll - T i m e C a p t a i n s

Kaitlyn Shain Bridget King Jennifer Houlden

Natalie Vibert Brittany Wilson Olivia Hogan Jaclyn Hawkins Jennifer Chaisson Natalie Vibert 8. 63 63 Natalie Vibert Cristin Allen 10. 60 Nicole Tritter GOALS Jaclyn Hawkins Dominique Thibault 1. 69 Dominique Thibault Jennie Bellonio 2. 62 Michelle Binning Britney Chandler 3. 47 Amy Hollstein Jaclyn Hawkins 4. 44 Tiffany Owens Jody Sydor 5. 37 6. 30 Kim Berry 7. 29 Nicole Tritter Megan McLeod Amy Hollstein 8. 26 Leslie Hurlburt Jessica Lutz 9. 25 Monique Weber Brianna Uliasz 10. 24 Rebecca Hewett ASSISTS 1. 75 Jaclyn Hawkins 2. 58 Cristin Allen Dominique Thibault Cristin Allen 3. 50 Amy Hollstein Tiffany Good 4. 44 Jennifer Chaisson Michelle Binning 5. 43 Natalie Vibert Amy Hollstein 6. 40 40 Tiffany Owens Kelly Horan 8. 39 Megan McLeod 9. 38 Shannon Connolly

38 Caitlin Salazer-Reid WINS 1. 51 Brittany Wilson 2. 32 Kaitlyn Shain 3. 18 Alexandra Garcia 4. 12 Jennie Bellonio

SAVES 1. 2,391 Brittany Wilson 2. 2,272 Shannon Murphy 3. 2,267 Kaitlyn Shain 4. 868 Alexandra Garcia GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 1. 1.68 Alexandra Garcia 2. 2.22 Brittany Wilson 3. 2.40 Kaitlyn Shain 4. 2.88 Shannon Murphy SAVE PERCENTAGE 1. .921 Brittany Wilson

.921 Kaitlyn Shain 2. .906 Shannon Murphy SHUTOUTS 1. 15 Brittany Wilson 2. 10 Kaitlyn Shain 3. 6 Alexandra Garcia 4. 2 Jennie Bellonio

2 Shannon Murphy

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Rana Swistak, Sr. (C) Stefanie Snow, So. (C) Sara Mahoney, So. (A) Julie Marashio, So. (A) Stefanie Snow, Jr. (C) Sara Mahoney, Jr. (A) Caitlin Salazer-Reid, So. (A) Stefanie Snow, Sr. (C) Shannon Connolly, Sr. (C) Jennifer Holden, Jr. (C) Tiffany Owens, Sr. (C) Megan McLeod, Sr. (A) Jennifer Houlden, Sr. (C) Alicia Ramolla, Jr. (C) Jaclyn Hawkins, So. (A) Jaclyn Hawkins, Jr., (C) Alicia Ramolla, Sr. (C) Natalie Vibert, Sr. (C) Jaclyn Hawkins, Sr. (C) Bridget King, Sr. (C) Nicole Tritter, Sr. (C) Dominique Thibault, Jr. (C) Amy Hollstein, Sr. (C) Cristin Allen, Sr. (A) Michelle Binning, Sr. (A) Jody Sydor, Jr. (A) Jody Sydor (C) Jennifer Chaisson (A) Brittany Murphy (A)

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS of Connecticut University 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

2000-01

Devon Hehl, Marci Lamber, Laura Scarpa & Rana Swistak

2001-02

Stefanie Snow, Sara Mahone & Julie Marashio,

Stefanie Snow, Sara Mahoney & Caitlin Salazer-Reid

2002-03

2003-04

Caitlin Salazer-Reid, Sara Mahoney & Stefanie Snow

2000-01 Head Coach: Heather Linstad Record: 3-10-0 [Independent] November 12 Manhattanville L, 0-19 18 at Salve Regina W, 12-0 29 at Connecticut College L, 1-8 December 5 Salve Regina W, 11-4 January 10 at Rensselaer L, 0-11 17 Rensselaer L, 2-10 20 at Wayne State L, 0-9 21 at Findlay L, 0-9 24 Holy Cross L, 1-9 February 7 at Rensselaer L, 0-7 10 St. Michael’s W, 6-3 11 at Amherst College L, 0-10 15 at Holy Cross L, 1-6 2001-02 Overall Record: 11-21-3 ECAC Record: 7-12-2 ECAC Quarterfinals October 20 at Wisconsin L, 1-10 21 at Wisconsin T, 1-1 ot 25 Findlay W, 7-4 28 at Boston College* W, 4-3 November 2 Northeastern* L, 1-3 3 at Northeastern* L, 3-5 9 Quinnipiac* W, 2-1 10 at Quinnipiac* W, 4-1 16 Ohio State L, 1-3 24 at Yale W, 3-1 25 at Princeton L, 2-3 ot December 1 at New Hampshire* W, 2-0 2 at New Hampshire* L, 1-3 7 at St. Cloud W, 4-2 8 at St. Cloud L, 1-3 12 Harvard L, 1-3 January 4 Northeastern* W, 3-1 6 at Maine* L, 2-4 12 Boston College* T, 1-1 13 Boston College* W, 4-1 16 at Quinnipiac* W, 5-1 19 at Brown L, 1-3 25 New Hampshire* L, 0-1 26 at Providence* L, 0-4

2004-05

Erika Spaeth, Megan McLeod, Caitlin SalazerReid, Lisa Beck,Tiffany Owens, Jacquelyn McGuire, Shannon Connolly & Angie Wallace

February 1 Niagara* L, 1-4 2 Niagara* L, 0-3 8 Wayne State W, 6-1 9 Wayne State L, 3-4 16 Providence* L, 2-4 17 at Providence* L. 1-3 23 at Niagara* L, 0-5 24 at Cornell L, 2-4 March 1 Maine* T, 3-3 OT 2 Maine* L, 2-3 9 New Hampshire% L. 1-4 % ECAC Quarterfinal (Storrs, Conn.)

2002-03 Overall Record: 11-20-4 Hockey East Record: 3-9-3 Hockey East Semifinals October 12 at Mercyhurst L, 0-2 13 at Mercyhurst L, 2-4 19 No. 6 Wisconsin L, 0-6 20 No. 6 Wisconsin L, 2-4 November 1 at Quinnipiac W, 4-0 2 Quinnipiac W, 2-0 9 at Northeastern* W, 2-1 ot 10 Northeastern* L, 1-3 16 at Findlay W, 2-0 17 at Ohio State L, 2-6 22 Niagara W, 3-2 26 at No. 2 Harvard L, 1-5 30 Cornell W, 2-1 December 1 Providence* T, 2-2 ot 7 at No. 5 New Hampshire* L, 0-8 8 No. 5 New Hampshire* L, 1-2 30 at Boston College* T, 1-1 January 4 at Niagara W, 6-2 5 at Niagara T, 3-3 10 No. 5 St. Lawrence L, 1-5 11 No. 5 St. Lawrence L, 0-7 17 Maine* T, 2-2 ot 19 No. 5 New Hampshire* L, 0-3 25 at No. 4 Dartmouth L, 1-8 26 at No. 4 Dartmouth L, 2-5 30 Quinnipiac W, 5-1 February 1 Brown W, 3-2 7 at No. 9 Providence* L, 2-3 8 No. 9 Providence* L, 1-2 14 Boston College* W, 1-0 OT 16 at Boston College* L, 2-3 21 at Northeastern* W, 1-0 March 1 at Maine* L, 0-2 2 at Maine* L, 1-5 15 vs. No. 8 Providence% L, 0-7 % Hockey East Semifinal (Boston, Mass.)

2003-04 Overall Record: 9-19-6 Hockey East Record: 3-11-4 October 11 at North Dakota T, 1-1 12 at North Dakota W, 2-0 18 No. 9 Mercyhurst L, 1-2 19 No. 9 Mercyhurst T, 2-2 24 No. 8 New Hampshire* L, 2-4 26 at No. 8 New Hampshire* T, 1-1 November 1 Princeton L, 0-6 2 Princeton L, 1-6 7 Quinnipiac W, 2-1 15 No. 2 Dartmouth L, 0-1 16 No. 2 Dartmouth L, 0-3 22 Boston College* W, 3-1 23 at Boston College* W, 3-0 28 at No. 5 St. Lawrence L, 3-5 29 at No. 5 St. Lawrence W, 3-2 December 4 Yale W, 4-1 January 9 No. 10 Minnesota State L, 2-5 10 No. 10 Minnesota State L, 0-4 16 at Providence* L, 3-5

17 Providence* L, 1-3 23 at Maine* L, 0-2 24 at Maine* W, 3-2 30 Northeastern* L, 0-3 31 at Northeastern* T, 1-1 February 6 at Boston College* W, 4-3 8 Boston College* T, 3-3 ot 14 Providence* L, 1-3 15 at Providence* L, 0-7 20 at No. 9 New Hampshire* L, 1-4 22 No. 9 New Hampshire* L, 2-7 28 at Northeastern* W, 4-2 29 Northeastern* T, 2-2 ot March 6 Maine* L, 1-5 7 Maine* L, 3-4 2004-05 Overall Record: 16-12-8 Hockey East Record: 11-5-4 Hockey East Finals October 15 No. 5 St. Lawrence L, 5-6 16 No. 5 St. Lawrence L, 4-5 22 at No. 7 New Hampshire* L, 0-4 29 at Quinnipiac W, 2-1 31 at Yale W, 2-1 November 5 at Boston College* W, 4-1 7 Boston College* W, 3-2 12 North Dakota T, 2-2 ot 13 North Dakota W, 5-2 19 at Minnesota State T, 2-2 ot 20 at Minnesota State T, 2-2 ot 27 at No. 8 Princeton L, 1-3 28 at No. 8 Princeton L, 0-2 December 4 at No. 8 New Hampshire* L, 2-5 8 No. 5 Harvard L, 3-5 January 4 at No. 9 Brown T, 3-3 ot 8 at Niagara W, 2-0 9 at No. 5 Mercyhurst L, 1-4 15 No. 10 Providence* L, 3-4 16 at No. 10 Providence* T, 3-3 21 Maine* W, 4-1 22 Maine* L, 2-3 28 at Northeastern* W, 2-1 29 Northeastern* T, 4-4 February 4 Boston College* W, 4-1 6 at Boston College* L, 1-2 12 at No. 10 Providence* W, 5-3 13 No. 10 Providence* W, 3-2 19 No. 8 New Hampshire* T, 0-0 ot 20 No. 8 New Hampshire* W, 3-2 26 Northeastern* W, 4-1 27 at Northeastern* T, 1-1 ot March 4 at Maine* W, 3-2 5 at Maine* W, 4-1 12 vs. No. 8 New Hampshire% W, 5-4 ot 13 vs. No. 9 Providence^ L, 1-3 % Hockey East Semifinal (Boston, Mass.) ^ Hockey East Final (Boston, Mass.)

2005-06 Overall Record: 12-21-1 Hockey East Record: 10-11-0 October 7 at No. 3 Minnesota L, 0-3 15 No. 9 Providence* W, 3-1 22 at Maine* L, 0-1 ot 29 No. 10 Yale W, 3-0 30 Quinnipiac L, 2-3 November 4 at Wayne State L, 0-1 5 at Wayne State L, 2-3 12 Boston University* W, 3-0 13 at Northeastern* L, 2-3 19 at Boston College* L, 1-2 20 at Boston University* W, 1-0 ot 25 at No. 1 St. Lawrence L, 1-6 26 at No. 1 St. Lawrence L, 0-4 December 1 Vermont* W, 4-0 3 Boston College* L, 1-6 6 Brown L, 0-1

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University of Connecticut YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey December Kaitlyn Shain, Janelle Armitage & Jennifer 1 at No. 10 Boston College* L, 3-6 7 at No. 2 Harvard L, 0-2 Houlden

10 at No. 9 Harvard L, 1-3 January 1 at Vermont* W, 2-1 2 at Vermont* W, 3-0 7 No. 6 Mercyhurst L, 0-4 8 Niagara W, 8-0 12 Rensselaer L, 1-2 14 at Dartmouth T, 1-1 ot 15 at Boston University* L, 0-3 22 at No. 2 New Hampshire* L, 0-3 28 at Northeastern* W, 3-2 29 Northeastern* W, 10-1 February 4 Maine* W, 5-1 5 Maine* L, 1-2 11 Boston College* L, 0-4 17 No. 1 New Hampshire* L, 1-5 19 at No. 1 New Hampshire* L, 0-6 25 Providence* W, 2-1 26 at Providence* L, 2-5 2006-07 Overall Record: 17-15-3 Hockey East Record: 12-7-2 Hockey East Semifinals October 6 Vermont* W, 8-2 7 Vermont* W, 3-0 14 Colgate W, 3-1 15 No. 4 St. Lawrence L, 0-3 21 Maine* W, 8-3 22 at Providence* W, 1-0 27 Wayne State W, 4-3 28 Wayne State W, 3-2 November 3 at Ohio State L, 1-5 4 at Ohio State L, 0-2 11 at Boston University* W, 2-0 12 Northeastern* W, 3-2 ot 18 No. 10 Boston College* L, 1-5 19 Boston University* T, 2-2 ot December 2 at No. 10 Boston College* W, 4-2 5 No. 5 Harvard W, 3-2 29 at Yale L, 0-3 30 at Quinnipiac L, 1-2 January 4 at Vermont* L,2-3 6 No. 2 New Hampshire* L, 2-6 11 Boston University* L, 2-3 ot 13 No. 4 Dartmouth W. 4-2 19 at No. 1 Mercyhurst T. 3-3 ot 20 at No. 1 Mercyhurst L, 0-5 27 Northeastern* W, 4-1 28 at Northeastern* W, 2-0 February 3 at Maine* W, 2-1 ot 4 at Maine* W, 3-1 7 at Brown L, 1-2 ot 10 at No. 9 Boston College* W, 3-2 16 No. 4 New Hampshire* L, 1-2 18 at No. 4 New Hampshire* T, 2-2 ot 24 at Providence* L, 1-4 25 Providence* L, 3-6 March 3 vs. No. 4 New Hampshire% L, 0-2 % - Hockey East Semifinal (Durham, N.H.) 2007-08 Overall Record: 22-8-5 Hockey East Record: 13-5-3 Hockey East Semifinals October 5 No. 10 Ohio State L, 2-3 6 No. 10 Ohio State W, 5-2 12 Minnesota State W, 2-0 13 Minnesota State W, 3-2 19 at No. 3 St. Lawrence W, 3-2 20 at Colgate W, 2-1 25 Providence* W, 5-0 27 at Northeastern* W, 5-3 31 at Rensselaer W, 3-2 ot November 4 Brown W, 2-1 ot 10 at New Hampshire* L, 2-8 11 Vermont* W, 4-1 16 at Maine* W, 4-2 29 No. 10 Boston College* T, 2-2 ot

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29 at Quinnipiac W, 3-2 30 vs. Yale W, 3-2 January 4 Princeton T, 0-0 ot 5 Princeton T, 1-1 ot 11 at Vermont* W, 5-1 12 at Vermont* W, 6-0 18 at Boston University* W, 3-2 26 Boston College* T, 3-3 ot February 1 Northeastern* T, 1-1 ot 2 Northeastern* W, 1-0 9 Providence* W, 3-0 10 at Providence* L, 3-5 16 Boston University* W, 2-1 ot 17 at Boston University* W, 4-2 23 Maine* W, 7-2 24 Maine* W, 5-4 March 1 at No. 2 New Hampshire* L, 0-5 2 at No. 2 New Hampshire* L, 1-6 8 vs. Providence% L, 1-5 % Hockey East Semifinal (Storrs, Conn.)

2008-09 Overall Record: Hockey East Record: Hockey East Quarterfinals September 27 Sacred Heart W, 13-0 October 3 at Minnesota State W, 5-2 4 at Minnesota State L, 2-4 10 Colgate W, 4-1 11 No. 7 St. Lawrence T, 4-4 ot 15 No. 5 New Hampshire* T, 3-3 ot 18 at Vermont* W, 2-1 19 Northeastern* L, 0-3 24 at Princeton W, 3-0 25 at Princeton L, 1-4 November 8 Maine* W, 5-2 13 at Boston College* L, 2-3 16 at Providence* L, 0-2 20 No. 8 Boston College* L, 0-4 25 Brown W, 4-0 28 No. 10 Wayne State W, 5-4 29 Yale W, 3-2 December 4 No. 7 Boston College* W, 2-1 14 No. 9 Harvard W, 3-2 January 3 Vermont* W, 7-0 4 Vermont* W, 3-1 10 No. 9 Boston University* W, 3-0 16 No. 4 Mercyhurst W, 3-2 17 No. 4 Mercyhurst L, 2-5 23 Northeastern* W, 4-0 24 at Northeastern* W, 1-0 31 at Providence* L, 1-5 February 1 Providence* W, 2-1 ot 6 Boston University* T, 2-2 ot 7 at Boston University* L, 1-3 13 at Maine* W, 3-1 14 at Maine* T, 2-2 ot 21 No. 5 New Hampshire* L, 3-4 22 at No. 5 New Hampshire* L, 2-4 28 vs. Providence% L, 0-3 % Hockey East Quarterfinal (Providence, R.I.) 2009-10 Overall Record: Hockey East Record: Hockey East Finals October 3 at No. 5 New Hampshire* L, 3-1 4 at Northeastern* T, 1-1 ot 9 at No. 5 St. Lawrence W, 2-1 10 at No. 7 Clarkson L, 4-0 16 Syracuse W, 3-2 17 Colgate L, 5-2 23 at Brown W, 8-1 24 Union W, 4-1 31 at No. 4 New Hampshire* L, 3-1

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2006-07

November 1 Providence* T, 1-1 ot 8 at Maine* W, 7-2 14 Boston College* T, 0-0 ot 15 at Boston College* L, 4-0 27 vs. Quinnipiac W, 1-0 28 at Yale W, 6-1 December 4 Boston University* W, 4-3 5 at Boston University* T, 1-1 ot 8 at No. 6 Harvard L, 2-1 January 2 Dartmouth W, 3-2 3 Dartmouth T, 3-3 8 at Robert Morris# W, 4-2 9 at Robert Morris W, 4-0 16 at Vermont* W, 5-1 17 at Vermont* W, 4-1 22 Maine* W, 4-1 23 Maine* W, 2-1 29 at Boston University* W, 2-0 30 Vermont* W, 2-0 February 6 Boston College* W, 3-1 7 No. 4 New Hampshire* L, 4-1 12 at No. 8 Providence* T, 3-3 ot 13 No. 8 Providence* W, 4-1 20 No. 8 Northeastern* T, 0-0 ot 21 at No. 8 Northeastern* L, 2-0 27 at No. 7 Northeastern% W, 4-1 March 6 at No. 10 Providence^ W, 3-2 7 vs. Boston University^ L, 2-1 ot % Hockey Quarterfinal (Boston, Mass.) ^ Hockey East Semifinal (Providence, R.I.) ^ Hockey East Final (Providence, R.I.) # played at Mellon Arena

Katherine VanDeveire, Natalie Vibert.

Alicia Ramolla & Leslie Hurlburt Liz Gallinaro, Jaclyn Hawkins, Bridget King & Britney Chandler

2007-08 2008-09

Nicole Tritter, Kristen Russell, Samantha Reid, Brittany Wilson & Brianna Uliasz

2009-10

Cristin Allen, Michelle Binning, Amy Hollstein, Tiffany Good & Jennie Bellonio

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AWARD WINNERS

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Hockey East Honors

A ll - H o c k e y E a s t S e l e c t i o n s • M a j o r A w a r d W i n n e rs

Cristin Allen

2010 Best Defensemen 2010 First Team 2009 Second Team

Kaitlyn Shain

2006 First Team 2005 Second Team 2004 Rookie Team

Jennifer Chaisson

Alexandra Garcia

Jaclyn Hawkins

2010 Best Defensive Forward 2008 Rookie Team

2010 Honorable Mention

2008 Sportsmanship Award 2007 Second Team 2006 Honorable Mention 2005 Rookie of the Year 2005 Rookie & Second Team

Jody Sydor

Dominique Thibault

Natalie Vibert

2010 Honorable Mention 2008 Rookie Team

Monique Weber

2010 Honorable Mention

2009 Second Team 2008 Player of the Year 2008 First Team 2007 Rookie Team

Brittany Wilson

2009 Honorable Mention 2007 First Team

2007 First Team 2005 First Team 2004 Rookie Team

Lisa Beck

2004 & 2005 Top Student-Athlete Three-Time Academic All-Star

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University of Connecticut award winners 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

N e w E n g l a n d A ll -S t a rs Cristin Allen

2010 Hockey East's Inaugural Best Defensemen

Natalie Vibert 2004-05 Selection

Kaitlyn Shain 2005-06 Selection

Jennifer Chaisson

2010 Hockey East's Inaugural Gladiator Best Defensive Forward

Brittany Wilson 2006-07 Selection

Jaclyn Hawkins

2008 Hockey East Sportsmanship Award Recipient

Jaclyn Hawkins 2007-08 Selection

Jody Sydor

2008 Mission Rookie Team

Dominique Thibault 2007-08 Selection

Cristin Allen

2008-09 & 2009-10 Selection

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2010-11 UConn WOMEN’S ICE Hockey

ALL-TIME OPPONENT SERIES University of Connecticut 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

R e c o r d A g a i n s t A ll O p p o n e n t s School Record Amherst College 0-1-0 Boston College 13-8-6 Boston University 8-4-3 Brown 4-3-1 Clarkson 0-1-0 Colgate 3-1-0 Connecticut College 0-1-0 Cornell 1-1-0 Dartmouth 1-4-1 Findlay 2-1-0 Harvard 2-6-0 Holy Cross 0-2-0 Maine 16-10-3 Manhattanville 0-1-1 Mercyhurst 1-7-2 Minnesota 0-1-0 Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota State 1-4-2 New Hampshire 3-24-4 Niagara 4-3-1 North Dakota 2-0-2 Northeastern 16-7-7 Ohio State 1-3-0 Princeton 1-6-2 Providence 10-19-4 Quinnipiac 9-2-0 Rensselaer 1-4-0 Robert Morris 2-0-0 Sacred Heart 1-0-0 St. Cloud 1-1-0 St. Lawrence 3-8-1 St. Michael’s 1-0-0 Salve Regina 2-0-0 Syracuse 1-0-0 Union 1-0-0 Vermont 14-1-0 Wayne State 3-4-0 Wisconsin 0-3-1 Yale 7-1-0

Record

First Meeting Last Meeting L, 0-10 (2/11/01) L, 0-10 (2/11/01 W, 4-3 (10/28/01) W, 3-1 (2/6/10) W, 3-0 (11/12/05) L, 2-1 ot (3/7/10) L, 1-3 (1/19/02) W, 8-1 (10/23/09) L, 0-4 (10/10/09) L, 0-4 (10/10/09) W, 3-1 (10/15/06) L, 2-5 (10/17/09) L, 1-8 (11/29/00) L, 1-8 (11/29/00) L, 2-4 (2/23/02) W, 2-1 (11/30/03) L, 1-8 (1/25/03) T, 3-3 (1/3/10) L, 0-9 (1/21/01) W, 2-0 (11/16/02) L, 1-3 (12/12/01) L, 1-2 (12/8/09) L, 1-9 (1/24/01) L, 1-6 (2/15/01) L, 2-4 (1/6/02) W, 2-1 (1/23/10) L, 0-19 (11/12/00) L, 0-19 (11/12/00) L, 0-2 (10/12/02) L, 2-5 (1/17/09) L, 0-3 (10/7/05) L, 0-3 (10/7/05) First Meeting First Meeting L, 2-5 (1/9/04) L, 2-4 (10/4/08) W, 2-0 (12/1/01) L, 1-4 (2/7/10) L, 1-4 (2/1/02) W, 8-0 (1/8/06) 10/11/03 (T, 1-1) W, 5-2 (11/13/04) L, 1-3 (11/2/01) W, 4-1 (2/27/10) L, 1-3 (11/16/01) W, 5-2 (10/6/07) L, 2-3 (11/25/01) L, 1-4 (10/25/08) L, 0-4 (1/26/02) W, 3-2 (3/6/10) W, 2-1 (11/9/01) W, 3-2 (12/29/07) L, 0-11 (1/10/01) W, 3-2 ot (10/13/07) W, 4-2 (1/8/10) W, 4-0 (1/9/8/10) W, 13-0 (9/27/08) W, 13-0 (9/27/08) W, 4-2 (12/7/01) L, 1-3 (12/8/01) L, 1-5 (1/10/03) W, 2-1 (10/9/09) W, 6-3 (2/10/01) W, 6-3 (2/10/01) W, 12-0 (11/18/00) W, 11-4 (12/5/00) W, 3-2 (10/16/09) W, 3-2 (10/16/09) W, 4-1 (11/24/09) W, 4-1 (11/24/09) W, 4-0 (12/1/05) W, 2-0 (1/30/10) L, 0-9 (1/20/01) W, 5-4 (11/28/08) L, 1-10 (10/20/01) L, 2-4 (10/20/02) W, 3-1 (11/24/01) W, 6-1 (11/28/09)

Re c o r d A g a i n s t Ho c k e y Ea s t O pponents BOSTON COLLEGE 13-8-6

2/6/10 11/15/09 11/14/09 12/4/08 1/26/08 12/1/07 11/29/07 2/10/07 12/2/06

3/7/10 1/29/10 12/5/09 12/4/09 2/7/09 2/6/09

March 3-4, 2006 Hosted by New Hampshire March 3 • Semifinals No. 1 New Hampshire 2, No. 4 Connecticut 0

1/23/10 1/22/10 11/8/09 2/14/09 2/13/09 11/8/08 2/24/08 2/23/08 11/16/07 2/4/07

March 8-9, 2007 Hosted by Connecticut March 8 • Semifinals No. 3 Providence 5, No. 2 Connecticut 1

Hockey East Tournament Expanded to Six Teams in 2009

H H H A A H H A H

L, 1-5 L, 0-4 L, 1-6 L, 1-2 L, 1-2 W, 4-1 W, 3-2 W, 4-1 T, 3-3

1/6/04 11/23/03 11/22/03 2/16/03 2/14/03 12/30/02 1/13/02 1/12/03 10/28/01

A A H A H A H H A

W, 4-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 2-3 W, 1-0 T, 1-1 W, 4-1 T, 1-1 W, 4-3

ot

N A A H A H

Regular Season: 9-3-3 • Home: 4-1-2 • Away: 5-2-1 L, 2-1 ot W, 2-0 T, 1-1 ot W, 4-3 L, 3-1 T, 2-2 ot

1/10/09 2/17/08 2/16/08 1/18/08 1/11/07 11/19/06

H A H A H H

W, 3-0 W, 4-2 W, 2-1 ot W, 3-2 L, 2-3 ot T, 2-2 ot

11/11/06 A 1/15/06 A 11/20/05 A

W, 2-0 L, 0-3 W, 1-0

ot

H H A A A H H H A A

Regular Season: 12-9-5 • Home: 6-4-4 • Away: 6-5-1 W, 2-1 W, 4-1 W, 7-2 T, 2-2 ot W, 3-1 W, 5-2 W, 5-4 W, 7-2 W, 4-2 W, 3-1

2/3/07 10/21/06 2/5/06 2/4/06 10/22/05 3/5/05 3/4/05 1/22/05 1/21/05 3/7/04

A H H H A A A H H H

W, 2-1 ot W, 8-3 L, 1-2 W, 5-1 L, 0-1 ot W, 4-1 W, 3-2 L, 2-3 W, 4-1 L, 3-4

3/6/04 1/24/04 1/23/04 3/2/03 3/1/03 1/17/03 3/2/02 3/1/02 1/6/02

H A A A A H H H A

L, 1-5 W, 3-2 L, 0-2 L, 1-5 L, 0-2 T, 2-2 L, 2-3 T, 3-3 L, 2-4

NEW HAMPSHIRE 3-24-4 2/7/10 10/31/09 10/3/09 2/22/09 2/21/09 10/15/08 3/2/08 3/1/08 11/10/07 3/3/07 2/18/07

H A A A H H A A A A A

Regular Season: 3-22-3 • Home: 1-12-2 • Away: 1-13-2 L, 1-4 L, 1-3 L, 1-3 L, 2-4 L, 3-4 T, 3-3 ot L, 1-6 L, 0-5 L, 2-8 L, 0-2 T, 2-2 ot

2/16/07 H 1/6/07 H 2/19/06 A 2/17/06 H 1/22/06 A 3/12/05* N 2/20/05 H 2/19/05 H 12/4/04 A 2/22/04 H 2/20/04 A

L, 1-2 L, 2-6 L, 0-6 L, 1-5 L, 0-3 W, 5-4 W, 3-2 T, 0-0 L, 2-5 L, 2-7 L, 1-4

ot

10/26/03 10/24/03 1/19/03 12/8/02 12/7/02 3/9/02 1/25/02 12/2/01 12/1/01

A H H H A H H A A

T, 1-1 L, 2-4 L, 0-3 L, 1-2 L, 0-8 L, 1-4 L, 0-1 L, 1-3 W, 2-0

NORTHEASTERN 16-7-7

No. 4 Providence 3, No. 5 Connecticut 0

March 6-7, 2010 Hosted by Providence March 6 • Semifinals No. 4 Connecticut 3, No. 1 Providence 2 March 7 • Finals No. 3 Boston University 3, No. 4 Connecticut 1(ot)

11/18/06 2/11/06 12/3/05 11/19/05 2/6/05 2/4/06 11/7/04 11/5/04 1/8/04

MAINE 16-10-3

in the Hockey East Tournament

February 27, 2010 Quarterfinals at Northeastern No. 4 Connecticut 4, No. 5 Northeastern 1

W, 3-1 L, 4-0 T, 0-0 ot W, 2-1 T, 3-3 ot L, 3-6 T, 2-2 ot W, 3-2 W, 4-2

BOSTON UNIVERSITY 8-4-3

2/27/10* 2/21/10 Bold indicates 2010-11 regular season opponent 2/20/10 Italics indicates potential Nutmeg Classic opponent 10/4/09 1/24/09 1/23/09 10/19/08 2/2/08 February 28, 2009 2/1/08 Quarterfinals at Providence 10/27/07

March 12-13, 2005 Hosted by Boston University March 12 • Semifinals No. 3 Connecticut 5, No. 2 New Hampshire 4 (ot) March 13 • Finals No. 1 Providence 3, No. 3 Connecticut 1

H A H H H A H A A

Regular Season: 12-9-5 • Home: 7-4-5 • Away: 6-6-1

A A H A A H H A H A

Regular Season: 15-7-7 • Home: 6-4-4 • Away: 10-3-4 W, 4-1 L, 2-0 T, 0-0 ot T, 1-1 ot W, 1-0 W, 4-0 L, 0-3 W, 1-0 T, 1-1 ot W, 5-3

1/28/07 1/27/07 11/12/06 1/29/06 1/28/06 11/13/05 2/27/05 2/26/05 1/29/05 1/28/05

A H H H A A A H H A

W, 2-0 W, 4-1 W, 3-2 ot W, 10-1 W, 3-2 L, 2-3 T, 1-1 W, 4-1 T, 4-4 W, 2-1

2/29/04 2/28/04 1/31/04 1/30/04 2/21/03 11/10/02 11/9/02 1/4/02 11/3/01 11/2/01

H A A H A H A H A H

T, 2-2 W, 4-2 T, 1-1 L, 0-3 W, 1-0 L, 1-3 W, 2-1 W, 3-1 L, 3-5 L, 1-3

PROVIDENCE 10-19-4 3/6/10* 2/13/10 2/12/10 11/1/09 2/28/09* 2/1/09 1/3/09 11/16/08 3/8/08* 2/10/08 2/9/08 10/25/07

A H A H N H A A H A H H

Regular Season: 8-16-2 • Home: 6-7-1 • Away: 2-10-1 W, 3-2 W, 4-1 T, 3-3 T, 1-1 L, 0-3 W, 2-1 L, 1-5 L, 0-2 L, 1-5 L, 3-5 W, 3-0 W, 5-0

2/25/07 2/24/07 10/22/06 2/26/06 2/25/06 10/15/05 3/13/05* 2/13/05 2/12/05 1/16/05 1/15/05 2/15/04

H A A A H H N H A A H A

L, 3-6 L, 1-4 W, 1-0 L, 2-5 W, 2-1 W, 3-1 L, 1-3 W, 3-2 W, 5-3 T, 3-3 L, 3-4 L, 0-7

2/14/04 H 1/17/04 H 1/16/04 A 3/15/03* N 2/8/03 H 2/7/03 A 12/1/02 H 2/17/02 A 2/16/02 H 1/26/02 A

L, 1-3 L, 1-3 L, 3-5 L, 0-7 L, 1-2 L, 2-3 T, 2-2 L, 1-3 L, 2-4 L, 0-4

VERMONT 14-1-0 1/30/10 1/17/10 1/16/10 1/4/09 1/3/09

H A A H H

Regular Season: 14-1-0 • Home: 7-0-0 • Away: 7-1-0 W, 2-0 W, 5-1 W, 4-1 W, 3-1 W, 7-0

10/18/08 1/12//08 1/11/08 11/11/07 1/4/07

A A A H A

W, 2-1 W, 6-0 W, 5-1 W, 4-1 L, 2-3

10/7/06 10/6/06 1/2/06 1/1/06 12/1/05

H H A A H

W, 3-0 W, 8-2 W, 3-0 W, 2-1 W, 4-0

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University of Connecticut ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

Al l -Time L e t t e r w i n n e r s Name

A Allen, Cristin Armitage, Janelle Aud, Dani B Bailey, Melissa Beck, Lisa Bellonio, Jennie Berry, Kim Binning, Michelle Blain, Maude Brozowski, Lauren C Camardo, Jaclyn Camardo, Nicole Chaisson, Jennifer Chandler, Britney Charison, Jodie Cigna, Jusine Clark, Sarah Cohen, Diana Connolly, Shannon D Danzig, Jena E Evelyn, Sami F Francis, Claire G Gallinaro, Liz Garcia, Alexandra Garrett, Molly Glasson, Sharon Good, Tiffany Grant, Emily H Hartmayer, Emily Hawkins, Jaclyn Helh, Devon Hewett, Rebecca Hollstein, Amy Horan, Kelly Houlden, Jennifer Hurlburt, Leslie J Johnson, Elizabeth K King, Bridget King, Molly Knajdek, Casey Korovilas, Georgia L Lambert, Marcie LeFave, Nicole LeMond, Lauren Lutz, Jessica

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# Pos. Years Goalie Stats

GP G

(Min.

25 D 2006-10 139 14 15 F 2002-06 129 13 4 F 2002-04 34 0

A Pts. GAA Sv%) 59 13 2

73 26 2

5 F 2000-01 13 6 3 13 D 2001-05 115 0 0 32 G 2006-10 20 1014:01 1.72 10 F 2001-03 53 30 18 97 F 2006-10 142 47 34 81 D 2009- 36 5 4 11 F 2007-08 24 0 1

9 0 .932 48 81 9 1

11 F 2008- 9 D 2008 13 F 2007- 9 F 2004-08 8 F 2005-06 7 F 2006-09 15 F 2001-02 1 G 2000-01 18 F 2001-05

0 0 43 14 0 2 3 7.56 38

1 0 63 25 0 4 4 .802 58

1

1 26

4

F

62 32 104 140 2 88 34 13 125

1 0 20 11 0 2 1 745:59 20

2005-06 17 0

15 D 2008-

72 7

19

35 G 2009-

0

0:00

0.00 .000

2 D 2004-08 83 G 2008- 17 D 2003-05 20 F 2000-01 93 F 2006-10 10 F 2002-03

140 42 67 10 130 18

11 23 2395:40 1.68 0 6 0 1 3 3 0 0

34 .928 6 1 6 0

12 21 25 18 10 21 20 27

D F D D F F D F

2000-01 2004-08 2000-01 2008- 2006-10 2009- 2002-06 2003-07

13 137 13 72 142 37 139 137

0 69 0 2 44 6 6 25

4 75 0 22 44 12 23 23

4 144 0 24 88 18 29 48

10

F

2000-01 13 0

0

0

14 F/D 2004-08 137 4 15 F 2006-07 12 0 5 D 2008- 37 2 11 D/F 2005-07 37 0

19 0 5 0

23 0 7 0

24 F 2000-01 13 7 D 2003-05 13 22 F 2008-10 72 17 F 2007-10 95

0 0 6 13

0 0 8 17

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Name # Pos. Years

Goalie Stats M Mahoney, Sara 2 F 2001-04 Marashio, Julie 11 F 2001-04 McClane, Janice 18 F 2000-01 McGuire, Jacquelyn 12 F 2001-05 McLeod, Megan 97 F 2001-05 McNally, Erin 19 D 2000-01 Murphy, Brittany 8 F 2007-10 Murphy, Shannon 29 G 2001-05 O O'Connell, Jen 5 F 2002-03 O'Connor, Lauren 5 F 2001-03 Oropallo, Allison 9 F 2001-03 Owens, Tiffany 93 F 2001-05 P Perigard, Nicole 15 F 2000-01 Pridmore, Carli 14 D 2009- Prince, Carla 27 D 2000-01 R Ramolla, Allicia 26 D 2003-07 Reid, Samantha 16 D 2005-09 Russell, Kristen 19 F 2005-09 S Salazer-Reid, Caitlin 6 D 2001-05 Scarpa, Laura 3 F 2000-01 Shain, Kaitlyn 1 G 2002-06 Snow, Stefanie 28 D 2001-04 Spaeth, Erika 16 F 2001-05 Stathopulos, Elisabeth 21 F 2009-10 Stephens, Hollie 21 F 2000-01 Stosky, Laura 3 D 2001-02 Swistak, Rana 8 D 2000-01 Sydor, Jody 4 D 2007- T Thibault, Dominique 96 F 2006-09 Tosches, Mallory 8 F 2003-04 Tritter, Nicole 12 F 2005-09 Tuttle, Jaime 2 D 2008-10 U Uliasz, Brianna 24 D 2005-09 V VanDeveire, Katherine 3 F 2003-07 VanDam, Jill 21 F 2002-03 Vibert, Natalie 22 D 2003-07 W Wallace, Angie 19 F 2001-05 Weber, Monique 26 F 2008- Wilson, Brittany 35 G 2005-09 X Y Z Zuba, Michelle 17 F 2000-01

GP G

(Min.

A Pts. GAA Sv%)

94 100 13 139 136 14 106 90

21 19 4 4 0 0 22 26 26 39 2 2 15 22 4936:56 2.88

40 9 0 48 65 4 37 .906

15 49 55 139

0 0 3 37

0 0 6 40

0 0 9 77

12 5 19 0 13 4

6 0 2

11 0 6

134 4 66 8 132 15

25 9 34

29 17 49

138 13 87 87 135 37 13 58 13 107

8 30 2 9 4858:39 2.40 7 14 4 16 9 14 6 4 9 12 0 0 7 35

38 11 .921 21 20 23 10 21 1 42

99 10 134 3

62 0 29 0

50 0 31 0

112 0 60 0

139 7

14

21

134 13 33 4 135 23

12 4 40

25 8 63

134 17 16 33 72 24 28 52 98 5552:38 2.22 .921

13 2

1

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SUPPORT STAFF University of Connecticut S u pp o r t S t a ff 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

S t r e n g t h & C o n d i t i o n i n g • CPIA • S p o r t s M e d i c i n e • F a c i l i t i e s • E q u i p m e n t Strength and Conditioning

Maureen Butler • Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach

The strength and conditioning program for University of Connecticut is under the supervision of UConn Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Jerry Martin. The Strength and Conditioning staff services all 24 of Connecticut’s intercollegiate teams. Assisting directly with the Strength and conditioning efforts for UConn hockey is strength and conditioning staff member Maureen Butler. Butler has worked with the USA Women's Hockey U-18 team.

UConn hockey players have the use of two different weight rooms in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the newly remodeled Hugh S. Greer Field House. In all, there are over 8,000 square feet of weight training facilities available for all UConn student-athletes.

The weight room in the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a free weight facility and supplies the Husky student-athletes areas in which to perform their power and Olympic lifts. The facility in the Greer Field House is fitted with more free weights in which the UConn hockey players can incorporate circuit training, speed training and heavy negative workouts into their total strength-training program.

Jerry Martin and his staff supervise a strength and conditioning program for each individual athlete for training all year long. Each program can be manipulated in order to fulfill the specific needs of the individual. Specific testing is done to each hockey player to monitor progress in strength, power, body composition, anaerobic conditioning and flexibility. These tests provide the coaches and medical staff with an accurate athletic profile on each athlete.

Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes

Becky Taylor • CPIA Counselor

The University of Connecticut is committed to each hockey player, and all of its student-athletes, as a total person. Participation in athletics is important, but it represents only one aspect of the players college experience. At the University of Connecticut, academic achievement is the primary concern. Impressively, for the past five years the Connecticut student-athlete retention rate has been 99.0 percent.

The University's commitment to the student-athlete is a dual one. Participation in athletics is not viewed as an obstacle to the attainment of one's educational goals, rather it is seen as a complementary activity. Each supports the other. Athletic excellence is stressed, but academic achievement is never compromised - indeed, it is given the utmost priority.

The University realizes that the hockey team and all student-athletes, due to their academic involvement, are required to commit a large percentage of their personal time to University sponsored athletic activities. For this reason, the University recognizes the need for a support program for its intercollegiate athletes. The Counseling Program for Intercollegiate Athletes (CPIA) constantly assists all student-athletes in achieving their academic goals. The CPIA staff serves as a liaison to the academic faculty, the Division of Athletics, and the student-athlete.

In serving as a liaison between the Connecticut student-athletes and University faculty and staff, the CPIA counselors also provide assistance in securing appropriate support services available with the University. These include orientation for student-athletes, supervised study halls, individual tutors and tutorial centers (an English/Writing Center, Math Center and Reading Center), and learning skills seminars.

For the past three years, the writing lab and computers have been networked to a national database which allow all student-athletes to do research at their actual computer stations.

Department of Sports Medicine

Dr. Tom Trojian • Team Physician Janelle Francisco • Athletic Trainer

The Department of Sports Medicine in the University of Connecticut Division of Athletics works as an integrated multidisciplinary team whose purpose is to provide the optimal, safe environment for the hockey student athletes to train and participate in their sport. The staff takes great pride in the individual attention paid to each student-athlete. They are devoted to preventing injury, rapidly diagnosing and treating injury and maximizing athletic performance. The disciplines of athletic training, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, orthopaedic sports medicine, optometry, nutrition, exercise physiology, and psychology work in concert to provide comprehensive care for the student-athlete.

The women's hockey team is spearheaded by Athletic Trainer Janelle Francisco. Physician coverage is provided by Jeffrey Anderson, MD, the Director of Sports Medicine and Team Physician Thomas Trojian, MD. The Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Specialists for the team include Edward Collins, MD of the Connecticut Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Willimantic, Barry Messinger, MD of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery in Manchester, Michael Joyce, MD of Glastonbury and St. Francis Hospital and Robert Arciero, MD of the University of Connecticut Health Center Department of Orthopaedics in Farmington.

The Department of Sports Medicine works intimately with the Departments of Kinesiology and Nutritional Sciences on the University of Connecticut campus. This affords the student-athletes with the input of several nationally recognized exercise scientists.

This cooperation also keeps the sports medicine staff at the cutting edge of developments in the fields of human performance and sports nutrition. Members of the sports medicine staff are actively engaged in research that directly benefits the care of all studentathletes.

The UConn Sports Medicine team is housed in state-of-the-art facilities in the Hugh S. Greer Field House and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, as well as a new and expanded sports medicine treatment center located in The Burton Family Football Complex.

In addition to providing the finest in medical care for the UConn hockey program, the Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut administers to the daily needs of 600 male and female intercollegiate student-athletes who are competing in 24 different varsity programs.

The Department of Sports Medicine at the University of Connecticut plays a critical role in assuring that all UConn student-athletes have 24-hour access to the finest medical support and quality health care possible. Through patient care and ongoing research and education, the department continues to provide Husky teams a competitive edge from the medical perspective.

Dino Mattessich Associate Director of Athletics of Internal Relations

Mike Iacampo Rink Manager of Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum

Chris Iacampo Equipment Manager

Kim Gibbons Administrative Assistant

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University of Connecticut hockey east 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey Commissioner..................................................................................................... Joe Bertagna Associate Commissioner..............................................................................Kathy Wynters Asst. Commissioner for Public Relations...................................................Peter Souris Supervisor of Officials................................................................................David Lezenski Asst. Supervisor of Officials............................................................................ Bob Quinn Web Site Coordinator............................................................................... Dan Parkhurst Coord. of Minor Officials.................................................................................. Jim Prior 2010-11 Graduate Intern..................................................................................Greg Rosa The Women’s Hockey East Association proudly enters its ninth season of play after officially commencing league action in the fall of 2002. In eight short years, the conference has emerged as one of the top women’s ice hockey conferences in the nation, having sent three teams to the Frozen Four and nine teams to the NCAA Tournament in the league’s eight-year existence, including most recently New Hampshire’s Frozen Four appearance in 2008.

In 2010, the Boston University Terriers earned the first their WHEA Tournament Championship in school history with a 2-1 overtime win against Connecticut. Providence College hosted the eighth annual tournament championship at Schneider Arena as the top seed in the tournament, claiming their third regular-season championship in school history.

UNH’s Kelly Paton and Northeastern’s Florence Schelling were named Co-Player of the Year in the conference, while Wildcat forward Kristina Lavoie was tabbed at Rookie of the Year. Providence College’s Bob Deraney earned WHEA Coach of the Year honors for the first time in his Friars coaching career.

Northeastern’s Katy Applin, BU’s Jennifer Arms UNH’s Katie Brock and Chelsea Furlani from Vermont all earned 4.0 GPA’s on the year to earn Hockey East Top-Scholar Athlete honors headlining the list of a league-record 71 student-athletes named to the WHEA All-Academic Team in 20092010. Applin and Arms received the distinction for second consecutive season.

Fenway Park hosted the first outdoor women’s game in NCAA history on Friday, January 8, 2010.

New Hampshire earned a 5-3 come from behind victory in the game vs. Northeastern.

In February 2007, the league debuted its inaugural “Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer”. The one-day event was hosted by Hockey East schools as a way to establish a greater fan base, to raise needed funds, and to work with the specific charities to raise awareness for both the league and the specific cause. In the initial year, close to $20,000 was donated back to local breast cancer charities (Friends of Mel’s Foundation and the American Cancer Society), vastly exceeding expectations.

Last year, over $23,000 dollars was raised to bring the four-year total to over $114,000. “Skating Strides” has won two national awards at NACMA in the “Single Day Attendance Promotion” category in 2007 and 2009. The fourth annual “Skating Strides Against Breast Cancer” will have an event on every WHEA campus this season, as well as participation by all of the Hockey East men’s teams.

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History

ber programs have storied histories that include As women’s ice hockey steadily expanded from several championships and individual awards at its original status as an emerging sport to its cur- the highest levels of play. The first 14 ECAC chamrent status as an established NCAA championship pionships were shared among New Hampshire, sport, it became apparent that Hockey East should Northeastern and Providence, all charter members of Hockey East. Northeastern forward Brooke seriously consider sponsoring a separate league Whitney was named the recipient of the 2002 to accommodate its five member schools that Patty Kazmaier Award as the nation’s top female initially had varsity programs for women: Boston collegiate player, an honor first won by New College, Maine, New Hampshire, Northeastern and Providence. The uncertainty remained until a Hampshire’s Brandy Fisher in 1998. Had the award been in existence beforehand, it surely would split in the Eastern College Athletic Conference have been won at some point by Cammi Granato, grouped the five aforementioned programs into a three-time ECAC Player of the Year who led a separate league, the ECAC Women’s Eastern Providence to back-to-back championships in League, along with three other unaffiliated pro1992 and 1993. Five years later, in 1998, alonggrams. Seeking league solidarity, administrators side nine other alums of what are now Hockey from the five Hockey East institutions acted.

East programs, Granato captained Team USA to In September of 2001, the long-incubated idea became a reality when the athletic directors voted the Olympic gold medal during the first Olympic to found the new women’s league under the exist- tournament that featured women’s ice hockey as a medal sport. Granato will be inducted into the U.S. ing Hockey East banner, with play scheduled to Hockey Hall of Fame in October for her contribubegin no later than the 2004-05 season. The five tions to the sport. Beginning in 2009, the WHEA schools with varsity programs entered as charathletic directors voted to honor the league Player ter members with the stipulation that any other Hockey East school that added a varsity women’s of the Year with the Cammi Granato Award. program in the future would be freely admitted to Perhaps the proudest legacy that the Women’s Hockey East Association has established is the the league.

Hockey Humanitarian Award. The most prestigious Expediting the process in the interests of the participating teams, the league and the sport itself, off-ice honor, and arguably the highest overall Commissioner Joe Bertagna worked with a select- honor in the sport, the Hockey Humanitarian ed task force to successfully prepare the Hockey Award recognizes college hockey’s finest citizen each year and encompasses both male and female East women’s league for launch in the 2002-03 season, two years ahead of schedule. An important athletes in all divisions. Its winners have dempart of that process was the acceptance of an invi- onstrated outstanding contributions to society tation extended to the University of Connecticut through leadership in charity work and volunteerto join the newly formed league as its sixth active ism. Northeastern senior forward Missy Elumba was the 2009 recipient, as the fifth Hockey East member. student-athlete to receive the prestigious honor.

The triumphant effort immediately afforded Elumba was the 14th all-time recipient and joined the participating administrators a stronger voice former Husky goaltender Chanda Gunn, who in the advancement of their women’s ice hockey received the award in 2004, as the second athlete programs and alleviated the ECAC of continuing the maintenance of the Women’s Eastern League. in Northeastern women’s hockey history. BC’s Players, fans, coaches and administrators alike were Sarah Carlson received it in 2005, making Women’s all anticipating the intensified competition created Hockey East the first league to boast back-to-back by the new circle of teams that were already famil- winners. iar rivals.

In 2005, the Women’s Hockey East Association welcomed the addition of two more teams to its growing family, Boston 2009-10 Hockey East Women Final Standings University and the Hockey East Overall University of Vermont.

GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA W L T GF GA For BU, it marked the Providence 21 11 5 5 3 30 59 44 15 11 9 93 79 inaugural season for New Hampshire 21 13 6 2 0 28 65 41 19 9 5 99 66 women’s hockey as a Boston University 21 10 6 5 3 28 54 41 17 9 12 103 86 varsity sport.

Northeastern 21 9 6 6 4 28 45 34 17 9 7 78 51 Connecticut 21 10 5 6 1 27 46 33 21 9 7 95 62 Although the Boston College 21 7 10 4 4 22 41 54 8 17 10 64 100 Women’s Hockey East Vermont 21 5 15 1 0 11 26 55 10 22 1 52 90 Association is still in Maine 21 3 15 3 1 10 24 58 6 20 5 63 85 its infancy, its mem-

2009-10 hockey east statistical leaders University of Connecticut 2010-11 University of Connecticut Women’s Ice Hockey

2009-10 Hockey East Award Winners Coach of the Year .................................................................. Bob Deraney, Providence TPS Co-Hockey Player of the Year ............................................................Kelly Paton, New Hampshire .................................................... Florence Schelling, Northeastern Bauer Rookie of the Year ..................................................... Kristina Lavoie, New Hampshire Sportsmanship Award .................................................. Kasey Boucher, Boston University Turfer Athletic ................................................Ashley Leichliter, Boston University Best Defenseman Award .............................................................. Cristin Allen, Connecticut Gladiator Hockey Best Defensive Forward ....................................................Jennifer Chaisson, Connecticut Three Stars Award .................................................... Florence Schelling, Northeastern Tournament MVP .......................................................................................Melissa Haber First Team: G Florence Schelling D Cristin Allen Courtney Birchard F Micaela Long Ashley Cottrell Kelly Paton

So. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr.

Northeastern Connecticut New Hampshire New Hampshire Providence New Hampshire

Second Team: G Genevieve Lacasse D Tara Watchorn Amber Yung F Melissa Anderson Jean O'Neill Allie Thunstrom

So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

Providence Boston University Providence Boston University Providence Boston College

All-Rookie Team: G Brittany Ott D Blake Bolden F Brittany Esposito Jill Cardella Kristina Lavoie Ashley Motherwell

Maine Boston College Northeastern Boston University New Hampshire Boston College

2009-10 Team Statistics Scoring Offense: Team 1. New Hampshire 2. Boston University 3. Providence 4. Connecticut 5. Northeastern 6. Maine 7. Boston College 8. Vermont

GP 33 38 35 37 33 31 35 33

G 99 103 93 95 78 63 64 52

Avg. 3.00 2.71 2.66 2.57 2.36 2.03 1.83 1.58

Goals Allowed Per Game: Team 1. Northeastern 2. Connecticut 3. New Hampshire 4. Providence 5. Maine 6. Boston University 7. Vermont 8. Boston College

GA 51 62 66 79 85 86 90 100

GP 33 37 33 35 31 38 33 35

Avg. 1.54 1.67 2.00 2.26 2.74 2.26 2.73 2.86

2009-10 Individual Statistics Scoring: Player 1. Kelly Paton, UNH Micaela Long, UNH 3. Melissa Anderson, BU 4. Ashley Cottrell, PC 5. Jean O'Neill, PC Michelle Binning, UConn 7. Kristina Lavoie, UNH Allie Thunstrom, BC Monique Weber, UConn Lauren Cherewyk, BU

GP 33 33 37 35 35 37 33 35 37 38

G 19 13 21 14 14 20 18 22 14 12

A 32 38 18 17 16 10 11 7 15 17

Goals: Player 1. Allie Thunstrom, BC 2. Melissa Anderson, BU 3. Michelle Binning, UConn 4. Kelly Paton, UNH 5. Kristina Lavoie, UNH 6. Jean O'Neill, PC Ashley Cottrell, PC Monique Weber, UConn 9. Micaela Long, UNH

GP 35 37 37 33 33 35 35 37 33

G 22 21 20 19 18 14 14 14 13

GPG 0.63 0.57 0.54 0.58 0.55 0.40 0.40 0.38 0.39

Assists: Player 1. Micaela Long, UNH 2. Kelly Paton, UNH 3. Cristin Allen, UConn 4. Melissa Anderson, BU 5. Ashley Cottrell, PC Jillian Kirchner, BU Lauren Cherewyk, BU 8. Jenna Ouellette, Maine Jean O'Neill, PC 10. Taryn Peacock, Maine Lexie Hoffmeyer, Maine Alyse Ruff, PC Jennifer Chaisson, UConn Monique Weber, UConn Jill Cardella, BU

GP 33 33 37 37 35 38 38 27 35 30 30 35 37 37 38

A 38 32 21 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15

APG 1.15 0.97 0.57 0.49 0.49 0.45 0.45 0.59 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.43 0.41 0.41 0.39

Goals Against Average: Player 1. Florence Schelling, NU 2. Alexandra Garcia, UConn 3. Leah Sulyma, NU 4. Kayley Herman, UNH 5. Lindsey Minton, UNH

GAA 1.37 1.60 1.70 1.88 1.91

Save Percentage: Player 1. Leah Sulyma, NU 2. Florence Schelling, NU 3. Alexandra Garcia, UConn 4. Melissa Haber, BU 5. Genevieve Lacasse, PC

SV 389 537 718 773 878

GA 21 29 53 65 76

Pct. .949 .949 .931 .922 .920

2010-11 UConn WOMEN’S ICE Hockey

TP 51 51 39 31 30 30 29 29 29 29

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A Tradition of Excellence Brittany Wilson

Natalie Vibert

HOCKEY EAST FIRST TEAM

HOCKEY EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Kaitlyn Shain 2006 Natalie Vibert 2005, 2007 Brittany Wilson 2007 Dominique Thibault 2008 Cristin Allen 2010

Natalie Vibert 2005 Tiffany Owens 2005 Cristin Allen 2010 Michelle Binning 2010 Amy Hollstein 2010

Jody Sydor

HOCKEY EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Kaitlyn Shain 2003 Natalie Vibert 2004 Jaclyn Hawkins 2005 Dominique Thibault 2007 Jennifer Chaisson 2008 Jody Sydor 2008

JACLYN HAWKINS

2008 Hockey East Sportsmanship Award Recipient 2007 Hockey East Second Team 2006 Hockey East Honorable Mention 2005 USCHO.Com Rookie of the Year 2005 Hockey East Rookie of the Year/Hockey East Rookie Team/ Hockey East Second Team

2010-11 Connecticut Women’s hockey schedule OCTOBER

Sat. 2nd Sat. 9th Sun. 10th Fri. 15th Sat. 16th Sat. 23rd Sun. 24th Sat. 30th Sun. 31st

NOVEMBER

Sat. 6th Sat. 13th Sun. 14th Sat. 20th Nutmeg Classic Fri. 26 Sat. 27th

DECEMBER

Sat. 4th Sun. 5th Wed. 8th

Kelly Horan Sophomore

NEW HAMPSHIRE* CLARKSON ST. LAWRENCE at Colgate at Syracuse at Minnesota - Duluth at Minnesota - Duluth BOSTON COLLEGE* at Boston College*

1:00 1:00 1:00 7:00 4:00 4:05 4:05 1:00 1:00

MAINE* at New Hampshire* NEW HAMPSHIRE* at Vermont*

1:00 2:00 1:00 2:00

Maude Blain Sophomore

UConn vs. Yale Consolation Game Championship Game

7:00 4:00 7:00

BOSTON UNIVERSITY* at Providence* at Union

1:00 2:00 7:00

at Dartmouth at Dartmouth ROBERT MORRIS ROBERT MORRIS VERMONT* VERMONT* at Maine* at Maine* at Boston University* BOSTON UNIVERSITY*

4:00 2:00 1:00 1:00 7:00 4:00 7:00 2:00 7:00 4:00

at Boston College* NORTHEASTERN* at Providence* PROVIDENCE#* at Northeastern* NORTHEASTERN (senior day)* Hockey East Quarter - finals

2:00 1:00 2:00 4:00 4:00 1:00

JANUARY Sat. 1st Sun. 2nd Sat. 8th Sun. 9th Fri. 14th Sat. 15th Fri. 21st Sat. 22nd Fri. 28th Sat. 29th

FEBRUARY Fri. 4th Sun. 6th Sat. 12th Sun. 13th Sat. 19th Sun. 20th Sat. 26th

MARCH Sat. 5th-Sun. 6th

Hockey East Championship Weekend

# - Game to be played at Rentschler Field • * - Hockey East Game ALL HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS

Alexandra Garcia Junior