2009–10 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season
Introduction
Offseason * August 10 : Nate Handrahan announced the signing of seven athletes to National Letters of Intent, which increases his 2009-10 recruiting class to 10 athletes. * August 24, 2009 - Former RMU goalie Brianne McLaughlin was selected as one of three goalies to the 2009-10 U.S. Women's National Team. * Sept 17: Robert Morris has been predicted to finish second in the College Hockey America Preseason Coaches' Poll, released Sept. 17 by CHA league officials. They came in second with 14 points after finishing with a 5-9-2 mark in conference play a season ago.
2009-10 National Letter of Intent Signees  '''Name'''   '''Position'''  '''Height'''  '''Previous Team''' Dayna Newsom F 5-6 Oakville Ice Courtney Langston F 5-4Shattuck St. Mary's Kathleen McDonald F 5-4Team BC & POE Whitney Henderson F 5-3Princeton Tiger Lilies Jennifer Kindret F 5-8BC Breakers Jamie Joslin D 5-9Aurora Panthers Marissa Angel G 5-4Princeton Tiger Lilies Cobina Delaney    Ottawa Senators Kelsey Thomas    Hamilton Hawks Kristen DiCiocco    Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
Exhibition  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''   '''Location'''  '''Time'''  '''Score'''Sun, Sep 27   Wilfrid LaurierPittsburgh, Pa. 4:00 p.m. RMU, 4-0
Regular season * November 25: The Colonials announced five players signed Letters of Intent to play hockey for the team in 2010-11.The signees are: Thea Imbrogno (Mississauga Jr. Chiefs), Rebecca Vint (Brampton Jr. Thunder), Laura Brooker (Cambridge Fury), Brandi Pollock (Westman Wildcats) and Anneline Lauziere (London Devilettes). * November 26: The Colonials will host the Rensselaer Engineers in part of College Hockey America's Skate for the Cure Campaign. This marks the fourth year of the event and all CHA institutions participate in the event. * December 6: The Robert Morris vs. Mercyhurst game on Sunday, December 6 at 1:00 p.m. has been postponed due to a water main break at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. The game is rescheduled for Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 p.m.* December 17: Former Robert Morris Colonials goaltender Brianne McLaughlin was selected as one of three goalies to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team. McLaughlin is the first-ever Colonial to compete in the Olympic Games. * February 17: Brianna Delaney and Sara O'Mally are among 45 nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.===Standings===
Roster  '''Number'''  '''Name'''   '''Position'''  '''Height'''  '''Year'''6    Giambra, Mallory D  5-7  Sr.7    Ketcher, Carissa F  5-4  Jr.8    Delaney, Brianna F  5-6  So.9    Henderson, Whitney  F  5-3  Fr.11    Pietrangelo, Paige D  5-11  So.12    Gibson, Jacki D  5-9  Sr.14    Kindret, Jennifer  F  5-8  Fr.15    Pappas, Whitney D  5-7  Jr.16    O'Malley, Sara F  5-7  Jr.17    Thomas, Kelsey F  5-5  Fr.18    McDonald, Kathleen  F  5-4  Fr.19    F  5-8  Sr.20    Langston, Courtney  F  5-4  Fr.21    Walkland, Chelsea F  5-6  Sr.22    Stack, Kathryn D  5-6  So.24    Newsom, Dayna  F  5-6  Fr.25    Joslin, Jamie  D  5-9  Fr.26    Delaney, Cobina  F  5-7  Fr.27    Riley, Jordan F  5-8  Sr.29    Stoa, Maria F  5-7  Jr.30    Angel, Marissa  G  5-4  Fr.31    Butterfield, Daneca G  5-5  Jr.33    DiCiocco, Kristen  G  5-7  Fr.
Schedule  '''Date'''  '''Opponent'''   '''Location'''  '''Time'''  '''Score'''   '''Record'''Fri, Oct 02   Minn.-Duluth  at Duluth, Minn.    7:07 p.m.  Loss, 5-2 0-1-0Sat, Oct 03   Minn.-Duluth  at Duluth, Minn.    2:07 p.m. Win, 4-1   1-1-0Fri, Oct 09   Boston University  at Boston, Mass. 7:00 p.m.Loss, 4-3   1-2-0Sat, Oct 10   Northeastern  at Boston, Mass. 2:00 p.m. Loss, 0-41-3-0Fri, Oct 16   ST. LAWRENCE  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m. Loss, 2-31-4-0Sat, Oct 17   ST. LAWRENCE  Pittsburgh, Pa.    4:00 p.m. Loss, 3-61-5-0Fri, Oct 23   Maine  at Orono, Maine    7:00 p.m. Win, 3-12-5-0Sat, Oct 24   Maine  at Orono, Maine    2:00 p.m.Win, 1-0 (OT) 3-5-0Fri, Nov 06   Wisconsin  at Madison, Wisc. 7:07 p.m. Win, 3-14-5-0Sat, Nov 07   Wisconsin  at Madison, Wisc. 2:07 p.m.Loss, 3-2 (OT) 4-6-0Sat, Nov 14   Niagara *  at Niagara, N.Y.    7:00 p.m. Loss, 3-14-7-0Sun, Nov 15   Niagara *  at Niagara, N.Y.    2:00 p.m.Tie, 2-2 4-7-1Fri, Nov 20   SYRACUSE *  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m. Loss, 4-04-8-1Sat, Nov 21   SYRACUSE *  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.Loss, 4-2 4-9-1Fri, Nov 27   RENSSELAER  Pittsburgh, Pa.    2:05 p.m.Loss, 5-2Sat, Nov 28   RENSSELAER  Pittsburgh, Pa.    2:05 p.m. Win, 3-1Sat, Dec 05   Mercyhurst *  at Erie, Pa.    4:00 p.m. Loss, 6-2Sun, Dec 06   Mercyhurst *  at Erie, Pa.    2:00 p.m. PostponedSat, Jan 02   Ohio State  at Columbus, Ohio    2:00 p.m.Sun, Jan 03   Ohio State  at Columbus, Ohio    2:00 p.m.Fri, Jan 08   CONNECTICUT  Pittsburgh, Pa.    TBASat, Jan 09   CONNECTICUT  Pittsburgh, Pa.    4:00 p.m.Fri, Jan 15   Wayne State *  at Detroit, Mich.    7:00 p.m.Sat, Jan 16   Wayne State *  at Detroit, Mich.    2:00 p.m.Fri, Jan 22   SACRED HEART  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.Sat, Jan 23   SACRED HEART  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.Fri, Feb 05   MERCYHURST *  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.Sat, Feb 06   MERCYHURST *  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.Fri, Feb 12   Syracuse *  at Syracuse, N.Y.    7:00 p.m.Sat, Feb 13   Syracuse *  at Syracuse, N.Y.    7:00 p.m.Fri, Feb 19   NIAGARA *  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.Sat, Feb 20   NIAGARA *  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.Fri, Feb 26   WAYNE STATE *  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.Sat, Feb 27   WAYNE STATE *  Pittsburgh, Pa.    7:05 p.m.
Player stats  = Indicates team leader===Skaters=== '''Player''' '''Games'''  '''Goals'''  '''Assists'''  '''Points'''  '''Points/game''' '''PIM''' '''GWG''' '''PPG''' '''SHG'''Brianna Delaney36 14 17 31 0.8611 38 2 6 0Sara O'Malley36 18 12 30 0.8333 12 3 12Maria Stoa 34 3 15 18 0.5294 34 1 2 0Jennifer Kindret36 9 8 17 0.4722 29 2 1 0 Cobina Delaney 35 1 12 13 0.3714 18 0 1 0Dayna Newsom36 6 6 12 0.3333 20 0 1 0Kelsey Thomas 35 6 6 12 0.3429 34 1 0 0Whitney Pappas36 4 8 12 0.3333 20 1 0 0Jacki Gibson36 2 9 11 0.3056 16 0 2 0Jamie Joslin36 6 3 9 0.2500 30 0 5 0Kathleen McDonald 31 4 4 8 0.2581 6 0 2 0Jordan Riley36 2 3 5 0.1389 10 0 0 0Mallory Giambra36 1 4 5 0.1389 10 0 0 0Chelsea Walkland 35 2 2 4 0.1143 24 0 0 0Kathryn Stack36 0 4 4 0.1111 22 0 0 0Courtney Langston 25 2 1 3 0.1200 4 0 1 0Whitney Henderson 8 1 1 2 0.2500 0 0 0 0Carissa Ketcher 15 1 1 2 0.1333 0 1 0 0Jessica Riley 34 0 2 2 0.0588 18 0 0 0Kristen DiCiocco 13 0 1 1 0.0769 0 0 0 0Daneca Butterfield 29 0 0 0 0.0000 2 0 0 0Paige Pietrangelo 33 0 0 0 0.0000 28 0 0 0Marissa Angel 1 0 0 0 0.0000 0 0 0 0===Goaltenders=== '''Name'''  '''GP'''   '''GA'''  '''W'''  '''L'''   '''T'''   '''SO''' '''GAA'''Daneca Butterfield  9553:01 4  5 012.50
Awards and honors * Daneca Butterfield, CHA Defensive Player of Week (Week of Oct 6)* Daneca Butterfield, CHA Defensive Player of Week (Week of Oct 26)* Daneca Butterfield, CHA Defensive Player of Week (Week of Nov 9)* Brianna Delaney, CHA Player of the Week (November 16)* Jacki Gibson, CHA Defensive Player of the Year (Week of October 12)* Jamie Joslin, RMU Rookie of the Year (2009–10)* Jennifer Kindret, CHA Rookie of the Week (November 9)* Jennifer Kindret, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of Jan 25)* Sara O'Malley, CHA Offensive Player of Week (Week of Jan 25)* Chelsea Walkland, Frozen Four Skills Competition participant===Pre-Season All-CHA Team===* F - Brianna Delaney, (tie) ===Second Team All-CHA===* Whitney Pappas, Second Team All-CHA
See also * 2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season
References
External links *  Official site