2014–15 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season

2014–15 Clarkson Golden Knights
women's ice hockey season
2014–15 Clarkson Golden Knights; women's ice hockey season
ECAC Hockey Regular Season Co-Champions; NCAA Quarterfinals, L 1–5 vs. Boston College
Conference	T–1st ECAC
Home ice	Cheel Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	#7
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	#7
Record
Overall	24–11–3
Home	11–6–1
Road	13–4–2
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Matt Desrosiers
Assistant coaches	Britni Smith; Meghan Duggan
Captain(s)	Shannon MacAulay
Alternate captain(s)	Erin Ambrose ; Renata Fast ; Olivia Howe
	Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey seasons; « 2013–14 2015–16 »

The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending ECAC regular season and national champions.

The Golden Knights successfully defended a share of their conference regular season championship with a win over co-champion Harvard on the last day of the season. They were then defeated in the ECAC semifinals by Cornell. Despite this, they still earned their third straight at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Boston College.

Offseason[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Both co-head coach Shannon Desrosiers and assistant coach Matt Kelly departed in the offseason, leaving Shannon's husband Matt Desrosiers as sole head coach and as the only coach on the staff. To replace the departed coaches, Britni Smith, a former standout at St. Lawrence, and Meghan Duggan, a former standout at Wisconsin and a member of the United States national team, were hired as assistant coaches.^[1]

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Brielle Bellerive	Forward	Canada	Winner of gold medal at 2014 IIHF U18 Women’s Worlds
Katelyn Fournier	Forward	Canada	Competed with Ottawa Lady Senators (PWHL)
Savannah Harmon	Defense	United States	Played for the Boston Shamrocks (JWHL) 2014 JWHL First Team All-Star
Lauren Lefler	Forward	Canada	Played for the Bluewater Junior Hawks (PWHL) Member of 2013 U18 Team Ontario Blue
Shea Tiley	Goaltender	Canada	Winner of gold medal at 2014 IIHF U18 Women’s Worlds Member of 2013 U18 Team Ontario Blue
Amanda Titus	Forward	Canada	Competed with Ottawa Lady Senators (PWHL)

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Roster[edit]

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2	Corie Jacobson	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1995-05-28	Warren, Ontario	Northbay Ice Boltz
4	Shannon MacAulay (C)	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	1994-06-22	Mount Herbert, Prince Edward Island	Warner Warriors
6	Jennifer Shields	Senior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1993-02-20	Ingersoll, Ontario	Bluewater Jr. Hawks
7	Jessica Gillham	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1995-03-15	Uxbridge, Ontario	Aurora Panthers
8	Lauren Lefler	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1996-06-26	Windsor, Ontario	Bluewater Jr. Hawks
9	Genevieve Bannon	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1995-02-03	Candiac, Quebec	Ontario Hockey Academy
12	Renata Fast (A)	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1994-10-06	Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
14	Savannah Harmon	Freshman	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	1995-10-27	Downers Grove, Illinois	Boston Shamrocks
15	Amanda Titus	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1996-10-06	Stittsville, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators
16	Olivia Howe (A)	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1994-01-17	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	Notre Dame Hounds
17	Daniella Matteucci	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1993-02-08	Fruitvale, British Columbia	Notre Dame Hounds
18	Cayley Mercer	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1994-01-18	Exeter, Ontario	Bluewater Jr. Hawks
22	Christine Lambert	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1992-11-22	Thetford Mines, Quebec	Ontario Hockey Academy
23	Erin Ambrose (A)	Junior	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1994-04-30	Keswick, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
24	Katelyn Fournier	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1996-03-25	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators
27	Brielle Bellerive	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	1996-12-01	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy
29	Emily Horn	Senior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	1993-02-08	Hamilton, Ontario	Brampton Jr. Thunder
32	Jenna Boss	Senior	G	5' 5" (1.65 m)	1992-09-24	Little Canada, Minnesota	Roseville Raiders
33	Mckenzie Johnson	Sophomore	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	1995-06-01	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie H.S.
35	Shea Tiley	Freshman	G	5' 10" (1.78 m)	1996-12-02	Owen Sound, Ontario	Kitchener-Waterloo Rangers

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 3	at St. Lawrence*	#7	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Shea Tiley	L 3–5	0–1–0
October 4	St. Lawrence*	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 2–1	1–1–0
October 11	at Providence*	#9	Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Shea Tiley	W 5–0	2–1–0
October 12	at Providence*	#9	Schneider Arena • Providence, RI	Shea Tiley	W 3–0	3–1–0
October 17	#6 Boston University*	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 1–3	3–2–0
October 18	#6 Boston University*	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 2–5	3–3–0
October 24	Syracuse*	#10	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 9–0	4–3–0
October 25	at Syracuse*	#10	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	5–3–0
October 28	St. Lawrence	#9	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 5–0	6–3–0 (1–0–0)
October 31	at Brown	#9	Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Shea Tiley	W 5–1	7–3–0 (2–0–0)
November 1	at Yale	#9	Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT	Shea Tiley	W 2–1	8–3–0 (3–0–0)
November 14	#4 Harvard	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	T 2–2 ^OT	8–3–1 (3–0–1)
November 15	#10 Dartmouth	#7	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 3–0	9–3–1 (4–0–1)
November 21	at #4 Quinnipiac	#5	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Shea Tiley	L 0–1	9–4–1 (4–1–1)
November 22	at Princeton	#5	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Shea Tiley	W 3–2	10–4–1 (5–1–1)
November 28	at Connecticut*	#5	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic Semifinals)	Shea Tiley	W 2–1 ^OT	11–4–1
November 29	vs. #4 Quinnipiac*	#5	Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT (Nutmeg Classic Championship)	Shea Tiley	L 1–3	11–5–1
December 5	Cornell	#6	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 3–8	11–6–1 (5–2–1)
December 6	Colgate	#6	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 5–1	12–6–1 (6–2–1)
January 3	McGill*	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (exhibition)	McKenzie Johnson	W 5–0	12–6–1
January 9	at Colgate	#8	Starr Arena • Hamilton, NY	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	13–6–1 (7–2–1)
January 10	at #10 Cornell	#8	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Shea Tiley	T 1–1 ^OT	13–6–2 (7–2–2)
January 16	Union	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–0	14–6–2 (8–2–2)
January 17	RPI	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 4–2	15–6–2 (9–2–2)
January 24	at #4 Wisconsin*	#7	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Shea Tiley	T 1–1 ^OT	15–6–3
January 25	at #4 Wisconsin*	#7	LaBahn Arena • Madison, WI	Shea Tiley	L 0–4	15–7–3
January 30	Yale	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 2–3	15–8–3 (9–3–2)
January 31	Brown	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 6–0	16–8–3 (10–3–2)
February 3	at #8 St. Lawrence	#10	Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Shea Tiley	W 3–1	17–8–3 (11–3–2)
February 6	at RPI	#10	Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Shea Tiley	W 2–1	18–8–3 (12–3–2)
February 7	at Union	#10	Achilles Rink • Schenectady, NY	Shea Tiley	W 6–0	19–8–3 (13–3–2)
February 13	Princeton	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	W 2–1	20–8–3 (14–3–2)
February 14	#5 Quinnipiac	#8	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Shea Tiley	L 0–1	20–9–3 (14–4–2)
February 20	at Dartmouth	#7	Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Shea Tiley	W 2–1 ^OT	21–9–3 (15–4–2)
February 21	at #3 Harvard	#7	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Shea Tiley	W 1–0	22–9–3 (16–4–2)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
February 27	Dartmouth*	#5	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 1)	Shea Tiley	W 6–0	23–9–3
February 28	Dartmouth*	#5	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Quarterfinals Game 2)	Shea Tiley	W 4–1	24–9–3
March 7	#9 Cornell*	#5	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY (Semifinals)	Shea Tiley	L 1–3	24–10–3
NCAA Tournament
March 14	at #1 Boston College*	#7	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA (Quarterfinals)	Shea Tiley	L 1–5	24–11–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors[edit]

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Erin Ambrose – Patty Kazmaier Award nominee, ECAC Hockey Third Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/5, 1/13), Nutmeg Classic All-Tournament Team, ECAC Hockey Preseason All-League Team
Genevieve Bannon – ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/26), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (2/22)
Brielle Bellerive – ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (12/10), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (2/22)
Renata Fast – ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star
Savannah Harmon – USCHO.com All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (10/26, 11/2), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (1/20, 2/15)
Olivia Howe – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (3/1)
Christine Lambert – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (2/1)
Shannon MacAulay – Patty Kazmaier Award nominee, ECAC Hockey Third Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (October), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/5, 11/18, 12/2), Nutmeg Classic All-Tournament Team (11/29)
Cayley Mercer – Patty Kazmaier Award nominee, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (10/12, 12/10), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (1/20, 2/9, 2/15)
Shea Tiley – USCHO.com All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year finalist, ECAC Hockey First Team All-Star, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month (October, December, February), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month (February), ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (10/12, 11/2, 11/18), 2/9, ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (1/27), ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (10/5, 10/26, 11/25, 12/2, 1/13, 1/20, 2/1, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1)
Amanda Titus – ECAC Hockey weekly Honor Roll (11/25, 3/1)
Matt Desrosiers – ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year

References[edit]

^ "Clarkson Women's Hockey Adds Olympic Medalist Meghan Duggan to Coaching Staff". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
^ "Clarkson Women's Hockey Announces Incoming Class". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^ "2014-15 Women's Hockey Roster".
^ "2014–15 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[1] "Clarkson Women's Hockey Adds Olympic Medalist Meghan Duggan to Coaching Staff". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

[2] "Clarkson Women's Hockey Announces Incoming Class". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

[3] "2014-15 Women's Hockey Roster".

[4] "2014–15 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

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v t e ECAC Hockey
Teams	Brown Bears men women Clarkson Golden Knights men women Colgate Raiders men women Cornell Big Red men women Dartmouth Big Green men women Harvard Crimson men women Princeton Tigers men women Quinnipiac Bobcats men women Rensselaer Engineers men women St. Lawrence Saints men women Union Garnet Chargers men women Yale Bulldogs men women
Venues	Meehan Auditorium (Brown) Cheel Arena (Clarkson) Class of 1965 Arena (Colgate) Lynah Rink (Cornell) Thompson Arena (Dartmouth) Bright Hockey Center (Harvard) Hobey Baker Memorial Rink (Princeton) People's United Center (Quinnipiac) Houston Field House (Rensselaer) Appleton Arena (St. Lawrence) Achilles Rink (Union) Ingalls Rink (Yale) Herb Brooks Arena (Men's tournament)
Men's awards	All-ECAC Hockey Team Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Tim Taylor Award (Coach of the Year) Best Defensive Defenseman Best Defensive Forward Ken Dryden Award (Best Goaltender) Student-Athlete of the Year Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award Most Outstanding Player in Tournament All-Tournament Team
Women's awards	Women's champions
Men's seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey
All-time record	349–159–59
Playing venues	Cheel Arena
Head coaches	Rick Seeley (2003–2008) Shannon Desrosiers (2008–14) Matt Desrosiers (2008–present)
Seasons	2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey
Rivalries	St. Lawrence Cornell
National championships	2014 2017 2018
Women's Frozen Four appearances	2014 2016 2017 2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Conference championships	2017 2018 2019
Patty Kazmaier winners	Jamie Lee Rattray (2014) Loren Gabel (2019) Élizabeth Giguère (2020)
All-America selections	Kira Hurley (2006) Erin Ambrose (2014) Jamie Lee Rattray (2014) Savannah Harmon (2017, 2018) Cayley Mercer (2017) Loren Gabel (2018) Élizabeth Giguère (2018, 2019, 2020) Shea Tiley (2018)
Olympians	Erin Ambrose Renata Fast Savannah Harmon Michaela Pejzlová Jamie Lee Rattray Ella Shelton
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY