The Colgate Raiders represented

Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...

ECAC women's ice hockey ECAC Hockey is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I college ice hockey, ice hockey. The conference used to be affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference, a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United ...

during the

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2017 and ended with the 2018 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game. Pre-season polls The top 10 from USCHO.com and the top 10 from USA Today ...

. The season featured Colgate's first ECAC regular season championship, tied with Clarkson, and their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Raiders went all the way to the NCAA Championship, losing in overtime to their ECAC rival, Clarkson. In February, the team was ranked first in the nation by both national polls.

Offseason

*August 17: Annika Zalewski was drafted by the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL, as the 14th overall pick.

Recruiting

Roster

2017-18 Raiders

Schedule

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Awards and honors

*Head Coach

Greg Fargo Greg Fargo (born May 21, 1983) is a Canadian ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach for Colgate. He previously served as the head coach for Elmira College's women's ice hockey team. Playing career Fargo played college ice hockey at Elmi ...

was named

AHCA Coach of the Year The AHCA Coach of the Year is awarded yearly to the top coach in NCAA Division I women's college ice hockey by the American Hockey Coaches Association The American Hockey Coaches Association was formed in 1947 in Boston. The founding members c ...

*Lauren Wildfang was chosen to the All-ECAC First Team, while Jessie Eldridge was named to the second team, and Julia Vandyk and Shae Labbe to the third team.

References

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