The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season represented

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in the

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in November 2020 and ended with the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 20, 2021. Pol ...

. They were coached by

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, in his ninth season, and played their home games at

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. Colgate defeated

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3–2 in the ECAC Championship Game, winning their first championship in program history. They automatically qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, where the Raiders were ranked as the #4 seed. They lost to Minnesota Duluth 0–1 in overtime in the national quarterfinals.

Offseason

Recruiting

Regular season

Sammy Smigliani logged a goal and assist in a 3-2 ECAC Tournament Final versus St. Lawrence, earning the ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award. Having also recorded a goal in the ECAC semifinals victory versus Quinnipiac, she won a team-high 72.7 percent of her faceoffs, helping Colgate to win 61.2 percent of their overall faceoffs versus St. Lawrence.

Standings

Schedule

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Roster

2020–21 Raiders

Awards and honors

References

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