The

Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey The Clarkson Golden Knights women's hockey team is an NCAA Division I ice hockey team that represents Clarkson University in rural Potsdam, New York. The Golden Knights have been a member of ECAC Hockey since 2004, and play home games in Cheel ...

program represented

Clarkson University Clarkson University is a private research university with its main campus in Potsdam, New York. Clarkson has additional graduate programs and research facilities in the New York Capital District. It was established in 1896 and enrolled over 4 ...

during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. One of the most unusual features of the regular season occurred on December 14, 2013, when the Golden Knights competed in an outdoor game against the RIT Tigers at Frontier Field in Rochester, New York. The Golden Knights prevailed by a 6–2 tally. The Golden Knights finished the regular season by winning the ECAC Hockey regular season championship, the team's first title of any kind. Despite losing the conference tournament in the championship game, the Golden Knights still earned an NCAA tournament bid. In the NCAA tournament, the Golden Knights advanced to the national championship game, where they won their first-ever national championship with a 5–4 triumph over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the championship game. Of note, it was the first national championship in the history of Clarkson athletics. Also, Clarkson was the first top-level NCAA women's hockey champion from a conference other than the

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. In addition to the team successes, Golden Knights senior Jamie Lee Rattray also became the first player in program history to win the Patty Kazmaier Award.

Offseason

Recruiting

Schedule

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Awards and honors

* Erin Ambrose – Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10, First Team AHCA All-American, First Team All-USCHO.com,

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First Team All-Star, co-

Best Defensive Defenseman,

Player of the Week (10/8),

Preseason All-League Team * Genevieve Bannon –

Rookie of the Year finalist,

Rookie of the Week (12/17, 1/14, 2/17),

weekly Honor Roll (10/8, 10/15, 11/19, 1/21) * Renata Fast – NCAA All-Tournament Team * Vanessa Gagnon – NCAA Elite 89,

Sarah Devens Award The Sarah Devens Award is given as a joint award between the ECAC Hockey and Hockey East conferences to a women's ice hockey player. The criteria for the Devens Award is for a player who demonstrates leadership and commitment both on and off the ice ...

, Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year,

Best Defensive Forward * Jessica Gillham –

weekly Honor Roll (11/12) * Erica Howe – NCAA All-Tournament Team, Second Team All-USCHO.com,

Second Team All-Star,

Goaltender of the Year finalist,

Goaltender of the Month (November, January, February),

Goaltender of the Week (10/15, 11/26, 1/14, 2/17),

weekly Honor Roll (10/8, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/10, 12/17, 1/21, 1/26, 2/2),

Preseason All-League Team * Corie Jacobson –

weekly Honor Roll (11/5, 11/26) * Christine Lambert –

Player of the Week (11/19) * Shannon MacAulay –

All-Tournament Team,

weekly Honor Roll (2/17) * Carly Mercer –

Second Team All-Star,

Player of the Week (10/15),

weekly Honor Roll (12/17) * Jamie Lee Rattray – Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner, USCHO.com Player of the Year, NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA All-Tournament Team, First Team AHCA All-American, First Team All-USCHO.com,

Player of the Year,

First Team All-Star,

Player of the Month (November, December),

Player of the Week (11/26, 1/26, 2/2),

weekly Honor Roll (10/29, 11/5, 12/10, 1/14, 1/21),

Preseason All-League Team * Brittany Styner –

Second Team All-Star,

weekly Honor Roll (2/10) * Shannon Desrosiers and Matt Desrosiers – USCHO.com Coaches of the Year,

Coaches of the Year

References

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