The Niagara Purple Eagles women's ice hockey team was a

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(NCAA) Division I

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program that represented

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. The Purple Eagles were a member of

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. They played at the Dwyer Arena in Niagara University's campus (

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History

In 2002, Niagara appeared in the

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but lost in the semi-finals to Minnesota Duluth by a score of 3–2. Niagara tied

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2–2 in the Consolation Game.
Tania Pinelli was included in the all-tournament team. In the 2002–03 season, the team changed athletic conference from ECAC to

. On May 20, 2009, Chris MacKenzie was named the second head coach at Niagara in program history. He served as head coach for two years and compiled a 23–31–10 record. He resigned as head coach on August 23, 2011. On March 19, 2012, the school announced that it was cancelling its women's ice hockey program.

Year by year

Awards and honors

*Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (November 16, 2009) *Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (November 30, 2009) *Jenni Bauer, CHA Defensive Player of the Week (February 1, 2010) *Jenni Bauer, First Team All-CHA *Amy Jack, CHA All Tournament Team (2003–2004) *Amy Jack, CHA Rookie of the Week (October 31, 2002) *Kathleen Bortuzzo, CHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 22, 2010) *Daniela Del Colle, CHA Player of the Week (Week of February 15, 2010) *Valerie Hall, 2003 CHA Player of the Year *Valerie Hall, 2003 Student-Athlete of the Year honors *Valerie Hall led all CHA players in scoring (games played against CHA opponents only) with eight points on five goals and three assists. *Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Rookie Of The Week Award (Oct 6, 2009) *Jenna Hendrikx, CHA Rookie Of The Week Award (Oct 26, 2009) *Jenna Hendrikx, 2010 CHA All-Rookie Team

USCHO honors

*Ashley Riggs, 2004–05 All USCHO.com Rookie Team

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