Union Garnet Chargers women's ice hockey

The Union Garnet Chargers ice hockey team represents Union College in Schenectady, New York, United States.

Union Garnet Chargers women's ice hockey
Current season
University	Union College
Conference	ECAC
Head coach	Josh Sciba 5 season, 21–102–13
Arena	Frank L. Messa Rink at Achilles Center Schenectady, New York
Colors	Union garnet and white^[1]

History

From 1999 to 2003, the team competed in Division III hockey. In 2003, the team joined the ECAC.

On February 20, 2010, senior Jackie Koetteritz, had played in her 125th game for the team, setting a record for the most games for the team.^[2]

On November 4, 2011: Emilie Arseneault scored a short handed goal late into the second period to give the team a 2-1 conference victory over the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program. It was the team's first ECAC win since the 2009–2010 season, and only their second ECAC win since 2004.^[3]

Despite ending the 2013–14 season with a 9-24-1 record, several milestones were achieved. Their nine wins, all recorded by goaltender Shenae Lundberg, setting a record for most wins in one season by a goaltender, signified the highest win total under Head Coach Claudia Asano Barcomb. Starting the season 2-0 for the first time in program history, the team enjoyed another notable first, defeating the Princeton Tigers. They also set a new program record with 25 power play goals, as senior forward Stefanie Thomson scored seven power play goals, also a program record. Subsequently, their efforts on the power play resulted in the third best power play in the ECAC conference, ranking eighth best in the nation. As a side note, team captain Maddy Norton would lead the team in assists (18) and points (21).

In 2019–2020, the team finished 9th in the ECAC, their highest finish in the league. They finished the season at 5-24-5 overall, and 5-13-5 in conference play.

Year by year

Won Championship

Lost Championship

Conference Champions

League Leader

Season	Coach	W	L	T	Conference	Conf. W	Conf. L	Conf. T	Conf. F	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament
2022-23	Josh Sciba	11	22	1	ECAC	4	17	1	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2021-22	Josh Sciba	5	28	1	ECAC	2	20	0	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2020-21	Did not play due to COVID-19
2019-20	Josh Sciba	5	24	5	ECAC	5	14	3	9th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2018-19	Josh Sciba	4	28	2	ECAC	2	19	1	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2017-18	Josh Sciba	7	22	5	ECAC	5	15	2	10th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2016-17	Josh Sciba	5	28	1	ECAC	2	19	1	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2015-16	Claudia Asano Barcomb	0	28	6	ECAC	0	19	3	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2014-15	Claudia Asano Barcomb	4	22	8	ECAC	1	16	5	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2013-14	Claudia Asano Barcomb	9	24	1	ECAC	4	18	0	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2012-13	Claudia Asano Barcomb	7	23	4	ECAC	0	18	4	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2011-12	Claudia Asano Barcomb	4	26	4	ECAC	2	18	2	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2010-11	Claudia Asano Barcomb	2	29	3	ECAC	1	19	2	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2009-10	Claudia Asano Barcomb	5	28	1	ECAC	1	20	1	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008–09	Claudia Asano Barcomb	2	29	3	ECAC	0	21	1	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007–08	Claudia Asano Barcomb	3	27	6	ECAC	0	20	2	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006–07	Tim Gerrish	4	26	0	ECAC	0	22	0	12th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005–06	Tim Gerrish	3	24	1	ECAC	0	20	0	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2004–05	Tim Gerrish	5	27	1	ECAC	0	20	0	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003–04	Fred Quistgard	4	29	1	ECAC	1	17	0	10th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002–03	Fred Quistgard	11	14	1	ECAC D-III East
2001–02	Fred Quistgard	8	16	2	ECAC D-III East
2000–01	Fred Quistgard	3	19	2	ECAC D-III East
1999-2000	Fred Quistgard	4	19	0	ECAC D-III East

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Team captains

• 2011-12 Dania Simmonds
• 2013-14: Ashley Johnston and Maddy Norton ^[5]
• 2014-2015: Christina Valente

Current roster

As of September 6, 2022.^[6]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
3		Olivia Groulx	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2001-02-10	Curran, Ontario	Ottawa Lady Senators
4		Ella Chiarelli	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2004-10-20	Toronto, Ontario	Brampton Jr. Canadettes
6		Carmen Merlo	Senior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2003-05-30	St. Louis, Missouri	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
7		Meredith Killian	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2001-11-29	Saint Paul, Minnesota	St. Paul United
8		Allison Smith	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-04-08	Rochester, Minnesota	Rochester Lourdes High School
9		Maddie Suitor	Sophomore	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2003-01-01	Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
11		Kaitlyn Ehmann	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2001-11-14	Bloomingdale, Illinois	Chicago Mission
13		Emily King	Senior	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2000-10-30	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Cretin-Derham Hall High School
15		Maren Friday	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	2002-12-14	Duluth, Minnesota	Duluth Marshall School
16		Reese Chuback	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2004-07-25	Headingley, Manitoba	St. Mary's Academy
17		Paige Greco	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2003-07-08	Burlington, Ontario	Burlington Jr. Barracudas
18		Ashley Adams	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-01-08	Port Perry, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Aeros
19		Asiah Taylor-Walters	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2002-01-01	Toronto, Ontario	Kitchener-Waterloo Jr. Rangers
20		Amanda Quan	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2004-04-13	Torrance, California	Loomis Chaffee School
21		Riley Walsh	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2004-01-08	Duxbury, Massachusetts	Vermont Academy
22		Greta Kropp	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2004-01-31	Northbrook, Illinois	Chicago Young Americans
23		Maya Jones	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-09-26	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's
24		Emma Hebert	Sophomore	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2003-04-24	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Edmonton Pandas
25		Celeste Beaudoin	Junior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2002-01-01	Burlington, Ontario	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres
26		Stéphanie Bourque	Freshman	D	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2004-04-02	Moncton, New Brunswick	Stanstead College
30		Hope Crisafi	Junior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-01-31	Bay Village, Ohio	Gilmour Academy
31		Sophie Matsoukas	Sophomore	G	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2003-10-01	Ottawa, Ontario	Ontario Hockey Academy
32		Raine Murdoch	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2004-01-14	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Edmonton Pandas
33		Emily Evans	Freshman	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-02-01	Corona, California	Milton Academy

Notable players

• Ashley Johnston
  • A defensemen and captain for the New York Riveters in the NWHL. She is also a robotics engineer who has also won the Ashley Kilstein Community Service award as a member of the Union College women's ice hockey team.
• Dania Simmonds
  • A defenseman and alternate captain for the Markham Thunder CWHL winner of the Adrienne Clarkson trophy.

Awards and honors

• Jackie Koetteritz, 2008-09 All-ECAC Hockey Academic Selection^[7]
• Emma Rambo, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 5, 2009)^[8]
• 2009 ECAC Turfer Athletic Trophy: Union Dutchwomen team^[9]
• Grace Heiting, Finalist, 2021 ECAC Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year Award ^[10]

ECAC Weekly Awards

• Bella McKee, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (Union) (awarded October 21, 2019) ^[11]

Team Awards

George Morrison MVP Award

• Shenae Lundberg, 2015 George Morrison MVP Award^[12]
• Alli Devins, 2017 George Morrison Most Valuable Player award
• Katelynn Russ, 2018 George Morrison Most Valuable Player award^[13]
• Katelynn Russ, 2020 George Morrison Most Valuable Player award^[14]

Hana Yamasita Coaches Award'’

• Dania Simmonds, 2012 Coaches Award
• Christine Valente, 2015 Hana Yamashita Coaches Award
• Alli Devins, 2017 Hana Yamasita Coaches Award winner (given to the player that shows a supreme competitiveness, consistently gives 100 percent effort in both practice and games, and is extraordinarily conditioned with an unmatched work ethic)^[15]
• Arianna Kosakowski, 2018 Hana Yamashita Coaches'Award
• Megan Ryan, 2020 Hana Yamasita Coaches Award winner

Most Improved Player award

• Dania Simmonds, 2010 Most Improved Player
• Elizabeth Otten, 2015 Most Improved Player
• Eastyn Yuen, 2017 Most Improved Player award
• Alli First, 2018 Most Improved Player
• Olivia Groulx, 2020 "Ancora Imparo" Process Award (formerly Most Improved Player award)

Rookie of the Year

• Erica Kelly, 2015 Rookie of the Year.
• Kate Spooner, 2017 Dutchwomen Rookie of the Year
• Megan Ryan, 2018 Rookie of the Year

Unsung Hero award

• Christine Valente, 2013 Unsung Hero Award
• Christine Valente, 2014 Unsung Hero Award
• Christine Valente, 2015 Unsung Hero Award
• Alli Devins, 2017 Unsung Hero award
• Katie Laughlin, 2018 Unsung Hero Award

Ashley Kilstein '08 Community Service Award

• Dania Simmonds, 2012
• Ashley Johnston 2013
• Ashley Johnston 2014
• Nicole Russell, 2015
• Caitlyn McLaren, 2017
• Amelia Murray, 2018
• Amelia Murray and Rachel de Perio, 2020

Garnet Glue Award

• Makayla Mori, 2020 Garnet Glue Award

Garnet Chargers in professional hockey

= CWHL All-Star

= NWHL All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

Player Position Team(s) League(s) Years Championships Lundy Day Goaltender Team Alberta CWHL 1 Rhianna Kurio Forward Calgary Inferno CWHL 2016 Clarkson Cup 2019 Clarkson Cup Shenae Lundberg Goaltender Connecticut Whale NWHL Emma Rambo Defense Boston Blades CWHL 1 Dania Simmonds Defense Markham Thunder CWHL 2018 Clarkson Cup Courtney Turner Defense Worcester Blades CWHL 1st pick overall of 2017 CWHL Draft See also Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey References "Colors - Communications - Union College". Retrieved September 26, 2014. "Dutchwomen lose to No. 10 Cornell in final game of the 2009-10 season". Union College Athletics. February 20, 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010. "Dutchwomen Capture League Win". 4 November 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Union Dutchwomen Women's Hockey: Year-By-Year". USCHO.com. Retrieved 28 April 2010. "Valente Named Team Captain for 2014-15 Season". ecachockey.com. May 8, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2021. "2022–23 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Union College Athletics. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022. "2009-10 Women's Ice Hockey Roster, Jackie Koetteritz". Union Athletics. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) "Rambo selected ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week". "Nicole Stock and Paige Pyett Named All-ECAC Hockey". Brown Athletics. March 3, 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2010. Steve Sheridan, Athletic Communications Director (2021-02-25). "Heiting Nominated for ECAC Student-Athlete of the Year". unionathletics.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28. "Vespa, David, McKee Take Home ECAC Hockey Awards". ecachockey.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021. "Dutchwomen Announce 2015-16 Captains and Team Awards at Year-End Banquet". unionathletics.com. March 13, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2021. "Team honors seniors; annual award winners". ECAC Hockey. May 28, 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021. "Women's Hockey Reveals 2019-20 Team Awards". ECAC Hockey. June 15, 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021. "Women's Hockey Hands Out Awards at Annual Banquet". ECAC Hockey. May 12, 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017. External links Union Dutchwomen ice hockey