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2020–21 Colgate Raiders
women's ice hockey season
2020–21 Colgate Raiders; women's ice hockey season
ECAC Tournament champions; Quarterfinals, L, 1-0 vs Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs,
Conference	ECAC
Home ice	Class of 1965 Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	5
Record
Overall	15–7–1
Home	10–2–0
Road	5–4–1
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Greg Fargo
Assistant coaches	Stefane Decosse; Chelsea Walkland
	Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey seasons; « 2020–21 2021–22 »

The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season represented Colgate University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Greg Fargo, in his ninth season, and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena.

Colgate defeated St. Lawrence 3–2 in the ECAC Championship Game, winning their first championship in program history.^[1] 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.^[2]

Offseason

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Kayle Osborne	Goaltender	Canada	Served as an assistant captain for the PWHL's Ottawa Lady Senators Captured a silver medal with Canada at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships
Kalty Kaltounkova	Forward	Czech Republic	Won a 2018 NEPSAC Championship with Vermont Academy Named Czech Republic's MVP at the 2018 IIHF World Championship

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.^[3]

Standings

2020–21 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#5 Colgate † *	14	10	4	0	29	34	19	23	15	7	1	61	41
St. Lawrence	13	6	7	0	18	23	23	13	6	7	0	30	37
Clarkson	11	3	8	0	11	15	22	19	8	10	1	54	45
Quinnipiac	10	5	5	0	11	18	26	16	10	6	0	62	30
Brown	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
Cornell	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
Dartmouth	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
Harvard	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
Princeton	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
RPI	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
Union	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
Yale	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–	–	–	–	–
Championship: March 10, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

Schedule

Source:^[4]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record ^[5]
Regular Season
November 20	at Syracuse		Syracuse, NY	Kayle Osborne	W 3-2 ^OT	1–0-0
November 21	Syracuse		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Kayle Osborne	W 3-1	2–0-0
November 28	at Clarkson Golden Knights	#5	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Kayle Osborne	W 3-1	3–0-0 (1-0-0)
November 30	Clarkson Golden Knights	#5	Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Kayle Osborne (L)	L 2-3
December 3	Clarkson Golden Knights		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Kayle Osborne	W 3-2
December 5	at Colgate Raiders		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Kayle Osborne (T, 1)	T 2-2 ^OT	1-2-1 (1-2-1)
January 29	at Clarkson Golden Knights		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	L 0-2
January 31	Clarkson Golden Knights		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	L 1-2
February 5	Clarkson Golden Knights		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	W 4-2
February 7	at Clarkson Golden Knights		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	L 2-5
Playoffs
March 5	Quinnipiac		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Kayle Osborne	W 2-1
March 7	St. Lawrence		Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, NY	Kayle Osborne	W 3-2
NCAA Tournament
March 15	vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs		Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA	Emma Soderberg (UMD)	L 1-0 ^OT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Roster

2020–21 Raiders

^[6]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
1	Peri Donaldson	Senior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Keller, Texas	St. Paul's School (NEPSAC)
4	Tanner Gates	Junior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Oceanside, California	Anaheim Lady Ducks
8	Kendall Williamson	Senior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Edina, Minnesota	Breck School
9	Danielle Serdachny	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Edmonton, Alberta	Pursuit of Excellence
10	Allyson Simpson	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Frisco, Texas	Shattuck St. Mary's School
11	Sydney Bard	Sophomore	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	New Hartford, New York	Toronto Jr. Aeros (PWHL)
14	Eleri McKay	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Brookfield, Wisconsin	Chicago Mission
16	Kaitlyn O'Donohoe	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Downington, Pennsylvania	Mid-Fairfield Stars
17	Shelby Wood	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Cambridge, Ontario	prevteam=Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team Cambridge Rivulettes (PWHL)
18	Malia Schneider	Senior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Millarville, Alberta	Pursuit of Excellence
19	Maggie MacEachern	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Brooklin, Ontario	Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team Durham West Lightning (PWHL)
21	Noemi Neubauerová	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic National Team
26	Taylor Kirwan	Junior		5' 8" (1.73 m)	Gull Lake, Saskatchewan	Swift Current Wildcats
30	Alexa Dobchuk	Junior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Eden Prairie HS
31	Kayle Osborne	Freshman	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Westport, Ontario	Canada women's national under-18 ice hockey team
44	Delani MacKay	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Brookfield, Wisconsin	Chicago Mission
55	Caroline Ross	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Rochester, New York	Boston University (WHEA)
72	Darcie Lappan	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Hartington, Ontario	Kingston Ice Wolves (PWHL)
81	Rosy Demers	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Stanstead, Quebec	Stanstead College
91	Coralie Larose	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Embrun, Ontario	Nepean Wildcats (PWHL)
94	Sammy Smigliani	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	La Jolla, California	Belle Tire
98	Kalty Kaltounkova	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Vlašim, Czech Republic	Vermont Academy

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Danielle Serdachny	ECAC Player of the Week	January 11, 2021	^[7]
Kayle Osborne	ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week	February 22, 2021	^[8]
Sammy Smigliani	ECAC Player of the Week	February 22, 2021	^[8]
Danielle Serdachny	ECAC Player of the Week	March 1, 2021	^[9]
Kayle Osborne	ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week	March 8, 2021	^[10]
Sammy Smigliani	ECAC Player of the Week	March 8, 2021	^[10]

Monthly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Kayle Osborne	ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week	January 2021	^[11]
Kayle Osborne	ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month	March 2021	^[12]
Sammy Smigliani	ECAC Army ROTC Player of the Month	March 2021	^[12]

Player	Award	Ref
Danielle Serdachny	ECAC Player of the Year	^[13]
Danielle Serdachny	ECAC Best Forward	^[14]
Danielle Serdachny	ECAC Hockey First Team	^[15]
Tanner Gates	ECAC Hockey First Team	^[15]
Kayle Osborne	ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	^[16]
Kalty Kaltounkova	ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	^[16]
Danielle Serdachny	CCM/AHCA First Team All-American	^[17]
Danielle Serdachny	All-USCHO.com First Team	^[18]