2011–12 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season

2011–12 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
Conference	ECAC
Home ice	Bright Hockey Center
Rankings
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine	Not ranked
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports	Not ranked
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Katey Stone

Offseason

• Sept. 15: In the ECAC preseason coaches poll, Harvard was picked to finish second. Harvard is one of only two teams to earn more than 100 points in the pol. Two-time defending league champion Cornell took first, gathering 121 total points and 11 first-place votes.^[1]
• Oct. 6: Former Crimson player Angela Ruggiero will be inducted into the National Italian Sports Hall of Fame. Ruggiero's induction will occur on October 22 in Chicago.^[2]

Recruiting

Player	Nationality	Position	Height	Shoots	Hometown	Former team
Hillary Crowe	United States	Forward	5-11	R	Eden Prairie, Minn.	The Blake School
Sarah Edney	Canada	Defense	5-6	L	Mississauga, Ont.	Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS
Michelle Picard	United States	Defense	5-6	L	Taunton, Mass.	Noble & Greenough School
Tiana Press	United States	Goalie	5-6	R	Minnetonka, Minn.	St. Margaret's
Samantha Reber	United States	Forward	5-9	L	Edina, Minn.	Edina

Exhibition

Regular season

• November 12: Hillary Crowe recorded her first career goal and assist in the same contest versus the Cornell Big Red.^[3] The first assist of her NCAA career came on the first NCAA goal for Sarah Edney.^[4]
• January 13 to 14: Hillary Crowe registered four points in two ECAC conference wins versus RPI and Union. Of note, she assisted on the game-winning goals in both contests. In the win versus RPI, Crowe contributed with three assists in a come from behind win.^[5]
• February 3: Jillian Dempsey helped the Crimson come back from a 2-0 deficit versus Quinnipiac. In a 4-2 final tally, she registered her ninth multi-point game of the year.
• February 4: Dempsey was one goal short of tying the NCAA record for goals in a game, netting five against Princeton. With Harvard behind 1-0 in the second period, she netted three straight markers for a natural hat trick. Late in the second, she added her fourth of the frame. Dempsey recorded a power-play and a short-handed goal also. Her fifth goal came with 41 seconds remaining in the contest.^[6]
• February 7: The Crimson faced a three-goal third-period deficit, and lost the Women's Beanpot consolation game to Boston College at Walter Brown Arena. The 4-2 loss marks the first time since 1993 that the Crimson finished fourth at the annual Beanpot.^[7]

Standings

Schedule

Conference record

Awards and honors

• Laura Bellamy, ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 21, 2011)^[8]
• Hillary Crowe, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of January 17, 2012)^[9]
• Jillian Dempsey, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011)^[10]
• Jillian Dempsey, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 6, 2012)^[11]
• Jillian Dempsey, Harvard Athlete of the Week (Week of February 6, 2012)^[12]
• Jillian Dempsey, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 28, 2012)^[13]
• Jillian Dempsey, Finalist, ECAC Player of the Year (2011–12)^[14]
• Samantha Reber, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011)^[15]
• Samantha Reber, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 6, 2012)

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