Golden Knights Clarkson fell in the extra session 3-2 on the Gophers’ home ice, the Knights left with their heads held high. Selina was named ECAC Hockey’s Best DefensiveForward, while Eusepi was honored at the conference’s Best Defensive-Defenseman. Dahm joined Selina and Eusepi as a second-team ECAC Hockey All-Star. The Knights’ leading scorer, Dominique Thibault ‘10 was named a third-team league allstar. Seniors Ashleigh Moorehead and Tegan Schroeder also played key roles in Clarkson’s most successful season. A young Clarkson squad overcame a slow start to the 2010-11 campaign, matured as the season progressed, and gained experience and confidence to emerge as a solid team in ECAC Hockey. The Golden Knights came within one goal of advancing to the their second consecutive appearance in the semifinal round of the conference’s postseason tournament. The Knights’ season came to an end with a 4-3 overtime loss at 9th-ranked Dartmouth in Game 3 of the league’s quarterfinal series. Clarkson, which went 8-5-3 in its final 16 games, posted a 1417-6 overall record and claimed sixth place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 10-8-4 league mark. Dahm and forward Melissa Waldie ‘11 established themselves as two of the best to ever play for the Knights, setting new Clarkson records. Dahm posted a career mark for wins in goal with 49, while Waldie became the Knights’ all-time leading goal scorer with 67. Classmate Daris Tendler set the program’s record for most career games played at 150. Along with Caitlin Oleksa and Courtney Olson, the Class of 2011 compiled 77 wins over four years at Clarkson. The Knights freshmen developed into a standout class and boasted two of the team’s leading scorers in Jamie Lee Rattray and Carly Mercer with 25 and 24 points, respectively. Erica Howe emerged as Clarkson’s number one goaltender down the stretch and finished her rookie campaign with 10 wins. With its most victories ever in ECAC Hockey play and a 20-win mark through mid-February, Clarkson enjoyed one of its best regular seasons ever in the nine-year history of the program. Unfortunately the Golden Knights could not continue their momentum in postseason action and came up just sort in the opening round
o f of the conference pplayoffs to end the 22011-12 campaign w with a a 22-10-5 o overall record. Clarksson placed third in tthe league standiings with a 15-5-2 EECAC Hockey mark. T The well respected C Class of 2012 – C Captain Katelyn P Ptolemy, assistant ccaptain Danielle B Boudreau, Baribbeau, Kali Gillanders and Gabrielle Kosziwka – provided tthe leadership for the Green and Gold while a talented group o of underclassmen emerged as standout Division I players, giving C Clarkson a promising future. Howe was among the best in the country between the pipes aand was selected the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Y Year to highlight the Knights’ individual honors. Rattray, who aaveraged 1.15 points per game, was a nominee for the Patssy Kazmier Award as the top player in Women’s Division I H Hockey. In her second collegiate season, Mercer led the Green aand Gold in scoring with 40 points, including 26 assists. Danie elle Skirrow, who was among the national leaders in powerpplay goals with 10, and Hailey Wood, Clarkson’s leading scorer ffrom the blueline with 24 points, enjoyed solid junior campaigns. B Baribeau closed out her career as the Knights’ third all-time lleading scorer with 118 (62-56) career points. Celebrating its 10th season of Division I play, Clarkson enjjoyed its best season ever in 2012-13. The Golden Knights, with tthe Desrosiers in their fifth year at the helm, posted a schoolrrecord 28-10 overall record. Led by captain Carly Mercer and aassistant captain Hailey Wood, Clarkson skated to a secondpplace 18-4 ECAC Hockey mark, finishing just one point out of first. Ranked in the national polls throughout the season, the G Green and Gold advanced to the league playoffs semifinal round aand were one of the eight teams selected to play in the 2013 N NCAA Tournament. Erica Howe highlighted the Knights indivvidual honores when she was selected ECAC Hockey Goaltend der of the Year for the second consecutive season. Erin Amb brose was named the conference’s Rookie of the Year, and was a second-team ECAC All-Star along with Rattray. Carly Mercer w was a third-team league All-Star. Skirrow closed out her colleggiate career by skating in a school-record 151 games.
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