Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2021-22 roster updates

It’s been a very active offseason in women’s hockey as Olympic centralization, transfers and bonus Covid years have all affected how rosters will look this season. There have also been a number of coaching moves.

This is my attempt at putting all that information in one place.

I’ve done my best to get all this information correct at the time of publishing by compiling info from published rosters and social media, but it is all subject to change. If you spot an error or missing information, email nicolehaase@uscho.com.

Coaching hires

Brown – Head Coach Melanie Ruzzi, Assistant Coach Makenna Newkirk, Assistant Coach Justin Simpson
Boston University – Assistant Coach Mollie Fitzpatrick and Associate Head Coach Kerstin Matthews.
Dartmouth – Head Coach Liz Keady Norton, Assistant Coach Steph Moberg, Assistant Coach Nina Rodgers, Volunteer Goalie Coach Liz Auby
Long Island University – Assistant Coach Erica Kromm
Maine – Assistant Coach Hannah Serruya
Minnesota – Assistant Coach Natalie Darwitz, Assistant Coach Jake Bobrowski
Minnesota Duluth – Assistant Coach Laura Schuler
Princeton – Assistant Coach Shelly Picard
RIT – Assistant Coach Josh Graser, Volunteer Goalie Coach Shane Madolora
Saint Anselm – Head Coach Jen Kindret, Assistant Coach Vinnie Ferrainola
St. Thomas – Head Coach Joel Johnson, Assistant Coach Bethany Brausen
Stonehill – Head Coach Tara Watchorn, Assistant Coach Megan Myers
Union – Assistant Coach Chris Ardito, Assistant Coach Breanne Wilson-Bennett

Transfers and Fifth Year Players
CHA
Incoming
Outgoing
Lindenwood
Val Caldwell (Vermont)
Natalie Ferenc (Vermont)
Fifth year returners: Sierra Burt, Val Caldwell and Megan Wagner
Mercyhurst
Kristy Pidgeon (Clarkson) Gabbie Cox (Division III Manhattanville)
Summer Rae Dobson (Connecticut)
Megan Korzack (St. Thomas)
Fifth year returners: Kristy, Pidgeon, KK Thiessen, Alexa Vasko
Penn State
Avery Mitchell (Clarkson)
Fifth year returners: Avery Mitchell, Natalie Heising
RIT
Chloe McNeil (Providence) Claire Elfring (Division III Elmira)
  Ellie Larson (Boston University)
Fifth year returners: Jordan Marchese, 
Robert Morris
Michaela Boyle (Boston College)
  Maggy Burbridge (St. Francis Xavier – Canada)
  Emily Curlett (Ohio State)
  Arielle Desmet (Syracuse)
  Joelle Fiala (University of British Columbia – Canada)
Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) 
  Mackenzie Krasowski (Ontario Tech – Canada)
  Annika LaGue (Division III Norwich)
  Ellie Marcovsky (Princeton)
  Molly Pedone (Division III Utica)
  Chace Sperling (St. Cloud State)
  Lexi Templeman (Ohio State)
  Marah Wagner (RPI)
Syracuse
Arielle Desmet (Robert Morris)  
Fifth year returners: Jessica DiGiralamo, Victoria Klimek, Allison Small
 
ECAC
Incoming
Outgoing
Brown
Fifth year returners: Megan Forrest
Centralized: Vivian Lu (China)
Clarkson
Anne Cherkowski (Minnesota) Lauren Bernard (Ohio State)
Olivia Hanson (St. Cloud State) Elizabeth Giguere (Minnesota Duluth)
Kristina Schuler (Boston University) Avery Mitchell (Penn State)
Emily Oosterveld (Merrimack)
Kristy Pidgeon (Mercyhurst)
Fifth year returners: Caitrin Lonergan, Kristina Schuler, Amanda Zeglen
Colgate
Dara Greig (Wisconsin) Alexa Dobchuk (St. Thomas)
Fifth year returners: Malia Schneider
Cornell
  Maddie Mills (Northeastern)
  Kendra Nealey (Wisconsin)
Fifth year returners: Lindsay Browning
Dartmouth
  Megan Cornell (St. Thomas)
  Jen Costa (Maine)
Harvard
Fifth year returners: Becca Gilmore, Kate Glover, Brooke Jovanovich, Keely Moy, Lunasa Sano, Sydney Sorkin
Princeton
Ellie Marcovsky (Robert Morris)  
Fifth year returners: Sharon Frankel, Shannon Griffin, Rachel McQuigge, Sarah Verbeek
Centralized: Sarah Fillier (Canada)
RPI
Marah Wagner (Robert Morris)  
Fifth year returners: Lauren Severson
Quinnipiac
Corinne Schroeder (Boston University) Kenzie Hauswirth (Ohio State)
Jessica Schryver (Northeastern)  Allie Kelley (Saint Anselm)
Fifth year returners: Taylor House, Olivia Konigson, Renee Saltness, Corinne Schroeder
St. Lawrence
Nara Elia (Boston University)  
Fifth year returners: Brittney Gout, Skylar Podvey, Jessica Porier
Centralized: Julia Gosling (Canada), Taylor Lum (China), Anna Segedi (China)
Yale
Adie Burton (Minnesota)  
Fifth year returners: Tess Detling, Gianna Meloni, Greta Skarzynski
 
Hockey East
 
Incoming
Outgoing
Boston College
Michaela Boyle (Robert Morris) Hadley Hartmetz (Ohio State)
  Savannah Norcross (Minnesota)
Fifth year returners: Willow Corson
Centralized: Cayla Barnes (USA)
Boston University
Jesse Devito (Wisconsin) Nara Elia (St. Lawrence)
Ellie Larson (RIT) Corinne Schroeder (Quinnipiac)
Kristina Schuler (Clarkson)
Fifth year returners: Ellie Larson
Centralized: Jesse Compher (USA)
Connecticut
Summer Rae Dobson (Mercyhurst)
Chloe Gonsalves (Providence)
Fifth year returners: Summer Rae Dobson, Chloe Gonsalves, Natalie Snodgrass, Morgan Wabick, Taylor Wabick
Centralized: Tia Chan (China), Camryn Wong (China)
Holy Cross

 

Antonia Matzka (Vermont)
Maine
Jen Costa (Dartmouth)
Fifth year returners: Jen Costa, Maddie Giordano, Taylor Leech, Loryn Porter
Merrimack
Teghan Inglis (Ohio State)
Madison Oelkers (Minnesota State)
Emily Oosterveld (Clarkson)
Fifth year returners: Domenika Laskova, Courtney Maud
Centralized: Dani Castino (China)
Northeastern
Maddie Mills (Cornell) Jessica Schryver (Quinnipiac)
Fifth year returners: Kate Cipra, Skylar Fontaine, Aerin Frankel, Brooke Hobson, Lauren MacInnis, Maddie Mills, Andrea Renner, Tessa Ward
Providence 
  Chloe Gonsalves (Connecticut)
  Chloe McNeil (RIT)
Fifth year returners: Hayley Lunny, Sandra Abstreiter
Vermont
Antonia Matzka (Holy Cross) Val Caldwell (Lindenwood)
Natalie Ferenc (Lindenwood)
Fifth year returners: Alyssa Holmes, Antonia Matzka, Kristina Shanahan 
NEWHA
Incoming
Outgoing
Franklin Pierce
Katerina Dajia (Dartmouth)
 
Fifth year returners: Katerina Dajia, Marissa Massaro
LIU
Journey Miller (Mankato)
Megan Roe (St. Cloud State)
Fifth year returners: Sasha Hartje
Saint Anselm
Allie Kelley (Quinnipiac) Amanda Nylander (Division III Hamline)
Saint Michael’s
Fifth year returners: Courtney Kelly
WCHA
Incoming
Outgoing
Bemidji State
  Clair DeGeorge (Ohio State)
  Cheyenne Abear (Division III Hamline)
Fifth year returners: Paige Beebe, Kerigan Dowhy, Lindsey Featherstone, Lydia Passolt
Minnesota
Olivia Arkell (Division II Hamline) Adie Burton (Yale)
Savannah Norcross (Boston College) Anne Cherkowski (Clarkson)
Fifth year returners: Olivia Arkell, Lauren Bench, Emily Brown, Olivia Knowles
Centralized: Abbey Murphy (USA) and Grace Zumwinkle (USA)
Minnesota Duluth
Elizabeth Giguere (Clarkson)
Fifth year returners: Elizabeth Giguere, Anna Klein
Centralized: Ashton Bell (Canada), Kassy Betinol (China)
Minnesota State
  Journey Miller (LIU)
  Madison Oelkers (Merrimack)
Fifth year returners: Brittyn Fleming, Jessica Kondras
Ohio State
Lauren Bernard (Clarkson) Teghan Inglis (Merrimack)
Emily Curlett (Robert Morris) Shani Rossignol (University of Moncton – Canada)
Clair DeGeorge (Bemidji State) Addi Scribner (St. Cloud State)
Teagan Grant (Wisconsin)
Hadley Hartmetz (Boston College)
Kenzie Hauswirth (Quinnipiac)
Raygan Kirk (Robert Morris)
Lexi Templeman (Robert Morris)
Fifth year returners: Emily Curlett, Clair DeGeorge, Liz Schepers, Lexi Templeman
Centralized: Emma Maltais (Canada)
St. Cloud State
Addi Scribner (Ohio State) Olivia Hanson (Clarkson)
Chace Sperling (Robert Morris) Megan Roe (LIU)
Fifth year returners: Emma Polusny, Kenzie Rylie
St. Thomas
Megan Cornell (Dartmouth)
Alexa Dobchuk (Colgate)
Megan Korzack (Mercyhurst)
Fifth year returners: Megan Korzack
Wisconsin
Kendra Nealey (Cornell) Jesse Devito (Boston University)
Teagan Grant (Ohio State)
Dara Greig (Colgate)
Fifth year returners: Grace Bowlby, Kennedy Blair, Kendra Nealey, Brette Pettet, Maddie Posick, Caitlin Schneider, Daryl Watts
Centralized: Natalie Buchbinder (USA), Britta Curl (USA), Lacey Eden (USA), Caroline Harvey (USA)