June 4, 2009
Williams Selects O'Neil as Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Williams College athletic director Harry Sheehy announced on Thursday that Marissa ONeil, formerly an assistant coach for national champion Amherst College, has been named the head coach of the womens ice hockey program. ONeil replaces Shannon Bryant, who resigned. Bryant spent three years at Williams and compiled a record of 21-46-7.
April 14, 2009
McKenna of Wesleyan Helps Guide Team USA to 2009 IIHF Women's World Championship
HAMEENLINNA, Finland The U.S. Women's National Team made history by successfully defending its world title with a 4-1 victory over Canada on Sunday at the 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women's Championship. Wesleyan women's ice hockey head coach Jodi McKenna, serving as one of two assistants at this year's tournament, helped the United States complete the event with a 4-0-0-1 record.
April 1, 2009
Amherst's Plumer Named AHCA Coach of the Year
GLOUCESTER, Mass. - Jim Plumer, who led Amherst College to the school's first Womens NCAA Division III Ice Hockey Championship, has been voted by his peers as the Division III Womens Ice Hockey Coach of the Year for the 2008-2009 season. The Jeffs went 24-5-0, defeating the three schools who had won all seven previous NCAA Division III Ice Hockey titles en route to this year's honors.
March 23, 2009
Women's Ice Hockey Weekly Release #17
HADLEY, Mass. - Amherst College captured its first national title on Saturday with a 4-3 overtime victory against Elmira in the championship game of the 2009 NCAA Womens Ice Hockey Tournament. Kate Dennett scored the championship-clinching goal at 12:22 in overtime to lift the Jeffs to victory. At 24-5-0, Amherst finished the year with its best record in program history.
March 21, 2009
Amherst Wins 2009 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Title
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. Amherst won its first NCAA Womens Hockey Championship with a 4-3 overtime victory over Elmira in the title game played in Middlebury Colleges Kenyon Arena. Kate Dennett scored the game-winner 12:22 into the overtime to lift the Jeffs to the victory. After her first shot was saved driving in on the left wing, Dennett poked in the rebound as it lie just infront of Elmira goaltender Allison Cubberley. Amherst ends its championship season with a record of 24-5, while Elmira falls to 24-5-1.