Wesleyan Hockey 2014-15

◦ IntroductionThank-yous to our families, friends

and alumni for your continued support.

◦ 2013-14 In ReviewA look back at last season's results,

impact players and academic success.

◦ 2014-15 PreviewA preview of this year's seniors, newcomers and game schedule.

◦ Ways to Get InvolvedTailgates, donating, and the A+

Program.

2014-15 Captains

Cara Jankowski '15

Head Coach Jodi McKenna enters her eighth season with the Wesleyan Women's ice hockey team.

E-mail: jamckenna@wesleyan.eduOffice: (860) 685-2904

Jordan Schildhaus '15

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November 201415 vs. Williams* 7:00pm16 vs. Williams* 3:00pm21 at Amherst* 7:00pm22 at Amherst* 3:00pm25 at Sacred Heart 7:00pm30 at Holy Cross 6:00pm

December 20146 at Salve Regina 8:00pm

January 20153 vs. Plymouth State 3:00pm9 at Middlebury* 7:00pm10 at Middlebury* 3:00pm13 vs. Sacred Heart 7:00pm16 vs. Bowdoin* 7:00pm17 vs. Bowdoin* 3:00pm20 vs. Salve Regina 7:00pm24 vs. Conn. College* 7:00pm25 vs. Conn. College* 3:00pm28 vs. Nichols 7:00pm

February 20156 at Hamilton* 7:00pm7 at Hamilton* 3:00pm13 at Colby* 7:00pm14 at Colby* 3:00pm20 at Trinity* 7:30pm21 vs. Trinity * 3:00pm28 NESCAC Quarterfinals

March 20157 NESCAC Semifinals8 NESCAC Finals

Bold indicates home games* - denotes NESCAC contests

Alumnae,)Friends)and)Family)of)Wesleyan)Hockey:November(1st(is(almost(upon(us!(That(highly(anticipated(date(marks(the(of;icial(beginning(of(the(NESCAC(winter(sports(season(and(we(could(not(be(more(excited(to(embark(on(our(2014E15(campaign.(The(2013E14(season(proved(one(of(the(most(successful(in(recent(memory(and(the(team(can(hardly(wait(to(build(on(that(momentum(in(the(upcoming(year.(

As(always,(we(owe(a(big(thank(you(to(all(of(our(families,(alumnae(and(friends(for(your(continued(dedication(and(support.(Wesleyan(women’s(hockey(dates(back(to(1982(and(our(players(know(that(their(relationship(with(this(school(and(this(program(will(continue(long(after(they(graduate.(As(we(continue(to(reach(new(heights(and(contribute(to(the(program’s(legacy,(we(know(the(help(of(our(families(and(alumni(make(these(accomplishments(possible.(

The(staff(and(players(also(wish(to(extend(a(huge(thankEyou(to(our(rink(staff(and(men’s(ice(hockey(coach(Chris(Potter(for(installing(ice(in(SpurrierESnyder(by(midESeptember.(Thanks(to(their(hard(work,(our(players(were(able(to(take(the(ice(on(September(15(and(gain(invaluable(preparation(that(will(help(us(hit(the(ground(running(on(the(;irst(day(of(practice.(

In(addition(to(visiting(www.wesleyan.edu/athletics/wihockey(to(follow(our(season(progress,(team(updates(will(be(available(across(a(variety(of(social(media(platforms.(Be(sure(to(like(us(on(Facebook,(follow(us(on(Twitter((@wih_Wesleyan)(and(check(us(out(on(Instagram((@wesleyanwhockey)(to(keep(upEtoEdate(on(all(things(Wesleyan(Hockey(related.

We(hope(to(see(you(all(at(our(;irst(game(on(Nov.(15(when(we(play(host(to(Williams(in(the(season(opener(at(3pm!

Go(Cards!

2014-15 Schedule

((((((The(team(posted(its(;inest(showing(in(a(decade(in(2013E14,(closing(the(year(with(an(overall(record(of(8E11E6(and(a(5E6E5(showing(in(NESCAC(competition.(The(team’s(eight(victories(marked(the(most(since(the(2003E04(season(while(also(earning(the(;irst(playoff(berth(since(the(same(year,(matching(the(highestEever(postseason(seed(achieved(by(a(Wesleyan(women’s(hockey(team.(((((2013E14(brought(the(program(to(new(heights,(as(the(squad(earned(at(least(one(point(against(all(eight(NESCAC(opponents(with(either(a(win(or(tie(against(each(league(foe.(The(team(earned(a(solid(win(over(eventual(NESCAC(Champion(and(Little(Three(foe(Williams(to(open(the(season.(The(very(next(weekend(the(Cardinals(battled(archrival(Amherst(to(a(0E0(tie(before(regrouping(from(winter(break(to(wrangle(perennial(NESCAC(powerhouse(Middlebury(to(a(2E2(draw.

(((Securing(the(;ifth(seed(in(the(conference(tournament,(Wesleyan(traveled(to(No.(4(Bowdoin(in(NESCAC(quarter;inal(action(on(March(1.(Despite(a(hardEfought(game(and(a(late(rally,(the(Cardinals(could(not(overcome(a(pair(of(Bowdoin(goals.(The(2E1(loss(effectively(wrapped(a(quality(season.(((((((Jordan(Schildhaus(’15(took(home(Second(Team(AllENESCAC(honors(after(posting(eight(goals(and(11(assists((19(points),(marking(her(third(consecutive(year(garnering(league(accolades.vJess(Brennan(’17(enjoyed(a(fantastic(rookie(campaign,(leading(all(Cardinals(with(nine(goals(and(12(assists(for(21(points.(Goaltender(Laura(Corcoran(’16(earned(NESCACPlayer(of(the(Week(laurels(after(a(42(save(performance(that(led(to(the(secondEever(program(tie(against((Amherst(in(November.((((((Continuing(a(proud(legacy(of(academic(success,(the(team(posted(a(cumulative(GPA(of(3.3(and(had(13(players(named(to(the(Winter(Academic(AllEConference(list.(Lottie(Barton(’16,(Cait(Bray(’15,(Laura(Corcoran(’16,(Lilah(Fones(’15,(Glenn(HartmanEMattson(’14,(Mackey(Hemphill(’15,(Cara(Jankowski(’15,(Hannah(Jellinek(’15,(Mackenzie(McPike(’15,(Sydney(Morgan(’14,(Jenny(Robinson(’16,(

Cici Frattasio '18Hometown: Walpole, MAPosition: ForwardClub Team: Assabet ValleyIntended Major: History

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2014-15 NewcomersAlex Horton '18

Hometown: Great Neck, NYPosition: ForwardClub Team: NJ RocketsIntended Major: Undecided

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Maddie Nash '18Hometown: Athol, MAPosition: ForwardHS Team: Brooks SchoolIntended Major: Undecided

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(((((((Jordan(Schildhaus(’15,(and(Kit(Van(Hise(’14(were(all(recognized(for(their(impressive(work(in(the(classroom.(To(earn(the(distinction,(an(individual(must(be(at(least(a(sophomore(and(maintain(a(cumulative(GPA(of(3.35.((((((((Three(seniors(concluded(their(careers(with(Wesleyan(Hockey(following(the(quarter;inal(loss(to(Bowdoin.(Sydney(Morgan(’14,(Kit(Van(Hise(’14(and(Glenn(HartmanEMattson(’14(provided(the(crucial(leadership(and(onEice(contributions(that(helped(the(program(continue(moving(forward,(and(for(that(we(owe(them(a(big(thank(you.(We(wish(them(the(best(of(luck(in(life(beyond(Wesleyan(and(will(surely(miss(them(on(the(ice(come(November! ◆

Photo by John Van Vlack

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Overall)Record:)8;11;6NESCAC)Record:)5;6;5

No. Player Position Yr. Hometown/High School1 Corinne Rivard G Jr. Glendale, AZ/Andover2 Rachel Aronow F So. West Hartford, CT/Hall HS4 Cait Bray D Sr. Lincoln, RI/Mt. St. Charles5 Lottie Barton D So. Kenai, AK/Brewster Academy7 Laura Mead F Jr. Morristown, NJ/Morristown Beard8 Hannah Jellinek F Sr. Newtown, MA/Philips Exeter9 Cara Jankowski F Sr. Elkins, NH/Philips Exeter10 Laura Wasnick D Sr. North Olmstead, OH/Gilmour11 Cici Frattasio F Fr. Walpole, MA/Middlesex12 Alex Horton F Fr. Great Neck, NY/Portledge13 Mackey Hemphill F Sr. Gill, MA/Northfield Mount Hermon14 Mackenzie McPike F Sr. Barrlington, IL/Barrington HS15 Sam Curran D So. Scituate, MA/Milton Academy16 Abby Rutt D So. Scarborough, ME/New Hampton17 Lilah Fones D Sr. Easton, CT/Pomfret School18 Maddie Nash F Fr. Athol, MA/Brooks School19 Jordan Schildhaus F Sr. Woodbury, NY/Philips Exeter20 Alicia White F Sr. Glen Ridge, NJ/Philips Exeter21 Hailey Sholty F So. Malibu, CA/Northwood22 Ellery Sarosi F So. Ann Arbor, MI/Father Gabriel Richard23 Jess Brennan F So. Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Northwood24 Jenny Robinson F Jr. Carlisle, MA/Concord-Carlisle HS25 Madzie Carroll D So. New Canaan, CT/New Canaan HS30 Laura Corcoran G Jr. Oakville, Ontario/Appleby Collegiate35 Miranda Gohh G So. Providence, RI/Williston Northampton

!!!!!!A!tremendous!2013014!campaign!and!a!solid!returning!core!puts!the!Cardinals!in!excellent!position!for!2014015.!Nine!seniors!will!look!to!lead!the!team!to!the!top!of!the!league,!headlined!by!senior!captains!Cara!Jankowski!’15!and!Jordan!Schildhuas!’15.

!!!!!!Returning!to!the!ice!will!be!the!top!six!point!producers!from!2013014,!including!Jess!Brennan!’17,!Schildhaus,!Jankowski,!Ellery!Sarosi!’17,!Abby!Rutt!’17!and!Laura!Wasnick!’15.!Between!the!pipes!the!trio!of!Laura!Corcoran!’16,!Corinne!Rivard!’16!and!Miranda!Gohh!’17!will!vie!for!time.!The!netminders!anticipate!building!off!a!.929!combined!save!percentage!and!2.08!team!goals!against!average!last!season.!!

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!!!!!!Looking!to!make!an!impact!in!their!Tirst!season!at!Wesleyan!will!be!the!freshmen!triumvirate!of!Cici!Frattasio!‘18,!Alex!Horton!’18!and!Maddie!Nash!‘18.!The!three!forwards!will!look!to!make!immediate!contributions!on!the!ice.!!!!!!!Wesleyan!will!once!again!open!the!season!with!a!pair!of!weekend!contests!against!Williams!College.!The!Cardinals!will!host!the!Ephs!in!Little!Three!action!on!Saturday,!Nov.!15!and!Sunday,!Nov.!16.

Wesleyan Women's Ice Hockey2014-15 Roster

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Ways To Stay INVOLVEDTailgates)&)Team)MealsAfter)every)home)game)in)Spurrier8Snyder)our)team)and)parents)gather)for)a)tailgate)in)the)Freeman)Classroom,)located)just)off)the)main)lobby)of)the)Freeman)Athletic)Center.)All)alumnae)and)friends)are)welcome)to)attend)and)encouraged)to)bring)a)food)item)to)contribute.)We)are)hoping)for)solid)attendance)during)the)Cirst)big)weekend)against)Williams)on)Nov.)15)and)16!

Team)meals)also)demand)a)large)portion)of)our)budget,)especially)during)January)break..)We)are)curerntly)seeking)alumnae)and)parents)willing)to)sponsor)team)meals.)Each)team)meal)typically)costs)between)$3008$350.))To)sign)up)for)the)tailgate)e8mail)chain,)sponsor)a)meal)or)host)the)team)for)a)meal,)contact)coach)Jodi)McKenna)at)jamckenna@wesleyan.edu.)

MentoringOne)of)the)hallmarks)of)a)small)liberal)arts)education)includes)a)tight8knit)alumni)network.)As)we)prepare)our)seniors)for)life)after)hockey,)we)try)to)connect)them)with)parents)and)alumni)who)serve)as)resources)in)their)transition)to)life)after)college.)

The)Athletics)Advantage)Program,)or)A+)Program,)unites)university)staff,)students)and)alumni)in)a)winning)combination)of)caring,)support,)expertise,)mentoring)and)career)preparation)experiences)to)ensure)success)on)the)Cield)of)play)and)in)the)students’)chosen)Cield)of)professional)development.)To)learn)more)about)the)A+)program,)visit)www.wesleyan.edu/athletics/wesaplus/

Several)alumnae)and)parents)are)currently)involved)as)professional)mentors.)We)would)love)for)anybody)interested)to)have)the)opportunity)to)join.)Contact)Jodi)McKenna)if)you)are)interested)in)joining)the)program:)jamckenna@wesleyan.edu(

GivingFamilies)involved)with)hockey)understand)that)the)sport)can)put)a)sizeable)dent)in)any)wallet.)The)cost)of)outCitting)our)players)with)sticks,)equipment)and))jerseys)alone)can)erase)a)budget.)Factor)in)the)additional)strain)of)travel)costs,)meals,)recruiting)budgets,)assistant)coach)salaries)and)video)equipment)and)the)cost)of)maintaining)a)highly)competitive)program)exceeds)the)allotted)budget)provided)by)the)University.)Donations)are)crucial)to)supplementing)that)budget)and)ensuring)the)continued)success)of)Wesleyan)Hockey.You)can)donate)in)two)ways:

1))Online)at)wesconnect.wesleyan.edu/give).)Please)include)women’s)ice)hockey)in)the)comment)box)to)ensure)the)donation)goes)to)our)program.

2))By)check.)Please)complete)the)form)included)on)the)back)of)this)newsletter)and)send)to)the)address)listed.

The(support(of(our(fans(and(alumnae(make(the(Wesleyan(Women’s(Hockey(tradition(a(special(and(fun(one(to(be(involved(with.(In(addition(to(game(attendance(and(cheering,(here(are(a(few(ways(we(would(love(to(have(you(continue(your(involvement(with(the(program(long(after(you(or(your(daughter(graduates:

In#order#to#remain#a#competitive#force#in#the#NESCAC#and#Division#III,#additional#donations#are#crucial#to#supplementing#the#budget#provided#by#the#University.#Every#little#bit#helps.#Your#donation#is#taxBdeductable#and#goes#directly#to#supporting#the#women’s#ice#hockey#program.#Please#note#that#this#gift#does#not#count#toward#the#unrestricted#“Wesleyan#Fund,”#but#you#will#be#counted#as#a#participant#in#Wesleyan’s#current#fundraising#campaign.#We#hope#you#will#also#support#the#Wesleyan#Fund#each#year.

To#make#a#donation#to#Welseyan#Women's#Ice#Hockey,#please#Nill#out#the#form#below#and#mail#to#the#following#address:

Wesleyan Women's Ice HockeyFreeman Athletic Center

161 Cross StreetMiddletown, CT 06459

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