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2015–16 Brown Bears women's ice hockey season

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2015–16 Brown Bears
women's ice hockey season
Conference11th ECAC
Home iceMeehan Auditorium
Record
Overall3–23–3
Home1–10–1
Road2–13–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachBob Kenneally
Assistant coachesJillian Kirchner
Kirsti Hussey
Captain(s)Alli Rolandelli
Kelly Micholson[1]
Alternate captain(s)Hunter Davis
Maddie Woo
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The Brown Bears represented Brown University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were led by new head coach, Bob Kenneally.

Offseason

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  • April 1: Robert Kennelley, a former men's hockey player for Brown (class of 1990), was named head coach. Kenneally had been the Executive Associate for Brown Athletics prior to assuming his new role.[2]

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Notes

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Bridget Carey Forward  United States Skated for Bay State Breakers
Jenna Hewitt-Kenda Forward  Canada Played with Pacific Steelers
Katie Lynch Forward  United States Attended Benilde-St. Margaret's School
Cara Najjar Forward/Defense  United States Outstanding Athlete at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols
Abby Niewchas Defense  Canada Attended Edge School
Leah Olson Defense  United States Played with Assabet Valley

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height DoB Hometown Previous team
2 Minnesota Alli Rolandelli (C) Senior D 5' 3" (1.6 m) Minnetonka, Minnesota Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
3 Minnesota Katie Lynch Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Victoria, Minnesota Benilde-St. Margaret's
5 New York (state) Hunter Davis (A) Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Clifton Park, New York Connecticut Polar Bears
6 Illinois Kelly Micholson (C) Senior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) Elk Grove Village, Illinois Chicago Mission
7 Michigan Erin Conway Junior F 5' 2" (1.57 m) Jackson, Michigan Choate-Rosemary Hall
9 British Columbia Jenna Hewitt-Kenda Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) North Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Steelers
11 Minnesota Samantha Swanstrom Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Ham Lake, Minnesota Blaine HS
13 Alberta Abby Niewchas Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) Cochrane, Alberta Edge School
15 Minnesota Maddie Woo (A) Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) Plymouth, Minnesota Maple Grove HS
16 Minnesota Katie Swanstrom Sophomore F 5' 4" (1.63 m) Ham Lake, Minnesota Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
17 Massachusetts Cara Najjar Freshman F/D 5' 5" (1.65 m) Stoneham, Massachusetts Assabet Valley
18 Massachusetts Leah Olson Freshman D 5' 5" (1.65 m) East Harwich, Massachusetts Assabet Valley
19 Illinois Cynthia Kyin Sophomore D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Skokie, Illinois Chicago Mission
21 New York (state) Caroline Buckholtz Sophomore F/D 5' 4" (1.63 m) Greenlawn, New York Choate-Rosemary Hall
22 Wisconsin Rachael Cholak Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Kenosha, Wisconsin Chicago Young Americans
25 Maryland Dara Wais Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) Baltimore, Maryland Washington Pride
27 New Brunswick Catherine LeBouef Junior D 5' 6" (1.68 m) Dieppe, New Brunswick Brewster Academy
28 Massachusetts Bridget Carey Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay State Breakers
30 Massachusetts Julianne Landry Sophomore G 5' 7" (1.7 m) Hanover, Massachusetts Assabet Valley
32 Minnesota Sam Donovan Sophomore F 5' 2" (1.57 m) New Brighton, Minnesota Elite Black
33 California Monica Elvin Junior G 5' 6" (1.68 m) Oakland, California Alaska All-Stars

Schedule

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Decision Result Record
Regular Season
October 23 at Maine* Norway Savings Bank Arena • Auburn, ME Monica Elvin L 0–4  0–1–0
October 24 at Maine* Alfond ArenaOrono, ME Julianne Landry L 1–4  0–2–0
October 30 #5 Quinnipiac Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, RI Monica Elvin L 0–4  0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 31 Princeton Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Julianne Landry L 0–3  0–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 6 Dartmouth Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Monica Elvin L 0–4  0–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 7 #9 Harvard Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Julianne Landry L 1–5  0–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 14 Sacred Heart* Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Monica Elvin W 6–1  1–6–0
November 20 at RIT* Gene Polisseni CenterRochester, NY Monica Elvin L 1–5  1–7–0
November 21 at RIT* Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY Julianne Landry W 2–1  2–7–0
November 28 at Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, RI (Mayor's Cup) Monica Elvin L 1–6  2–8–0
December 4 at Union Achilles CenterSchenectady, NY Julianne Landry W 2–0  3–8–0 (1–4–0)
December 5 at Rensselaer Houston Field HouseTroy, NY Monica Elvin L 0–2  3–9–0 (1–5–0)
January 1, 2016 at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, NJ Julianne Landry L 1–6  3–10–0 (1–6–0)
January 2 at #4 Quinnipiac TD Bank Sports CenterHamden, CT Monica Elvin L 1–5  3–11–0 (1–7–0)
January 8 St. Lawrence Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Julianne Landry L 1–2  3–12–0 (1–8–0)
January 9 #5 Clarkson Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Monica Elvin L 0–7  3–13–0 (1–9–0)
January 15 at Colgate Starr RinkHamilton, NY Julianne Landry L 2–6  3–14–0 (1–10–0)
January 16 at Cornell Lynah RinkIthaca, NY Monica Elvin T 2–2 OT 3–14–1 (1–10–1)
January 19 at Merrimack* Volpe ComplexNorth Andover, MA Julianne Landry L 1–4  3–15–1
January 22 Rensselaer Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Monica Elvin L 2–6  3–16–1 (1–11–1)
January 23 Union Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Julianne Landry T 2–2 OT 3–16–2 (1–11–2)
January 29 at Yale Ingalls RinkNew Haven, CT Monica Elvin L 1–4  3–17–2 (1–12–2)
January 30 Yale Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Julianne Landry L 3–6  3–18–2 (1–13–2)
February 5 at Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey CenterAllston, MA Monica Elvin T 3–3 OT 3–18–3 (1–13–3)
February 6 at Dartmouth Thompson ArenaHanover, NH Julianne Landry L 0–5  3–19–3 (1–14–3)
February 12 Cornell Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Monica Elvin L 2–4  3–20–3 (1–15–3)
February 13 Colgate Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI Julianne Landry L 2–3  3–21–3 (1–16–3)
February 19 at #5 Clarkson Cheel ArenaPotsdam, NY Monica Elvin L 0–7  3–22–3 (1–17–3)
February 20 at St. Lawrence Appleton ArenaCanton, NY Julianne Landry L 0–3  3–23–3 (1–18–3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Kenneally Announces Women's Hockey Captains for 2015-16". Brown University Athletics. April 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Robert Kenneally '90 Named Brown Women's Ice Hockey Coach". Brown University Athletics. April 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Kenneally '90 Announces Women's Ice Hockey Class of 2019". Brown University Athletics. June 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.