SCHENECTADY, NY -- Last season the Dutchwomen raised more than $11,700 during Pink at the Rink, a joint venture between ECAC Hockey and the American Cancer Society. The two organizations have teamed up again and Union will host the festivities during its final weekend of Feb. 20-21. Colgate comes to town for a 7 p.m. contest on Friday and Cornell arrives for a 4 p.m. outing on Saturday.
During the 2008 event, the Dutchwomen traded in the garnet and white for pink jerseys that were auctioned. This season, the team will use pink sticks that fans and supporters can go online to place a bid. Pink at the Rink is a variation of the traditional Coaches vs. Cancer program that provides critical outreach, while raising funds in support of the American Cancer Society's lifesaving cancer research, education, advocacy and community service. Last year the conference raised over $55,000 during the event. For more information and to bid, visit ecachockeycoachesvscancer.com.
Lundy Day and
Stephanie Gilbert will be participating in their final collegiate game on Saturday and will be recognized at the conclusion of the contest. Since transferring to Union before the 2007-08 season, the Calgary, Alberta native has started all 62 games she has played, posting a .903 save percentage, which ranks second all-time in Union history. Early this season, Day became the school's all-time saves leader and she leaves the record at 2,183 career saves. Entering the weekend, she leads the country with 1,102 stops.
Gilbert is the only four-year letter winner on the team and during her time at Union she has played in 34 games, posting two goals, three assists and five points. She was named the Team's Most Improved Player during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. During her junior year, Gilbert was named team captain, a distinction she carried into her season year. She is only the third student-athlete in program history to serve as a captain for two full seasons.
As for the rest of the team, sophomore forward
Marissa Gentile and freshman forward
Adelle Calahan have moved into the top spot on Union's scoring list with 10 points each. Gentile has produced two goals and is second with eight assists, while Calahan has one goal and a team-high nine assists. Freshman forward
Emilie Arseneault and junior defender
Jackie Koetteritz are tied for third with nine points. Arseneault has a team-high tying six goals, while Koetteritz is right behind her with five goals, including three on the power-play. Freshmen forwards
Lauren Hoffman also has six goals, giving her eight points and freshman
Lauren Cromartie has tallied eight points with four goals and four assists.
Head coach Claudia Asano is sporting a new hair style. On Wednesday, along with men's hockey junior Mike Wakita, Asano gave at least eight inches of hair to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program, which provides wigs to the American Cancer Society who in turn provide free wigs to women in the Capital District. The hair cuts were provided by Tammy Sbardella of The Image Studio.
