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Women's Ice Hockey 11/5/2026 11:55:00 AM Skylar Evans, Athletic Communications Assistant

Women’s Ice Hockey Back Home to Host St. Lawrence and #9/10 Clarkson

Union College vs. St. Lawrence University
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 • Schenectady, N.Y. • M&T Bank Center • 6:00 PM
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Union College vs. #9/10 Clarkson University
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 • Schenectady, N.Y. • M&T Bank Center • 3:00 PM
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Union Game Notes • St Lawrence Game Notes • Clarkson Game Notes

BACK AGAIN:
The Union College women's hockey team continues ECAC Hockey play this weekend, hosting the St. Lawrence University Saints on Friday at 6pm before taking on another nationally ranked opponent, the No. 9/10 Clarkson University Golden Knights, on Saturday at 3pm. The Garnet Chargers will look to close out the weekend strong before heading into their bye week.

LAST WEEKEND:
The Union College women's hockey team split the weekend against two ranked opponents, earning a thrilling 5-4 overtime win over No. 12/13 Cornell before falling 3-1 to No. 8 Colgate. Junior Karianne Engelbert led the way with a record-breaking five-point performance (3 goals, 2 assists), tying a Union Division I single-game record. Senior Maddie Leaney scored the overtime winner against Cornell, while junior Klara Kenttälä netted Union's lone goal against Colgate. On Tuesday, the Union women's hockey team faced Route 7 rival RPI, earning a 1-0 victory behind junior Giavanna Mancy's first collegiate goal and sophomore goaltender Emma Rhéaume's 28-save shutout.

ABOUT THE SAINTS:
St. Lawrence enters the weekend riding a two-game winning streak after earning back-to-back shutouts against Dartmouth 2-0 and Harvard 4-0 to open ECAC Hockey play. Junior Riley Reeves and Brooke Mulvihill each scored against Dartmouth, while goaltender Kassidy Lawrence turned aside 31 shots to secure the shutout. Against Harvard, junior Rylan Haslam led the offense with two goals, while Nellie Svensson added her first collegiate goal and goaltender Maja Helge made 14 saves for her second career shutout.

ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS:
No. 9/10 Clarkson enters the weekend riding an eight-game winning streak after opening ECAC Hockey play with victories over Harvard 4-3 and Dartmouth 4-1. Against Harvard, sophomore Manon Le Scodan recorded two assists, while Kennedy Sisson scored the game-winner and Janelle Evans and Shelby Laidlaw also found the back of the net. On Saturday, Jessie Pellerin led the offense with two goals, while Keira Hurry added two goals, including a shorthanded tally and an empty-netter, to secure the win over Dartmouth.

INSIDE THE SERIES:
• The Saints and Garnet Chargers have faced off 44 times, with St. Lawrence holding a 41-0-3 advantage in the all-time series. The last overtime tie between the two teams came on December 6, 2020, when Maia Martinez scored the lone goal of the game.
• The Golden Knights hold a 43-2-0 advantage in the all-time series. The Chargers' most recent win came on February 20, 2026, in an ECAC playoff upset at Cheel Arena, marking Union's first-ever win at the venue. Karianne Engelbert set Union's single-season power-play goal record with her eighth of the season, while Duplantie added the second goal to win them the game

NUMBERS TO KNOW:
•5 Engelbert record night, Union's first five-point performance against a ranked opponent.
•4 The last time the Garnet Chargers faced Clarkson, they scored to secure an ECAC Hockey playoff win
•35 The line of Karianne Engelbert, Maddie Leaney, Jill Willis, Lily Leckelt, and Madison Macaulay have combined for 23 point

RECORD BREAKING START:
Union's 4-2 win over Merrimack on October 3rd moved Union to 4-0-0 for the first time in program history and moved the team four games above .500 for the first time ever. The four game stretch also matched the longest winning streak of the program's Division 1 era first achieved in 2022 and tied the 2003-04 season.

ENGELBERT TAKE A BOW:
Junior Karianne Engelbert earned High Peaks Resort ECAC Forward of the Week honors after a record-breaking performance against No. 12/13 Cornell on Friday, Oct. 30. Engelbert recorded five points (3 goals, 2 assists) in Union's 5-4 overtime victory, tying a Union Division I single-game record and becoming the program's first player to record five points against a nationally ranked opponent.

LINE CONNECTION:
The line of Karianne Engelbert, Maddie Leaney, Jill Willis, Lily Leckelt, and Madison Macaulay continues to build chemistry for the Garnet Chargers, recording at least one point in every game through ten contests. The line has combined for 18 goals, 17 assists, and 35 points, with Engelbert leading the way with nine goals and three assists for 12 points.

FRESHMEN ON FIRE:
Union's first-year class has made an immediate impact, combining for 20 points through the team's first ten games. Leading the way is Lilly Oster, who has recorded seven points, including two multi-point performances. Madi Gaines follows with five points, four of which are goals. Ella Skotty and Evie Handson have each scored their first collegiate goals, while Lily Leckelt has added two assists. Handson has also contributed four assists, including two connections with fellow first-year Oster, highlighting the chemistry developing among the
Garnet Chargers' newest class.

LEANEY MAKES HISTORY:
Senior Maddie Leaney opened the season by making program history, recording a goal and an assist in Union's 4-3 overtime comeback win over Franklin Pierce on Friday September 25th. Leaney has now moved to 77 career points, becoming the all-time program leader and surpassing Stephanie Bourque '26.

CATCHING UP:
Junior Karianne Engelbert is quickly climbing Union's record books and sits just behind teammate Maddie Leaney with 67 career points on 39 goals and 28 assists. Engelbert already owns the program record for career power-play goals with 16 and passing Maddie Leaney's program record with ten career game-winning goals . She entered her junior season ranked fifth in career goals, seventh in points and 10th in assists on Union's Division I ledger, continuing her push toward the top of the record book.

MAKING AN IMPACT:
Freshman Lily Oster earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors for the week ending September 28th, after recording two assists in Union's 4-3 overtime comeback win over Franklin Pierce on September 25th. The Calgary, Alberta, native picked up her second assist on the game tying power-play goal, helping spark the Garnet Chargers' comeback.

GOING STREAKING:
Senior Maddie Leaney enters her senior season having played in every game over her first three years at Union, riding a streak of 118 straight games played. Junior Jill Willis is the only other current upperclassman to go at least two years without missing a game, having played all 83 contests over her first two seasons in Schenectady.

TAKING (AND KEEPING) OFFENSE:
Union returns its top-seven goal scorers from last season and 86 percent (68-of-79 goals) of its offensive scoring production from 2025-26.

WELCOME TO SCHENECTADY:
Head coach Tony Maci welcomes seven newcomers to the program this season, six first-years and one sophomore transfer. Among the rookies, four hail from Alberta and two are Illinois natives. Sophomore Madison Macaulay is the lone transfer into the program this year, as the Queensbury native returns to the Empire State after one year at Saint Anselm College. The group features two pairs of former teammates, as Madi Gaines and Ella Skotty both skated for the Chicago Mission while Evie Hanson and Lily Leckelt both played for the Edmonton Jr. Oilers. The septet comprises three forwards, three blueliners and one goalie.

LOOKING TO SURPRISE:
Union will look to surprise the ECAC Hockey landscape under the leadership of third-year head coach Tony Maci, as the Garnet Chargers were picked to finish in a tie for 10th place in the ECAC Hockey Preseason Poll out of 12 teams. The team received 27 points, tied with Dartmouth College and ahead of only Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (11 points). Reigning conference tournament champion Quinnipiac University was picked to repeat, earning 112
points and six first-place votes.

FEELING RIGHT AT HOME:
In their first season in the brand-new M&T Bank Center, the Garnet Chargers won a program-record nine games on home ice in 2025-26, three more wins than the previous record of six achieved on three previous occasions. Included in those nine wins was a 4-3 (OT) victory over #4/5 Cornell on November 21, which was the program's first-ever win over a top-five team.
Maddie Leaney scored the first goal in M&T Bank Center history on September 26, 2025 in Union's 3-0 victory over Franklin Pierce.

COACHES CORNER:
Head coach Tony Maci is back for his third season at the helm of the program along with assistant coaches Shawn Skelly and Courtney Hall. Hall is moving into a full-time position with the program for the first time in 2026-27 after two years as the team's hockey operations coordinator. Hall's role will be filled by Allie Kelley, who is in her first season with the Garnet Chargers following a decorated collegiate career at Quinnipiac University (2019- 21), Saint Anselm College (2021-23) and Syracuse University (2023-25). Kelley finished her career with the most saves in NCAA men's or women's hockey history, Accumulating 4,594 stops over her time on the ice, including the second-most saves in a season in NCAA women's hockey history when she turned aside 1,241 shots in her final graduate season at Syracuse in 2024-25.

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Players Mentioned

#26 Stephanie Bourque: D; 5' 4"; Senior

#17 Karianne Engelbert: F; 5' 10"; Junior

#19 Maddie Leaney: F; 5' 4"; Senior

#7 Giavanna Mancy: D; 5' 9"; Junior

#91 Jill Willis: F; 5' 2"; Junior

#12 Lily Oster: D; 5' 6"; First Year

#61 Ella Skotty: F; 5' 7"; First Year

#3 Evie Hanson: F; 5' 10"; First Year

#8 Madison Macaulay: D; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#10 Lily Leckelt: D; 5' 8"; First Year

Players Mentioned

#26 Stephanie Bourque
: 5' 4"; Senior
: D

#17 Karianne Engelbert
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

#19 Maddie Leaney
: 5' 4"; Senior
: F

#7 Giavanna Mancy
: 5' 9"; Junior
: D

#91 Jill Willis
: 5' 2"; Junior
: F

#12 Lily Oster
: 5' 6"; First Year
: D

#61 Ella Skotty
: 5' 7"; First Year
: F

#3 Evie Hanson
: 5' 10"; First Year
: F

#8 Madison Macaulay
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: D

#10 Lily Leckelt
: 5' 8"; First Year
: D