Women's Hockey Takes on No. 4 Colgate in ECAC Quarterfinals

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Brown women's hockey advanced to the quarterfinal round of the ECAC Tournament for the first time since 2006 after defeating RPI, 1-0, in overtime on Saturday. Junior Jess Ciarrochi netted the game winner against the Engineers at the 8:54 mark of OT.

Now, the Bears are set for a best-of-three-game series at top-seeded and No. 4 Colgate beginning on Friday through Sunday.

Senior Kaley Doyle was named First Team All-Ivy League, sophomore Jade Iginla was tabbed to the second team, and junior Cameron Sikich earned an Honorable Mention nod and spot on the All-Academic team.

Scouting the Bears

Senior Kaley Doyle was recently named the ECAC Goaltender of the Week. Her All-Ivy recognition marks the third-straight postseason award for Doyle.
Sophomore Jade Iginla, the 2022-23 ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year, was tabbed Second Team All-Ivy, making it her first Ivy postseason award, while junior Cameron Sikich was an Honorable Mention Selection for the second-straight year.
Iginla (16-10-26) and sophomore India McDadi (9-14-23) have been leading the Bears in points all season.
Doyle now has a 2.11 GAA and .930 SV% in 27 starts this season in goal.

Scouting the Raiders

No. 4 Colgate earned the top seed in the ECAC Tournament when it defeated Brown on the final day of the regular season.
The Raiders have not played in nearly two weeks, but boast a +8 goal differential in the two meetings against Brown this season.
Colgate leads the country with 42 woman-up scores.
Senior Krystyna Kaltounkova has 25 goals and 27 assists for 52 points, while fifth-year Danielle Serdachny has 19 goals and 33 assists for 52 points.
The Raiders have 15 players with 10 or more points this season.
Colgate has two goaltenders who were named semifinalists on the National Goalie of the Year Watchlist. They are junior Hannah Murphy (1.24 GAA, .927 SV%) and senior Kayle Osborne (1.35 GAA, .938 SV%).

Around the ECAC

The opening round of the ECAC Tournament saw Brown defeat RPI, Princeton beat Dartmouth, Yale take down Union, and Quinnipiac beat Harvard.
The quarterfinal round is set with Brown at Colgate, Princeton at Clarkson, Yale at St. Lawrence, and Quinnipiac at Cornell.

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