Leaders Among Women

As the women wrap up a successful exhibition campaign with a combined 14-0 output against the Ottawa Jr. Senators and Brock University, let's take a quick look at the top returning players in the ECAC.

The list is more difficult to put together this year since it's an Olympic season, which means there are a handful of players with remaining eligibility who won't be with their teams this year. Four players in particular are gone in the ECAC who would have appeared in at least one category below - Cornell's Brianne Jenner, with Canada, Harvard's Lyndsey Fry and Michelle Picard with the USA (along with their coach, Katey Stone), and Quinnipiac's Erica Uden Johansson with Sweden. Additionally, St. Lawrence defenseman Amanda Boulier will miss the season with a medical redshirt.

RPI's top players are added where they are not already among the top 10 in each category.

Points

Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac - 35

Jillian Saulnier, Cornell - 29

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 25

Nicole Kosta, Quinnipiac - 23

Carly Mercer, Clarkson - 22

Erin Ambrose, Clarkson - 19

Rylee Smith, St. Lawrence - 18

Hayleigh Cudmore, Cornell - 17

Laura Stacey, Dartmouth - 16

Abbey McRae, St. Lawrence - 16

(Alexa Gruschow, RPI - 14)

Goals

Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac - 17

Carly Mercer, Clarkson - 12

Abbey McRae, St. Lawrence - 11

Jessica Campbell, Cornell - 10

Kalley Armstrong, Harvard - 9

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 9

Brittany Styner, Clarkson - 8

Nicole Kosta, Quinnipiac - 8

Nicole Connery, Quinnpiac - 8

Jillian Saulnier, Cornell - 7

(Toni Sanders, RPI - 6)

Assists

Jillian Saulnier, Cornell - 22

Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac - 18

Erin Ambrose, Clarkson - 16

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 16

Nicole Kosta, Quinnipiac - 15

Hayleigh Cudmore, Cornell - 14

Rylee Smith, St. Lawrence - 12

Sarah Edney, Harvard - 12

Laura Stacey, Dartmouth - 11

Carly Mercer, Clarkson - 10

(Alexa Gruschow/Jenn Godin, RPI - 8)

Power Play Points

Erin Ambrose, Clarkson - 11

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 11

Tara Tomimoto, Yale - 9

Carly Mercer, Clarkson - 8

Laura Stacey, Dartmouth - 7

Taylor Woods, Cornell - 7

Jamie Haddad, Yale - 7

Nicole Kosta, Quinnipiac - 7

Katie Case, Colgate - 7

Rylee Smith, St. Lawrence - 6

(Alexa Gruschow, RPI - 5)

Power Play Goals

Jamie Haddad, Yale - 5

Taylor Woods, Cornell - 4

Carly Mercer, Clarkson - 4

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 4

Ailish Forfar, Dartmouth - 3

Rylee Smith, St. Lawrence - 3

Erin Ambrose, Clarkson - 3

Jillian Saulnier, Cornell - 3

Laura Stacey, Dartmouth - 3

Lindsey Allen, Dartmouth - 3

(Toni Sanders, RPI - 2)

Defenseman Scoring

Erin Ambrose, Clarkson - 19

Hayleigh Cudmore, Cornell - 17

Sarah Edney, Harvard - 15

Kate Martini, Yale - 12

Tara Tomimoto, Yale - 12

Alyssa Gagliardi, Cornell - 11

Jenn Godin, RPI - 11

Megan Wickens, Colgate - 11

Cassandra Poudrier, Cornell - 10

Mel Desrochers, St. Lawrence - 9

Goals Against Average

Lauren Slebodnick, Cornell - 1.04

Erica Howe, Clarkson - 1.23

Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard - 1.54

Lindsay Holdcroft, Dartmouth - 1.97

Aubree Moore, Brown - 2.18

Carmen MacDonald, St. Lawrence - 2.24

Kelly O'Brien, RPI - 2.35

Ashlynne Rando, Colgate - 2.65

Jaimie Leonoff, Yale - 2.67

Shenae Lundberg, Union - 3.15

Save Percentage

Erica Howe, Clarkson - .957

Lauren Slebodnick, Cornell - .947

Jaimie Leonoff, Yale - .927

Aubree Moore, Brown - .925

Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard - .920

Carmen MacDonald, St. Lawrence - .920

Lindsay Holdcroft, Dartmouth - .917

Ashlynne Rando, Colgate - .910

Kelly O'Brien, RPI - .907

Kimberly Newell, Princeton - .907

Returning Goals Per Game (difference from last year)

Clarkson - 2.36 (-0.41)

Cornell - 2.23 (-1.59)

Quinnipiac - 2.00 (-1.00)

St. Lawrence - 1.82 (-1.13)

RPI - 1.50 (-0.68)

Princeton - 1.36 (-0.73)

Yale - 1.23 (-0.36)

Dartmouth - 1.14 (-1.50)

Harvard - 1.12 (-2.38)

Colgate - 1.09 (-0.73)

Brown - 0.95 (-0.46)

Union - 0.55 (-0.13)

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We'll round out the stat pack with a look at the national leaders, and how RPI's top returning players stack up against them. The following would-be stat leaders are gone for Olympic duty.

Boston College: Alex Carpenter (USA)

Boston University: Marie-Philip Poulin (Canada)

Minnesota: Amanda Kessel (USA)

Northeastern: Kendall Coyne (USA)

ECAC players are bolded. Players on RPI's schedule this year are in italics.

Points per game

Hannah Brandt, Minnesota - 2.00

Christine Bestland, Mercyhurst - 1.95

Haley Skarupa, Boston College - 1.61

Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac - 1.53

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 1.44

Jillian Saulnier, Cornell - 1.43

Emily Field, Boston College - 1.22

Sarah Lefort, Boston University - 1.16

Jenna Dingeldein, Mercyhurst - 1.16

Nicole Kosta, Quinnipiac - 1.15

(Alexa Gruschow, RPI - 0.75)

Goals per game

Hannah Brandt, Minnesota - 0.80

Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac - 0.78

Christine Bestland, Mercyhurst - 0.76

Haley Skarupa, Boston College - 0.73

Sarah Lefort, Boston University - 0.65

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 0.61

Rebecca Vint, Robert Morris - 0.52

Madison Packer, Wisconsin - 0.51

Emily Janiga, Mercyhurst - 0.51

Meghan Dufault, North Dakota - 0.50

(Alexa Gruschow, RPI - 0.36)

Assists per game

Hannah Brandt, Minnesota - 1.49

Christine Bestland, Mercyhurst - 1.19

Jillian Saulnier, Cornell - 1.10

Erin Ambrose, Clarkson - 0.88

Haley Skarupa, Boston College - 0.88

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 0.83

Nicole Kosta, Quinnipiac - 0.82

Emily Field, Boston College - 0.78

Jenna Dingeldein, Mercyhurst - 0.76

Kelly Babstock, Quinnipiac - 0.75

(Alexa Gruschow, RPI - 0.39)

Power play goals

Madison Packer, Wisconsin - 10

Christine Bestland, Mercyhurst - 10

Hannah Brandt, Minnesota - 10

Michelle Karvinen, North Dakota - 9

Milica McMillen, Minnesota - 8

Jamie Lee Rattray, Clarkson - 8

Emily Janiga, Mercyhurst - 8

Molli Mott, St. Cloud State - 7

Jill Holdcroft, Penn State - 6

Karley Sylvester, Wisconsin - 6

(Alexa Gruschow, RPI - 5)

Points per game (Defensemen)

Erin Ambrose, Clarkson - 1.06

Molly Byrne, Mercyhurst - 0.86

Kari Schmitt, Ohio State - 0.76

Milica McMillen, Minnesota - 0.74

Rachel Ramsey, Minnesota - 0.71

Hayleigh Cudmore, Cornell - 0.71

Brigette Lacquette, Minnesota-Duluth - 0.71

Alexis Crossley, New Hampshire - 0.71

Maggie DiMasi, Northeastern - 0.66

Courtney Burke, Wisconsin - 0.66

(Jenn Godin, RPI - 0.43)

Goals Against Average

Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard - 1.44

Alex Rigsby, Wisconsin - 1.49

Lauren Slebodnick, Cornell - 1.55

Kallie Billadeau, Syracuse - 1.56

Erica Howe, Clarkson - 1.73

Amanda Makela, Mercyhurst - 2.01

Shelby Amsley-Benzie, North Dakota - 2.08

Lindsay Holdcroft, Dartmouth - 2.11

Carmen MacDonald, St. Lawrence - 2.19

Kerrin Sperry, Boston University - 2.20

(Kelly O'Brien, RPI - 2.48)

Save Percentage

Alex Rigsby, Wisconsin - .943

Kallie Billadeau, Syracuse - .940

Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard - .935

Erica Howe, Clarkson - .931

Nicole Paniccia, Penn State - .928

Lauren Slebodnick, Cornell - .927

Carmen MacDonald, St. Lawrence - .925

Jaimie Leonoff, Yale - .925

Aubree Moore, Brown - .921

Alexius Schutt, Sacred Heart - .920

(Kelly O'Brien, RPI - .905)