2011–12 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season

The Cornell Big Red women's hockey team will represent Cornell University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Big Red are coached by Doug Derragh and will aim to become the first team in ECAC to triumph in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game.

Offseason

• August 5: Eight Big Red players were invited to the Canada Under-22 National Team Selection Camp from August 7-16. The players include: Amanda Mazzotta, Hayleigh Cudmore, Laura Fortino, Lauriane Rougeau, Jessica Campbell, Brianne Jenner, Chelsea Karpenko, Jillian Saulnier and Catherine White.
• October 17: Head coach Doug Derragh annoucned that senior players Rebecca Johnston, Catherine White, Chelsea Karpenko and Amanda Young were all named team captains for the season.

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Emily Fulton	Forward	Canada	Team captain of the Bluewater Hawks of the PWHL
Monica Leck	Forward	Canada	Team captain of the Ottawa Jr. Senators in the 2010-2011 PWHL season
Katelyn Pippy	Goaltender	United States	She played the 2010-2011 season with the Pittsburgh Junior Penguins. Also an actress, Pippy appeared on the TV show Army Wives.
Jillian Saulnier	Forward	Canada	Team captain of the Toronto Aeros in the 2010-2011 PWHL season

Regular season

Team photograph.

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Location	Score	Big Red scorers
10/25/2011	Brampton Thunder (CWHL)	Ithaca, NY	6-0	Jillian Saulnier (2), Jessica Campbell, Olivia Cook, Kendice Ogilvie, Catherine White

Regular season

• In her first three career NCAA games, Jillian Saulnier reigstered ten points (seven goals, three assists), along with a +6 rating. In her college debut versus the Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey program, Saulnier netted four goals. In her next game versus the Yale Bulldogs, she registered one goal and two assists, while scoring two goals in her third game versus the Brown Bears women's ice hockey squad. For the month of October 2011, she was tied for first in the ECAC in goals scored (while the other player appeared in eight games).
• October 25: In a 6-2 triumph over the Colgate Raiders, freshman Jillian Saulnier scored four goals in her NCAA debut. It was the first four goal game for Cornell since Jessica Campbell scored four against Robert Morris in the second game of the 2010-11 season. The Big Red held a 64-12 advantage in shots on goal while also winning faceoffs by a margin of 53-27. The 64 shots were the most the Big Red took since a Feb. 6, 2000 contest against Union.
• October 29: In a 9-0 win versus ECAC opponent Brown, Big Red freshman Emily Fulton scored her first career NCAA goal. At game's end, Big Red skaters totalled 23 points, as Brianne Jenner and Hayleigh Cudmore led the way with three points each.
• November 1: For the third consecutive contest, the Big Red scored at least nine goals in one game. Senior captain Chelsea Karpenko appeared in her 100th career game, as Jillian Saulnier led all Big Red players with two goals and three assists in a 9-2 triumph over the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey program.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Score	Record	Big Red scorers
10/25/2011	at Colgate University	Hamilton, NY	7:00 p.m.	6-2	1-0-0	Jillian Saulnier (4), Chelsea Karpenko
10/28/2011	Yale University	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.	9-0	2-0-0	Rebecca Johnston (2), Monika Leck, Brianne Jenner (2), Jillian Saulnier, Lauriane Rougeau, Catherine White (2)
10/29/2011	Brown University	Lynah Rink	3:00 p.m.	9-0	3-0-0	Chelsea Karpenko (2), Jillian Saulnier, Monika Leck, Emily Fulton, Lauriane Rougeau
11/1/2011	Syracuse University	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.	9-2	4-0-0	Brianne Jenner, Jillian Saulnier (2), Chelsea Karpenko (2), Rebecca Johnston, Monika Leck, Hayleigh Cudmore, Catherine White
11/11/2011	Dartmouth College	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.
11/12/2011	Harvard University	Lynah Rink	4:00 p.m.
11/18/2011	at Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	7:00 p.m.
11/19/2011	at Quinnipiac University	Hamden, CT	4:00 p.m.
11/25/2011	Boston University	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.
11/26/2011	Boston University	Lynah Rink	4:00 p.m.
12/2/2011	at Mercyhurst College	Erie, PA	7:00 p.m.
12/3/2011	at Mercyhurst College	Erie, PA	2:00 p.m.
1/2/2012	^ vs St. Lawrence University	Akwesasne, N.Y.	4:00 p.m.
1/6/2012	at Union College	Schenectady, NY	3:00 p.m.
1/7/2012	at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, NY	3:00 p.m.
1/10/2012	Colgate University	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.
1/13/2012	Quinnipiac University	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.
1/14/2012	Princeton University	Lynah Rink	4:00 p.m.
1/17/2012	at Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	7:00 p.m.
1/20/2012	at Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	7:00 p.m.
1/21/2012	at Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH	4:00 p.m.
1/27/2012	at St. Lawrence University	Canton, NY	7:00 p.m.
1/28/2012	at Clarkson University	Potsdam, NY	4:00 p.m.
2/3/2012	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.
2/4/2012	Union College	Lynah Rink	4:00 p.m.
2/7/2012	Mercyhurst College	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.
2/10/2012	at Brown University	Providence, RI	7:00 p.m.
2/11/2012	at Yale University	New Haven, CT	4:00 p.m.
2/17/2012	Clarkson University	Lynah Rink	7:00 p.m.
2/18/2012	St. Lawrence University	Lynah Rink	4:00 p.m.

Awards and honors

• Brianne Jenner, ECAC Player of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011)
• Jillian Saulnier, ECAC Rookie of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011)
• Jillian Saulnier, ECAC Rookie of the Month (Month of October 2011)