COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Meghan Sweezey '10 (2nd Year)
Assistant Coach: Olivia McLean (1st Year)
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kyra Yu (2nd Year)
Goaltending Coach: Leon Lifschutz (12th Year)

CAPTAINS

• Senior Elisabeth Gerebi (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen)
• Senior Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats)
• Senior Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), alternate captain

 RETURNING 2024-25 STAT LEADERS

• Senior Annika Lavender (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata), .909 SV%, 36.7 SV/GM
• Senior Emersynn McGillis (Ottawa, Ontario/Nepean Jr. Wildcats), 60 blocked shots
• Junior Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 3 goals, 3 assists, 151 faceoff wins
• Junior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 65 blocked shots
• Sophomore Julia Chedel (Haverhill, Mass./Kimball Union Academy), 3 goals, 3 assists, 2 power-play goals
• Sophomore Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), .917 SV%, 36.0 SV/GM
• Sophomore Audrey Hetman (Gurnee, Ill./Milwaukee Jr. Admirals), 65 blocked shots

 RETURNING 2024-25 AWARD WINNERS

• Sophomore Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), NEWHA All-Rookie Team

FAST FACTS
Among the Purple Knights' wins last year was a 3-1 victory at eventual New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) champion and NCAA Tournament qualifier Sacred Heart University on Feb. 7, a 2-1 win over NEWHA semifinalist Saint Anselm College on Jan. 18, and a split of the four-game regular-season series with NEWHA semifinalist Post University ... 12 losses were suffered by two goals or fewer, with three one-goal setbacks sustained against NEWHA regular-season champion Long Island University, including two in overtime ... 15 veterans are back, among them 10 who appeared in at least 26 games a year ago ... 10 goal scorers are among the returners ... eight newcomers dot the roster, including senior transfer Lilly Hartnell (Tampa, Fla./Saint Anselm College), who played the past three years at NEWHA counterpart Saint Anselm ... a regionally-diverse seven-woman group of first-years hails from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.
 
KEY DATES

• Season and NEWHA Opener: Sept. 26 at Saint Anselm
• Home Opener: Oct. 11 vs. LIU
• 2025-26 NCAA Tournament Opponents: Oct. 24-25 at Sacred Heart, Jan. 2-3 at Clarkson University, Jan. 30-31 vs. Sacred Heart
• Postseason: Eight-team NEWHA Championship begins on Feb. 27 and concludes on March 7