COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Meghan Sweezey '10 (3rd Year)
Assistant Coach: Olivia McLean (2nd Year)
Goaltending Coach: Leon Lifschutz (13th Year)
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Sally Hoerr (1st Year)
CAPTAINS
- Senior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA)
- Senior Isabel Goolie (Anchorage, Alaska/Gilmour Academy), alternate captain
- Junior Alicia McDonald (Kelowna, British Columbia/Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna), alternate captain
RETURNING 2025-26 STAT LEADERS
- Senior Victoria FitzGibbon (Stittsville, Ontario/East Ottawa Junior Stars U22 AA), 1 goal, 1 assist, 46 blocked shots
- Senior Isabel Goolie (Anchorage, Alaska/Gilmour Academy), 1 goal, 2 assists
- Senior Anna Jerylo (Stillwater, Minn./Gentry Academy), 3 goals, 3 assists, 211 faceoff wins
- Senior Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), 2 goals, 1 assist, 121 blocked shots
- Junior McKenna Dans (Marshfield, Mass./Lovell Academy), 33.1 SV/GM
- Junior Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes), .917 SV%, 36.0 SV/GM (2024-25 stats)
- Junior Brianna Jarvis (Swanton, Vt./BFA-Saint Albans), 4 goals, 6 assists
- Junior Alicia McDonald (Kelowna, British Columbia/Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna), 4 goals, 1 assist
- Sophomore Katelyn Aleong (Anmore, British Columbia/Pacific Steelers U19), 1 assist, 49 blocked shots
- Sophomore Kali Boychuk (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Windsor Southwest Wildcats), 3 goals, 2 assists
FAST FACTS
Eight first-years join the program from five states and Manitoba ... five first-year forwards figure to aid an offense that lost three of its top five scorers ... three defenders who blocked at least 40 shots are back, including senior captain
Maddie Quinn (Chicago, Ill./Team Illinois AAA), whose 121 were among the national leaders ... 2024-25 NEWHA All-Rookie Team pick
Jordana DeMarinis (Beeton, Ontario/Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes) lost last season to injury after recording a .917 save percentage while starting 14 games during her debut campaign. Classmate
McKenna Dans (Marshfield, Mass./Lovell Academy) averaged 33.1 saves while making 16 outings, including 10 starts, last winter ... 10 of the Purple Knights' losses came by two goals or less last year ... the Purple and Gold's non-league schedule features Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Merrimack College and Union College.
KEY DATES
- Season and NEWHA Opener: Sept. 25 at Assumption University
- Home Opener: Oct. 2 vs. Franklin Pierce University
- 2025-26 NCAA Tournament Opponents: Oct. 2-3 vs. Franklin Pierce, Jan. 8-9 at Franklin Pierce
- Postseason: Eight-team NEWHA Championship begins on Feb. 26 and concludes on March 6
