2012–13 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season

2012–13 Lindenwood Lions women's ice hockey season
Conference	CHA
Home ice	Lindenwood Ice Arena
Record
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Vince O’Mara
Assistant Coaches	Katie Kells Rick Pratt Cory Whitaker
Captain(s)	Brett Lobreau
Alternate captain(s)	Allysson Arcibal, Kelsey Talbot

The Lindenwood Lady Lions represent Lindenwood University. The 2012–13 Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey season was the team's tenth season and their second season as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team is coached by Vince O’Mara and they play their home games at Lindenwood Ice Arena. The 2012-13 season is Lindenwood's first as a member of College Hockey America, after the team competed as an NCAA Division I independent program in 2011–12 season.

Offseason

• July 2, 2012: Cory Whitaker joined the program as a goalie/video coach. Prior to joining the Lindenwood coaching staff, Whitaker coached five seasons for Grand Valley State's American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I women's ice hockey team where he led the Lakers to the ACHA national tournament three times in five years. Whitaker was the goaltender for the GVSU men's ACHA Division II team from 1996-2001. During his time at Grand Valley State, he recorded a .903 save percentage and played more than 2,700 minutes. In 2001, he was named to the first-team all-conference.^[1]
• July 14, 2012: Lindenwood was granted provisional status by the NCAA in July 2012. During the provisional year, the university will follow all NCAA regulations but will not be eligible for postseason NCAA competition.^[2]

Recruiting

• Lindenwood announced its second NCAA recruiting class on May 3, 2012. The 2012-13 recruiting class includes six incoming freshman and two transfers:^[3]

Player	Nationality	Position	Notes
Nicole Hensley	United States	Goaltender	Hensley played for the Colorado Selects Under-19 team. Notched 4-7-3 record with a 3.62 goals against average and .902 save percentage in the 2011-12 season.
Lyndsay Kirkham	Canada	Forward	Kirkham played for the Edge School and for Medicine Hat in Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League (AMMFHL) and led that team in scoring in 2011-12.
Brooke Peden	Canada	Defense	Peden competed with the 2012 Provincial Champion, Edmonton Thunderof the AMMFHL.
Jocelyn Slattery	United States	Forward	Slattery is a junior transfer from the Connecticut. She recorded 14 goals and 22 assists in 68 games for the Huskies over two seasons.
Rachel Weich	United States	Defense	Weich played for the National Sports Academy and recorded 6 goals and 35 assists in 69 games with the team in 2011-12.
Kara Wendell	United States	Forward	Wendell was captain of Champlin Park High School, where she scored 14 goals and 15 assists in 25 games. She is a two-sport athlete and is also an incomming freshman for the Lindenwood women's lacrosse team.
Chloe Williams	Canada	Defense	Williams was the captain of the Colorado Selects Under-19 where she was a teammate of Nicole Hensley.
Chelsea Witwicke	United States	Forward	Junior transfer from Niagara.

Regular season

Lindenwood Statistics Nationally

• Lindenwood University Statistics^[4]

Name	Stat	Ranking Nationally
Scoring Offense	1.00 G/GM (0G)	#8
Scoring Defense	5.50 G/GM (0GA)	#8
Scoring Margin	9	NA
Penalty Minutes	23.50 PIM/GM (47 PM)	#1
Power Play	10%	#6
Penalty Kill	71.4%	#5
Winning Percentage	0-0-0 0%	NA
Unbeaten Streak	0g 0-0-0	NA

Rankings

• Lindenwood University Rankings

Poll	Affiliation	Rank
USCHO.com Coaches Poll	National	#
USA Today Poll	National	#
INCH Power Rankings	National	#
NCAA Pairwise Rank	Post-Season	#
USCHO KRACH Rank	Post-Season	#
NCAA Ratings Percentage Index	Post-Season	#

Schedule

Date	Time	Visitor	Score	Home	Location	Decision	Attendance	Conference	Overall	Box score
9/28/2012	6:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	0-4	Ohio State	OSU Ice Rink	Knapp	395	0-0-0	0-1-0
9/29/2012	3:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	2-7	Ohio State	OSU Ice Rink	Knapp	299	0-0-0	0-2-0
10/5/2012	7:00 p.m.	#4 Wisconsin		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
10/6/2012	2:00 p.m.	#4 Wisconsin		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
10/12/2012	7:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Minnesota State-Mankato	All Seasons Arena
10/13/2012	3:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Minnesota State-Mankato	All Seasons Arena
11/2/2012	7:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
11/3/2012	2:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
11/9/2012	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		St. Cloud State	National Hockey Center
11/10/2012	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		St. Cloud State	National Hockey Center
11/16/2012	7:00 p.m.	Penn State		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
11/17/2012	2:00 p.m.	Penn State		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
11/30/2012	7:00 p.m.	St. Cloud State		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
12/1/2012	2:00 p.m.	St. Cloud State		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
12/15/2012	6:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Rochester Institute of Technology	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena
12/16/2012	1:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Rochester Institute of Technology	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena
1/1/2013	7:00 p.m.	Minnesota State-Mankato		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
1/2/2013	2:00 p.m.	Minnesota State-Mankato		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
1/4/2013	7:00 p.m.	North Dakota		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
1/5/2013	2:00 p.m.	North Dakota		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
1/11/2013	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Robert Morris (PA)	84 Lumber Arena
1/12/2013	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Robert Morris (PA)	84 Lumber Arena
1/18/2013	7:00 p.m.	Syracuse		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
1/19/2013	2:00 p.m.	Syracuse		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
1/25/2013	2:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center
1/26/2013	12:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center
2/1/2013	7:00 p.m.	Rochester Institute of Technology		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
2/2/2013	2:00 p.m.	Rochester Institute of Technology		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
2/8/2013	1:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Penn State	Penn State Ice Pavilion
2/9/2013	1:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Penn State	Penn State Ice Pavilion
2/15/2013	7:00 p.m.	Robert Morris (PA)		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
2/16/2013	2:00 p.m.	Robert Morris (PA)		Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena
2/22/2013	6:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion
2/23/2013	1:00 p.m.	Lindenwood		Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion

Note: All times are Central.

References

1. "Women's Hockey Adds To Coaching Staff". Lindenwood University. July 2, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
2. Ponche, Kalen (July 14, 2012). "Lindenwood Accepted into NCAA as Provisional Member". St. Charles Patch. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
3. "Women's Hockey Announces 2012-13 Recruiting Class". Lindenwood University. May 3, 2012.
4. "Women's Division I Hockey Overall Statistics: 2012-2013". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved October 1, 2012.