2013-14 Union Women's Ice Hockey Schedule

SCHENECTADY, NY – Head Coach Claudia Barcomb released the 2013-14 schedule for the Union College women's ice hockey team today which includes 34 contests against eight non-league opponents and the other 11 members of ECAC Hockey.

Union will open up the 2013-14 season with five straight Hockey East opponents, beginning with a road contest at Connecticut on Sept. 28 at 2:00 p.m. The Dutchwomen earned a 3-2 win against the Huskies at Messa Rink on Sept. 29, 2012 in their 2012-13 season opener.

“We beat them last year but it was a close, hard-fought game,” Barcomb said. “I think it will be another close game this year. It will be nice to get our kids on the road early on in the season to get an idea of what we're all about.”

Union will then return home to take on Providence at Messa Rink on Oct. 4-5 before games against Northeastern and NCAA Championship finalist Boston University on Oct. 11-12, also at home. The Terriers are defending Hockey East regular season and tournament champions.

“BU was in the finals of the national championship game last year, and they'll be really good again this year,” Barcomb said.

The Dutchwomen will continue non-conference play with a road series at Penn State on Oct. 18-19 before another game against a CHA opponent on Oct. 26 at Syracuse.

Union opens ECAC Hockey play at home against Dartmouth and Harvard on Nov. 1-2, beginning a run of eight straight games in league play.

“I think we'll play a good variety of teams before we start league play,” Barcomb said. “With eight games in a row to start league play, it will be a very important stretch for us in the overall picture of our league.”

Union will face Colgate and defending ECAC Hockey champion Cornell on the road on Nov. 8-9 before returning home to take on Brown and Yale on Nov. 15-16. The early season stretch of league contests concludes at Quinnipiac and Princeton on Dec. 6-7.

Maine returns to Union for a non-conference series at Messa Rink on Dec. 13-14 before the team's traditional winter break leading up to the New Year.

Union opens up 2014 with a home series against RIT on Jan. 3-4, marking the first time the Dutchwomen and Tigers meet as Division I opponents. Union and RIT last played as Division III rivals in ECAC East, with the Dutchwomen sweeping a two-game series at Messa Rink on Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2003.

“We play RIT for the first time since I've been here and they're a competitive team in their second year at the Division I level,” Barcomb said. “Scott (McDonald) has put together a pretty good team and it will be a good matchup for us.”

Union concludes the season with 14 straight ECAC Hockey contests, including seven in the month of January. The Dutchwomen host Princeton and Quinnipiac at home on Jan. 10-11 before their annual home-and-home series against RPI the following weekend. Union will travel to Houston Field House on Jan. 17 at 7:00 p.m. before returning to Messa Rink for a 4:00 p.m. contest on Jan. 18.

The Dutchwomen will play at Harvard and Dartmouth on Jan. 24-25 before returning home to face Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Union takes on Yale and Brown on the road on Feb. 7-8 before wrapping up the home slate the following weekend with Cornell on Feb. 14, followed by Senior Night against Colgate on Feb. 15 at 4:00 p.m.

The regular season concludes with a trip to the North Country to face St. Lawrence and Clarkson on Feb. 21-22.

“I like the way our schedule is, it's pretty balanced the whole way through,” Barcomb said. “Our focus has to be to not have any let ups. We've told our players to be consistent in their workouts this spring, and hopefully that will continue into the fall.”