2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season represented Colgate University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were coached by Greg Fargo, in his ninth season, and played their home games at Class of 1965 Arena.

Colgate defeated St. Lawrence 3–2 in the ECAC Championship Game, winning their first championship in program history. They automatically qualified for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, where the Raiders were ranked as the #4 seed. They lost to Minnesota Duluth 0–1 in overtime in the national quarterfinals.

Offseason

Recruiting Kayle Osborne Goaltender Served as an assistant captain for the PWHL's Ottawa Lady SenatorsCaptured a silver medal with Canada at the IIHF U18 Women's World ChampionshipsKalty Kaltounkova Forward Won a 2018 NEPSAC Championship with Vermont AcademyNamed Czech Republic's MVP at the 2018 IIHF World Championship

Regular season Sammy Smigliani logged a goal and assist in a 3-2 ECAC Tournament Final versus St. Lawrence, earning the ECAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player Award. Having also recorded a goal in the ECAC semifinals victory versus Quinnipiac, she won a team-high 72.7 percent of her faceoffs, helping Colgate to win 61.2 percent of their overall faceoffs versus St. Lawrence.

Standings

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!colspan=12 style=" "| Playoffs

!colspan=12 style=" "| NCAA Tournament

Roster 2020–21 Raiders

Awards and honors Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Danielle Serdachny ECAC Player of the Week January 11, 2021 Kayle Osborne ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week February 22, 2021 Sammy Smigliani ECAC Player of the Week Danielle Serdachny ECAC Player of the Week March 1, 2021 Kayle Osborne ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week March 8, 2021 Sammy Smigliani ECAC Player of the Week

Monthly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Kayle Osborne ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Week January 2021 Kayle Osborne ECAC MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month March 2021 Sammy Smigliani ECAC Army ROTC Player of the Month

Danielle Serdachny ECAC Player of the Year Danielle Serdachny ECAC Best Forward Danielle Serdachny ECAC Hockey First Team Tanner Gates Kayle Osborne ECAC Hockey Rookie Team Kalty Kaltounkova Danielle Serdachny CCM/AHCA First Team All-American Danielle Serdachny All-USCHO.com First Team

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