August 19, 2010
Found: Interim Head Women's Ice Hockey Coach -- Joey Lye '09
Former 2-sport Eph standout Joey Lye will become one of the youngest U.S. collegiate head coaches as she takes over the WIlliams women's ice hockey team this season as the interim head coach.

February 27, 2010
Bowdoin answers back to defeat Williams 4-2 in NESCAC quarterfinal
A third period rally by the Polar Bears turned the tables on the purple and gold, and despite a gritty, gutsy comeback effort, the Ephs unable to find the equalizer in the final minutes of regulation. Bowdoin will advance to play either Amherst or Middlebury next weekend.

February 20, 2010
Women's hockey grinds out emotional win over Bowdoin 3-2
In the wake of the traditional senior day pregame ceremony, the purple and gold shot out of the gate, playing with intensity and heart for the full sixty minutes and eventually overtaking the Polar Bears in the final period. The win earns the Ephs home ice advantage in the round one of NESCAC tourney game between these two teams, and also puts Williams over .500 for the season for the first time since 2005-06.

February 19, 2010
Ephwomen blank Colby 3-0
Relentless forechecking, swift puck movement on the power-play, and clutch netminding by senior tri-captain Sara Plunkett was the formula for success for Williams this evening, as they skated to an important conference win and their 7th shoutout of the season.

February 13, 2010
Amherst completes weekend sweep with 8-0 win over Ephs
This afternoon's game between Williams and Amherst was decisively more one-sided than last night's arch-rival matchup, as the Jeffs unloaded for eight scores over sixty mintues, the most goals allowed by the Ephs to any team all season.

February 12, 2010
Ephs battle hard but fall 6-3 to Amherst
Down 5-1 heading into the final period, the game seemed out of reach for the purple and gold, but effective puck control on the power-play gave the Ephs two goals and a chance to pull out a win with time on the clock. The Jeffs clamped down for the remainder of regulation however, sewing up the conference victory with a late score.

February 6, 2010
Ephs fall to Conn. College 5-2 ending win streak
The Williams women's hockey squad impressive five-game winning streak came to an end this afternoon, courtesy of a Camels offense that unleashed 5 goals on 33 shots. Although the Ephs scored twice in the third, it was not enough to overcome the four score deficit.

February 5, 2010
Williams guts it out for fifth straight win over Hamilton 2-1
Although it was not as "pretty" a victory as their shutout win over the Continentals in the season opener, the Ephwomen pulled it out against Hamilton to keep their winning streak alive and jump into third in the NESCAC stadnings.

February 2, 2010
Ephs win 4th straight; down Div. I Sacred Heart 5-1 on the road
Tracey Ferriter netted two goals and an assist in a 4-goal second period for the Ephs as the women won their fourth game in a row, downing Div. I Sacred Heart University on the road.

February 2, 2010
Williams streaks through Sacred Heart 5-1
The purple and gold of women's hockey remained in the win column this evening with a convincing win over Sacred Heart. After a massively successful conference weekend, star netminder Sara Plunkett and the Ephs make it three straight in an overall solid effort.

February 1, 2010
Nicolle Perry named NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Player of the Week
First year forward Nicolle Perry scored half of the Ephs' eight goals in a 3-0-0 week to claim NESCAC Women's Ice Hockey Player of the Week honors.

January 31, 2010
Ephs Hold on for Huge Upset Over #4 Trinity, 3-2
The 4th ranked Trinity College Bantams came to the Lansing Chapman Rink Sunday afternoon, and the Ephs skated away with their biggest win of the season. The Williams women were backboned by a spectacular performance by senior goaltender Sara Plunkett on their way to a 3-2 victory.

January 30, 2010
Ephs Skate to Victory Over Wesleyan, 2-0
The Williams College Ephs women’s hockey team took on the Wesleyan University Cardinals this evening, and the Ephs skated away with a 2 -0 victory. The victory marked the Ephs second win this month over their Little Three rival from Middletown, Ct.

January 26, 2010
Perry and Ephs skate past Castleton 3-1
Freshman Nicolle Perry's pair of second period scores were enough to carry the Ephs over the Spartans in this evening's non-conference road battle in Vermont. Sophomore Kristen Tubbs added a goal and an assist in the winning effort.

January 23, 2010
Women's hockey swept by Middlebury 6-2
MIDDLEBURY, VT -- The Ephs were looking to bounce back from a loss at home against the Panthers last night by pulling out a victory on the road this evening, but the Middlebury offense was again too muhc for Williams to overcome as they fell 6-2. The defeat drops the Ephs to 5-7-2, with a 4-3-1 mark in the conference, while Middlebury remains in the third a point behind Trinity with a NESCAC tally of 7-2-1 and a 9-4-1 mark overall.

January 22, 2010
Ephs fall to Middlebury 4-2
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA -- The Williams College women's hockey squad (5-6-1) and conference foe Middlebury (8-4-1) squared off at the Lansing Chapman Rink this evening, resulting in a 4-2 victory for the Panthers. With the loss, the Ephs are now 4th in the NESCAC standings at 4-2-1, and have dipped below .500 overall for the first time this season. The win places Middlebury in 3rd as they improve to 6-2-1 in conference play.

January 19, 2010
Williams, Norwich skate to non-conference stalemate 1-1

January 16, 2010
Ephs blank St. Anselm 3-0
The Ephs complete their fifth shutout victory of the season over the Hawks behind two power-play scores and a 27-save performance by senior star Sara Plunkett. The non-conference victory resets their overall record at 5-5-1 heading into a big weekend against #7-ranked Middlebury.

January 13, 2010
Utica downs Ephs 1-0
UTICA, NY -- The Williams women's hockey team (4-5-1) played a gutsy sixty minutes in upstate New York this evening but could not find the equalizing score, as they fell to the Utica Pioneers (8-5-2) for the second time this season, this one by a count of 1-0. The Ephs played the Pioneers to a one-goal loss earlier in the season on Dec. 12th, but head coach Marissa O'Neil was convinced that the team played better in this contest.

January 9, 2010
Ephs suffer first conference loss to Trinity 5-1
Trinity's first win over the Panthers came via a penalty shot last night, and the big victory gave them enough momentum to roll past the Ephs this afternoon, as they netted a goal in every penalty including two on the power-play.

January 8, 2010
Women's Hockey stifles Cardinals 5-0
The Williams College women's hockey team held Wesleyan to just 8 shots, all of which were handled by Sara Plunkett and the Eph defense in their second shutout win of the season

December 12, 2009
Women's hockey falls to Utica, 2-1
The Ephs jumped out to an early lead and an auspicious start this afternoon, but they could not hold the edge, as Pioneer MacKenzie Roy struck for two power-play scores from the blue line in Utica's one-goal victory.

December 6, 2009
Women's hockey falls to Buffalo State 3-2
The Ephs peppered the Bengals net in the final five minutes of regulation, but it was too little too late, as Williams could not come up with the tying goal and drop a second straight non-conference match

December 5, 2009
Ephs drop first game to R.I.T. 7-3
The first loss of the Williams women's ice hockey season came at the hands of the powerful Tigers of Rochester Institute of Technology. Although the Ephs came back from an early two-goal deficit to take a 3-2 lead in the second period, they could not hold off the Tiger attack in the third as R.I.T. scored the last five goals for the win.

November 30, 2009
Torrey Taussig NESCAC Player of the Week

November 29, 2009
Ephs and Polar Bears battle to tie, 2-2
Senior forward Torrey Taussig put Williams in front in the second period and also brought them even midway through the third, but neither the Ephs nor Bowdoin found the game-winning score as this conference matchup ended in a stalemate

November 28, 2009
Ephs skate by Colby 4-0 to stay undefeated
Goaltender Sara Plunkett and the Williams women's ice hokcey squad made it three shutout victories in a row this evening with another convincing win over the conference rival Mules at Alford Rink in Maine

November 23, 2009
Sara Plunkett Co-NESCAC Player of the Week