2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Sydney Rossman
- Position:
- GOALTENDER
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Excelsior, MN
- High School:
- Minnetonka / Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
- Position:
- GOALTENDER
As a Senior in 2016-17:
- Started in net in 34 games
- Posted a 1.45 goals allowed average, best in the conference
- Had a record of 18-10-5
- Had 8 shutouts bringing her career total to 26, most in school history
- Recorded three straight shutouts in wins over Maine, UConn and New Hampshire on Oct. 1, 7 and 8.
- Had a career-high 38 saves in a 0-0 tie with Boston College on Oct. 21
- Tallied shutouts in back-to-back home wins over RPI and Union on Feb. 17 and 18.
- Won ECAC Goaltender of the Week Oct. 11
As a Junior in 2015-16:
-Named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year
-Named an ECAC Hockey Player of the Year Finalist
-Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2016 ECAC Hockey Tournament and All-Tournament Team
-Named to the All-ECAC Hockey First Team
-Named a New England Division I Women’s Hockey All-Star
-Named to the All-USCHO Third Team
-Named the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team MVP
-Named a Quinnipiac Scholar-Athlete
-Was the ECAC Hockey Player of the Month in March
-Was a four-time ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Month Selection in November, January, February and March
-Was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on March 8
-Was a five-time ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 13, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Jan. 5, March 8)
-Named the 2015 Nutmeg Classic Most Outstanding Goaltender
-Had the best season by a goaltender in Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey history
-Set the program record for wins in a season with 30 and winning percentage at .855
-Set the program record for lowest GAA in a single season at 0.90, the fourth lowest in a single-season in NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey History
-Her 16 shutouts tied the program record set by Chelsea Laden in 2015-16 and are the fourth most in a season in NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey History
-Posted a .949 save percentage, second in program history and tied for the 10th best in a season in NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey History
-Set the program record with four consecutive shutouts and a shutout streak of 296:42
-Set the program record with a 10-game winning streak from Nov. 14 to Jan. 8 and 21-game unbeaten streak that lasted from Nov. 6, 2015 to Feb. 6, 2016
-Finished the season with a record of 30-3-5 with a 0.90 GAA, .949 save percentage and 647 saves on 682 shots
-Led all NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey Goaltenders with 38 starts and 2,342:10 between the pipes
-Finished second in the country with her 0.90 GAA, .949 save percentage and 35 goals allowed
-Her 30 wins were the third most in the country
-Record 20 or more saves in a game just 14 times
-Allowed one or fewer goals in 30 of her 38 games
-Became the first goaltender to ever shutout Clarkson and St. Lawrence in the same North Country Road Trip
-Tied her career-high, at the time, with 25 saves to win her first game of the season in a 2-1 win against Mercyhurst on Oct. 3
-Needed just 16 saves to snag a 3-1 win at Main on Oct. 9 before recording 12 saves in a 5-1 win on Oct. 10 at Maine
-Tallied 18 saves in a 6-3 win over Yale on Oct. 24
-Needed just three saves to record her first shutout of the season, a 4-0 win at Brown on Oct. 30
-Recorded 22 saves in a scoreless tie against Colgate on Nov. 6
-Tallied 19 saves to pick up her sixth win of the season, 3-1 against Cornell on Nov. 7
-Picked up 19 saves in a 1-1 tie on Nov. 13 against Princeton before stopping 18 shots at Princeton on Nov. 14 in a 4-2 win
-Opened up her four straight shutouts with a career-high 29 saves in a 3-0 shutout of Clarkson
-Needed just 17 saves to shutout St. Lawrence 5-0 on Nov. 21 to become the first goaltender to ever shutout both Clarkson and St. Lawrence in the same North Country Road Trip
-Tallied 16 saves in a 1-0 shutout of UConn in the Nutmeg Classic on Nov. 27
-Was named the Nutmeg Classic Most Valuable Goaltender after tallying 15 saves in a 3-0 shutout to win the Nutmeg Classic
-Saw her program record shutout streak of 296:42 come to an end despite 21 saves in a 7-1 win vs. Dartmouth on Dec. 4
-Recorded her first overtime victory with 21 saves in a 2-1 win over Harvard on Dec. 5
-Tallied her seventh shutout of the season with seven saves in a 6-0 win over New Hampshire on Dec. 11
-Tied her career-high with 29 saves in a 1-0 win on Jan. 1 over Yale
-Made seven saves, her fourth single-digit save game, in a 5-1 win over Brown on Jan. 2
-Picked up 15 saves in her second scoreless tie of the season on Jan. 8 at Rensselaer
-Recorded her fourth back-to-back shutout performance of the season with 13 saves in a 5-0 win at Union on Jan. 9
-Recorded 20 saves in a 3-2 win against Robert Morris on Jan. 15 before making 14 saves in a 2-0 shutout of the Colonials on Jan. 16
-Made 14 saves against Boston University on Jan. 20
-Picked up the first win at Harvard in program history with a 20-save, 1-0 shutout of the Crimson on Jan. 29 for her 12th shutout of the season
-Needed just 13 saves to pick up a 2-1 win over Dartmouth on Jan. 30
-Recorded 26 saves, her second most of the season, in a 4-1 win at Cornell on Feb. 5
-Posted 25 saves for her second shutout of St. Lawrence with a 3-0 win on Feb. 12
-Recorded 26 saves in an 2-2 overtime tie with Clarkson on Feb. 13
-Tallied 13 saves in a 9-0 shutout of Union to clinch the first ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championship in program history
-Picked up her 15th shutout of the season with 14 saves in a 4-0 win over Rensselaer on Feb. 20
-Tallied five saves in a 3-2 overtime victory against Rensselaer on Feb. 26 for her first career postseason win
-Needed just 11 saves in 93:24 of game time as the Bobcats skated past Rensselaer 2-1 in double overtime of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals
-Posted a 20 save performance against St. Lawrence in a 3-1 win in the ECAC Hockey Semifinals
-Stopped 16 shots and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the ECAC Hockey Tournament as she guided the Bobcats past Clarkson, 1-0, for their first ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship in program history
-Recorded 28 saves as Quinnipiac hosted the first NCAA Tournament home game in program history, a 1-0 loss to Clarkson on March 12
As a Sophomore in 2014-15:
-Selected to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
-Appeared in four games with two starts for the Bobcats this season, garnering 181:15 of ice time
-Posted a 1-0-1 record with one shutout, a 0.99 GAA and .933 save percentage
-Allowed just three goals all season with 42 saves
-Recorded a tie in her first start of the season on Oct. 12 at Penn State where she stopped 17 of the 18 shots she faced
-Came off the bench after 26 straight games of not playing to make three saves in 19:52 of relief time in place of Chelsea Laden on Feb. 13 at St. Lawrence
-Started the next game against No. 8 Clarkson, recording her first shutout of the season with a 14 save effort
-Played 36:23 of the NCAA Tournament game at the No. 3 seed Harvard Crimson, recording eight saves on 10 shots
As a Freshman in 2013-14:
-Named to the 2013-14 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
-Named 2013 Nutmeg Classic Top Goaltender
-Played in eight games (four starts) throughout the 2013-14 season and finished with a 3-0-0 record, 1.36 GAA, .933 save percentage and one shutout
-In just her first season with the Bobcats, Rossman posted the 2nd-best single-season GAA (1.36) and save percentage (.933) of any goaltender in program history
-Made her first career appearance, making one save in 20 minutes of action at Maine on Oct. 19
-Posted her first career shutout in her second career start in the First Round of the 2013 Nutmeg Classic as she finished with a season-high 25 saves in a 8-0 victory over RIT on Nov. 29
-Followed up her shutout of RIT with a 24-save victory in the Nutmeg Classic Championship Game over Yale on Nov. 30
-Rossman earned Top Goaltender honors after finishing the tournament with a 2-0 record, 1.00 GAA and .980 save percentage
-Held Rensselaer scoreless in 22:15 of action on Jan. 10, making four saves in relief duty
-Posted 18 saves and the victory over Brown on Feb. 15, allowing no goals before Ashley Winslow entered with less than four minutes remaining in the third period
-Made three saves 14:35 of ice time in the ECAC Hockey Semifinals at Clarkson
Before Quinnipiac:
-Graduated from Minnetonka High School after a standout career
-Named the 2013 Let’s Play Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year, presented annually to the top Minnesota senior goalie in girls’ high school hockey
-Three-time USA Hockey National Development Camp Selection earned an invite to the United States National Women’s U-18 Team Selection Camp in August 2012 as one of only three goalies
-One of the state’s top goalies in her four seasons, Rossman posted outstanding numbers for the Skippers with a 16-3 record, 1.13 goals-against average and .937 save percentage through 2012-13
-She allowed one or fewer goals in 14 of her 19 stars, including four shutouts in her senior season
-Minnesota’s top-ranked goalie for the past three years in the Minnesota Hockey Reebok High Performance Program, Rossman backstopped the Skippers to the 2012 and 2013 Class AA state title and was the backup to the 2011 Senior Goalie of the Year during Minnetonka’s first state championship season
-Named team captain for the 2012-13 season
-Also distinguished with All-Conference honors in 2012-13 and 2011-12, MGHCA All-State honors in 2012-13, Associated Press All-State honors in 2012-13, Star Tribune All-Metro in 2012-13, Hobey Baker Award winner in 2012-13, Academic All-State in 2012-13, and Minnesota All-Tournament Team in 2013 and 2012
-Among her most-distinguishing moments occurred in the 2013 Minnesota Class AA semifinal matchup as her team outlasted Lakeville North, 4-3, in a record-setting six overtimes
-The game represented the longest in the history of the Minnesota tournament as Rossman made 49 saves to preserve the semifinal victory that later catapulted Minnetonka to the 2013 state championship
-Her junior season was just as dominant as she finished the year with an 18-3-1 record, 1.19 goals-against average and .943 save percentage to go along with five shutouts
-She posted a 6-0 record, 0.65 goals-against average and .972 save percentage during the State Tournament, including a shutout of Roseville in the 2012 Class AA State Championship
-Graduated from Minnetonka a member of the National Honor Society and also participated with the Tonka Leadership Challenge and volunteered with It’s Your Choice and Dinomights Inner City Youth Hockey
Personal:
-Born in Edina, Minn. and raised in Excelsior, Minn.
-Daughter of Brant and Kathleen Rossman
-Has one older brother, Jake, and one older sister, Jordan
-Jake played hockey for the University of St. Thomas while Jordan is a former dancer at the University of Wisconsin
-Majoring in Marketing
Career Highs:
Saves: 38 vs. Boston College (Oct. 21, 2016)
Least GA: 0, 26 times
Unbeaten Streak: 21 games (Nov. 6, 2015 to Feb. 6, 2016)
