2015-16 Women's Ice Hockey
Roster
Nicole Kosta
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mississauga, Ontario
- High School:
- Mississauga Jr. Chiefs / Canada U-18 National Team
- Position:
- FORWARD
- Three-time ECAC Hockey Third Team Selection (2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16)
- Four-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team selection (2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15)
- 2012-13 ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward Award Finalist
- ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (Nov. 6, 2012)
- Program-Record 11-Game Point Streak (Feb. 11, 2012 - Oct. 13, 2012)
- 2011-12 Quinnipiac Rookie of the Year honors
- Two-time ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (Feb. 21-28, 2012)
As a Senior in 2015-16:
-Named All-ECAC Hockey Third Team for the third time in her career
-Named a Quinnipiac Scholar-Athlete
-Became the third player in program history to record 100 points in a career
-Ranks second on the program’s point list with 123 and assists with 84
-Her 39 career goals are tied for sixth in program history
-Finished the season with her fourth straight season of 25 or more points
-Recorded 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points
-Ranked fifth on the team in points for the season
-Her 264 faceoff wins were the second most on the team
-Posted a +19 plus/minus rating for the season
-Tallied three power-play goals this season for nine in her career
-Was an integral part of the Bobcats penalty kill which killed off a program record 92.5 percent of penalties
-Scored her first goal of the season in a 3-1 win at Maine on Oct. 9
-Tallied her 100th career point with her second goal of the season in a 5-1 win at Maine on Oct. 10
-Recorded her first three-point game of the season with two goals and one assist on Oct. 24 in a 6-3 non-conference win vs. Yale
-Netted a goal and an assist against Cornell in a 3-1 win on Oct. 7
-Tallied an assist on the game-winning goal in a 4-2 win at Princeton on Nov. 14
-Scored the only goal for the Bobcats in a 1-0 win on Nov. 27 against UConn in the first round of the Nutmeg Classic
-Had the primary assist on the game-winning goal in the Bobcats’ 2-1 overtime win against Harvard on Dec. 5 to open a four-game point streak
-Scored a goal and picked up an assist in a 6-0 win over New Hampshire on Dec. 11
-Assisted the only goal in a 1-0 win on Jan. 1 against Yale
-Picked up another assist for the Bobcats in a 5-1 win against Brown on Jan. 2
-Scored a goal on Jan. 9 at Union in a 5-0 win
-Netted a goal for the second straight game in the Bobcats 3-2 win over Robert Morris on Jan. 15
-Started her second four-game point streak of the season with an assist vs. St. Lawrence in a 3-0 win on Feb. 12
-Assisted a goal for the second straight game a 2-2 tie on Feb. 13 vs. Clarkson
-Recorded her second career four-point game on Feb. 19 with a goal and three assists in the 9-0 win against Union to clinch the ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championship
-Picked up three assists the following day on Senior Day in a 4-0 win on Feb. 20, capping off a seven-point weekend
As a Junior in 2014-15:
-Selectetd to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
-Named to the ECAC Hockey Third Team for second time in career
-First on Quinnipiac in assists (16) and plus/minus (+22), third on team in points (31) and tied for fourth on team in goals (10)
-tied for seventh in ECAC Hockey in plus/minus (+22), tied for 19th in assists (16) and 27th in assists per game (0.44)
-Finished the season with 98 career points, a line of 29-69-98 which is second in program history to Kelly Babstock
-Kosta’s 69 career assists are also second in program history to Babstock
-Recorded eight multi-point games and one multi-goal game to give her 28 and four in her career
-Assisted the first goal of the season for Quinnipiac against UConn on Oct. 3
-Picked up two more assists in the second game of the season at Penn State on Oct. 11
-Recorded another assist on Oct. 24 in win at New Hampshire
-Notched at least one point in three straight games from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15
-Tallied one assist at No. 8 Cornell on Nov. 1
-Had back to back one goal and one assists games against Rensselaer and Union on Nov. 14 and 15
-Tallied an assist at Princeton on Nov. 25.
-Recorded one goal and one assist for two points at Dartmouth on Dec. 5
-Opened up the second half of the season with two assists at Union on Jan. 2
-Tallied an assist against Brown on Jan. 9
-Picked up at least one point in six of seven games from Jan. 16 to Feb. 6
-Had one assist at Robert Morris on Jan. 16 then had one goal and one assist on Jan. 17 at Robert Morris
-Scored the only goal at No. 7 Boston University on Jan. 21
-Scored the only goal against No. 4 Harvard on Jan. 30
-Lit the lamp twice against Dartmouth on Jan. 31
-Finished off a stretch of scoring a goal in three straight games with a goal against No. 9 Cornell on Feb. 6
-Recorded an assist in the first game of the ECAC Hockey Playoffs against Princeton on Feb. 27
In 2013-14:
-Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team
-Used a medical redshirt after missing the season
-Selected to the Canadian National U-22/Development Team in August 2013
As a Sophomore in 2012-13:
-Named to the ECAC Hockey Third Team
-Named an ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward Award Finalist
-Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week on Nov. 6, 2012
-Recorded a team-high 28 assists with 11 goals for 39 points as a sophomore
-Recorded a program-record 11 game point streak from Feb. 11, 2012 to Oct. 13, 2012
-Finished the season 16th in Division I with a 0.82 assists-per-game average
-Tied for fewest penalty minutes (2) of all ECAC Women’s Hockey skaters who played all 22 conference games
-Recorded 12 multi-point games and two multi-goal games
-Had a +31 plus/minus rating, which was sixth best in the conference
-Recorded four straight multi-point games to start the season, and three straight three-point games
-Opened up the season with three assists against Mercyhurst on Oct. 5
-Tallied second straight three-point with one goal and two assists against Mercyhurst on Oct. 6
-Pumped in five assists in series against Maine, with three on Oct. 12 and two more on Oct. 13
-Recorded first career hat trick, added an assist for four-point game in 8-3 win over Dartmouth on Oct. 27, also set single-game program record with +5 plus/minus rating
-Assisted both goals in 2-1 win over Colgate on Nov. 2
-Factored into all three goals (two goals, one assist) at Cornell on Nov. 3
-Buried first power play goal of the season on Nov. 10 against Rensselaer
-Tallied one assist in each game of a weekend series against Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Nov. 16 and 17
-Scored one goal on Nov. 20 against New Hampshire
-Pumped in two assists against UConn on Nov. 24 in first game of Nutmeg Classic
-Recorded a four-point weekend with one goal and one assist against Rensselaer on Nov. 30 and two assists against Union on Dec. 1
-Scored a shorthanded goal and assisted another in weekend series against Robert Morris on Jan. 17 and 18
-Picked up one assist in a 5-0 win over Brown on Feb. 1
-Recorded two assists, including the game-tying goal, against Yale on Feb. 2
-Scored her second power-play goal of the season with an assist on Feb. 10 against Colgate
-Notched one assist against Yale on Feb. 22
As a Freshman in 2011-12:
-Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Feb. 17 and Feb. 26 after back-to-back five point weekends
-Finished first on the team with 25 assists and second on the team with 33 points
-Kosta’s 25 assists and 0.74 assists-per-game were third in the country amongst freshmen
-Registered first career assist against Maine on Oct. 8
-Scored first career goal and first career multi-point game on Oct. 9 against Maine
-Tallied only goal on Oct. 15 against Northeastern
-Registered an assist in a 5-1 win over Union on Oct. 29
-Picked up an assist against St. Lawrence on Nov. 12
-Recorded a three-point game with one goal and two assists against Colgate on Nov. 18
-Picked up one assist in victory over No. 4 Boston College on Nov. 22
-Scored first career shorthanded goal against UConn in Nutmeg Classic on Nov. 25
-Tallied two power play assists against Robert Morris in Nutmeg Championship victory
-Assisted game-winning goal against Princeton on Dec. 9
-Notched two assists in victory over Colgate on Jan. 14
-Scored one goal on Jan. 27 against Syracuse
-Picked up one assist in each game against Harvard on Feb. 3 and Dartmouth on Feb. 4
-Assisted one goal in loss to Clarkson on Feb. 11
-Scored first career game-winning goal and had two assists against Union on Feb. 17
-Tallied two more assists on Feb. 18 against Rensselaer
-Scored two goals and assisted another in first career playoff game in win over Clarkson on Nov. 24
-Assisted the only goal in loss to Clarkson on Nov. 25
-Scored game-winning power-play goal in 2-0 win over Clarkson to make ECAC Hockey Semifinals
-Assisted the only goal in loss to Cornell on March 2 in ECAC Hockey Semifinals
Before Quinnipiac:
-Played four sports at St. Aloysuis Gonzaga, including basketball, hockey, soccer and softball
-Won hockey league championship in 2010
-Played for Team Canada U-18 team at World Championships in Sweden in 2011
-Scored 60 points with 25 goals and 35 assists in 31 games for Mississauga Junior Chiefs
-Led Mississauga to Union College Fall Festival Championship, USA/Canada Cup Championship, Provincial Women’s Hockey League Regular Season and Overall Championship
Personal:
-Native of Mississauga, Ontario
-Daughter of Steve and Kim Kosta
-Has one older brother, Jeff
-Plans to major in health sciences
Career Highs:
Goals: 3, vs. Dartmouth (Oct. 27, 2012)
Assists: 3, four times, last vs. Rensselaer (Feb. 20, 2016)
Points: 4, twice, vs. Union (Feb. 19, 2016)
