2015–16 Brown Bears women's ice hockey season

The Brown Bears represented Brown University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They were led by new head coach, Bob Kenneally.

2015–16 Brown Bears women's ice hockey season
Conference	11th ECAC
Home ice	Meehan Auditorium
Record
Overall	3–23–3
Home	1–10–1
Road	2–13–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Bob Kenneally
Assistant coaches	Jillian Kirchner Kirsti Hussey
Captain(s)	Alli Rolandelli Kelly Micholson
Alternate captain(s)	Hunter Davis Maddie Woo
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Offseason

• April 1: Robert Kennelley, a former men's hockey player for Brown (class of 1990), was named head coach. Kenneally had been the Executive Associate for Brown Athletics prior to assuming his new role.

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Bridget Carey	Forward	United States	Skated for Bay State Breakers
Jenna Hewitt-Kenda	Forward	Canada	Played with Pacific Steelers
Katie Lynch	Forward	United States	Attended Benilde-St. Margaret's School
Cara Najjar	Forward/Defense	United States	Outstanding Athlete at Buckingham, Browne & Nichols
Abby Niewchas	Defense	Canada	Attended Edge School
Leah Olson	Defense	United States	Played with Assabet Valley

Roster

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
2		Alli Rolandelli (C)	Senior	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)		Minnetonka, Minnesota	Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
3		Katie Lynch	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Victoria, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's
5		Hunter Davis (A)	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Clifton Park, New York	Connecticut Polar Bears
6		Kelly Micholson (C)	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Elk Grove Village, Illinois	Chicago Mission
7		Erin Conway	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)		Jackson, Michigan	Choate-Rosemary Hall
9		Jenna Hewitt-Kenda	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		North Vancouver, British Columbia	Pacific Steelers
11		Samantha Swanstrom	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Ham Lake, Minnesota	Blaine HS
13		Abby Niewchas	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Cochrane, Alberta	Edge School
15		Maddie Woo (A)	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Plymouth, Minnesota	Maple Grove HS
16		Katie Swanstrom	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Ham Lake, Minnesota	Minnesota Jr. Whitecaps
17		Cara Najjar	Freshman	F/D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Stoneham, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley
18		Leah Olson	Freshman	D	5' 5" (1.65 m)		East Harwich, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley
19		Cynthia Kyin	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Skokie, Illinois	Chicago Mission
21		Caroline Buckholtz	Sophomore	F/D	5' 4" (1.63 m)		Greenlawn, New York	Choate-Rosemary Hall
22		Rachael Cholak	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Kenosha, Wisconsin	Chicago Young Americans
25		Dara Wais	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Baltimore, Maryland	Washington Pride
27		Catherine LeBouef	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Dieppe, New Brunswick	Brewster Academy
28		Bridget Carey	Freshman	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)		Weymouth, Massachusetts	Bay State Breakers
30		Julianne Landry	Sophomore	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)		Hanover, Massachusetts	Assabet Valley
32		Sam Donovan	Sophomore	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)		New Brighton, Minnesota	Elite Black
33		Monica Elvin	Junior	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)		Oakland, California	Alaska All-Stars

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
October 23	at Maine*		Norway Savings Bank Arena • Auburn, ME	Monica Elvin	L 0–4	0–1–0
October 24	at Maine*		Alfond Arena • Orono, ME	Julianne Landry	L 1–4	0–2–0
October 30	#5 Quinnipiac		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Monica Elvin	L 0–4	0–3–0 (0–1–0)
October 31	Princeton		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Julianne Landry	L 0–3	0–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 6	Dartmouth		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Monica Elvin	L 0–4	0–5–0 (0–3–0)
November 7	#9 Harvard		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Julianne Landry	L 1–5	0–6–0 (0–4–0)
November 14	Sacred Heart*		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Monica Elvin	W 6–1	1–6–0
November 20	at RIT*		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Monica Elvin	L 1–5	1–7–0
November 21	at RIT*		Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Julianne Landry	W 2–1	2–7–0
November 28	at Providence*		Schneider Arena • Providence, RI (Mayor's Cup)	Monica Elvin	L 1–6	2–8–0
December 4	at Union		Achilles Center • Schenectady, NY	Julianne Landry	W 2–0	3–8–0 (1–4–0)
December 5	at Rensselaer		Houston Field House • Troy, NY	Monica Elvin	L 0–2	3–9–0 (1–5–0)
January 1, 2016	at Princeton		Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, NJ	Julianne Landry	L 1–6	3–10–0 (1–6–0)
January 2	at #4 Quinnipiac		TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, CT	Monica Elvin	L 1–5	3–11–0 (1–7–0)
January 8	St. Lawrence		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Julianne Landry	L 1–2	3–12–0 (1–8–0)
January 9	#5 Clarkson		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Monica Elvin	L 0–7	3–13–0 (1–9–0)
January 15	at Colgate		Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY	Julianne Landry	L 2–6	3–14–0 (1–10–0)
January 16	at Cornell		Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Monica Elvin	T 2–2 OT	3–14–1 (1–10–1)
January 19	at Merrimack*		Volpe Complex • North Andover, MA	Julianne Landry	L 1–4	3–15–1
January 22	Rensselaer		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Monica Elvin	L 2–6	3–16–1 (1–11–1)
January 23	Union		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Julianne Landry	T 2–2 OT	3–16–2 (1–11–2)
January 29	at Yale		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, CT	Monica Elvin	L 1–4	3–17–2 (1–12–2)
January 30	Yale		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Julianne Landry	L 3–6	3–18–2 (1–13–2)
February 5	at Harvard		Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Allston, MA	Monica Elvin	T 3–3 OT	3–18–3 (1–13–3)
February 6	at Dartmouth		Thompson Arena • Hanover, NH	Julianne Landry	L 0–5	3–19–3 (1–14–3)
February 12	Cornell		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Monica Elvin	L 2–4	3–20–3 (1–15–3)
February 13	Colgate		Meehan Auditorium • Providence, RI	Julianne Landry	L 2–3	3–21–3 (1–16–3)
February 19	at #5 Clarkson		Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Monica Elvin	L 0–7	3–22–3 (1–17–3)
February 20	at St. Lawrence		Appleton Arena • Canton, NY	Julianne Landry	L 0–3	3–23–3 (1–18–3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.