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2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster (10-24-2; 7-14-1 ECAC Hockey)

Perry Laskaris '07
Ben Vreeland '13
Ben Vreeland '13
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Cooper Lou '20
Cooper Lou '20
Cooper Lou '20
Cooper Lou '20
Cooper Lou '20

21 Katie Rooney

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Buffalo High School
  • Hometown Buffalo, MN

Biography

2016-17: Played 25 games ... Three goals with seven assists for 10 points ... Three power play goals ... Four penalties for eight points ... Three goals and six assists in conference play ... One goal and one assist in win at Yale (11/4) ... 

2015-16: Played in 34 games ... Had 11 goals and six assists ... Three game-winning goals and one power play goal ... Eight goals and four assists in conference ... Two penalties for four minutes ... Hat trick and an assist in 6-2 win at Brown (1/22) ... Two goals in 2-1 win over Cornell (1/30) ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Week once (1/26) ... ECAC Hockey Player of the Month once (Jan.) ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Team's Most Improved Player ...

2014-15: Played all 34 games ... Three goals and two assists for five points ... Six penalties for 12 minutes ... Three goals and one assist in conference play ... Two goals in 4-3 win over Princeton (1/2) ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... 

2013-14: Played 32 games ... One goal ... Six assists ... One penalty for two minutes ... ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week once (10/28) ... Assisted on game-winning goal in win over Harvard (11/1) ... ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... 

High School: Played three years of varsity soccer, two years of track & field, and one year of lacrosse ... Five years of hockey ... Captain for two seasons ... Soccer captain for one ... Attended the National Hockey Camp in 2010 ... Five-year letter winner ... Leading scorer all five years ... All-State Honorable Mention in 2012 ... All-Conference four times ... Team was conference champions in 2011 and 2013 ... President of National Honor Society ... Four-year academic letter winner ...

Personal: Biomedical Engineering Major ... Dean's List ... Department's 2017 Perseverance Award ... Biomedical engineering research intern at Center for Injury Biomechanics, responsible for advancing Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin project ... Undergraduate research pertaining to effects of age on fatigue fractures in tibia ... Daughter of Amy and Jim Rooney ... Two cousins played soccer at Gustavus Adolphus College ... Father played for USA bandy team from 1988 to 1991 ... Uncle, Patrick Rooney, played hockey at Rensselaer.

On attending Rensselaer: "RPI provided me with the perfect combination of athletics and academics." - September 2016

Benefits of undergraduate community at Rensselaer: "Everyone is very friendly and willing to help you out in any way possible." - September 2016

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2013-14Freshman

    Forward
    5'7"
    21
  • 21

    2014-15Sophomore

    Forward
    5'7"
    21
  • 21

    2015-16Junior

    Forward
    5'7"
    21
  • 21

    2016-17Senior

    Forward
    5'7"
    21