The 2016–17 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season was the twelfth season of the Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey program. The team represented Robert Morris University in the College Hockey America (CHA) conference during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The 2016–17 Colonials were the CHA regular season champions for first time in program history and won the CHA Tournament for the second time. They also appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the first time, falling to Wisconsin in the opening round.
Offseason 8/22: Morgan Beikirch (Class of 2008) and Ashley Vesci (Class of 2016) were named to the practice squad of the Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL.
Recruiting
Jaycee Gephard Forward Was Assistant Captain for Team Canada U18 Aneta Lédlová Forward Two time Gold Medalist for Czech National Team Emma Low-A-Chee Forward Won PWHL Championship with Toronto Jr. Aeros Natalie Marcuzzi Forward Played for Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
Standings
Roster 2016–17 Colonials
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=" "| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=" "|CHA Tournament
!colspan=12 style=" "|NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
Jaycee Gephard F, October, 2016 CHA Rookie of the Month Brittany Howard F, November, 2016 CHA Player of the Month Jaycee Gephard F, November, 2016 CHA Rookie of the Month Brittany Howard F, December, 2016 CHA Player of the Month Jaycee Gephard F, December, 2016 CHA Rookie of the Month Jaycee Gephard F, January, 2017 CHA Rookie of the Month Brittany Howard F, February, 2017 CHA Player of the Month Jaycee Gephard F, February, 2017 CHA Rookie of the Month Jaycee Gephard F, February, 2017 Top Rookie in the Nation Paul Colontino, CHA Coach of the Year Brittany Howard, CHA Player of the Year Jaycee Gephard, CHA Rookie of the Year Brittany Howard, Forward, CHA First Team All-Star Jessica Dodds, Goaltender, CHA First Team All-Star Kirsten Welsh, Defender, CHA First Team All-Star Jaycee Gephard, Forward, CHA Second Team All-Star Jaycee Gephard, Forward, All-CHA Rookie Team
Miscellaneous Paul Colontino reached his 100th coaching win on December 31, 2016, against Brown.
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