Jenna Boss
  • Social Documentation
  • Class of 2015
  • Little Canada, MN

Clarkson University Student Jenna Boss of Little Canada, Minnesota, Helps Lead Golden Knights Women's Hockey Team to NCAA Championship

2014 May 5

Jenna Boss of Little Canada, Minnesota, a member of the Clarkson University Women's Hockey team, played a role for the Golden Knights when the Green and Gold reached the pinnacle of success in 2013-14.

Boss, a junior goaltender, majoring in communications, participated in perhaps the best season in Clarkson Athletics history by helping the Golden Knights Women's Hockey team win the University's first ever NCAA National Championship.

In its 11th year as a Division I program, Clarkson Women's Hockey finished off a 31-5-5 overall record with a 5-4 victory over two-time defending national champion Minnesota in the NCAA Championship game on March 23. The Knights became the first non-Western team to win the championship since the Women's Frozen Four inception in 2001.

Clarkson achieved many firsts along the way to the NCAA Championship. The Green and Gold won the ECAC Hockey Regular Season title with a 16-2-4 league mark and hosted the conference tournament for the first time ever at Cheel Arena. The Knights also hosted an NCAA playoff game at Cheel for the first time and defeated Boston College 3-1 on March 15 for the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. Clarkson followed with a dominating 5-1 victory over Mercyhurst on March 21 to open its first Frozen Four appearance.

From the season-opening 12-1 victory over RIT on September 28 to the National Championship game victory over Minnesota, there were numerous highlights throughout the year for a Clarkson squad that was ranked among the top teams in the country all season. The Knights, who outscored their opponents 150-to-46, never lost consecutive games during the season and went an incredible 17-1-3 in the second half of the schedule. The Knights posted 16 games were they scored five-or-more goals and led the nation in shutouts with 14. Clarkson was ranked second in the country in offense (3.66 gpg) and led Division I in scoring defense, allowing only 1.12 gpg.

Every victory was memorable for the Knights, but a four-game season-sweep of archrival St. Lawrence, where the Green and Gold outscored their North Country neighbors 18-3, was extra special.

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