Saint Michael's College Women's Ice Hockey

Donovan's charges set a school record for goals-against average (2.95), matched the second-lowest save percentage in program annals, and recorded their highest win, goal, assist and point totals since 2010-11. The Purple Knights matched their best ECAC East win total since 2007-08. Nine of their setbacks came by two goals or fewer. During the winter of 2013-14, Saint Michael's yielded two goals or fewer on 10 occasions, while 11 losses came by two goals or less. During the campaign, the Purple and Gold picked up its first win ever over New England College en route to its best ECAC East finish in three years. The season ended with the Purple Knights tying Sacred Heart during the ECAC Open Tournament third-place game. In 2012-13, Saint Michael's turned in one of its best defensive seasons, yielding three goals or fewer 15 times en route to posting a school record for save percentage (.917) and a then-school-record 3.41 GAA. Capping the success was a momentous 2-1 victory on Feb. 16 over Manhattanville College, which was receiving national votes and had defeated national power Norwich University the night before. The squad was beset by injuries in 2011-12, eventually losing 11 contests by three goals or fewer, including six by one or less. The Purple Knights advanced to the Saint Michael's Holiday Classic title game, coming within 3-1 of Sacred Heart during a setback. In 2010-11, Donovan helped lead Saint Michael's to the first postseason victory in program history, as the Purple Knights defeated Sacred Heart, 9-2, in the ECAC Open Tournament. In 2009-10, Donovan's squad won the Saint Michael's Holiday Classic for the first time in program history, as the Purple Knights defeated Colby College and Plymouth State University to claim the title. The victory over the Mules was the Purple and Gold's first ever against a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) institution. In 2008-09, Donovan's team won six games, including four in the ECAC East, after notching eight victories the prior campaign, as each of the Purple Knights' wins during 2007-08 was in conference. Saint Michael's finished just below .500 in the ECAC East, going 8-10-1 behind the first victories in program history versus the University of Massachusetts at Boston, Norwich University, and the University of Southern Maine. After playing an abbreviated six-game varsity schedule during 2000-01, their first season of varsity play, the Purple Knights earned their first win against a varsity squad on Jan. 4, 2002, blanking Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 4-0. In the past 16 years, Donovan has recruited players who have earned four NEHC/ECAC East All-Conference honors, three NEHC/ECAC East All-Rookie Team laurels, and 96 NEHC/ECAC East All-Academic accolades. His players have been named NEHC/ECAC East Player of the Week seven times, Rookie of the Week seven times and Goalie of the Week six times. In 2005-06, goalie was nominated for the 2006 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey's finest citizen, before was put forth in 2015-16. Another goalie, , was previously nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year. Donovan's rosters have included players hailing from as close as neighboring New England states, Ontario and Quebec, and ranging from as far away as California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Wyoming. Donovan has an extensive hockey background, including coaching and evaluating at the USA Hockey Player Development Camp for girls ages 13-18 for the past 12 years, and coaching at a regional player development camp. He was a member of the coaching staff at the Phillips Exeter Academy Hockey Camp during many summers until 2005, and on-ice director of the staff as a member of the Breakaway Hockey Camp for Girls held each summer at Cairns Arena until 2006. In 2005 he was a coach at the Cornell Hockey Camp. Donovan has his USA Hockey Level 4 coaching certification. He served as an assistant coach for the Saint Michael's men from 1991-92 to 1993-94. Donovan was also previously coaching director for the Vermont Northern Lights women's program. Donovan played for Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Mass., and went on to play at Norwich from 1969-70 to 1972-73, serving as captain of the Cadets in his senior year. A 1973 graduate of Norwich, Donovan holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in secondary education, and earned his master's degree in administration from Saint Michael's in May of 2006. He resides in Hardwick, Vt. As of the summer of 2014, eight of Donovan's former Saint Michael's players were currently coaching at the youth, high school or college level.

Sweezey previously coached girls at the high school level in her native Massachusetts. Sweezey was the junior varsity head coach at Reading Memorial High School in 2011-12, which was also her second year as a varsity assistant at the school. In 2010, she was the volunteer head coach of Reading Youth Hockey's U-19 junior varsity squad. During three summers between 2008 and 2010, Sweezey supervised and coached girls ages 14 to 17 at the USA Hockey New England District Development Camp. In 2012, Sweezey established, operated and coached at a skills clinic in Reading, Mass., for girls between the ages of 5 and 14. In addition to developing practice plans and procuring the all-female coaching staff, Sweezey also performed marketing and advertising for the clinic while managing its finances. Between 2002 and 2012, Sweezey was the assistant manager at Reading's Burbank Ice Arena. A senior captain for Saint Michael's in 2009-10 after twice serving as an assistant captain, Sweezey graduated tied for first in program history in career games (103), power-play goals (12) and short-handed goals (3). She was also third in points (71), tied for third in assists (39) and fourth in goals (32). Sweezey landed on the ECAC East All-Academic team each of her final two seasons. After earning bachelor's degrees in psychology and English from the College, Sweezey completed a master's degree in school counseling at Suffolk University in 2012.