Caroline Melanson
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- Height:
- 5'3"
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- Hometown:
- Wakefield, MA
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- Position:
- Defense
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Austin Preparatory
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- Major:
- Business Administration and Accounting
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- Team:
- Islanders Hockey Club (NEGHL)
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- Minor:
- Economics
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- gp
- 26
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- p
- 6
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- g
- 0
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- a
- 6
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- pim
- 2
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- +/-
- 6
Bio
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 25 games...recorded two goals with nine assists for 11 points with one power play goal...named MASCAC Second Team All Conference...Named to MASCAC All Academic Team...named to the Dean's List
As a First Year:
Caroline competed in all 27 games...recorded five assists in her freshman season... knotched a +21 overall...made collegaite debut on October 27th at UMass-Boston
Personal:
Caroline was born in Winchester, Mass...is majoring in business administration and accounting with a minor in economics at Worcester State...the daughter of Keri and Howard Melanson...has two siblings, Becca and Howard...
Before Worcester State:
Caroline is a 2023 graduate of Austin Preparatory School in Reading, Mass...played four years of varsity ice hockey and field hockey and three years of softball for the Cougars...member of 2022 State Championship Team...named an All-Sar in 2023
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 26 | 12 |
| Points | 6 | 3 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 6 | 3 |
| PIM | 2 | 2 |
| +/- | 6 | 8 |
| Power-play goals | 0 | 0 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 5 | 3 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 36 | 17 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | Western New Eng. | L, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 1 | at New England Col. | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 8 | at Framingham St. | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 11 | at Salve Regina | L, 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 14 | Anna Maria | W, 6-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 15 | Rivier | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 19 | at Framingham St. | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 22 | Salem St. | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 30 | Amherst | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 5 | Connecticut Col. | L, 3-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2 | vs. SUNY Potsdam | W, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 3 | at Castleton | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 8 | at U. of New England | L, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 9 | Curry | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 14 | at Utica | W, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 23 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 24 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 30 | Salem St. | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 31 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 6 | Framingham St. | W, 5-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 7 | at Rivier | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 13 | Anna Maria | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Feb 14 | at Anna Maria | L, 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 20 | at Salem St. | W, 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 21 | Rivier | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 27 | #5 Framingham St. | W, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mar 6 | #2 Rivier | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2024-25 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| 2025-26 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2026-27 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Total | 78 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Conference | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Away | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Losses | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ties | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| November | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| December | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| January | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| February | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
News mentions
Worcester, MA- For the fourth time in five seasons, and the first under the new conference creation, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (17-9, 10-2) headed to the conference championship and against a familiar foe in the Rivier Raiders (17-9, 9-4). The Lancers claimed the three of the last four Championships between the ECHA and MASCAC conferences while the Raiders have been the final opponent for Worcester the last three years. Rivier claimed the 1-0 win in the MASCAC semifinals last year to advance past Worcester State to the first ever MASCAC Championship, and now return for the third year in a row to the conference championship.
Worcester, MA- Looking to lock up the top seed in the MASCAC post season tournament, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (13-8, 1-01) hosted the Anna Maria AMCATs at the DCU Center. The game was played in conjunction with the Women in Sports game day hosted by the Worcester Railers. The Lancers kicked off the game day on the rink that would be followed up by the Railers hosting Trois-Riviers.
Worcester, MA- after making it six straight wins last night with a 5-0 shutout victory over Framingham State the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (12-8, 9-1) looked to solidify their hold on the post season top seed as they squared off with the current second seeded Rivier.
Worcester, MA- Coming off a thrilling 2-1 victory over Utica last Wednesday, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (7-8, 4-1) was back in conference fighting shape to take on the Trailblazers of MCLA. Head Coach Eliza Kelley is on the hunt for her career 100th NCAA Head coaching win, having claimed her collegiate 100th win, which include both NCAA and wins over club programs, back on January 2nd. With the victory at Utica, Kelley moved to just two wins away from the honor.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (6-8, 4-1) is back on the road for a midweek battle with the Utica Pioneers. Worcester is looking to break their current three game skid with a strong showing against a tough Utica squad.
Worcester, MA- After going 2-1 last week and remaining undefeated in conference action, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey (4-2, 3-0) are back in conference action again with the Rams in a 7:40pm meeting between the two teams. The Lancers faced off with Framingham just 11 days ago where they claimed the 4-1 victory.