Robert Morris announced that Jordan Lipson has been named assistant coach of the Colonials women’s hockey team.
During the 2022-23 season, Lipson was an assistant coach at Lindenwood.
“Jordan brings a high level of experience in both her coaching and playing career,” RMU head coach Logan Bittle said in a statement. “She will provide a great deal of leadership for our student-athletes. We are thrilled that Jordan is a member of the RMU women’s hockey family.”
During her one season at Lindenwood, Lipson worked primarily with defense, as she would do with the Colonials.
A forward in her playing career, Lipson stated, “He’s where I feel most comfortable on the bench. I look at him as a quarterback, converting my defense into an attacking defender, and influencing the ice.” Lipson was also a contributor to Lindenwood on the team’s special teams units, including power play and penalty kills.
Prior to Lindenwood, Lipson spent four years as an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team at Williams.
Lipson was an accomplished player during her college career at Plattsburgh, upstate New York all four seasons Lipson won a national championship and an ECAC West championship in her career from 2013 to 2017. Lipson is tied for the record for most power play goals in a single season at Plattsburgh and is over 100 point in her career. While at Plattsburgh, she earned a BA in History, majoring in Political Science and Coaching.
From Davis, California, Lipson moved to Connecticut to attend prep school in Pomfret to play hockey.
“I knew I wanted to coach since I was 14,” said Lipson. “Ten years ago, there weren’t many opportunities for women, but I knew I wanted to be in the game and never walk away from it.”
Upon coming to RMU, Lipson stated that she was impressed with the culture that Beetle and his staff had built.
“I’m really excited to be working with a program that the school really wants,” Lipson said. “We all want to work towards success. Hearing about the team, it feels like a family. Logan laid the foundation for creating a good culture. I hope to create an environment where they are successful and looking forward to having an outstanding season.”
“We are very excited to add Jordan to our coaching staff,” added RMU assistant coach Liam Kavanagh. “Her impressive college background and experience will bring a fresh perspective to our program and will be a tremendous asset to the student-athlete and hockey community. I can’t wait to work alongside Jordan as we return this year.”
Over Bittle’s last five seasons as an assistant coach from 2016 to 2021, the Colonials have compiled an overall record of 97-47-21, including a mark of 66-22-11 in the CHA. Robert Morris has claimed three consecutive CHA regular season championships (2017, 2018, 2019) and appeared in a pair of NCAA tournaments (2017, 2021). The Colonials also won their first CHA Championship title in 2012, Bittle’s second season as an assistant coach with the program.
“The coaches have done a great job clearing the gate in the first two weeks,” said Lipson. “We’re going to do a great job and I’m excited to see where this first year takes us and the next few years as a program.”