No. 10 Clarkson (8-4-0) remains an undefeated 2-0-0 in Hockey East and much of the reason for the team's success falls onto the shoulders of Winnipeg's gifted Manness sisters.
The Golden Knights offensive production is led by junior forward Jessie Pellerin (Bowmanville, Ontario), who has 18 points through the first 12 games of the season. Pellerin recorded 21 points last season and is on pace to surpass her career high as early as next week.
Right behind her are sophomore sisters Kate and Sara Manness from Winnipeg. Sara, a forward, has eight goals and 13 points in only eight games this season. She's missed four games while playing for Team Canada. Kate, meanwhile, is a defender, who has four goals and 10 assists and is the leading scorer among defenders in Hockey East. She is second in scoring among defenders in all of NCAA D-1 and last year led defenders in scoring with six goals and 32 points.
Two weeks ago, the Manness sisters combined for four of Clarkson’s five goals in a win over Providence and finished the weekend sweep with five points apiece.
Sara was recently named to Canada’s roster for the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Last season she tallied 52 points, which helped earn her the 2026 ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, and shared national rookie of the year honors with Ohio State’s Hilda Svensson of Oskarshamn, Sweden.
Kate recorded an impressive 32 points (six goals, 26 assists) in her freshman campaign and is on pace to surpass that total this year. Both sisters were named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team last season.
Sara Manness with Clarkson (Photo by Jim Meagher)
The Golden Knights hit the road for a conference weekend, and without Sara in the lineup beat Harvard 4-3 on Sarturday night.
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