Nicole Haase
All too soon, the seemingly endless regular season comes down to one final weekend. Months of work can be decided by a single game, period, or play. The final weekend of the season might not bring a ton of suspense for the top spot in each of the conferences, but there are plenty of battles … Read more
No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth at No. 1 Wisconsin On Saturday, the two played to a 1-1 tie with goals by Sarah Nurse for the Badgers and Sydney Brodt for the Bulldogs. It took 12 rounds of shootout to decide a winner and Wisconsin nabbed an extra point in WCHA standings. On Sunday, Wisconsin took full advantage … Read more
No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth at No. 1 Wisconsin On Saturday, the two played to a 1-1 tie with goals by Sarah Nurse for the Badgers and Sydney Brodt for the Bulldogs. It took 12 rounds of shootout to decide a winner and Wisconsin nabbed an extra point in WCHA standings. On Sunday, Wisconsin took full advantage … Read more
No. 9 Amherst at Hamilton On Friday, Katie Parkman scored twice in the final 1:46 to erase Amherst’s 2-0 lead and force overtime and Sara Taffe scored a power-play goal with 49 seconds to go in the extra frame to give Hamilton the upset win. On Saturday, Hamilton set a program record with their 14th … Read more
No. 9 Amherst at Hamilton On Friday, Katie Parkman scored twice in the final 1:46 to erase Amherst’s 2-0 lead and force overtime and Sara Taffe scored a power-play goal with 49 seconds to go in the extra frame to give Hamilton the upset win. On Saturday, Hamilton set a program record with their 14th … Read more
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 10-11 Wisconsin-Eau Claire vs. No. 2 Wisconsin-River Falls (home-and-home) Wis.-Eau Claire dealt Wis.-River Falls its only loss so far this season. The Blugolds scored early and on the power play, jumping out to an early lead to fend of Wis.-River Falls. Dani Sibley and Carly Moran have a combined 86 points for Wis.-River … Read more
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 10-11 Wisconsin-Eau Claire vs. No. 2 Wisconsin-River Falls (home-and-home) Wis.-Eau Claire dealt Wis.-River Falls its only loss so far this season. The Blugolds scored early and on the power play, jumping out to an early lead to fend of Wis.-River Falls. Dani Sibley and Carly Moran have a combined 86 points for Wis.-River … Read more
The Wisconsin Badgers have been the no. 1 program in the country every week of this season. They head into the final two weekends facing No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth and No. 4 Minnesota, the only two teams to beat them this season. Though it’s a daunting path to the postseason, Wisconsin coach Mark Johnson likes that … Read more
With nine new faces on the Augsburg roster, it wasn’t exactly clear how the season would go. The Auggies have been gradually building and improving their program and the results have shown with improved records nearly every year of coach Michelle McAteer’s tenure. Every coach says it’s difficult to know how freshmen will assimilate and … Read more
Though she continues to break record after record, Wisconsin goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens would rather talk about her teammates and their goal of winning a national championship, reports Nicole Haase in a special to USCHO.
Connecticut at No. 6 Boston College UConn jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead with goals by Catherine Crawley, Kayla Mee and Leah Lum. They added another goal in the second, by Kelly Harris, to make it 4-1 before BC scored three unanswered to earn the 4-4 tie. Megan Keller, Makenna Newkirk, Caroline Ross … Read more
Connecticut at No. 6 Boston College UConn jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead with goals by Catherine Crawley, Kayla Mee and Leah Lum. They added another goal in the second, by Kelly Harris, to make it 4-1 before BC scored three unanswered to earn the 4-4 tie. Megan Keller, Makenna Newkirk, Caroline Ross … Read more
Bowdoin at Hamilton On Friday, Bowdoin earned a 2-1 win with goals from Brooke Solomon and Julie Dachille. On Saturday, Hamilton scored three unanswered goals in the third period and overtime to earn the come-from-behind 3-2 win. Michaela Giuttari, Emily Williams and Sara Taffe scored for Hamilton. No. 9 Middlebury at Wesleyan Janka Hlinka was … Read more
Bowdoin at Hamilton On Friday, Bowdoin earned a 2-1 win with goals from Brooke Solomon and Julie Dachille. On Saturday, Hamilton scored three unanswered goals in the third period and overtime to earn the come-from-behind 3-2 win. Michaela Giuttari, Emily Williams and Sara Taffe scored for Hamilton. No. 9 Middlebury at Wesleyan Janka Hlinka was … Read more
Friday, Feb. 3 No. 7 Oswego at No. 5 Elmira Elmira has the edge in the polls and ECAC West standings, but Oswego is the one team that’s upset Plattsburgh this season, so we know they can handle themselves in a high-pressure situation. This is a two-game series and I think we’ll see a split … Read more
Friday, Feb. 3 No. 7 Oswego at No. 5 Elmira Elmira has the edge in the polls and ECAC West standings, but Oswego is the one team that’s upset Plattsburgh this season, so we know they can handle themselves in a high-pressure situation. This is a two-game series and I think we’ll see a split … Read more
Amherst coach Jeffrey Matthews and his staff take a unique and interesting approach to coaching. His players are student-athletes and he sees the coaching staff as an extension of the academic tradition at Amherst — another branch on the educational tree, so to speak. That educator-first mindset is the basis of the culture of … Read more
In Cornell coach Doug Derraugh’s first NCAA appearance, a reporter asked him about his team’s “risky” style of play. It’s a moment that’s stuck with him ever since. He wouldn’t characterize the Big Red’s style as risky, though he admits that he does try to play an aggressive brand of hockey. Cornell wants to play … Read more
No. 9 Amherst vs. Williams On Friday in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the teams skated to a 1-1 tie. Williams took the lead midway through the first on a Sara Lehman goal. It took until less than five minutes left in the game for Amherst to equalize on Alex Toupal’s power-play goal. On Saturday in Amherst, each … Read more
No. 9 Amherst vs. Williams On Friday in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the teams skated to a 1-1 tie. Williams took the lead midway through the first on a Sara Lehman goal. It took until less than five minutes left in the game for Amherst to equalize on Alex Toupal’s power-play goal. On Saturday in Amherst, each … Read more