Nicole HaaseLake Forest at No. 10 St. Scholastica Maddie Davis and Julia Unterseher scored in the final four minutes of the third period on Friday to secure the 4-3 win for Lake Forest. Abby Sawyer had two goals for St. Scholastica in the loss. On Saturday, St. Scholastica had the lead twice before three second-period goals … Read more
No. 7 St. Lawrence 3, at No. 10 Princeton 1 Dakota Golde scored her first collegiate goal for St. Lawrence and Justine Reyes and Nadine Edney added tallies to lead the Saints past the Tigers. Princeton’s Kiersten Falck ended Grace Harrison’s shutout streak at 226 minutes, 15 seconds with a third-period goal. No. 8 Clarkson … Read more
No. 7 St. Lawrence 3, at No. 10 Princeton 1 Dakota Golde scored her first collegiate goal for St. Lawrence and Justine Reyes and Nadine Edney added tallies to lead the Saints past the Tigers. Princeton’s Kiersten Falck ended Grace Harrison’s shutout streak at 226 minutes, 15 seconds with a third-period goal. No. 8 Clarkson … Read more
With two ranked teams, the NCHA looks to be a race to the NCAA tournament. Adrian and St. Scholastica are early favorites, but other teams like St. Norbert could have something to say about that. Last year’s champion Adrian was the regular season and conference tournament champions. They lost to Elmira in the first round … Read more
Though it’s a small conference, the WIAC boasts some of the country’s top teams, including Wisconsin-River Falls. Last year’s champion Wisconsin-River Falls won the regular season crown with 18 points and a 9-3 conference record. They defeated Wis.-Stevens Point to win the O’Brien Cup and the WIAC Tournament championship. The Falcons would go on to … Read more
With multiple NCAA tournament teams, including the national champion from last year, the ECAC West might be the toughest conference in the country. It will be changing after this year however, as Elmira, Utica, Neumann, and William Smith have all announced they’ll be joining the new United Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2017-18 season. Last … Read more
It’s been a surprising and prolific start to the season for the St. Lawrence Saints. One of just four undefeated teams left, they’ve started the season 7-0-1. They are near the top in both team offense and team defense and junior Kennedy Marchment is the number two scorer in the country with six goals and … Read more
Last year’s champion Stevenson was the inaugural regular season and CHC tournament champion. Favorites Endicott topped Stevenson in the conference preseason poll by just two points. The Gulls return most of their roster, while Stevenson graduated 13 players. Dark horse If anyone will unseat the top two, it’s Morrisville State College. They made a great … Read more
The weekend didn’t see any upsets. Here’s a recap of the big stories. No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth at Ohio State Katherine McGovern and Sydney Brodt each had two goals in the Bulldogs’ 6-0 win on Friday. UMD scored four first-period goals and Ohio State could not recover. On Saturday, the Bulldogs scored twice in the second … Read more
The weekend didn’t see any upsets. Here’s a recap of the big stories. No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth at Ohio State Katherine McGovern and Sydney Brodt each had two goals in the Bulldogs’ 6-0 win on Friday. UMD scored four first-period goals and Ohio State could not recover. On Saturday, the Bulldogs scored twice in the second … Read more
With a school schedule that start weeks later than anyone else, the Ivy League schools are always the last ones to take the ice during the women’s hockey season. A full month after Wisconsin and St. Cloud State opened play, the Ivies hit the ice and gave us our first full look at the full … Read more
The weekend saw a lot of interesting clashes between ranked teams, as well as the first games of the season for the Ivy League teams. No. 1 Wisconsin at No. 9 North Dakota Emily Clark scored a third-period goal and Sarah Nurse ensured the win with an empty-netter to give the Badgers the 2-0 win … Read more
The weekend saw a lot of interesting clashes between ranked teams, as well as the first games of the season for the Ivy League teams. No. 1 Wisconsin at No. 9 North Dakota Emily Clark scored a third-period goal and Sarah Nurse ensured the win with an empty-netter to give the Badgers the 2-0 win … Read more
The Mercyhurst Lakers have one of the most consistent and impressive resumes in women’s college hockey. They earned an NCAA at-large tournament bid for 10 consecutive seasons, starting in the 2004-2005 season and ending in 2013-2014. They’ve won the CHA regular season title all but one year since its inception and the CHA tournament title … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin at No. 7 Clarkson The Badgers skated to a weekend sweep in Potsdam thanks in part to Emily Clark’s overtime winner Friday afternoon. Wisconsin trailed 2-1 heading into the third period, but Sam Cogan’s power-play goal forced the extra period and the Badgers won 3-2 in overtime. The Badgers seemed to find their … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin at No. 7 Clarkson The Badgers skated to a weekend sweep in Potsdam thanks in part to Emily Clark’s overtime winner Friday afternoon. Wisconsin trailed 2-1 heading into the third period, but Sam Cogan’s power-play goal forced the extra period and the Badgers won 3-2 in overtime. The Badgers seemed to find their … Read more
When the Union Dutchwomen left the ice on Saturday afternoon, it was as winners for the first time since December 12, 2014. The first win in 56 games was a big moment for the players and the program, but new coach Josh Sciba has never highlighted “win games” as a goal for the team or … Read more
In the first Wednesday Women column of the year, former USCHO women’s columnist Arlan Marrtila discusses the surprises out West with our new columnist, Nicole Haase. They also look at St. Lawrence, preview this weekend’s big games, and discuss scoring. Arlan will periodically appear going forward, as will women’s editor Candace Horgan.
Union ends winless drought Penn State and Union split a weekend series, with Union earning its first win in 56 tries. On Friday night, Nittany Lions seniors Laura Bowman and Amy Petersen each tallied a hat trick in Penn State’s 8-1 win. On Saturday, Haley Shugart and Emily Erickson each scored two to lead the … Read more
Union ends winless drought Penn State and Union split a weekend series, with Union earning its first win in 56 tries. On Friday night, Nittany Lions seniors Laura Bowman and Amy Petersen each tallied a hat trick in Penn State’s 8-1 win. On Saturday, Haley Shugart and Emily Erickson each scored two to lead the … Read more