Ohio State crowned 2024 NCAA D-I women’s hockey national champion, downs Wisconsin 1-0 to bring home title

DURHAM, N.H. — The Ohio State women’s hockey team found redemption, defeating rival Wisconsin 1-0 to win the program’s second National Championship Sunday at the University of New Hampshire. The same two teams faced off for the title last season, with the Badgers taking a win by the same score. After more than 50 minutes … Read more

Cornell’s Daniel named winner of 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey

Cornell senior forward Izzy Daniel has been chosen as the 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner. The honors were presented Saturday afternoon at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, NH as part of the women’s Frozen Four weekend hosted by the University of New Hampshire. The ceremony aired live on NHL Network. The award, which … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Wisconsin downs Colgate in national semifinal, will rematch Ohio State for 2024 national championship

DURHAM, N.H. — The Wisconsin Badgers will defend their title as they return to the national championship game to face Ohio State for a rematch of the 2023 final. They defeated Colgate 3-1 Friday evening at Whittemore Center Arena on the University of New Hampshire campus to advance to their 11th title game in program … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Three late goals power Ohio State to 4-1 win over Clarkson as Buckeyes return to national championship game

DURHAM, NH — Ohio State will play in their third straight title game on Sunday after defeating Clarkson 4-1 Friday afternoon in Durham, NH. Makenna Webster, Sloane Matthews, national rookie of the year Joy Dunne and Hadley Hartmetz scored for the Buckeyes to secure the win. “What an exhilarating game. That’s a playoff game at … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: Why each Frozen Four team will win – or lose – the 2024 National Championship

This was a fun way to break down the Frozen Four teams last season, so I’m bringing it back and making it an annual post. Instead of focusing on the hypotheticals of head to head matchups of teams that haven’t played each other this season, let’s look at what each of the final four teams … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 18 – Previewing the 2024 NCAA Frozen Four

USCHO’s Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) detail the semifinal matchups for the 2024 NCAA Frozen Four, Ohio State vs. Clarkson and Wisconsin vs. Colgate, after looking back at some of the highlights of an entertaining regional weekend. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=59095526″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”true” hide-download=”true”] Find … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: Weekend Wrap, March 18, 2024 – NCAA Tournament

Columbus Regional  (9) Connecticut vs. (8) Minnesota Duluth This game brought the drama, including a seemed-to-be game-winner in OT that was brought back for offsides. After an even first period, UMD started to pull away, ultimately outshooting the Huskies 49-33. Both goalies put on a show and neither team seemed able to solve the problems … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: NCAA Quarterfinal – Wisconsin advances to 15th Frozen Four with 4-0 win over St. Lawrence

MADISON — Defending National Champions Wisconsin have advanced to their 15th Frozen Four in program history with a 4-0 win over St. Lawrence Saturday afternoon in Madison. Casey O’Brien won the opening faceoff and then scored 16 seconds later to give the Badgers an immediate 1-0 lead. It was a group effort from the Badgers’ … Read more

Division I Women’s Hockey: NCAA Regional Semifinal – St. Lawrence 1, Penn State 0 (OT)

MADISON — Kristina Bahl’s slapshot from beyond the near faceoff circle made it’s way through traffic and beat Penn State goalie Katie DeSea with 10:25 left in overtime to send St. Lawrence to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time since 2017. The Saints will face host Wisconsin at 2 p.m. Central on Saturday. The … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 17 – Looking ahead to the NCAA tournament with new Minnesota State coach Shari Dickerman

Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) look back at conference championship games and are joined by new Minnesota State coach Shari Dickerman to look at the 11-team NCAA tournament bracket. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=59027988″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”true” hide-download=”true”]   Find The PodKaz on: Spotify Spreaker iHeart Amazon … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: WCHA Championship – No. 2 Wisconsin 6, No. 1 Ohio State 3

MINNEAPOLIS — The no. 2 ranked Wisconsin Badgers won their 10th WCHA Conference Tournament Championship Saturday afternoon with a decisive 6-1 victory over no. 1 Ohio State. After Friday’s WCHA semifinal win, Wisconsin knew they’d be facing Ohio State for the championship and forward Lacey Eden said the Badgers “want it real bad.” They went … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: WCHA Semifinal – No. 5 Minnesota 3, No. 2 Wisconsin 4 (OT)

MINNEAPOLIS — Lacey Eden’s spin-o-rama, behind-the-back shot 7:59 into overtime on Friday night sent #2 Wisconsin to the WCHA title game where they will face top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday at 2 pm central. The Badgers dispatched border rivals Minnesota 4-3 in dramatic fashion, giving up the lead on a late power play, tying it … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: WCHA Semifinal – No. 1 Ohio State 5, No. 8 Minnesota Duluth 0

MINNEAPOLIS — Ohio State cruised to a 5-0 win over Minnesota Duluth Friday afternoon to advance to their fifth-straight WCHA conference tournament championship game. The Buckeyes will be looking to regain the championship after losing to Minnesota in the title game last season. After a back and forth opening few minutes, Ohio State scored two … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 16 – Talking NCAA tournament selections with committee chair Jeremy Gibson

The NCAA National Collegiate women’s hockey tournament bracket will be unveiled on Sunday, and Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) have a look at the conference tournament games that will happen before then. Jeremy Gibson, chair of the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championship Committee and athletic director at Merrimack, joins the show to discuss … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 15 – March approaches, plus Ohio State’s Jenn Gardiner joins the show

Nicole Haase (@NicoleHaase) and Todd Milewski (@ToddMilewski) recap the first weekend of the postseason in some of the conferences and the final weekend of the regular season in others, including an entertaining split between the nation’s top two teams. Ohio State captain Jenn Gardiner joins to talk about the Buckeyes’ season and her five years … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: No. 2 Wisconsin scores four unanswered to defeat No. 1 Ohio State

MADISON — After a disappointing outcome to their team’s senior night on Friday, the Wisconsin Badgers scored four-unanswered goals on Saturday to complete a comeback and defeat No. 1 Ohio State 4-2 to close out the regular season. Senior Casey O’Brien and Sophomore Laila Edwards each scored twice, including one apiece 68 seconds apart midway … Read more