Terese Karmel

Ahead Of Schedule

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Big things were expected of Mercyhurst’s Meghan Agosta, but the sophomore has risen to a still-unexpected level in just her second year of college. Terese Karmel reports.

Badger Players Highlight Final U.S. Women’s Roster

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U.S. National Team player Jenny Potter will be a little more cautious the second time around. The veteran of eight Olympic and World Championship teams learned after giving birth to her first child in January 2001 that it takes time to get back into competitive shape. Potter had her second child Jan. 8 and took … Read more

A Quick Recovery

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Just weeks after a torn meniscus seemed likely to end her college career, Jessica Koizumi’s game-tying and game-winning goals carry UMD to its first Women’s Frozen Four since 2003.

Grills Heating Up

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After losing a season with injuries in both knees, St. Lawrence co-captain Chelsea Grills is leading the Saints to their fourth straight Women’s Frozen Four.

This Week in Women’s Hockey:
March 8, 2007

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Katie Weatherston spent too many games sitting on the bench for Dartmouth this season. So when she got healthy as her senior season winded down, she knew it was her time to contribute. She did just that, culminating with four points including a hat trick Sunday in the Big Green’s 7-3 win over St. Lawrence … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
March 1, 2007

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Two Boston College freshmen forwards, who left their states in the hotbed of WCHA hockey to venture East, are making a profound impact on their school’s chances of success in the postseason. Kelli Stack, who is from Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, and Allie Thunstrom, who is from Maplewood, Minn., are the one-two scoring punch for the … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Feb. 22, 2007

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When Minnesota State travels to Columbus to take on Ohio State, the Mavericks will look to reverse some recent history. The Buckeyes have swept all four regular season games, including a pair last week which put the brakes on Minnesota State’s runaway second half. The Mavericks are 10-4-1 since Dec. 9. That mark includes a … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Feb. 15, 2007

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As 10 of the 24 women named Wednesday to the preliminary roster of the 2007 U.S. National Team were marked by their collegiate opponents during their Division I hockey games, they were being watched equally carefully by other, more important, watchers. The coaches and scouts of USA Hockey spent much of the 2006-07 hockey season … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey: Feb. 8, 2007

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Although Mercyhurst has been No. 1 in the hockey polls since late November, the team still plays with an underdog mentality. And that’s just fine with them. Coach Mike Sisti says it’s the retention of the underdog mentality that keeps his team hungry and on its toes. Sure, there’s been complacency at times, but the … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Feb. 1, 2007

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A team that welcomes four Olympians into the fold is supposed to excel, and this has certainly been true of Dartmouth this season. Although the team opened its season in October with back-to-back losses at current No. 1 Mercyhurst (is there any shame in that, really?) the Big Green have since compiled a 17-4-2 record … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Jan. 25, 2007

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A month ago, asking University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller about her team’s chances for postseason glory would most likely have drawn raised shoulders and a questioning look. With a third of her 18 scholarship players either on the bench for long stretches of time with serious or season-ending injuries, Miller counted … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Jan. 11, 2007

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The sophomore slump is a phrase that means nothing to the University of New Hampshire hockey team. Since 2002-03, second-year players have led the team in points and placed among the highest in the nation every season. This season, sophomore Sam Faber is holding up her end. Entering the weekend games, Faber has 28 points … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey: Jan. 4, 2007

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At least two Olympic hockey players have and continue to spread the beauty and excitement of the sport to the four corners of the world. Two summers ago, Harvard junior Caitlin Cahow spent a few weeks in Kazakhstan with Athletes in Action, a Christian organization of past and present collegiate athletes, who tried to improve … Read more

McCurdy’s Legacy Lives On

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The University of New Hampshire honored a legend in women’s hockey recently when the athletic department established a gallery reflecting the achievements of former coach Russell J. McCurdy. “He was a fantastic coach and a legend at UNH,” said former player Bridget Stearns who helped organize the Dec. 10 unveiling of the gallery before 80 … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Dec. 7, 2006

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In many ways, athletic teams are like families. They play together, they pray together, they sleep together, they eat together. They support each other. So when some members of the family splinter off — for whatever reason — it could be uncomfortable when they return to the fold. It wasn’t uncomfortable when three Olympians, senior … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Nov. 30, 2006

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For many student-athletes, the real season begins in March with the postseason. NCAA Tournaments are the way a program and its participants often measure themselves. A team’s success in March can help recruiting. Just ask any coach of a national championship team what happened the next signing period. In some sports, sponsors and networks line … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Nov. 23, 2006

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Like so many other young girls, Molly Schaus grew up playing pond hockey in her backyard. “I always wanted to play hockey with my older brother so one day he said ‘O.K. You can play if you’re the goalie,’” she said. The Natick, Mass. native has parlayed that slight into the beginnings of a distinguished … Read more

This Week in D-I Women’s Hockey:
Nov. 16, 2006

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Nearly a decade ago, when head coach Jeff Kampersal convinced Annemarie Holmes that Princeton University was the place for her, the beginnings of a turnaround from an average hockey team to a championship level squad were in place. “That started the transformation,” Kampersal says. “We used to have kids who played hockey. Now we had … Read more