No. 8 St. Thomas vs St. Mary’s On Friday, five different Tommies scored en route to a 5-0 win. Rachel Werdin led St. Thomas with a goal and an assist. All the scoring was in the third period on Saturday. Demi Cooper put St. Thomas on the board first, but it was all St. Mary’s … Read more
Friday, Nov. 10 No. 10 Wisconsin Eau Claire at Wisconsin Superior Wis.-Eau Claire and Wis.-River Falls have been the tops of the WIAC for a bit, so it’s great to see wis.-Superior showing well so far this season. They need to tighten up on defense, but the offense has been clicking and this will be … Read more
No. 1 Plattsburgh at Cortland On Friday, Melissa Sheeran and Kayla Meneghin each scored twice to lead Plattsburgh to a 6-0 win. On Saturday, Meneghin netted three more while Charlie Calamari scored the lone goal for Cortland in the 8-1 loss. No. 2 Adrian at Northland On Saturday, five different players lit the lamp while … Read more
Friday, Nov. 3 Potsdam at Buffalo State These two are going to battle for the second spot in the NEWHL, and whomever wins this will likely have the inside track at being able to push Plattsburgh. I think Buffalo State has the better chance, and they’re at home. I expect them to win a close … Read more
Utica at No. 1 Plattsburgh The defending champions started out strong with two goals and an assist from Melissa Sheeran and two goals from Courtney Moriarty en route to a 5-0 win. Bulldog Bowl (Friday) Stevenson vs. No. 2 Adrian Kelly O’Sullivan led the Bulldogs with two goals and two assists in the season-opening tournament … Read more
No. 10 Gustavus Adolphus vs. No. 4 Norwich Gustavus Adolphus has had a heck of a run this season and I’d like to see them walk away on a high note. They took Adrian to the wire. They may be gassed, but I think they’ve got one last bit in them. I pick them to … Read more
Friday, March 17 Gustavus Adolphus at Adrian It’s been a heck of a run for the Gusties, but I think it ends here. Not only is Adrian nearly perfect this season, but they get to play at home. Adrian is fairly similar to Wisconsin-River Falls and Gustavus managed to corral the high scorers on the … Read more
No. 10 Gustavus Adolphus 3, at No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls 2 Allie Lewis got the Gusties on the board first before Emily Stark answered for Wis.-River Falls. Tied at one heading in to the final period, Wis.-River Falls took the lead just 32 seconds in, but Gustavus Adolphus scored two unanswered goals to take the … Read more
Friday, March 9 No. 10 Gustavus Adolphus at No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls Gustavus lost to St. Thomas in the MIAC tournament championship game, but otherwise has not lost since Dec. 10. They’ve more than made up for a rough start to the season. Wis.-River Falls has just two losses all season and got a huge … Read more
Friday, March 3 Massachusetts-Boston vs. Manhattanville UMass Boston won both the regular season meetings, so we have to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they’ll do the same here. UMass Boston 3-2 University of New England at No. 4 Norwich Norwich shut out UNE in their two meetings during the regular season … Read more
St. Scholastica at No. 7 Lake Forest Kayla Griffith scored both goals for the Foresters in game one to lead them to a 2-1 win. Mac Johnson and Denisa Lalikova each potted goals for St. Scholastica in game two to force a third mini-game to decide who would advance. That mini-game extended into almost a … Read more
Colonial Becker at Canton Becker won this postseason meeting last year thanks to goalie Madison Rigsby, so I have to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they can do so again. I’ll pick Becker to win. Becker 2-1 Johnson & Wales at Stevenson I have to pick Stevenson’s offense and experience over … Read more
No. 1 Plattsburgh at Buffalo State On Friday, Plattsburgh cruised to a 3-0 win with goals by Melissa Ames, Melissa Sheeran, and Courtney Moriarty. Goalie Camille Leonard became the all-time winningest goalie in NCAA Division III history with 70 in her career. On Saturday, Buffalo State clinched a home playoff game with a 3-3 tie. … Read more
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 17-18 No. 2 Adrian at No. 6 Lake Forest Adrian has lost twice this season — both times to Plattsburgh. Lake Forest has also lost twice, and one of those losses came at the hands of Adrian. No one is scoring more goals per game than the Bulldogs. The two teams are tied … 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
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
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
Friday-Saturday, Jan. 27-28 Potsdam at No. 9 Oswego (home-and-home) It’s not an easy end to the season for Potsdam, which plays five of its final eight against ranked teams. They’re currently just three points back of Oswego for third place in the ECAC West, but Oswego has a potent trio of players up front that … Read more