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Franklin Pierce 3, at No. 3 Norwich 2 Norwich outshot Franklin Pierce 45-18, but the Ravens got a third-period power play goal from Alex Brolsma and a late empty-netter to seal the win before Amanda Conway pulled Norwich to within one with :27 to go in the game. No. 10 Augsburg at Concordia (Minn.) With … Read more

No. 10 Augsburg at Concordia (Minn.) These two are tied atop the MIAC with 14 points. It’ll be an interesting matchup between Augsburg’s stingy defense and Concordia’s more prolific offense. Augsburg goalie Rebecca Sonek is third in the country and probably gives them the edge. Auggies sweep. Augsburg 2-0, 2-1 Massachusetts-Boston at No. 3 Norwich … Read more

No. 8 Connecticut College 0, at Bowdoin 3 Bowdoin scored twice in 1:38 in the second period of this Frozen Fenway matchup and Connecticut College was not able to recover. Julie Dachille had a goal and an assist for Bowdoin. No. 9 Oswego vs. Utica (home-and-home) On Friday, Oswego State scored twice in the second … Read more

Friday, Jan. 13 Concordia (Wis.) at No. 4 Adrian Adrian gets to rest at home and Concordia might only be able to hope to stay with Adrian’s world-class top line. I expect Adrian to win both. Adrian 5-2, 4-2 St. Scholastica at No. 7 Lake Forest If Lake Forest wants to try to keep pace … Read more

East/West Showcase No. 4 Norwich 1, No. 2 Elmira 0 Norwich snapped a five-game winless streak in a 1-0 upset of Elmira. Freshman Sophie McGovern was the lone goal-scorer. No. 1 Plattsburgh 4, No. 5 Adrian 3 OT Plattsburgh struck first, getting out to a 2-0 lead. Brooke Lupi scored twice for Adrian, including just … Read more

Friday-Saturday, Jan. 6-7 Concordia (Minn.) at No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls I think Wis.-River Falls skates off with a sweep here, but I’m hoping to see some tough competition from Concordia, which has struggled a bit with being consistent, but the Falcons outwork them and come out winners. Wisconsin-River Falls 3-1, 2-0 Amherst at No. 6 … Read more

Wesleyan at Endicott Wesleyan carried a 2-0 lead into the third period, but Endicott scored twice in less than five minutes midway through to even the score. Gina Mangiafridda and Alexis Banquer scored for Wesleyan. Maggie Layo and Lexi Klein scored for Endicott. Hamilton at No. 7 Oswego The teams traded goals twice before Katie … Read more

A small slate, and tons of nonconference matchups, so here are my picks of some of the interesting games. Friday, Dec. 9 Hamilton at No. 7 Oswego Oswego has been slowly climbing up in the polls. Their five-game winning streak started with a victory over top-ranked Plattsburgh. With just five games under their belt, Hamilton … Read more

No. 3 Middlebury at No. 9 Connecticut College On Friday, Connecticut College scored three times in the first period to earn a 3-1 win. Julie Beattie, Anna Bleck, and Katlyn Paiva had the goals for the Camels. On Saturday, Connecticut College had a 1-0 lead through most of the first two periods, but Middlebury scored … Read more

Cardinal/Panther Classic Utica vs. No. 5 Middlebury Elizabeth Wulf scored two second-period power-play goals en route to Middlebury’s 5-1 win No. 3 Adrian vs. No. 1 Plattsburgh Plattsburgh scored three times in the first period and that was more than enough for the top-ranked team, as they cruised to a 5-0 win. Melissa Sheeran scored … Read more

The weekend’s action is light but does feature a major clash between ranked teams in the Cardinal Panther Classic.Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 26-27No. 7 Oswego at WilliamsWilliams has only played two games, so this is a bit difficult. I’ll call it a split, with Oswego taking the first game and Williams edging them in the second. Oswego … Read more

No. 1 Plattsburgh suffered its first loss of the year, but No. 2 Wisconsin-River Falls also lost on a busy weekend of action. St. Michael’s and No. 6 Norwich (home-and-home) Norwich tallied a pair of 8-0 wins to sweep the weekend. Friday’s win gave coach Mark Bolding his 200th career win. He became just the … Read more

I start my D-III picks off this weekend, hoping to get off to a good start with some intense games on the docket. Friday, Nov. 18 Saint Anselm at Castleton Saint Anselm is bunched atop the conference with six other teams and looking to keep pace. Castleton needs to get their offense in gear. Saint … Read more

No. 1 Plattsburgh at Neumann On Friday, Plattsburgh needed two third-period goals to edge Neumann, despite outshooting them 59-13. Bek Lucas and Grace Klienbach had the Knights up 2-1 in heading into the final frame, but Hannah Kiraly and Melissa Sheeran sealed the victory with power-play goals for Plattsburgh. On Saturday, Kayla Meneghin scored twice … Read more

Lake 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

Women’s D-III action commenced this weekend. Here are the highlights from the first weekend of play. No. 9 Lake Forest at St. Catherine Five different Foresters scored on Saturday to give Lake Forest the 5-1 win, but St. Catherine won 3-2 in overtime on Sunday to earn the weekend split. St. Catherine scored twice in … Read more

We are down to four. After four quarterfinal games last weekend in the NCAA Division III women’s national tournament, the remaining teams are Wisconsin-River Falls, Plattsburgh, Middlebury, and Elmira. Starting off last Friday, River Falls topped St. Thomas 4-1 behind two goals and an assist from Haley Nielsen and a goal plus a helper from … Read more

We are here — the penultimate weekend of the Division III women’s season. Down to eight teams and after this weekend, just four. Candace and Matt prognosticate the four NCAA tournament games, starting with one Friday night and three on Saturday. Friday, March 11 St. Thomas at Wisconsin-River Falls Candace: Chloe Kinsel is the difference. … Read more