Much ado was made over the first half about the scoring prowess of Boston College’s Daryl Watts and Caitrin Lonergan and Boston University’s Victoria Bach. It has been a particularly productive, high-volume first half of the season, but how does their output compare, historically? Bach leads the nation with 23 goals and her 40 points … Read more
We’ve got a light weekend of action this weekend, and we are giving Nicole the weekend off. I did pick up another game on Nicole in our season race last weekend, as I went 19-3-2 (.833) while Nicole went 18-4-2 (.791). On the year, I am 195-65-39 (.717) while Nicole is 186-73-39 (.687). Friday-Saturday, Dec. … Read more
Nearly three months of games are in the books, and though many of the usual suspects make up the top ten, there are plenty of surprises thus far as well. As students wrap up the first semester and the league takes its winter break, it’s time to think about what sort of goodies each of … Read more
With most of the first half in the books, Candace and Nicole look at the teams that have stood out as surprises, as well as those that have disappointed. They also look at potential Patty Kazmaier Award nominees, Wisconsin’s weekend, and the tie between Robert Morris and Colgate.
No. 1 Wisconsin vs St. Cloud State Sam Cogan put the Badgers on the board 6:27 in and that turned out to be all the scoring on Friday. The Huskies’ defense was the star of the game, along with a stellar outing from goalie Janine Alder. On Saturday, the Badgers scored once in each period … Read more
As we close on the end of the first half, I have a small lead on Nicole in our picks race, and last week gained another game. I went 22-6-3 (.758), while Nicole went 21-7-3 (.725). On the year, I am 176-62-37 (.707), while Nicole is 169-69-37 (.681). Thursday, Dec. 7 Boston University at Yale … Read more
Victoria Bach is coming off one of the single most impressive months of hockey any women’s D-I player has ever had.
Senior forward Victoria Bach of the Boston University women’s team has been selected as the women’s Hockey Commissioners Association National College Player of the Month for November, while Boston College freshman forward Daryl Watts has repeated as AHCA National Rookie of the Month. Bach, who was named Hockey East Player of the Month on Tuesday, … Read more
Arlan and Nicole examine the series that involved splits, including Minnesota-Bemidji State, Colgate-Cornell and Mercyhurst-Robert Morris, and what Wisconsin and Clarkson gained from sweeps of key conference rivals.
Minnesota Duluth at No. 1 Wisconsin The Badgers were 2.3 seconds away from a 5-0 shutout, but Anna Klein put the Bulldogs on the board just before the buzzer. Abby Roque had two goals and an assist in the 5-1 win. Brette Pettet added a goal and an assist. On Saturday, Pettet, Sophia Shaver, and … Read more
Nicole gained two more games back on me, thanks to picking Cornell and Merrimack. last week, I went 14-9-5, while Nicole was 16-7-5. On the year, I am 154-56-34, while Nicole is 148-62-34. We only have a few more weekends till the break. Let’s see if I can rebuild me lead further. Thursday/Saturday, Nov. 30, … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Northeastern The Huskies put an end to Wisconsin’s undefeated season with a 3-2 win at the DI in DC event. The Badgers looked flat early on, and Northeastern used that opportunity to take a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from McKenna Brand and Tori Sullivan. Sam Cogan cut the lead for … Read more
I picked up another three games on Nicole in our picks race last week, going 17-6-6, while Nicole went 14-9-6. On the year, I am 140-47-29 while Nicole is 132-55-29. We have some interesting games on tap this weekend, so let’s see what happens. Friday, Nov. 24 Holy Cross at Dartmouth Candace: The last time … Read more
No. 2 Boston College vs. Connecticut Erin Connolly, Caitrin Lonergan, and Daryl Watts each scored for the Eagles in their 3-0 win on Friday. Saturday, the Huskies took a lead early in the third period on a goal by Natalie Snodgrass, but Watts tied the score, and it ended in a draw. No. 3 Colgate … Read more
I picked up a game on Nicole last week, after a few weekends where she’d cut my lead. I went 21-5-5, while Nicole went 20-6-5. On the year, I am 123-41-23, while Nicole is 118-46-23. Some interesting contests to pick this weekend, so let’s get to it! Friday, Nov. 17 Cornell at Brown Candace: Brown … Read more
No. 1 Wisconsin at No. 7 Cornell Sophia Shaver scored twice, and Alexis Mauermann added a power-play goal to give Wisconsin a 3-0 lead. Madlynne Mills scored with just more than four minutes to go, but the Big Red could not close the gap and Wisconsin won game one 3-1. On Saturday, Brette Pettet scored … Read more
Calling Bemidji State to beat Minnesota Duluth and Dartmouth to beat Maine paid off for Nicole last week, as she gained on my lead again. Both of us did pretty well though. Last week, I went 24-5-3 (.796), while Nicole went 26-3-3 (.859). On the year, I am 102-36-18 (.711), while Nicole is 98-40-18 (.673). … Read more
No. 4 Ohio State at No. 1 Wisconsin There’s one less undefeated team as Wisconsin took down Ohio State in convincing fashion on Saturday. Six different Badgers scored en route to the 7-0 win. Wisconsin outshot the Buckeyes 20-1 in the first period and 42-14 overall. It was the most goals OSU goalie Kassidy Sauve … Read more
I had one of my worst weeks ever, including picking every single ECAC game wrong on Friday. The horror. Last week I went 13-13-4 (.500), while Nicole went 15-11-4 (.566). I still have the season lead, going 78-31-15 (.689), while Nicole is 72-37-15 (.641). Friday, Nov. 3 No. 7 St. Lawrence at Brown Candace: The … Read more
Boston College freshman forward Daryl Watts has had a start to her college career that seems unfathomable. The rookie is averaging 3.00 points per game, had a hat trick in her second ever college game, leads the country in goals, and is tied for third in the country for assists. Per Hockey East, “Watts has … Read more