More than half of the 24 players honored as 2017 CCM Division III women’s All-Americans will compete in the NCAA championship in Adrian, Mich., this weekend. Host Adrian and top-ranked Plattsburgh lead the way with five selections each. Semifinalists Norwich (two) and Gustavus Adolphus (one) bring the total to 13 still competing. First Team – … Read more
Dani Sibley, a senior forward from Wisconsin-River Falls and the leading scorer in NCAA Division III women’s hockey, is the recipient of the 2017 Laura Hurd Award. The award, voted on by the nation’s Division III head coaches, is presented to the best player at the NCAA women’s Division III level. A native of Monticello, … Read more
Chad Davis of Adrian has been named CCM/AHCA Division III women’s Coach of the Year for 2016-17. Currently in his sixth season at the helm of the Bulldogs, Davis brings an 18-game winning streak into Friday night’s NCAA semifinal against Gustavus Adolphus. The Bulldogs were 27-2-0 on the year with both losses dealt by Plattsburgh, … Read more
One side of the Division III bracket features three-time defending champions Plattsburgh facing off against a Norwich squad that’s making its third appearance at the final weekend in the past four seasons. The other semifinal features an Adrian Bulldogs squad that’s never reached the semifinals against a Gustavus Adolphus squad that was the last team … Read more
Wisconsin River-Falls senior Dani Sibley recalled a season earlier in her career where the players were nervous about getting a bid despite coach Joe Cranston assuring them they didn’t have to worry. The players were nervous and then they were the last team named during the show, prolonging the agony that much longer. None of … Read more
Wisconsin-River Falls earned the Pool B spot, while Elmira and Gustavus Adolphus got into the eight-team tournament without winning their conference title.
To paraphrase the announcer from the 1992 film “A League Of Their Own” prior to the championship game at the end of the movie: Saturday night in Plattsburgh, one team will leave the rink Division III women’s champions and one team will just leave the rink. Top-ranked Plattsburgh, coming off a 5-3 win Friday over … Read more
Women’s D-III semifinals are Friday at Plattsburgh. Nothing more needs to be said except for, well, the picks of Candace and Matt. Friday, March 18 Middlebury versus Plattsburgh, 3:30 p.m. EDT Candace: Middlebury will make it close, but not close enough. Plattsburgh 5-2 Matt: This is Plattsburgh’s year. I like the Cardinals with a win … Read more