D-III Women’s West Week 3 Recap: McCoy makes history, Calm before the storm, Thanksgiving Tournaments ahead!

It’s almost time for those stacked Thanksgiving weekend tournaments where we get to see some top-tier non-conference play between ranked opponents. This past week featured some expected results as well as some surprises, but for the most part, everyone held their head, and the ranked teams handled their business out west. MIAC  The MIAC is … Read more

Aurora’s Matson collects NCHA women’s player of year award, Concordia Wisconsin’s Spejcher top rookie, St. Norbert’s Aitken best coach

The NCHA women’s conference has announced its 2022-23 season award winners, including player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year, the all-conference team, and the all-freshman team. The 2022-23 player of the year is Darci Matson, a sophomore forward at Aurora. The Wasilla, Alaska, native not only paced the conference in … Read more

D-III Women’s West: Week 3 Recap – More emerging competitive programs, 100th Career Point, and more!

Another week of excitement out west as we had a 100th career point earned, some previously overlooked programs on the rise continue to stack early wins. Other teams showing their success last season wasn’t a fluke, but serious improvements that are here to stay. There wasn’t much movement within the USCHO top-15 poll, but as … Read more

Trine’s Wilson garners NCHA women’s player of year honors, while Aurora’s Matson takes top rookie, Finlandia’s Macy wins coaching accolades

The NCHA women’s conference has announced the 2021-22 season award winners, including player of the year, coach of the year, freshman of the year, the all-conference team, and the all-freshman team. The 2021-22 player of the year is Brandi Wilson, a senior forward at Trine. She not only paced the conference in scoring but currently … Read more

Defending Slaats Cup champion Adrian tabbed top team in NCHA women’s preseason coaches poll

Adrian has again been picked by league coaches to place first in the upcoming NCHA regular season, according to the results of the coaches preseason poll. The Bulldogs are seven-time defending regular-season champions and are coming off an undefeated campaign in which they went a near-perfect 20-0-1, topped by a victory in the Slaats Cup … Read more

NCHA announces men’s, women’s hockey conferences to resume play with 2021 schedule due out early January

In an announcement Wednesday, NCHA membership has endorsed a plan for a resumption of competition during the 2021 winter season. “The NCHA is committed to doing its best to provide a quality student-athlete experience in a manner that is safe for student-athletes, coaches, administrators, campuses, and local communities,” reads a statement from the conference. A … Read more

Women’s D-III weekend picks Dec. 7

The last big weekend of the first half sees No. 5 Wisconsin-River Falls facing No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 7 St. Thomas, while No. 4 Norwich has a tough test with Suffolk. Olivia Spellmire picks the weekend’s games.