Combined, Plattsburgh’s Kevin Houle and Norwich’s Mark Bolding have won seven of the past eight women’s Division III national coach of the year awards. And both are nominees again this season. Ten coaches are up for the award and to be eligible, a coach must have been named their conference’s coach of the year or … Read more
The NCHA women’s conference named its annual award winners on Thursday, highlighted by three individual honors, an all-conference team and an all-freshman team. Lake Forest’s Michelle Greeneway was award player of the year and Adrian’s Kristin Lewicki took home freshman of the year honors. Three coaches were named the league’s top bench boss as Carisa … Read more
As a freshman, Cristina Masten merely sought to contribute. In the final game of 2013, the Bethel senior arrived full circle in knocking home a late third-period goal in a one-sided win over Wisconsin-Eau Claire. To the eventual outcome, the scoring play was relatively immaterial. In the larger scope however, Masten’s goal, with 1:12 left, … Read more
CHA linesman Laura Johnson has been named to the women’s hockey officiating staff for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, according to a recent announcement by the IIHF. “Laura is one of our finest linesman,” said CHA commissioner Bob DeGregorio in a statement. “She has definitely earned this opportunity. We are proud to have … Read more
Coaches are constantly seeking to bring their athletes to the next step, the next level. For St. Thomas coach Tom Palowski, most of the energy directed into his work has already paid handsome dividends, as it is a resume that would be envied by most neophyte coaches. As such, Palowski is about to reach the … Read more
Coaches are constantly seeking to bring their athletes to the next step, the next level. For St. Thomas coach Tom Palowski, most of the energy directed into his work has already paid handsome dividends, as it is a resume that would be envied by most neophyte coaches. As such, Palowski is about to reach the … Read more
St. Norbert has been picked by NCHA coaches to finish first in the upcoming regular season, according to the results of the coaches’ preseason poll announced Monday.
The MIAC has announced several changes that will take effect starting with the 2013-14 season in both its men’s and women’s ranks. The MIAC men will be the first conference in NCAA Division III to adopt the shootout for conference games. In addition, the MIAC men’s standings will change to a three-point system, with three … Read more
Former Minnesota women’s captain Sarah Erickson has been named the new head women’s coach at Concordia (Minn.). Erickson, who captained for the Gophers in both the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, replaces Brett Bruininks, who left to take the women’s assistant position at Minnesota State. Erickson becomes the sixth head coach in the history of the … Read more
The NCAA has released the third of three weekly Division III women’s hockey regional rankings. These are the last publicly released rankings prior to the selection of the tournament field. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Undefeated teams … Read more
The NCAA has released the second of three weekly Division III women’s hockey regional rankings. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Regional rankings will also be issued on Feb. 26. Undefeated teams remain atop each region. Plattsburgh … Read more
The NCAA has released the first of three weekly Division III women’s hockey regional rankings. A similar process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published. Regional rankings will also be issued on Feb. 19 and 26. Undefeated teams lead each region. … Read more
Gustavus Adolphus is no stranger to the top spot in the MIAC conference. The Golden Gusties have dominated the league for over a decade, and so far, this season has been no different. Gustavus Adolphus is 8-0-0 overall and 6-0-0 in MIAC play heading into a crucial home-and-home series with rival Wis.-River Falls, which starts … Read more
Hamline has announced Jason Verdugo as its new athletic director, effective May 1. Verdugo, Hamline’s baseball coach for the past 11 seasons, has also served as director of compliance for all of Hamline’s 19 sports teams for the past eight years and has spent the past 11 years involved in fundraising for the athletic program. … Read more
Thanks to Swiss sisters Nina and Monika Waidacher, St. Scholastic is on the rise.
Defending national runner-up Norwich got a bye to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III women’s tournament when the bracket was revealed Monday. Adrian, Rochester Institute of Technology, Manhattanville, Middlebury, Gustavus Adolphus and Wisconsin-River Falls also made the seven-team field and will play quarterfinal games Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Get the full bracket at our … Read more
When it comes to the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties have held a firm grasp at the top of the standings and in postseason play for quite some time. The Gusties wrapped up their seventh straight regular season title with a 14-2-2 record and have compiled a remarkable 113-7-6 record over … Read more
New Season, New Teams, New Tournament Adrian and Cortland officially kicked off the Division III women”s season last weekend with the Bulldogs shutting out the Red Dragons 5-0 in Cortland. However, this weekend things start to pick up with 21 games on tap, including St. Norbert and St. Scholastica’s inaugural games as well as the … Read more
Augsburg has named Carrie Holldorf and Jody Horak as assistant coaches under Michelle McAteer on the women’s team. Holldorf was a forward for Providence in 2001-02 and for St. Cloud State from 2002 to 2005. Horak played goal at Minnesota from 2001 to 2005. “I am very excited to have Carrie and Jody join the … Read more
St. Benedict will play Concordia (Minn.) in the first women’s outdoor game in MIAC history. The teams are scheduled to face off at 2 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2011, at Bernick’s Outdoor Rink in Sartell, Minn.