As a blueprint, it might not have been the best scenario, but for Lake Forest coach Carisa Zaban, heading into the season with a roster nearly devoid of seniors has been rendered a nonissue. Zaban’s club has thrived thus far, outside of the conventional wisdom that says leadership qualities are best served by a senior-laden … 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.
Amanda Trunzo has been named assistant women’s coach at St. Norbert. Trunzo, a 2011 Dartmouth graduate, played in 124 career games with the Big Green, scoring 68 goals and 59 assists for 127 points. She was a Patty Kazmaier Award nominee during her sophomore season when she scored a career-high 22 goals and 42 points. … Read more
The Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association announced Monday a new name and representation of both men’s and women’s teams under one association. The MCHA announced last summer that both St. Norbert and St. Scholastica will be joining the league for the 2013-14 campaign, which will also see the MCHA renamed the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. “We … Read more
With the exception of maybe the NESCAC, no league has been as unpredictable as the NCHA this season. Look no further than last weekend’s results to find that three of the four NCHA quarterfinal hosts were upset by the lower-ranked road team. Two of those teams to pull upsets were St. Norbert and St. Scholastica, … 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process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published.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
Adrian senior goaltender Brittany Zeches has been named the NCHA player of the year and Lake Forest’s Carisa Zaban is the NCHA coach of the year. For Zeches, who started her career at Division I Wayne State before that program folded in May 2011, a nation-best nine shutouts has helped Adrian to 19 wins this … 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process will be followed on selection Sunday, March 3, to determine seeding and at-large berths but those results will not be published.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
What do Plattsburgh, Gustavus Adolphus, and Lake Forest all have in common? While it might be easy to pick the first two out as the two remaining unbeaten teams in Division III women’s hockey, Lake Forest currently holds the nation’s next longest unbeaten streak at nine games. After starting the season 2-2-4, the Foresters have … Read more
Four different teams received first-place votes, but Wisconsin-River Falls was named the top team in the NCHA women’s preseason coaches’ poll. Six of the top seven leading scorers from a year ago return to their respective schools, including 2012 player of the year Dani Schultz from Wisconsin-Superior. Wisconsin-Superior, Adrian and St. Scholastica also garnered first-place … Read more
St. Norbert and St. Scholastica will join the MCHA for the 2013-14 season as part of the breakup of the NCHA, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported Monday and the MCHA confirmed Tuesday. “This is a great and exciting day for the MCHA,” league commissioner Dr. G. Steven Larson said in a news release. “We are … Read more
The NCHA and WIAC announced Tuesday that the two conferences have reached an agreement that will see the WIAC members leave the NCHA following the upcoming 2012-13 season – a year earlier than originally planned. According to a news release, the conferences elected to expedite the departure of the WIAC members due primarily to the … Read more
As with the men’s program, Marian’s women’s team has plucked a St. Norbert assistant to be its head coach. Marian named Jamie Kivi, an assistant at St. Norbert for the past two seasons, its head coach on Wednesday. “She was successful as a player at a top-notch Division III program in Elmira and she understands … Read more
Wisconsin-Superior freshmen Dani Schultz has been voted Player of the Year in the NCHA women’s conference, while UW-Superior coach Dan Laughlin earned Coach of the Year honors. “As a freshman, to come in and be the hardest worker is remarkable,” said Laughlin in a news release. “We wanted her to come in and score goals … Read more
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that its men’s and women’s hockey teams will be leaving the NCHA and will compete solely under the WIAC banner, effective with the 2014-15 school year. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin-River Falls and Wisconsin-Superior are charter members of the men’s NCHA which was formed in 1980, while Wisconsin-Stevens Point and … Read more
Thanks to Swiss sisters Nina and Monika Waidacher, St. Scholastic is on the rise.
New coach Chad Davis looks to build on Adrian’s previous successes.
Wisconsin-River Falls earned 10 of 11 first-place votes in the annual NCHA women’s coaches’ poll released this week. Wisconsin-Superior registered the other No. 1 vote and comes in second in the poll. Adrian, St. Norbert, Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Lake Forest are ranked third through sixth, respectively. The complete poll is below.
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