Wisconsin-River Falls, Plattsburgh lead All-USCHO Women’s D-III teams
Wisconsin-River Falls led the selections for the All-USCHO Women’s D-III teams with five players, while national champion Plattsburgh has four players on the teams.
Women’s D-III: Norwich
Previewing the D-III women’s Frozen Four
Plattsburgh hosts the D-III Women’s Frozen Four this weekend, facing Norwich in one semi, while Elmira faces Wis.-River Falls in the other. The teams have been near the top of the rankings all year, so it comes down to one weekend.
Division III women’s field looks wide-open as play starts Saturday
And we are down to eight. The NCAA women’s Division III tournament field is set, and it looks extremely wide-open. Play begins this weekend, with four teams moving on and four teams heading back to campus looking to regroup and try again next season. This year’s field has seven ranked teams, including the top six … Read more
Women’s D-III Frozen Four Preview
The uncertainties and speculation of the Frozen Four will unfold this weekend at Plattsburgh’s Robert Stafford Ice Arena. Defending champion Elmira and runner-up Middlebury will be on the outside looking in this time around, leaving familiar final four participants Plattsburgh and Norwich to return to the podium. Wisconsin-River Falls’ last appearance in the final four … Read more
Perseverance pays off for Norwich
Under the veneer of a perfect conference record, struggle remains constant. From the outside looking in, No.4 Norwich’s run to the ECAC East regular season title has been nothing short of a pronounced success. For forward Tori Charron however, such achievements have transpired from pure inner strength among her teammates. “The most positive surprise … Read more
East/West Hockey Classic highlights Women’s D-III season openers
For the fourth straight year the East/West Hockey Classic hosted by Norwich University highlights the opening weekend of the NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey season. The annual predetermined matchup tournament features the top two teams from the ECAC West, Elmira and Plattsburgh, taking on the top two teams from the ECAC East, Norwich and … Read more
ECAC East women’s preseason poll shows Norwich the favorite
After capturing their fourth ECAC East tournament title in the past five seasons, the Norwich women have been tabbed the favorite this season in the preseason coaches’ poll that was unveiled Tuesday. The Cadets garnered 143 out of a possible 144 points, receiving first-place votes on all but one ballot. St. Anselm finished second with … Read more
Duggan, Maurice added to Ohio State women’s coaching staff
Ohio State announced the hiring of Carson Duggan and Keith Maurice as assistant coaches for the women’s team. Duggan comes to the Buckeyes after spending the last two seasons as head women’s coach at Trinity, while Maurice has been an assistant coach at Norwich for the past 10 seasons. “Carson is a great addition to … Read more
Norwich ramps up
Over its six seasons of existence, the Norwich women’s hockey program has developed a knack of coming on strong in the second semester of the season. This season has been no different, as the Cadets are currently riding a 12-game win streak heading into the final weekend of the regular season. In four of NU’s … Read more
D-III women’s poll sees Norwich again take top spot
Three teams received first-place votes, but Norwich stays No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll with 12 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Plattsburgh, Gustavus Adolphus, Elmira and Middlebury continue to occupy spots two through five, respectively, with Gustavus Adolphus taking a first-place vote this week and Elmira being named the top team … Read more
Wis-Superior chosen as site for Women’s D-III Tournament
The long-awaited announcement of the location of the 2013 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship site broke late last week, and the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Wessman Arena was selected as the first pre-determined site hosts in the D-III women’s championship’s 12-year history. At the beginning of the 2011-12 season, rumblings of a pre-determined site … Read more
East/West Classic kicks off season
For the third consecutive year, Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt., is the place to be the last weekend in October for Division III women’s college hockey, as Norwich University hosts the annual East/West Hockey Classic. In just three years, the East/West Hockey Classic has established itself as one of the premier, if not the best, … Read more
Tournament offers early look
The 2011-12 NCAA Division III women’s hockey regular season gets underway this weekend with a star-studded tournament featuring four top-10 teams in the 2nd annual East/West Hockey Classic hosted at Norwich’s Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt. The defending national champion and top-ranked Norwich Cadets will have their work cut out for them right off the … Read more
Norwich gets bye to semifinals of NCAA Division III women’s tournament
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
Norwich hosts D-III powerhouses in tournament
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