This week was arguably the best week of D-III east women’s hockey yet. Featuring an upset of #11 Endicott at the hands of Western New England, more recently, #3 Plattsburgh holding off #9 Norwich 5-4 in OT on Tuesday 11/15, and Elmira got their fourth straight shutout in a weekend sweep of William Smith. We … Read more
Another great week of Women’s D-III hockey out east as more teams began their regular season play, leaving only the NESCAC teams who begin their season Friday November 18 featuring the current #1 defending champions Middlebury who host Trinity for a pair of home games. Next weekend, the eastern half of D-III Hockey will finally … Read more
Week one out east featured two coaches winning their first games as Division III head coaches. Kalie Grant, head coach of SUNY Canton and Jake Bobrowski, head coach of Elmira, both got the job done in their first games at the helm of their respective teams. There weren’t a ton of games played this weekend … Read more
Lindenwood has announced the addition of assistant coach Jordan Lipson to the program’s coaching staff for the 2022-23 season. Lipson arrives in St. Charles, Mo., after spending the previous four seasons as the women’s hockey assistant coach at Williams. “We are excited to have Jordan join or staff,” said Lions head coach Shelley Looney in … Read more
Ellie Barney scored 13:17 into overtime to give the Panthers their fourth NCAA championship.
The Panthers will try to finish a perfect season and the Gusties will make their first championship game appearance.
Amanda Conway is the USCHO player of the year for women’s D-III, and is one of the players on the All-USCHO first team.
For leading his team to a record of 26-1-0 and the top ranking among women’s Division III programs, Plattsburgh’s Kevin Houle has been named the 2020 CCM/AHCA Women’s Division III Coach of the Year (photo: Plattsburgh Athletics).
The first round games are complete and the quarterfinal matchups are set. There is still uncertainty about this weekend given all that is happening with events being canceled, but here is a preview of the four games.
The results of the conference tournaments have set the field for the NCAA tournament, which begins play this week. Candace Horgan recaps the weekend action.
Friday, March 6 St. Scholastica at Lake Forest St. Scholastica scored a big upset last week, but Lake Forest, despite its bouts of inconsistency is the second-best team in the country for a reason. Lake Forest 3-1 Saturday, March 7 Colonial Hockey University of New England at Endicott The Gulls are undefeated in conference play. … Read more
Ahead of the conference tournament finales and the NCAA tournament selection, columnist Candace Horgan looks at how the tournaments might shake out.
The regular season is over and postseason conference tournaments start next weekend. Candace looks at some of the results on a wild last weekend of regular season play.
It’s the final weekend of the regular season, and several teams are looking to improve their PairWise positioning, as well as their position for the conference tournaments. Candace picks some of the big series of the weekend.
No. 1 Plattsburgh hosts No. 4 Elmira in what should be an incredible contest, while elsewhere several ranked squads have tricky outings with nonranked opponents who are itching for statement wins. Candace Horgan picks some of the weekend’s best games.
Several top teams, including No. 1 Plattsburgh and No. 2 Middlebury, had a scare, escaping with one-goal wins, while No. 5 Hamline was surprised by Saint Mary’s in the second of a two-game set, settling for a tie. Oswego continued its strong play with a sweep of two UCHC foes.
Norwich looks to stay in front in the NEHC, Plattsburgh looks to roll through another NEWHL opponent, and Nazareth looks to build some more momentum before the final push for the UCHC playoffs.
No. 2 Middlebury travels to No. 1 Plattsburgh in a rematch of the championship of the Panther/Cardinal Classic, while home-and-homes between St. Thomas/Saint Mary’s and Williams/Amherst highlight other action.
There are interesting games on the docket between teams on the bubble and ranked teams, as well as a rematch between Elmira and Norwich this weekend. Candace Horgan picks the games.
No. 1 Plattsburgh started its second half with big wins over No. 3 Norwich and No. 6 Adrian en route to capturing the East-West Hockey Classic. The Cardinals, the defending national champs, have only one loss this season.