Plattsburgh remains No. 1 in D-III women’s poll

The top four teams in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll remain the same, including top-ranked Plattsburgh, which received 12 of 15 first-place votes this week. Gustavus Adolphus, Elmira and Middlebury occupy spots two through four, respectively, while Wisconsin-River Falls is up one to No. 5. Norwich is down one to No. 6, Bowdoin jumps … Read more

Plattsburgh retains No. 1 ranking in women’s D-III poll

The top spot in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll stays with Plattsburgh, which garnered 12 of 15 first-place votes this week. Gustavus Adolphus remains No. 2 and received the other three first-place votes. Elmira jumps two places to sit third, followed by Middlebury holding firm at No. 4 and Norwich drops two to No. … Read more

D-III women’s poll sees few changes, Plattsburgh still No. 1

With 11 first-place votes this week, Plattsburgh remains the No. 1-ranked team in the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Gustavus Adolphus is again No. 2, as is Norwich at No. 3, Middlebury at No. 4 and Elmira at No. 5. Wisconsin-River Falls holds steady at No. 6, Wisconsin-Superior is down one to No. 7. Manhattanville … Read more

Plattsburgh unseats Norwich at top of D-III women’s poll

Plattsburgh, with 10 first-place votes, has replaced Norwich at the top of the USCHO.com Division III Women’s Poll. Norwich garnered one first-place vote, but now sits third in the poll. No. 2 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 4 Elmira each received two first-place votes this week. Middlebury remains No. 5. Wisconsin-Superior rises two to No. 6, … 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

Cardinal-Panther Classic brings together top squads

Every year, there are two regular season tournaments that should be circled on every Division III women’s hockey fans calendar. The first already happened this year with Norwich’s East/West Hockey Classic, which featured four top-10 teams at the time in Norwich, R.I.T., Elmira, and Manhattanville. It also featured a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown, … Read more

Renewed rivalry

Nine ECAC West Titles. Four National Championships. 11 Frozen Fours. 33 All-Americans. Those are just some of the numbers that the Elmira and Plattsburgh women’s hockey programs have accumulated over the past nine seasons. The two programs have developed a fierce rivalry since they both began NCAA Division III play during the 2001-2002 season. Elmira … 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