D-III Women’s West Week 13 Recap: Augsburg’s back? The Pipers are making a run & undefeated watch continues

Another week out west, another week closer to a potential final four out west. Like the east, we’ve seen upset-after-upset out west, which just shows us the parity being at an all-time high as mentioned in this week’s east article. Let’s get into your week 13 west review, recapping the notable events! Augsburg gets the … Read more

Gustavus takes top ’22-23 MIAC women’s honors as Holland named top offensive player, Vrieze tabbed best defensive player

The MIAC has announced its award winners for the 2022-23 women’s hockey season. Gustavus senior forward Hailey Holland and senior defender Kayla Vrieze were selected by MIAC head coaches as the offensive and defensive players of the year, respectively, while Augsburg first-year defender Nora Stepan was named rookie of the year and St. Catherine senior … Read more

D-III Women’s Hockey Preseason Preview – More competition amongst top teams, a new program, and teams to look out for

D-III Women’s Hockey is finally back as we await the first puck drops of the opening season this Friday, October 28, 2022. We saw a huge leap in the overall competition within the top teams last season, closing the skill-gap further between the bottom-half and the top-half ranked teams. While the common group of top … Read more

Hamline’s Rausch, Saint Mary’s Ziakas selected 2022 MIAC women’s co-players of the year

The MIAC has announced its award honorees for the 2021-22 women’s hockey season. Hamline junior forward Sophie Rausch and Saint Mary’s senior goaltender Ary Ziakas were recognized as co-players of the year, while Hamline senior forward Jordan Hansen was honored with the Sheila Brown Award for citizenship in women’s hockey, and Gustavus head coach Mike … Read more

Wisconsin-Superior-St. Benedict women’s hockey games scheduled for Jan. 7-8 canceled due to COVID-19 protocols

The Wisconsin-Superior women’s hockey games scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, against St. Benedict at Ritschie Arena in St. Cloud, Minn., have been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Wisconsin-Superior was to play Bethel this Sunday, Jan. 9, at 1 p.m. at Wessman Arena, but that game was later removed from the schedule.

Gustavus Adolphus has the edge in the competitive MIAC

Gustavus Adolphus won the regular season crown, but was upset in overtime by St. Thomas, the eventual tournament winner. The Gusties earned an at-large bid to the NCAA finals and upset Wisconsin-River Falls in the opening round before falling in the national semifinal to Adrian. St. Thomas won the conference tournament and the conference autobid … Read more

Women’s D-III Playoff Preview

Andy Williams had it right when he sang, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” And while the holidays certainly are a joyful time, some can argue that hockey playoffs also fit that mold. In Division III circles, the women get underway this weekend, with some games starting as soon as Wednesday night. Here … Read more