USCHO D-III columnist Olivia Spellmire is in St. Thomas for the NCAA Women’s D-III Frozen Four. She recaps the semifinals, where Plattsburgh crushed Adrian and Hamline upset St. Thomas.
For leading his team into the women’s Division III semifinals with a 25-1-2 record, Tom Palkowski of St. Thomas has been chosen as the 2019 CCM/AHCA Women’s Division III Coach of the Year (photo: St. Thomas Athletics).
No. 1 St. Thomas faces a tough test from conference rival No. 4 Hamline, while No. 5 Adrian looks to make it an all-West affair, but No. 2 Plattsburgh is in the way. Olivia Spellmire picks the semis.
It’s down to four teams and one weekend in the season. Olivia Spellmire previews the two semifinal matchups. Watch for her coverage all weekend from St. Thomas.
St. Thomas survived a tough challenge from Wisconsin-Eau Claire, while Adrian upset Elmira in overtime. Olivia Spellmire recaps the first round of the NCAA Women’s D-III Hockey Tournament.
The quarterfinal round may see some upsets, particularly with a hot Williams squad facing Plattsburgh and Wisconsin-Eau Claire facing St. Thomas. Olivia Spellmire picks the winners.
One surprise happened when Wisconsin-Eau Claire rolled over Wisconsin-River Falls, and Williams beat Middlebury for the third this season to claim the NESCAC. The NCAA tournament field is now set.
The conference tournament semifinals and finals happen this week, and with one or two exceptions, columnist Olivia Spellmire sees the favorites advancing.
The conference tournaments wrap up this weekend, and teams will soon know whether they advance to the NCAA tournament. Olivia Spellmire previews each of the conference tournaments.
Both Middlebury and Norwich avoided upsets in their conference tournaments, while Hamline beat Augsburg to set up a huge MIAC showdown with St. Thomas.
The women’s D-III conference tournaments feature a lot of action this weekend. Olivia Spellmire dives deep into the possible winners.
The conference tournaments start this weekend. Olivia Spellmire previews who she thinks will win the tournaments and the resulting pool A bids to the NCAA tournament, as well as the pool B and C winners.
Hamline handed St. Thomas its first loss of the year. Williams defeated Middlebury twice, and St. Scholastica defeated Lake Forest.
It’s playoff central, with top-10 clashes abounding, including No. 1 St. Thomas facing No. 4 Hamline and a rematch between No. 6 Wisconsin-River Falls and No. 7 Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Olivia Spellmire picks the weekend’s contests.
No. 2 St. Thomas takes on No. 4 Wisconsin-River Falls, while the battle of Vermont pits No. 8 Norwich against No. 6 Middlebury. Olivia Spellmire picks those and more games.
Trine took No. 2 Adrian to overtime, No. 10 Wisconsin-Eau Claire split with Lake Forest, and No. 4 St. Thomas got a win and tie with No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus.
Elmira has a tough test with Manhattanville, while Buffalo State hopes to upset No. 1 Plattsburgh. Olivia Spellmire picks the weekend’s slate of games.
The East/West Showcase pitted four of the top five teams in women’s D-III college hockey, and the results will certainly have the rankings shifting in the next few polls. Olivia Spellmire recaps that and the rest of the weekend.
Sunday, four of the top five teams in the country faceoff against each other in the East/West Showcase. Olivia Spellmire picks those games and more.
Coming into the season, St. Thomas expected to have success, but going undefeated in the first half of the season while beating ranked teams like Wisconsin-River Falls has the Tommies and goalie Mackenzie Torpy thinking about the Frozen Four.