Women’s D-III: A midseason check-in with the teams in the West
At the break, Olivia Spellmire examines the three Western conferences and who is performing at or above expectations.
Women’s D-III: St. Thomas
Women’s D-III weekend wrap Dec. 16: Wis.-River Falls upset, Elmira back on track
No. 4 Wisconsin-River Falls was knocked off by No. 7 St. Thomas, and No. 5 Elmira got back on track with a sweep of Nazareth.
Women’s D-III weekend picks Dec. 7
The last big weekend of the first half sees No. 5 Wisconsin-River Falls facing No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus and No. 7 St. Thomas, while No. 4 Norwich has a tough test with Suffolk. Olivia Spellmire picks the weekend’s games.
Women’s D-III weekend wrap Dec. 3: Lake Forest upset, Middlebury settles for tie
Middlebury settled for a tie in one of its games with Connecticut College, and Trine upset Lake Forest. Olivia Spellmire recaps the weekend action.
Women’s D-III weekend picks Nov. 30: A few key conference battles loom
Several key conference battles loom this weekend, including UMass-Boston trying to gain traction against Southern Maine and Plattsburgh facing Oswego. Olivia Spellmire picks the games.
Women’s D-III picks Nov. 9-11: Endicott and UNE have key CHC series
Conference clashes abound as Endicott and University of New England look to gain traction in the CHC, No. 9 St. Thomas faces Saint Mary’s in a home-and-home, and No. 10 Wisconsin-Eau Claire hosts Wisconsin-Superior. Olivia Spellmire picks the weekend.
Women’s D-III picks: Nov. 2
The big battle this weekend is out west between Gustavus Adolphus and Wisconsin-Eau Claire, but all eyes will turn east next Wednesday for the battle between No. 2 Norwich and No. 3 Plattsburgh State. Olivia Spellmire picks the games.
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 selection criteria
The Division III women’s tournament selection show takes place Monday morning, March 6, at 10 a.m. EST. The final public regional rankings came out on Tuesday. One more set of regional rankings will happen on March 5, but those will not be released to the public. We’ve got the final set of conference tournament games … Read more
Plattsburgh, Adrian lead All-USCHO Women’s D-III selections
Plattsburgh and Adrian led the All-USCHO D-III Women’s teams with six and four selections. A total of 13 schools were represented on the four teams.
The final eight
Two weekends left. Eight teams. Game on. The NCAA Division III women’s tournament gets underway this weekend as the top four teams in the country host quarterfinal matchups on home ice. In the lone game Friday night, No. 3 Wisconsin-River Falls hosts No. 7 St. Thomas at the Hunt Arena. The two teams tied the … 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
St. Thomas transfer Larson enjoying the change of scenery
Even though the Bethel and St. Thomas campuses are separated by mere minutes, Kathryn Larson was looking for a change of scenery. Larson, now a junior at UST, played the first two years of her college career at Bethel, compiling 36 goals and 65 points in 54 games with the Royals. Still, it was time … Read more
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
Palkowski, Riedel, near milestones at St. Thomas
Coaches are constantly seeking to bring their athletes to the next step, the next level. For St. Thomas coach Tom Palowski, most of the energy directed into his work has already paid handsome dividends, as it is a resume that would be envied by most neophyte coaches. As such, Palowski is about to reach the … Read more
Palkowski, Riedel, near milestones at St. Thomas
Coaches are constantly seeking to bring their athletes to the next step, the next level. For St. Thomas coach Tom Palowski, most of the energy directed into his work has already paid handsome dividends, as it is a resume that would be envied by most neophyte coaches. As such, Palowski is about to reach the … Read more