Women’s D-III weekend picks: The first round
The NCAA tournament is here. We offer our picks on the winners in the first round.
Women’s D-III: SUNYAC
This week in women’s D-III: Conference tournament previews
The conference tournaments are being played this weekend, and for some teams it’s their last opportunity to make the national tournament. Columnist Nicole Haase offers a detailed breakdown of what to expect in each conference.
Plattsburgh the favorite in the new NEWHL
This is a brand-new conference for 2017-18. These are the five teams from the old ECAC West that did not head to the other, already formed conference. We’ve got a brand-new slate here, but as Plattsburgh is the four-time defending national champions, they’re obviously the favorites to win the inaugural Northeast Women’s Hockey League (NEWHL).The … Read more
Endicott to chase Morrisville in Colonial Hockey
Morrisville upset top-seeded Endicott to win the conference tournament last season, despite Endicott ending the regular season in the top spot.The favoritesIt would be surprising if we’re talking about someone other than Morrisville State or Endicott at the end of the season. Endicott returns a strong roster that was able to go the distance over … Read more
Buffalo State tabs former St. Michael’s assistant Wilson as new women’s head coach
Buffalo State has named Jennifer Wilson the fourth head coach in the history of its women’s hockey program. Wilson is inheriting a team that has won a program-best 35 games in the past two seasons, going 35-16-2, and has made four consecutive postseason appearances, including earning its first-ever postseason victory last season. Wilson is no … Read more
Penn State women add trio to Kampersal’s inaugural staff
First-year head coach Jeff Kampersal announced the addition of three members to the Penn State women’s hockey coaching staff Friday. Celeste Brown and Allison Coomey join the Nittany Lions as assistant coaches, while Chris Demczuk has been named the director of operations. The trio have begun their duties earlier this month. “I am eager to … Read more
Eight schools represented on All-USCHO women’s D-III teams
Players representing eight schools were named to the 2016-17 All-USCHO women’s D-III teams.
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
Oswego finding new milestones as program grows
It’s been an up and down season for the Oswego State Lakers. Currently ranked no. 10 in the country, they’re the only squad to have beaten No. 1 Plattsburgh, a feat they accomplished on the road. But they’ve also stumbled, especially coming out of the winter break, said coach Diane Dillon. Some of the inconsistency … Read more
Plattsburgh lays foundation for success early
In recent years, any discussions about women’s Division III hockey start and end with Plattsburgh. The Cardinals are three-time defending national champions and own a total of five of the past 10 national titles. To say expectations are high in Plattsburgh would be an understatement, but no one expects more than coach Kevin Houle and … Read more
Plattsburgh again the favorite in highly competitive ECAC West
With multiple NCAA tournament teams, including the national champion from last year, the ECAC West might be the toughest conference in the country. It will be changing after this year however, as Elmira, Utica, Neumann, and William Smith have all announced they’ll be joining the new United Collegiate Hockey Conference for the 2017-18 season. Last … Read more
Cortland hires former Maine, RIT women’s coach Filighera to same role with Red Dragons
Rick Filighera has been named the women’s head coach at Cortland. Filighera joins the Red Dragons with an extensive coaching background having most recently served as the girls head coach at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio, for the past 12 years. “I am extremely pleased and excited to welcome Rick as our new women’s … Read more
Ex-Castleton women’s coach Moberg takes job as new Merrimack assistant
Merrimack announced Wednesday the hiring of Steph Moberg as the new assistant coach of the women’s team ahead of the program’s second season. Moberg comes to North Andover after two years as the head coach of the Castleton women’s program. She stepped down on Aug. 19. “We are very excited to welcome Coach Moberg to … Read more
Former Curry assistant, Southern Maine captain Nies named Merrimack’s video coordinator
Merrimack announced Wednesday the hiring of David Nies as the team’s video coordinator, where he will oversee all aspects of team video, including film breakdown/exchange, and will also assist in analytics. Nies, who was an assistant coach at Curry last season, also played at Southern Maine, captaining the club in 2012-13. “We are thrilled to … 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.
Houle adds another honor
He guided to the Cardinals to an almost perfect season, with only one loss, capped by a fourth consecutive ECAC West Conference Tournament title and a third straight NCAA championship. Plattsburgh coach Kevin Houle is USCHO’s Women’s D-III coach of the year.
Houle has Plattsburgh ranked No. 1 in country, wins national women’s D-III Coach of the Year laurels
Plattsburgh’s Kevin Houle has been named STX/AHCA national Division III Women’s Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career. The announcement was made Thursday at the student-athlete banquet for the Division III women’s national championship being played in Plattsburgh. Houle’s previous AHCA Coach of the Year awards came in 2006, 2007, 2008, … Read more
Women’s D-III Frozen Four
Just three games remain in the Division III women’s season. When the third game is compete, the 2016 national champion will be crowned. So who will hoist the hardware Saturday night in Plattsburgh? We’re down to the host team, Plattsburgh, and Elmira, Middlebury, and Wisconsin-River Falls. The weekend gets underway Friday with the Middlebury-Plattsburgh semifinal … Read more
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