Where has the season gone? For most coaches, the season probably seemed to take forever at times depending on their respective team’s performance, but for fans, the season seems to have flown by once again. We’ve entered the conference playoffs and are set for another great late February/March string of games! MIAC The defending national … Read more
Conference playoffs are almost here, approaching faster than you may think, but also, this thing called Pairwise, it’s now becoming more accurate. By accurate, I mean accurate in terms of showing us the projected field for potential at-large bids or auto-bid seedings and so forth, by no means do I mean it’s an accurate representation … Read more
Tuesday’s scheduled game between the UW-Stevens Point women’s hockey team and Concordia (Wis.) in Mequon, Wis., has been postponed due to today’s winter storm. A makeup date has not been determined.
We had a wild weekend out west, including a non-conference top-10 matchup where twelve goals were scored… while we had some intriguing matchups amongst conference foes, we focused on a few highly competitive top-ranked teams. This all comes just before we get ready for the first semester/winter break where all teams would like to finish … Read more
This past weekend out west it was very quiet in the D-III Women’s hockey space. Only a few games due to the Thanksgiving break, so in that case, we’ll look ahead to what’s to come now that the break has concluded and we have a few more weekends before the semester break occurs. So, here’s … Read more
This past week on the western front of women’s D-III hockey we saw the state of Wisconsin offer us a solid week! It started with an upset in De Pere, then a top-10 matchup in Eau Claire between the top-two WIAC rivals. We also look at Minnesota, as a surprising team is brewing! Finally, if … Read more
It’s almost time for those stacked Thanksgiving weekend tournaments where we get to see some top-tier non-conference play between ranked opponents. This past week featured some expected results as well as some surprises, but for the most part, everyone held their head, and the ranked teams handled their business out west. MIAC The MIAC is … Read more
We’ve entered conference play territory and have already seen some surprises in the early week two of hockey out west. Some teams have made a few statements and have put their name in the conference title-contender discussion. We also saw the new kids on the block get their first ever weekend-sweep to sit themselves tied … Read more
Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Sophie Rausch and UW-River Falls’ Maddie McCollins were tabbed the WIAC women’s co-players of the year to lead the individuals selected to the 2023 all-WIAC team by the league coaches. This marks the first time in the 10-year history of the player of the year award that it has been shared. Rausch is … Read more
The playoffs come upon us so fast and seem to fly by. Approaching championship weekend, we’ll take a look at how the teams out west got there and also, I’ll make my picks for this weekend’s games in the three conferences. MIAC Gustavus defeats Hamline 5-1 The Gusties are headed to another MIAC title game … Read more
Wisconsin-River Falls’ Callie Hoff has been chosen the 2022 WIAC women’s player of the year, while UW-Stevens Point’s Courtney Leising received newcomer of the year honors and UW-Eau Claire’s Erik Strand was selected coach of the year. Hoff secured player of the year recognition for the second straight season, becoming the first player in conference … Read more
The Jan. 14 WIAC women’s hockey game between UW-River Falls and UW-Stevens Point has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. Per WIAC COVID-19 procedures, the game is deemed a “no contest.” The game will not count towards the overall win-loss record of either team or for NCAA selection purposes. The Jan. 15 WIAC game between … Read more
Wisconsin-River Falls, the defending conference champion, has been selected to win the 2022 WIAC women’s hockey title, according to a preseason poll conducted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The Falcons own seven regular-season first-place finishes and six O’Brien Cup championships in program history. 2021 WIAC Women’s Preseason Poll 1. UW-River Falls … Read more
The WIAC Council of Chancellors announced Dec. 11 that it has voted to resume winter sports competition for the 2020-21 season in February, contingent upon the securing of ongoing COVID-19 testing. The plan requires all WIAC institutions to secure testing for student-athletes, support staff and game officials in order to provide safe competition environments during … Read more
This weekend held surprises for ranked teams. Hamilton upended No. 2 Middlebury, and Lake Forest upset No. 6 Adrian. No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire had a tie with Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and in the big series, Hamline had a tie and win over Gustavus Adolphus to leapfrog then in the poll rankings,
The women’s D-III conference tournaments feature a lot of action this weekend. Olivia Spellmire dives deep into the possible winners.
Teams inside the top 10 will face a tough test this weekend in conference games. Olivia Spellmire picks the weekend.
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.
Wisconsin-River Falls is the preseason favorite in a conference that has three teams that could come out on top.
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.