Women’s D-III in general
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.
Bowdoin has announced the hiring of Derek Whitmore as an assistant coach of the women’s program.
Though Plattsburgh fell short of a fifth straight national championship last year in the Frozen Four, Kevin Houle and his Cardinals have regrouped and have the same goal: the national championship.
The new UCHC will get an autobid starting next season, but for now, this conference is Elmira and everyone else, though a couple of teams could push the Soaring Eagles on occasion, especially William Smith.
Wisconsin-River Falls is the preseason favorite in a conference that has three teams that could come out on top.
Early season matchups between the top two teams in the country are rare, but that’s what this weekend gave us, and the game lived up to the hype, as No. 2 Elmira edged No. 1 Norwich.
USA Hockey announced Sunday that Reagan Carey, director of women’s hockey for USA Hockey, is stepping down to “pursue other opportunities,” according to a USA Hockey news release.
New USCHO women’s D-III columnist Olivia Spellmire, who was a standout player at Lake Forest, looks at the top games this weekend.
Middlebury has been the dominant team in the NESCAC, and looks to be again this season, while Connecticut College and Amherst will be hot on the heels of the Panthers.
Adrian looks to again be at the top of the heap in the women’s NCHA, but they could be pushed hard by St. Scholastica and Lake Forest.
The UCHC announced Wednesday that the conference will add Alvernia for the 2019-20 season (photo: Omar Phillips).
With forward Bre Simon and coach Natalie Darwitz, Hamline enters the year as the preseason favorite to win the women’s MIAC crown. New columnist Olivia Spellmire previews the season.
The 2018 Bowdoin athletic Hall of Honor ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 6 at the Kresge Auditorium in the Visual Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public and will begin with coffee and light refreshments at 9 a.m., followed by the ceremony at 10 a.m. This will be the 13th class … Read more
The New England Women’s Hockey Alliance formally announced its intent to be recognized as an NCAA national collegiate women’s hockey conference in a joint announcement Wednesday.
The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” and seeks to recognize college hockey players, male or female, who contribute to local and/or global communities in a true humanitarian spirit (photo: Jim Rosvold/Hockey Humanitarian Award).
The NCAA Championships Committee announced Tuesday that is has approved a two-year pilot program recommended by the Division III Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Committees that will allow the committees to use the PairWise selection system to rank and select teams for championship competition. The software is already in use in Division I “and has … Read more
Buffalo State has named Jim Fowler the women’s interim head coach for the 2018-19 season.
LIU Brooklyn announced Monday afternoon that women’s hockey will be the Blackbirds’ 20th varsity sport.
UMass Boston has announced the appointment of Dom Lozzi as the interim head women’s coach.
Adrian has announced Shawn Skelly as the new head coach for the Bulldogs’ women’s program (photo: Wade Gardner/d3photography.com).