Wednesday Women: Welcome to the 2019-20 season

Note: We’re trying something a bit different with Wednesday Women this year. Instead of focusing on just week-to-week results, Wednesday Women will be an ongoing conversation about the season, with thoughts and insights from Nicole and Arlan that publishes every other week.  Nicole: Hey Arlan – and readers – welcome back to another women’s college … Read more

Women’s D-I weekend wrap March 10: Syracuse wins CHA and first-ever berth in NCAA tournament, Wisconsin avenges regular season title loss to Minnesota

Allie Munroe - The Boston College Eagles defeated the visiting Syracuse University Orange 5-1 on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Kelley Rink in Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Melissa Wade)

Syracuse ran the table and advanced to its first-ever NCAA tournament. Wisconsin beat Minnesota in the WCHA tournament to avenge its regular-season title loss. Northeastern beat Boston College in overtime to claim its second-straight Hockey East tournament, and Clarkson beat Cornell for its third-straight ECAC tournament title.

Wednesday Women: Reviewing a routine weekend, previewing the conference semis, and looking at the Patty Kaz three

Jaycee Gebhard of Robert Morris (Robert Morris Athletics)

Candace and Nicole review the results from the first weekend of playoff action, one where all the higher-seeded teams advanced, look at potential upsets, such as Ohio State beating Wisconsin or Minnesota Duluth beating Minnesota, delve into the volatility of Hockey East, and look at how the final three nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award did in the first weekend of postseason action.

Wednesday Women: Princeton and Wisconsin fall from first, CHA down to the wire, playoff previews

Alina Mueller of Northeastern (Northeastern Athletics)

It was a wild final weekend in the ECAC and WCHA, as Princeton fell from first to fourth, Cornell won the ECAC, and Wisconsin was overtaken by Minnesota on the last day of the regular season. Nicole and Arlan review those results, preview the playoffs, and talk about the Patty Kazmaier top ten finalists.

Wednesday Women: Last weekend of regular season sees teams battling for playoff spots, seedings

Tereza Vanišová of Maine (Peter Buehner/Maine Athletics)

On the final weekend of play in the ECAC, Hockey East, and WCHA, playoff spots and playoff positioning are in play for many teams. Candace and Nicole review Clarkson’s loss to Dartmouth and Princeton’s loss to Rensselaer, Wisconsin’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Northeastern’s recent struggles, the CHA race, and potential Patty Kazmaier Award nominees.