Women’s D-I weekend picks Nov. 16-21

The top teams that took last weekend off for the Four Nations Cup are back in action, and a battle between No. 7 Ohio State and No. 7 Minnesota Duluth will have big implications in the PairWise. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend.

Wednesday Women: Analyzing upsets

Candace and Arlan discuss Brown’s upset wins last weekend, the first time the Bears had beaten a ranked opponent in a dozen years, Dartmouth’s upset of Quinnipiac, Merrimack’s strong start, Clarkson’s overall start, the WCHA, and some big upcoming clashes in the first half of the season.

Wednesday Women: Has parity finally arrived?

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With teams all suffering losses in the first month of the season, and not team having scorers that are lighting the lamp at the expected rate, Nicole and Arlan ponder whether the game finally has the parity that has been on the verge of happening every year. They also discuss the Minnesota-Wisconsin series, why Clarkson is ranked No. 3, the top half of the ECAC, whether Harvard, Ohio State, and Minnesota Duluth can make the NCAA tournament, some of the top freshmen so far, and Northern Michigan’s announcement that it is looking at D-I women’s hockey.

Maddie Rooney back in the groove at Minnesota Duluth

On Wednesday night, Minnesota Duluth goalie Maddie Rooney added one more accolade to her already impressive year as she was named the 2018 Team Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation. After stopping four of Canada’s six shootout opportunities and making 29 saves in the Olympic gold medal game at Pyeongchang — including … Read more

WCHA season preview: Wisconsin looks to fight off Minnesota in the WCHA

The WCHA has four teams in the USCHO preseason poll. Wisconsin and Minnesota are ranked second and third, while Ohio State comes in at the seventh spot and Minnesota-Duluth earns the ninth slot. The Gophers, Bulldogs, and Badgers all return players from the Olympics and centralization. Last season was the first in the history of … Read more

Nothing comes easily for women’s hockey’s latest dynasty

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Duluth was the sport’s first dynasty in the NCAA era, taking home the first three national titles sanctioned by the NCAA. Wisconsin and Minnesota had runs where they won four titles in six and five years, respectively, clearly establishing themselves as the team to beat during each window. With its 2-1 overtime … Read more