Women’s D-I weekend wrap Nov. 25: Wisconsin survives Harvard, Clarkson rolls
Wisconsin needed overtime twice to beat Harvard, Minnesota won the Windjammer tournament, and Clarkson rolled past Minnesota Duluth. Nicole recaps the weekend action.
Women’s D-I: St. Lawrence
Women’s D-I weekend picks Nov. 23: ECAC-WCHA clashes on the dock
Wisconsin hosts Harvard and Clarkson hosts Minnesota Duluth, while several other teams have tournament weekends on the docket. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s games.
Wednesday Women: Clarkson, Colgate down, ECAC up, and analyzing Wisconsin
Nicole and Arlan analyze Yale’s stunning upset of Clarkson, Colgate’s slow start, the state of the CHA, Ohio State’s sweep of Minnesota Duluth, Wisconsin’s overall chances for a championship, Hockey East’s top teams and more this week.
Women’s D-I weekend wrap Nov. 18: Ohio State secures key sweep of Duluth
No. 7 Ohio State swept No. 7 Minnesota Duluth in a huge PairWise series, while Yale stunned No. 1 Clarkson. Nicole Haase wraps the weekend.
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: Four Nations fumble, and upsets in Bemidji
Candace and Nicole look at the dominant win by the U.S. in the Four Nations Cup and the surprising absences on each team’s roster, Bemidji’s surprise sweep of Ohio State, Northeastern’s red-hot start, and Colgate and Cornell’s early struggles.
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.
Women’s D-I wrap: Brown sweeps ranked opponents, Providence knocks off Boston College
Brown beat a ranked opponent for the first time in a dozen years, then did it again the next night, while Providence beat Boston College. Nicole Haase recaps the action.
Wednesday Women: Has parity finally arrived?
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.
Women’s D-I wrap Oct. 28: Gophers end Badgers’ home unbeaten streak, St. Cloud upsets UMD
Minnesota ended Wisconsin’s 35-game unbeaten streak, St. Cloud State upset No. 5 Minnesota Duluth, and St. Lawrence and Ohio State split a high-profile, nonconference series.
Wednesday Women: Ranked battles and what they tell us
Candace and Nicole look at St. Lawrence’s upset of Clarkson, the early success of Northeastern, the state of rivalry between Mercyhurst and Robert Morris, Boston College’s early offensive struggles, and the upcoming series between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Wednesday Women: Early surprises
Candace and Nicole look at teams that have struggled early that more was expected of, expansion and the NEWHA, and preview some of this weekend’s big contests.
Wednesday Women: Early surprises
In their first Wednesday Women of the 2018-19 season, Candace and Nicole look at some early surprises, like Minnesota Duluth’s sweep of Boston College, early defensive struggles from Wisconsin and Clarkson, and the possibility of a new hockey conference.
ECAC season preview: Clarkson looks to three-peat, and again win the ECAC
With the acquisition of goalie Kassidy Sauvé from Ohio State and former Quinnipiac standout scorer T.T. Cianfarano, who will add to a potent offense that includes Patty Kazmaier Award top-three finalist Loren Gabel, the Clarkson Golden Knights look poised to not only again win the ECAC, but to three-peat as national champions. Colgate and Cornell will try to throw a wrench into Clarkson’s march to glory.
Clarkson leads the way on All-USCHO Women’s D-I Teams
There are 10 teams represented on our All-USCHO Women’s D-I Teams. National champion Clarkson leads the way with four skaters, including three on the first team.
Women’s D-I weekend picks: March 2
The final weekend of conference play is here. Candace and Nicole pick the semifinals, and will pick the finals on Saturday.
Wednesday Women: Postseason bliss
Candace and Arlan discuss the results from the first week’s action in the conference playoffs, preview some of the action in the final weekend of the conference playoffs, dissect Team USA’s win over Team Canada in the Olympics, and discuss the players who were honored with a nomination for the Patty Kazmaier Award last week.
Wednesday Women: Upset season
Arlan and Nicole discuss the upset bug that seems to have afflicted many of the top teams, what teams are positioned to finish strong and content in the Frozen Four, the first Olympic game for Team USA against Finland, and Boston College’s dramatic win over Boston University in the Beanpot.
This week in women’s D-I: St. Lawrence looking to build a new legacy
After returning to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2012, the St. Lawrence Saints are looking to build a legacy like the powerhouse teams of 2005-09.
Wednesday Women: Setting records and moving up
Candace and Nicole discuss Katie Burt setting the all-time wins record for a goalie in women’s Division I, the sweeps by Connecticut and Vermont of Maine and Northeastern, the state of Minnesota’s NCAA tournament hopes, the chaos in the CHA, and likely Patty Kazmaier Award finalists.