AHA Tournament (12) Mercyhurst at (3) Penn State Mya Vaslet scored from the slot midway through the first to put Penn State up 1-0. Just more than 20 minutes later, Nicole Hall tipped in a shot from distance from Sophie Marrow to extend the lead to 2-0. Just before the end of the frame, Katelyn … Read more
On the March 3, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com dig into the five days of play ahead leading to conference playoff championships. First, however, we take a look back at how we got here. There were only two teams advancing via upsets last week: Minnesota State over … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin KK Harvey had three assists and Adéla Šapovalivová scored twice to lead the Badgers to a 7-0 win in the first game of the best of three series for the opening round of the WCHA playoffs. Laney Potter, Cassie Hall, Kirsten Simms, Maggie Scannell and Laila Edwards also scored in … Read more
In the Jan. 8, 2026, edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look ahead to the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship, which starts Jan. 10 in Nova Scotia. The rosters are packed with players committed to play NCAA hockey in the coming seasons, making it an important look at what’s to come … Read more
(4) Penn State at (2) Ohio State Ohio State struck four minutes into the first on Friday as Sloane Matthews gave the Buckeyes the 1-0 lead. OSU broke things open in the second as Joy Dunne scored just 16 seconds in to double the lead. Maxine Cimoroni made it 3-0 three minutes later and Hilda … Read more
On this episode of the PodKaz, USCHO.com’s weekly look at NCAA women’s hockey, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski wrap up the first half of the 2025-26 season with a look at some of the teams that surprised, both positively and negatively. Northeastern and Princeton are both in the top 10 of the USCHO.com rankings … Read more
In this week’s edition of the PodKaz, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski look back on another week with unexpected results and wonder whether that’s just the norm now in NCAA women’s hockey. No. 7 Northeastern handed No. 4 Penn State its first loss of the season before the Nittany Lions earned a split of … Read more
Smashville Showcase Mercyhurst vs. Stonehill Three goals in the first and three more in the third secured a 6-1 for Mercyhurst. Maja Alenius, Sofia Nuutinen, Julia Perjus, Jessica Ciarrocchi, Regina Metzler and Sophie McKinley each scored for Mercyhurst. Summer Combe was the goal scorer for Stonehill. With the Lakers’ victory, coach Michael Sisti recorded his … Read more
On the Nov. 12, 2025, edition of the PodKaz, USCHO.com’s weekly look at women’s hockey, hosts Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski start with a look back at a 0-0 tie between No. 7 Quinnipiac and No. 11 Clarkson. It was the Golden Knights’ second shutout of the weekend; they lost in overtime to Princeton on … Read more
This feels like the most wide-open this conference has been in several seasons. While I’m really high on the returning rosters of Sacred Heart and Stonehill, I know better than to count out LIU, and Franklin Pierce has shown themselves to be incredibly resilient and pesky the past few seasons. And while LIU has dominated … Read more
The NEWHA has announced the results of its preseason coaches poll. 1. Sacred Heart – 47 (5 first-place votes) 2. LIU – 44 (3) 3. Stonehill – 37 4. Franklin Pierce – 27 5. Saint Anselm – 23 6. Assumption – 22 7. Post – 16 8. Saint Michael’s – 8
Stonehill has announced the addition of Erin Connolly to the Skyhawks’ coaching staff for the 2025-26 season. Connolly begins her collegiate coaching career after two years in the professional sector, serving as a sales development representative with Chaos Cylindo and OpenGov. Alongside her professional work, she has dedicated significant time to player development, spending more … Read more
Even though the era of the extra Covid year is winding down, the transfer portal continues to be an active and important part of the women’s college hockey offseason. There was plenty of movement with players heading to new teams and there are a still a fair number of fifth-year players. Here’s our attempt at … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com take a look at the last full weekend in January, when St. Lawrence and Clarkson couldn’t decide anything in a rivalry series, Long Island and Sacred Heart couldn’t decide anything at the top of NEWHA and St. Thomas removed the interim tag from coach Bethany Brausen after a … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com look ahead to Tuesday’s Beanpot championship game between Boston University and Northeastern, who won semifinals last week but then dropped games over the weekend. A look back to last week’s results includes overtime wins by Brown and a pair of losses by Clarkson in ECAC Hockey and an … Read more
The Dec. 5, 2024, episode of the PodKaz takes a look at a week in which Princeton outscored opponents 25-2 over three games, with Issy Wunder capping it off with a five-goal performance. Other results last weekend included Clarkson and Yale winning Thanksgiving weekend tournaments and Brown winning the Mayor’s Cup. Ohio State forward Makenna … Read more
Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski are celebrating one year of the PodKaz with another look at a series between Ohio State and Wisconsin with both teams ranked in the top two in the USCHO.com poll. But that’s not the only big series this weekend: No. 3 Minnesota plays at No. 4 Minnesota Duluth, No. 6 … Read more
Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin On Thursday, Claire Enright, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey and Marianne Picard each scored once to carry the Badgers to a 4-0 win. Edwards’ power play goal to open the scoring midway through the first was the junior’s 100th career point. In the second game, Lacey Eden lit the lamp twice … Read more
A weekend of nonconference series between ranked teams produced a lot of splits and some memorable moments. Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski wrap it up on this week’s edition of the PodKaz, USCHO.com’s weekly look at NCAA women’s hockey. Then we look ahead at series that match the top four teams in the USCHO.com rankings: … Read more
Last season’s conference tournament showed that quite literally anything can happen in this conference. That makes it difficult to predict how things might play out over the course of the season, but does mean that it should be an absolute blast to watch. Fifth-place Franklin Pierce nearly took the conference tournament crown after an amazing … Read more