Wednesday Women: Parsing the upsets, losses and surprises of the past few weeks
Nicole and Arlan talk about how Bemidji shut down Wisconsin, what’s happened to Boston College and how the CHA might shake out in this week’s Wednesday Women.
Women’s D-I: Syracuse
Wednesday Women: Midpoint check-ins with NEWHA, CHA and Hockey East
Nicole and Arlan shift the focus from week-to-week results to a big picture look at how each team in NEWHA, CHA and Hockey East have fared over the first half.
Women’s DI weekend picks November 22: Gophers and Bulldogs renew an in-state rivalry and Princeton looks to take down Clarkson
New Hampshire heads to Harvard, Colgate and Ohio State have an interesting non-conference clash and two top-10 matchups headline the week’s slate of games.
Women’s D-I weekend picks October 25: Every ranked team in action as Ivy League schools start the season
(8) Robert Morris at (5) Cornell and (2) Minnesota at (9) Ohio State highlight the weekend slate of games in women’s Division I hockey.
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
Weekend wrap: October 14
(1) Wisconsin at (8) Ohio State Kristen Campbell tallied her 3rd shutout of the season and the Badgers continued their torrid pace on the power play as they defeated Ohio State 3-0. Abby Roque scored with the player advantage in the second to give Wisconsin the 1-0 lead heading into the final frame. Daryl Watts … Read more
Weekend wrap: October 6
Penn State at (1) Wisconsin On Friday, the Badgers had one last celebration of their 2018-19 national championship season before the game and carried that momentum into a 7-0 win in front of a sell-out crowd in Madison. Abby Roque had two goals and two assists while Daryl Watts added a goal and three assists … Read more
Women’s D-I weekend picks October 4: Clarkson and Minnesota Duluth meet in an intriguing top-ten series
Since it would be a bit odd for me to just pick games with no context and keep track of my own record, I thought I’d change up the Friday picks a bit, offering a bit more insight into each series before choosing an outcome. I’ll pick all of the ranked teams’ games and add … Read more
Weekend Wrap: September 29
(1) Wisconsin at Lindenwood The Badgers scored two second-period power play goals to take a 4-0 win over Lindenwood on Friday. Sophie Shirley had two goals and an assist, Abby Roque had three assists and Daryl Watts netted her first goal as a Badger while adding an assist to lead the team. On Saturday, six … Read more
CHA season preview: Mercyhurst preseason favorite in close conference race
The CHA has never been more competitive than it is right now.
Wednesday Women: Reviewing the quarterfinal results and looking ahead to the Frozen Four, plus the WCHA versus ECAC dynamic
Candace and Nicole review the quarterfinal results, including what Princeton’s close loss to Minnesota might mean for the Tigers’ chances next season, discuss the Annie Pankowski’s strong play of late, look ahead to the Frozen Four, and also ponder what a second consecutive year of ECAC versus WCHA teams in the Frozen Four means to the game’s landscape.
Women’s D-I weekend wrap March 17: Cornell joins favorites in Frozen Four as two ECAC, two WCHA teams advance
Clarkson, Cornell, Minnesota, and Wisconsin won their games to advance to the Frozen Four. Clarkson and Cornell did so in OT.
Women’s D-I NCAA tournament quarterfinal picks March 15: Northeastern-Cornell and BC-Clarkson are where potential upsets lie
The NCAA tournament first-round is here. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s games.
Women’s D-I: Syracuse builds new culture through first-ever NCAA tournament berth
Syracuse has earned its first CHA tournament title and first-ever berth in the NCAA tournament. While the Orange know it is a daunting task to face Wisconsin in Madison, they feel they have learned lessons they can bring into this game to potentially have success.
Wednesday Women: Syracuse makes NCAA tournament, favorites win in conference tournaments, and standout rookies
Candace and Nicole review the results of the conference tournaments, preview the NCAA quarterfinals, discuss the concept of parity and why many of the same teams are back in the NCAA tournament, and also look at possible contenders for the All-USCHO rookie team.
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
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.
Women’s D-I weekend picks March 8: Tournament semis present intriguing matchups with BC versus BU and Colgate versus Clarkson
The tournament semis and finals present must-see games. Robert Morris battles Syracuse for the CHA title and NCAA tournament bid. Boston College takes on rival Boston University. Ohio State looks to deny Wisconsin once more. Colgate looks to go three-for-three on the year against Clarkson, which beat the Raiders in the NCAA tournament championship last season. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend’s games.
Wednesday Women: Reviewing a routine weekend, previewing the conference semis, and looking at the Patty Kaz three
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.
Women’s D-I weekend wrap March 3: Cornell, Colgate survive three-game series, rest of favorites roll
Cornell and Colgate faced red-hot goalies and survived their opening-round series in three games, while the rest of the favorites swept to advance to the semifinals of their respective tournaments. Robert Morris swept Syracuse to win the CHA regular-season crown.
Women’s D-I weekend picks: Playoffs begin, favorites to advance
Three conferences start their playoff tournaments this weekend, while the CHA wraps up its regular season. In the playoffs, Candace and Nicole think their might be some third games, but expect the favorites to likely advance.