Weekend Wrap: November 25
Connecticut upset Boston College, New Hampshire upset Harvard and (8) Princeton took down (5) Clarkson in a chaotic weekend of women’s Division I games.
Women’s D-I: WCHA
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.
Weekend Wrap: November 18
(6) Boston College took down rival Boston University while (7) Ohio State earned a win and a tie against (10) Minnesota Duluth.
Women’s DI weekend picks November 15: Battles in Boston
Boston College plays Boston University and then Northeastern on Tuesday to help determine Hockey East supremacy and Minnesota Duluth heads to Columbus to take on Ohio State.
Wednesday Women: Pondering players taking time away to play international tournaments and the impact their absence has on their college teams
Nicole and Arlan talk about international tournaments, ECAC upsets and what happened to Wisconsin in Minnesota last weekend in this week’s Wednesday Women.
Weekend wrap: November 4
Minnesota handed Wisconsin their first loss and Kelly Browne’s four goals helped lead BC to a 9-0-1 start to the season.
Women’s D-I weekend picks November 1:
(1) Wisconsin visits (2) Minnesota and (6) Princeton travels to (3) Cornell this weekend.
Wednesday Women: Trying to unravel the ECAC and looking ahead to a National Championship rematch
Nicole and Arlan talk about the ECAC, phenomenal freshman and next weekend’s Badger/Gopher Border Battle.
Weekend wrap: October 28
(1) Wisconsin remains undefeated, while (2) Minnesota and (3)Northeastern suffer their first losses of the season.
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.
Weekend wrap: October 21
This weekend’s games featured Bemidji State upsetting Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State tying Ohio State twice and Robert Morris once again pushing a top-ranked team to the limit.
Women’s D-I weekend picks October 18: Clarkson hosts Robert Morris and Ohio State visits nemesis Minnesota State
(1) Wisconsin at LIU Brooklyn This is LIU’s Homecoming weekend and Saturday’s game will be played at the Nassau Coliseum, home of NHL’s New York Islanders. The Sharks are 0-2 to start the season, having been swept by UConn two weeks ago. This unfortunately won’t be an easy matchup for the Sharks, as the Badgers … Read more
Former Wisconsin standouts Pavelski, Vetter added to Kohl Center Legends Walk
Two former Wisconsin hockey players have been added to the Legends Walk on the first level concourse of the Kohl Center (photos: Wisconsin Athletics).
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
Women’s DI: Daryl Watts finding her stride skating with the Badgers
No Patty Kazmaier Award winner has ever transferred after having won the award. You’d be hard pressed to find any national most valuable player that’s changed teams after receiving their sport’s highest honor. Transfers have become more frequent and commonplace in women’s Division I hockey in recent years, but no change of team has been … 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
WCHA season preview: Reigning national champion Badgers favorite to win
Bemidji State Last season 13-21-2, 10-12-2, (fifth). Lost to Minnesota Duluth in the opening round of the WCHA tournament. “Competing every year is a challenge in this league. The competition just keeps getting better and better,” said Coach Jim Scanlan. “We’ve got a deep group of forwards. You can tell the players have worked very … Read more