Women’s D-I in general
Never before has a WCHA player won the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, but that will change on March 26. Minnesota juniors Krissy Wendell and Natalie Darwitz and UMD senior Caroline Ouellette were named the top three finalists for the 2005 Kazmaier award, and made it a clean sweep for the WCHA. The league never had … Read more
After its fourth conference championship, the Providence women’s hockey team is finally going to the NCAA tournament.
The first-ever eight-team D-I women’s bracket will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CSTV. David De Remer provides his final predictions.
For Providence women’s coach Bob Deraney, a former BU goaltender, this weekend’s Hockey East Women’s tournament at Walter Brown Arena was full of nostalgia.
Senior forward Nicole Corriero (Thornhill, Ont.) has been named the ECAC Women’s Hockey League Player of the Year, it was announced earlier this evening at the league’s annual banquet. Corriero and several other student-athletes were honored at the event, which marks the start of the women’s championship weekend. Joining Corriero as a repeat first-team selection … Read more
For the second consecutive season, the coaches of the women’s Hockey East Association could not narrow it down to a single player for recognition as the best in the league, so co-winners were again selected. UNH senior Stephanie Jones tied for fourth in league scoring with 14 goals and 12 assists, six points behind Providence … Read more
Mercyhurst senior center Teresa Marchese won a pair of major awards as well as being named to the All-College Hockey America first team at the conference awards banquet this evening. Marchese, who was a unanimous first-team choice, has established a CHA record for single-season assists, with 29, and ranks second on the league’s scoring chart … Read more
For the first time ever, the Women’s Hockey East crown comes with an NCAA autobid attached. USCHO presents webcasts of this weekend’s tournament in its entirety.
Except for newcomer Yale, the faces at the ECACHL semifinals at Union are familiar, but the stakes are unique. The triumvirate of Harvard, Dartmouth and St. Lawrence are all together in the league semifinals for the fourth time in five years. The league’s top three teams appear to be locks for selection to the eight-team … Read more
College Hockey America is the only D-I conference without an autobid, but teams have plenty to play for in Erie this weekend. Two-time defending CHA champion Mercyhurst will look to solidify its case for an NCAA at-large bid, although USCHO predicts the Lakers are already a lock provided Yale doesn’t win the ECACHL tournament. Niagara, … Read more
We’re less than one week away from the first-ever eight-team D-I women’s tournament. David De Remer breaks down the bracket possibilities.
The NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the seven teams selected for the 2005 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship. Of the seven teams selected, four of the teams received automatic qualification as winners of their conference championships. One school was selected from Pool B, which are independent schools and schools … Read more
All series will be best of three. No. 6 Brown at No. 3 St. Lawrence Fri. 3:30, Sat. 2;00, Sun. 2:00 No. 7 Colgate at No. 2 Dartmouth Fri. 4:00, Sat. 2:00, Sat. 2:00 No. 5 Princeton at No. 4 Yale Fri. 7 p.m., Sat. 4 p.m., Sun 4 p.m. No. 8 Clarkson at No. … Read more
On Wednesday Harvard tri-captain Nicole Corriero earned the first of surely many postseason honors to come when she was named the Ivy Player of the Year. She is the third straight Crimson player and sixth in seven years to receive that distinction, which is determined by league coaches. Harvard dominated the Ivy awards with three … Read more
Quarterfinal #3: St. Cloud State vs. Wisconsin, 4 p.m. CT Quarterfinal #4: Minnesota State vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m. CT St. Cloud State (9-21-4, 7-18-3 WCHA) Top Scorers: Kristy Oonincx, Jr., F (14-9-23), Ashley Stewart, Jr., F (10-13-23), Hailey Clarkson, So., F (5-17-22) Top Goaltender: Lauri St. Jacques, So. (5-14-3, 3.40, .889) Scoring Offense: 1.82 … Read more
Quarterfinal #1: North Dakota vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 4 p.m. CT Quarterfinal #2: Bemidji State vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. CT No. 7 seed North Dakota (9-22-3, 6-21-1 WCHA) Top Scorers: Cara Wooster, Fr., F (15-11-26), Cami Wooster, Fr., F (13-9-22), Elizabeth Funk, Jr., F (8-11-19) Top Goaltender: Amber Hasbargen, Jr. (6-15-1, 3.92, .870) Scoring Offense: 2.12 (22nd) … Read more
Because this is the first year of the eight-team D-I women’s tournament, the methodology of pairing teams is tough to predict.
Whenever Krissy Wendell was asked who from her team deserved a Player of the Year award, she’d say Natalie Darwitz. Whenever Darwitz was asked the same question, she’d say Krissy Wendell. The WCHA coaches and SIDs finally had to make a decision, and they have chosen Wendell as the WCHA’s Player of the Year for … Read more
Women’s ice hockey scored fifth-highest among all NCAA Division I women’s sports in the new Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, released Monday. The NCAA’s new academic measurement, known as APR, is based on the academic eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. An APR score of 925 is equivalent to an approximate graduation rate of 50 … Read more
It’s that most wonderful time of the year again in women’s college hockey, when we break down conference playoff possibilities and tiebreakers. Obscure statistics like “goal differential against the top four teams” suddenly take on an added importance, but hey, that’s better than a coin flip and far more straightforward than the NCAA selection process. … Read more