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.
Women’s D-I: Yale
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.
Women’s D-I picks Nov. 9-11: No. 7 Cornell battles Mercyhurst
Some of the top teams have an off weekend due to the Four Nations Cup, but we have some potentially interesting out-of-conference clashes as Robert Morris hosts No. 10 Colgate and Mercyhurst hosts No. 7 Cornell. Candace and Nicole pick the weekend.
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.
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.
After six years with Providence women’s team, Ruzzi joins Yale coaching staff
Mel Ruzzi has joined the Yale women’s hockey coaching staff.
Hockey Humanitarian Award finalist spotlight: Yale’s Pensavalle makes serving others a priority
Standing at the blue line after the starters have been named, her position at the boards closest to her bench throws off the numerical order, but Courtney Pensavalle belongs there (photo: Yale Athletics).
Wednesday Women: Shakeup at the top?
Candace and Arlan discuss what Ohio State’s sweep of Wisconsin means, the chaotic state of both Hockey East and the CHA, the likely teams to make the ECAC tournament, and Tuesday’s results from the Beanpot.
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.
Santa's wish list
Nearly three months of games are in the books, and though many of the usual suspects make up the top ten, there are plenty of surprises thus far as well. As students wrap up the first semester and the league takes its winter break, it’s time to think about what sort of goodies each of … Read more
Wednesday Women: Round and round on the merry-go-round
Candace and Arlan look at the top teams after the first month, agree that the ECAC is probably the deepest conference, speculate on who is likely to be consistent in Hockey East, the Providence sweep of Northeastern, and early contenders for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
Clarkson again the favorite in the ECAC
The ECAC should be a battle to the end, but expect Clarkson to emerge on top.
Former RIT women’s assistant Woodard takes same role at Yale
Matt Woodard, who spent the past four seasons at RIT and helped the Tigers make the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history, has joined the Yale women’s staff as an assistant coach. “We are excited to Have Matt join the Yale athletics family,” said Yale head coach Joakim Flygh in a statement. … Read more
Wednesday Women: Finding Cinderella
Candace and Arlan review last week’s playoff results, try to figure out where upsets might happen this weekend, and also review the list of nominees for the Patty Kazmaier Award and who is likely to capture it.
Wednesday Women: Previewing the playoffs
No league had more questions to resolve heading into the final weekend of its schedule than ECAC Hockey, with uncertainty at the top, bottom, and in the middle.
Wednesday Women: Analyzing the races
With the conference champions all but decided, Candace and Arlan look at the races for home ice seeding in each conference, possible playoff matches, the races for points leaders in conferences, the announcement of the Patty Kazmaier Award initial list, and why certain programs are always near the top while others languish.
Wednesday Women: The home stretch
Candace and Nicole look at the surprising results from the ECAC over the weekend, the Beanpot final and consolation games, analyze the races in the WCHA and Hockey East, the importance of goal differential, and discuss possible Patty Kazmaier candidates.