2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2023–24 NCAA women's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament2024
National championshipWhittemore Center
Durham, New Hampshire
NCAA championOhio State
Patty Kazmaier AwardIzzy Daniel
(Cornell)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2023 and ended with the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire on March 24, 2024.[1]

Season headlines

  • October 4, 2023 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In winter sports other than basketball, including men's and women's ice hockey, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days, starting 7 days after the NCAA tournament field is set.[2]

Polls

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

Realignment

On December 17, 2021, it was announced Robert Morris would be reinstated for the 2023–24 season.[3][4] On March 3, 2022, it was announced that College Hockey America (CHA) voted unanimously to reinstate the program back into the CHA.[5]

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that CHA would merge with the Atlantic Hockey Association, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024. The two conferences had shared a commissioner and office staff since 2010.[6] The merged conference was unveiled as Atlantic Hockey America on April 30, 2024.[7]

Standings

    College Hockey America standings
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #15 Penn State † 20 14 4 2 30 79 36 38 22 13 3 121 77
    Mercyhurst 20 14 6 0 28 75 39 28 20 17 1 112 89
    Robert Morris 20 11 8 1 23 60 69 35 15 19 1 94 126
    RIT 20 7 12 1 15 47 59 35 13 19 3 77 89
    Lindenwood 20 6 12 2 14 64 100 32 11 19 2 96 157
    Syracuse 19 4 13 2 10 46 65 34 7 24 3 67 138
    Championship: March 2, 2024
    † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
    ECAC Hockey standings
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #4 Colgate † 22 18 4 0 55 102 28 40 32 7 1 186 51
    #3 Clarkson 22 18 3 1 54.5 73 24 40 33 5 2 135 51
    #7 St. Lawrence 22 18 4 0 53 79 40 39 28 11 0 125 92
    #6 Cornell 22 17 5 0 48 81 40 34 25 8 1 125 64
    #9 Quinnipiac 22 13 9 0 41 72 54 37 25 11 1 134 74
    #14 Yale 22 12 9 1 35.5 55 44 32 17 14 1 88 63
    #12 Princeton 22 6 10 6 29 48 57 32 14 12 6 91 78
    Brown 22 7 12 3 26.5 41 57 32 12 17 3 61 78
    RPI 22 5 16 1 15.5 42 66 35 13 18 4 81 79
    Dartmouth 22 3 16 2 14.5 36 107 30 6 21 3 64 138
    Union 22 3 17 2 13 28 73 35 8 25 2 57 110
    Harvard 22 3 18 1 10.5 27 94 30 5 23 2 38 118
    Championship: March 9, 2024
    † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
      NEWHA standings
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      LIU † 28 26 2 0 52 84 29 37 28 9 0 96 66
      Saint Anselm 28 18 9 1 37 94 54 37 20 16 1 114 87
      Stonehill 28 17 9 2 36 83 55 38 21 15 2 100 94
      Sacred Heart 28 14 12 2 30 58 50 38 15 21 2 70 96
      Franklin Pierce 28 14 13 1 29 67 51 35 18 16 1 85 72
      Assumption 28 10 14 4 24 59 66 36 10 22 4 69 99
      Post 28 7 20 1 15 33 82 37 8 28 1 41 122
      Saint Michael's 28 0 27 1 1 30 121 36 0 35 1 36 158
      Championship: March 9, 2024
      † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
      Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      #1 Ohio State † 28 26 2 0 2 0 0 78 140 37 39 35 4 0 201 51
      #2 Wisconsin * 28 23 5 0 2 1 0 69 124 43 41 35 6 0 205 62
      #5 Minnesota 28 19 7 1 1 2 2 62 92 60 39 27 10 2 135 80
      #7 Minnesota Duluth 28 15 11 2 0 0 0 47 64 47 39 21 14 4 89 66
      #10 St. Cloud State 28 12 14 2 0 1 0 40 60 59 34 17 17 2 78 69
      Minnesota State 28 6 22 0 1 2 0 19 52 94 38 13 25 0 97 120
      St. Thomas 28 4 23 1 0 0 1 11 39 120 37 10 26 1 74 150
      Bemidji State 28 3 24 1 0 0 0 10 33 144 36 4 30 2 42 181
      Championship: March 9, 2024
      † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023
        WHEA standings
        Conference Overall
        GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
        #11 UConn † 27 19 4 4 2 1 1 61 70 28 38 25 8 5 91 47
        #13 Northeastern 27 16 8 3 4 2 2 51 67 40 39 25 11 3 94 50
        New Hampshire 27 14 11 2 0 4 2 50 63 64 36 18 16 2 85 87
        #15 Boston College 27 13 9 5 2 1 3 46 75 64 36 15 14 7 95 97
        Providence 27 12 10 5 1 2 2 44 64 59 35 13 17 5 72 84
        Vermont 27 11 12 4 2 2 2 39 61 70 35 13 17 5 79 94
        Boston University 27 12 13 1 2 1 0 36 65 65 35 14 18 3 87 91
        Maine 27 11 14 2 3 1 0 33 64 65 35 15 18 2 94 89
        Merrimack 27 7 17 3 2 4 1 27 48 76 36 11 22 3 62 104
        Holy Cross 27 4 20 3 2 2 3 18 39 84 35 8 24 3 65 103
        Championship: March 9, 2024
        † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
        Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

        Player stats

        Scoring leaders

        The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 16, 2024.[8]

        Player Class Team GP G A Pts
        Kirsten Simms Sophomore Wisconsin 37 32 42 74
        Casey O'Brien Senior Wisconsin 39 23 48 71
        Abbey Murphy Junior Minnesota 39 33 29 62
        Danielle Serdachny Graduate Student Colgate 39 22 39 61
        Britta Curl Graduate Student Wisconsin 39 22 39 61
        Izzy Daniel Graduate Student Cornell 34 21 38 59
        Lacey Eden Senior Wisconsin 39 27 29 56
        Kristýna Kaltounková Senior Colgate 35 26 30 56
        Abby Hustler Junior St. Lawrence 39 24 31 55
        Laila Edwards Sophomore Wisconsin 39 20 34 54

        Leading goaltenders

        The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 16, 2024.[9]
        GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

        Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
        Megan Warrener Junior Connecticut 14 834 12 1 1 14 4 0.951 1.01
        Raygan Kirk Graduate Student Ohio State 24 883 22 2 0 25 10 0.945 1.05
        Gwyneth Philips Graduate Student Northeastern 37 1,865 23 11 3 44 6 0.955 1.17
        Hailey MacLeod Sophomore Minnesota Duluth 15 898 10 4 1 17 5 0.958 1.14
        Michelle Pasiechnyk Senior Clarkson 25 1,459 20 3 1 31 7 0.942 1.28

        Awards

        ECAC

        Award Recipient[19]
        Player of the Year Izzy Daniel
        Best Forward Izzy Daniel
        Best Defenseman Nicole Gosling
        Rookie of the Year Emma Pais
        Goaltender of the Year Michelle Pasiechnyk
        Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year Ella Hartje
        Coach of the Year Matt Desrosiers
        All-ECAC Teams
        First Team[20]   Position   Second Team[21]
        Izzy Daniel, Cornell F Julia Gosling, St. Lawrence
        Danielle Serdachny, Colgate F Abby Hustler, St. Lawrence
        Sarah Fillier, Princeton F Ella Hartje, Yale
        Nicole Gosling, Clarkson D Haley Winn, Clarkson
        Mae Batherson, St. Lawrence D Sydney Morrow, Colgate
        Michelle Pasiechnyk, Clarkson G Emma-Sofie Nordström, St. Lawrence
        Third Team[22]   Position   Rookie Team[23]
        Elyssa Biederman, Colgate F Emma Pais, Colgate
        Anna Segedi, St. Lawrence F Kahlen Lamarche, Quinnipiac
        Dominique Petrie, Clarkson F Karel Prefontaine, Cornell
        Kendall Cooper, Quinnipiac D Andrea Trnková, RPI
        Kate Reilly, Quinnipiac D Keira Hurry, Clarkson
        Hannah Murphy, Colgate G Annelies Bergmann, Cornell


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