2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2024 and ended with the 2025 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 23, 2025.[1]

Polls

Regular season

Realignment

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that College Hockey America would be merging with Atlantic Hockey, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024.[2] On April 30, 2024, the two conferences merged to form Atlantic Hockey America.[3]

Standings

    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #8 Penn State †* 20 19 1 0 52 74 24 38 31 6 1 135 59
    Mercyhurst 20 13 6 1 39 64 37 39 20 17 2 109 80
    Syracuse 20 11 9 0 35 53 43 37 15 22 0 83 97
    RIT 20 8 10 2 27 52 48 37 16 17 4 94 92
    Lindenwood 20 4 15 1 15 41 72 33 5 26 2 62 144
    Robert Morris 20 2 16 2 9 23 83 35 8 24 3 60 136
    Championship: March 8, 2025
    † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #3 Cornell †* 22 16 2 4 54 77 28 35 25 5 5 115 51
    #5 Colgate 22 18 4 0 52 72 38 39 30 9 0 140 75
    #7 St. Lawrence 22 13 6 3 45.5 56 44 39 22 12 5 99 78
    #9 Clarkson 22 13 8 1 40.5 67 45 40 25 13 2 136 72
    #10 Quinnipiac 22 11 8 3 38.5 51 35 38 22 12 4 97 53
    Yale 22 10 10 2 34 44 41 32 16 13 3 84 61
    #14 Princeton 22 11 9 2 32 62 62 32 18 12 2 116 79
    Brown 22 9 10 3 29.5 46 55 30 14 13 3 75 77
    Union 22 8 14 0 24 40 58 37 13 23 1 69 91
    RPI 22 7 13 2 24 39 69 35 14 18 3 70 90
    Dartmouth 22 3 16 3 14.5 28 59 29 5 21 3 43 78
    Harvard 22 1 20 1 7.5 26 74 29 2 25 2 35 90
    Championship: March 8, 2025
    † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 22, 2025
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      LIU 28 19 6 3 57 66 43 38 22 12 4 81 64
      Franklin Pierce 28 17 10 1 51 77 55 32 17 14 1 80 71
      Sacred Heart * 28 16 9 3 51 62 42 39 21 15 3 83 74
      Stonehill 28 13 10 5 48 62 49 38 14 19 5 72 110
      Saint Anselm 28 10 11 7 41 70 72 38 12 19 7 85 121
      Assumption 28 10 16 2 36 50 56 36 10 23 3 53 90
      Post 28 11 14 3 36 53 58 37 13 21 3 62 93
      Saint Michael's 28 4 24 0 16 29 94 36 4 32 0 30 154
      Championship: March 8, 2025
      † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      #1 Wisconsin†* 28 25 1 2 1 0 1 77 137 35 41 38 1 2 221 48
      #2 Ohio State 28 19 6 3 3 0 2 59 95 58 40 29 8 3 155 83
      #4 Minnesota 28 19 8 1 1 0 0 57 95 69 42 29 12 1 153 104
      #6 Minnesota Duluth 28 14 12 2 0 2 2 48 76 53 39 22 15 2 114 70
      #11 St. Cloud State 28 10 13 5 1 1 1 36 53 71 36 15 15 6 74 82
      Minnesota State 28 7 19 2 0 4 1 28 70 97 37 14 21 2 105 118
      St. Thomas 28 6 21 1 2 2 1 20 47 116 36 9 25 2 73 140
      Bemidji State 28 4 24 0 1 0 0 11 34 108 37 6 30 1 56 148
      Championship: March 8, 2025
      † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 23, 2025
        Conference Overall
        GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
        #15 UConn 27 19 6 2 58 62 38 36 22 12 2 80 60
        #13 Boston University * 27 18 7 2 57 72 43 38 24 12 2 95 75
        #11 Boston College 27 16 9 2 51 79 50 36 21 13 2 104 80
        Providence 27 16 9 2 49 74 61 35 20 12 3 100 74
        Northeastern 27 15 11 1 46 61 49 37 22 14 1 89 68
        Maine 27 10 14 3 38 51 57 35 11 21 3 62 101
        New Hampshire 27 11 14 2 34 54 65 35 15 17 3 70 77
        Vermont 27 7 18 2 27 40 67 36 9 25 2 51 103
        Holy Cross 25 6 17 4 25 34 59 34 10 20 4 54 73
        Merrimack 27 5 18 4 20 48 86 36 9 23 4 66 106
        Championship: March 8, 2025
        † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion
        Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025

        Player stats

        Scoring leaders

        The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 23, 2025.[4]

        Player Class Team GP G A Pts
        Casey O'Brien Graduate Student Wisconsin 41 26 62 88
        Kirsten Simms Junior Wisconsin 41 25 47 72
        Laila Edwards Junior Wisconsin 41 35 36 71
        Abbey Murphy Senior Minnesota 42 33 32 65
        Caroline Harvey Junior Wisconsin 41 18 45 63
        Joy Dunne Sophomore Ohio State 40 29 33 62
        Lacey Eden Graduate Student Wisconsin 41 24 34 58
        Tessa Janecke Junior Penn State 38 24 29 53
        Jocelyn Amos Sophomore Ohio State 40 27 25 52
        Elyssa Biederman Junior Colgate 39 19 32 51

        Leading goaltenders

        The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 23, 2025.[5]
        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
        Ava McNaughton Sophomore Wisconsin 39 2,217 36 1 2 46 8 .944 1.25
        Kaley Doyle Graduate Student Quinnipiac 28 1,676 15 10 3 36 8 .945 1.29
        Annelies Bergmann Sophomore Cornell 35 2,126 25 5 5 48 10 .943 1.35
        Katie DeSa Junior Penn State 32 1,892 27 5 0 43 9 .934 1.36
        Holly Gruber Senior Clarkson 20 1,242 13 6 1 30 5 .930 1.45

        Awards

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