2023–24 NCAA women's ice hockey season | |||||
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NCAA tournament | 2024 | ||||
National championship | Whittemore Center Durham, New Hampshire | ||||
NCAA champion | Ohio State | ||||
Patty Kazmaier Award | Izzy Daniel (Cornell) | ||||
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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
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 the CHA would be merging with Atlantic Hockey, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024. Details regarding this merger, including whether the new league would carry the CHA or Atlantic Hockey name, were to be announced at a later date.[6]
Standings
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
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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.[7]
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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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 February 16, 2024.[8]
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 |
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Megan Warrener | Junior | Connecticut | 14 | 834 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0.951 | 1.01 |
Raygan Kirk | Graduate Student | Ohio State | 15 | 883 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0.948 | 1.02 |
Hailey MacLeod | Sophomore | Minnesota Duluth | 15 | 898 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0.958 | 1.14 |
Gwyneth Philips | Graduate Student | Northeastern | 31 | 1,865 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 0.951 | 1.22 |
Michelle Pasiechnyk | Senior | Clarkson | 25 | 1,459 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 0.942 | 1.28 |
Awards
NEWHA
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WHEA
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References
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