Women's Hockey Roundup 02/05/25
NCAA Women’s Division 1 (Ranked Teams)
#15 Connecticut: Game one for the Huskies was against Merrimack where the Huskies won 3-1. Sadie Hotles, Jada Habisch, and Claire Murdoch were the goalscorers. Game two resulted in a 4-3 overtime loss to #14 Northeastern. The Huskies went down 1-0 early in the second period, but late in the period, Jada Habisch tied it up, and nine minutes later, Ava Rinker gave them the lead. But, that didn’t last as a few minutes later, Northeastern scored two goals in almost two minutes. But, three minutes later, Jada Habisch got her second goal of the night and once again tied it up. Unfortunately for the Huskies, though, they would fall just over a minute into overtime.
#14 Northeastern: The first game of the weekend is one the Huskies would rather forget as they lost 1-0 to unranked Vermont. The next day, they would defeat #15 Connecticut 4-3 in overtime. Skylar Irving gave the Huskies the 1-0 lead in the second period, but the next two goals belonged to Connecticut. The Huskies responded with two more goals in less than two minutes, but a few minutes later, Connecticut tied the game at 3. Just over a minute into overtime, Tuva Kandell gave the Huskies the win. Skylar Irving, Lily Shannon, and Jaden Bogden both had a goal and an assist while Lily Yovetich had two assists.
#13 Princeton: The first game of the weekend resulted in a 3-2 overtime win against Dartmouth. It was back-and-forth as Dartmouth opened the scoring, Princeton responded, Dartmouth scored again, and Princeton tied it up again. But, in overtime, Princeton broke that cycle with a goal by Emerson O'Leary. Speaking of O’Leary, she had a hand in all three goals, assisting on the first two. The next day, the Tigers beat Harvard, 2-0. Issy Wunder and Mackenzie Alexander both had a hand in both goals, scoring one and assisting on the other. Jennifer Olnowich made 21 saves to get the shutout win.
#12 Boston College: It was a battle for Boston as Boston College took on their unranked rival, Boston University. Unfortunately for the #12 ranked Eagles, they lost 3-2. Gaby Roy gave the Eagles the lead early in the first period, but Boston University scored two goals to take a 2-1 lead going into the third period. Almost four minutes into the third period, Kate Ham scored, tying the game up. Unfortunately for the Eagles, though, Boston University scored halfway through the third, to take the lead and never relinquished it. The next day didn’t go better. This time they lost to unranked Merrimack, 5-3. Merrimack scored three goals in just the first seven minutes of regulation, including two in the span of twenty-two seconds. But, the Eagles didn’t give up and scored twice thanks to Katie Pyne and Julia Pellerin which cut the lead by one. Merrimack scored again to go up 4-2. It would take twenty minutes, but Julia Pellerin scored again and made it 4-3. Merrimack would seal the game with a goal scored with only 1:18 left in regulation.
#11 St. Cloud State: Game one of the Huskies’ weekend series against St. Thomas went well. The Huskies won 5-2. The first St. Thomas goal came after the Huskies were already up three goals and the second goal came after the Huskies had scored five. It was never close. Sofianna Sundelin scored twice and had an assist, Alice Sauriol had a goal and two assists, meanwhile Regan Bulger and Maddie Brown both had two assists. The next day, however, resulted in a 2-1 overtime loss. St. Thomas scored first, in the second period, and Sofianna Sundelin tied it up almost 13 minutes into the third period. Unfortunately for the Huskies, overtime only lasted 36 before St. Thomas scored.
#10 Quinnipiac: The first game of the weekend for the Bobcats was a 2-1 win over Harvard. The Bobcats scored both their goals before Harvard scored their sole goal with just over eight minutes left in regulation. Maya Labad and Kendall Cooper were the sole goalscorers. The next day they beat Dartmouth 3-0. Maddy Samoskevich scored twice and Kathryn Stockdale scored the other goal. Kaley Doyle made 13 saves to get the shutout win.
#9 Clarkson: This was a rough weekend for the Golden Knights. They lost 2-1 in both games, to different opponents. In game one it was to #4 Colgate in overtime. Caroline Goffredo gave Clarkson the 1-0 lead in the second period, but Colgate scored two unanswered goals to win it. The next day, against #5 Cornell, Clarkson once again struck first, this time thanks to Sena Catterall. But, like the day before, their opponent scored two unanswered goals to win the game.
#8 Penn State: The Nittany Lions swept Robert Morris in their weekend series. Game one ended in a 5-0 victory. Katelyn Roberts scored twice while both Tessa Janecke and Katelyn Roberts had a goal and an assist. Katie DeSa made 22 saves to get the shutout win. Game two ended in a 5-2 victory. Robert Morris didn’t have many scoring chances, but in the first two periods, made the most out of the few they got. Penn State merely had a 3-2 lead going into the third period. But, two goals in the final period put the game out of reach for Robert Morris. Brianna Brooks and Leah Stecker both had a goal and an assist while Karley Garcia had three assists.
#7 St. Lawrence: It was a rough week for the Saints. Their first game was against #5 Cornell. The Saints lost 6-0. Game two was against #4 Colgate where the Big Red lost 3-2 in overtime. Anna Segedi gave the Saints the lead, but Colgate scored two straight to take a 2-1 lead before the third period. Early in the third, though, Abby Hustler would score, forcing the game into overtime, where they lost in just 28 seconds.
#6 Minnesota Duluth: Both games were against #1 Wisconsin and lost both games 2-1. Game one was lost in overtime while game two was lost in regulation. In both the Bulldogs scored first. Grace Sadura was the goalscorer in game one while Olivia Mobley was the goalscorer in game two.
#5 Cornell: Game one was against #7 St. Lawrence and the fifth-ranked Big Red won 6-0. Ashley Messier scored twice, while Gabbie Rud and Katie Chan both had a goal and an assist. Annelies Bergmann made 20 saves to get the shutout win. Game two was a 2-1 win over #9 Clarkson. All three goals were scored in separate periods. Clarkson scored first, but the Big Red scored the last two. Gabbie Rud had a goal and an assist while Rory Guilday scored the other goal.
#4 Colgate: The Raiders’ first game of the weekend was against #9 Clarkson, and the Raiders won in overtime, 2-1. Alexis Petford scored with 9 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and Kaia Malachino scored 2:25 into overtime to win it. Neena Brick had an assist on both goals. Game two also went into overtime, but this time it was against #7 St. Lawrence. The Raiders would win, 3-2. St. Lawrence scored first, but Emma Pais and Sara Stewart scored the next two goals, to give the Raiders a 2-1 lead going into the third period. Unfortunately for them, St. Lawrence scored in the third period, forcing overtime. Just 28 seconds into overtime, though, Elyssa Biederman caused a turnover and on the breakaway scored, winning the game.
#3 Minnesota: The Golden Gophers played their two games against #2 Ohio State. They managed to upset Ohio State in game one, winning 3-1. All four goals in the game were scored in the third period, and the first three were all scored by Minnesota. Ella Huber scored twice and Sydney Morrow had two assists. Unfortunately for the Golden Gophers, game two didn’t go as well. They lost 7-3. They managed to keep it close for the first two periods. It was tied at 3 going into the final period. But, Ohio State scored four unanswered goals to get the win. Peyton Hemp scored twice.
#2 Ohio State: The Buckeyes played a weekend series against #3 Minnesota. Game one ended in a 3-1 loss. Emily Zumwinkle scored the last goal of the game with 2:01 left in regulation. That only seemed to anger the Buckeyes and they took it out on Minnesota the next day, winning 7-3. It was a close one through the first forty minutes. It was tied at 3 going into the third period. The Buckeyes then scored four unanswered goals. In the match, Sloane Matthews scored twice, Makenna Webster had three assists, while Mira Jungåker, Jocelyn Amos, and Emma Peschel each had a goal and an assist.
#1 Wisconsin: The top-ranked Badgers played a weekend series against #6 Minnesota Duluth and both games ended in a 2-1 victory. Game one ended in overtime, though. Both regulation goals were scored in the first period, with Minnesota Duluth scoring first. Almost six minutes later, Marianne Picard tied it up. In overtime, it was Kirsten Simms who played hero and scored the game-winner. Game two was won in regulation, but like the day before, Minnesota Duluth scored first, in the first period. This time, though, Wisconsin didn't respond until the third period. Laila Edwards and Sarah Wozniewicz were the two goalscorers.
PWHL
January 27: The Sirens shut out the Charge, 3-0. It was rookie goaltender Kayle Osborne’s first career shutout win. She made 31 saves. Aurard, Carpenter, and Eldridge were the goalscorers, the last two also getting assists.
January 28: On the business end, the PWHL announced that Jayna Hefford was promoted to Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations, Amy Scheer to Executive Vice President of Business Operations, and Jen Flynn to Senior Vice President of Business Affairs & General Counsel. Later that day, the Frost defeated the Sceptres 4-3 in a shootout. It was a back-and-forth game. The Frost took the lead, Sceptres tied it up, and it kept going until overtime where no one scored. Frost defender Claire Thompson put on a show, scoring twice and having one assist. Thompson also had a goal and an assist for the Frost. For the Sceptres, Fast had a goal and two assists, while both Compher and Nurse had a goal and an assist.
January 29: The day started with an announcement that Ottawa Charge forward Tereza Vanišová would be fined $500 after being assessed a major boarding penalty against the Sirens two days prior. Later that day, the Victoire defeated the Charge, 4-1. Ottawa’s sole goal was also the first goal of the game, scored by Vanišová. After that, it turned into the Poulin (and Gardiner) show. Marie-Philip Poulin had a hat trick and Gardiner had a goal and an assist as they led their team to the victory.
January 30: The Victoire defeated the Sceptres, 4-3, in a shootout. Compher gave the Sceptres the lead a little more than halfway through the first period, but before the period ended, Keopple had tied it up for the Victoire. Early in the second, the Victoire would take the lead, but seven minutes later, the game would again be tied. In the third period, the Victoire struck first, but six minutes later, the Sceptres’ Watts forced the game into overtime. The Victoire would win in a 5-round shootout. For the Sceptres, Miller and Watts both had a goal and an assist. For the Victoire, Stacey had a goal and two assists.
January 31: The day started with the news that forward Kayla Vespa got signed to the Sirens on a 10-day contract. Later that day, the Fleet defeated the Sirens, 3-2, in a shootout. Alina Müller was no doubt the star of the show. She got a short-handed goal and scored the shootout winner for Boston. That short-handed goal was the first of the game, with only 13 seconds left in the first period. It wouldn’t be until 2:48 into the third period that another goal would be scored, this time by the Fleet’s Hannah Bilka. Unfortunately for the Fleet, though, the Sirens made a comeback in the last six minutes of regulation. Shelton scored two goals in just over three minutes to force overtime. In the end, though, it was the Fleet winning in a four-round shootout.
February 1: Things didn’t get better for the Charge on this day. This time, they lost to the Sceptres 4-2. Gosling gave the Sceptres the lead with only 32 seconds left in the first period, but just 3:40 into the second period, Clark tied it up for the Charge. The Sceptres would then go on to score three straight goals, sealing the game away. Mrázová was the only other Charge scorer. For the Sceptres, Turnbull scored twice and had an assist, and Fast scored once.
February 2: The Victoire defeated the Sirens 2-1. Poulin scored both goals for Montréal and Gardiner assisted on both. Simpson scored the sole goal for the Sirens, the last goal of the game.
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