Women's Hockey Roundup 03/21/25
NCAA Women’s Division 1 (Tournament)
March 13
In an upset, #8 St. Lawrence beat #7 Penn State, 4-1. Abby Hustler scored twice while Kennedy Wilson and Kristina Bahl pitched in. Anna Segedi had two assists. For Penn State, their sole goalscorer was Kendall Butze.
The #9 Clarkson Golden Knights beat the #11 Boston University Terriers, 3-1. The Golden Knights scored twice in 31 seconds early in the first period to take a quick 2-0 lead. Anne Cherkowski had a hand in both goals, scoring the first one herself. Rhea Hicks scored the other. The Terriers didn’t respond until there was only 4:01 left in regulation, thanks to Lindsay Bochna. With just 35 seconds to go in regulation, though, Sena Catterall scored an empty net goal to ensure the victory for Clarkson.
The #6 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs beat unranked Sacred Heart, 6-1. Sacred Heart’s sole goalscorer was Kate Helgeson. For the Bulldogs, Danielle Burgen and Olivia Mobley both scored twice. Helping out were Olivia Wallin, Caitlin Kraemer, and Clara Van Wieren, who each had two assists.
March 15
The #3 Cornell Big Red beat the #6 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, 1-0. The sole goal came 3:24 into the third period thanks to Alyssa Regalado. In net, Annelies Bergmann made 28 saves to get the shutout win.
The #1 Wisconsin Badgers beat the #9 Clarkson Golden Knights, 4-1. Clarkson’s sole goal was the first goal of the game, scored by Nicole Gosling. For the Badgers, Lacey Eden had a goal and an assist while Casey O'Brien and Kirsten Simms both had two assists.
The #4 Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the #5 Colgate Raiders, 3-2. Minnesota took a 3-0 lead in the first thirty-one minutes of regulation. Abbey Murphy scored the first two goals while Chloe Primerano had two assists. In the third period, though, Colgate made a valiant comeback effort. Elyssa Biederman and Avery Pickering both scored in the span of nine minutes, but the Raiders failed to score a third time, just falling short.
The #2 Ohio State Buckeyes beat the #8 St. Lawrence Saints, 6-1. The Saints’ sole goal was the first goal of the game, scored by Aly McLeod. After that, Joy Dunne would score twice and have two assists to lead the Buckeyes. Jocelyn Amos and Makenna Webster both had a goal and an assist.
PWHL
March 11: Known anti-trans bigot, white supremacist, and conspiracy theorist, Britta Curl-Salemme (of the Frost), was suspended for one game. Meanwhile, Renata Fast of the Sceptres was fined $250. Fast was fined for striking Frost Captain Kendall Coyne Schofield in the head with her stick. Curl-Salemme was suspended for elbowing Megan Carter in the head.
Later that night, the Charge beat the Frost, 3-2. At the end of the second period, the Charge had a 2-0 lead, thanks to Jenner and Vasko. In the third period, though, the Frost made a comeback effort. It was tied up at 2 with just over six minutes left. The comeback had been led by reigning Finals MVP Taylor Heise, scoring the first goal and being the primary assist on Thompson’s goal just two minutes later. One minute later, the Frost were on the power play and had the chance to take the lead. With just fourteen seconds to go in the power play, Vasko of the Charge scored a short-handed goal which ended up being the game-winning goal.
March 12: The Sirens started the day by signing defender Alexie Guay to their Reserve Player List. They’d end the day beating the Victoire, 3-2, in overtime. That ended their nine-game losing streak. It was a back-and-forth game. Roque got the Sirens on the board seven minutes into regulation. The Victoire wouldn’t respond until the second period, but they did so 1:30 into it, thanks to Murphy. 2024 first-overall pick Sarah Fillier restored New York’s lead almost eleven minutes later. Only one goal was scored in the third period, and it was a power-play goal by the Victoire’s Tabin. In overtime, it was Nylen Persson who played hero for the Sirens, scoring the game-winner on the power play.
March 13: The only thing that happened on this day was a trade:
The Victoire received forward Kaitlin Willoughby.
The Sceptres received defender Anna Kjellbin.
March 14: The Charge signed rookie goaltender Lucy Morgan to a contract, activating her from the Reserve Player List. In a corresponding move, goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer was placed on LTIR.
The Fleet also made a move, signing forward Kelly Babstock to a contract for the rest of the season while putting forward Jillian Dempsey back onto the Reserve Player List.
March 15: The Fleet defeated the Charge, 5-2. Hilary Knight led the way for Boston with three points, one being a goal. Both assists were primary assists. Saulnier pitched in, getting a goal and an assist. The Charge’s two goalscorers were Vanišová and Snodgrass.
March 16: The PWHL visited Detroit as part of its Takeover Tour™, and three things happened:
The Sirens beat the Frost 4-1.
The PWHL surpassed 1 million fans in attendance since its launch.
The game set a new record for the most attended professional U.S. women’s hockey game ever (14,228).
Minnesota’s sole goal was the first goal of the game, scored by Zumwinkle. For the Sirens, both Eldridge and Fillier had a goal and an assist while Bernard had two assists.
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