Women's Hockey Roundup 1/31/25
NCAA Women’s Division 1 (Ranked Teams)
#15 Northeastern: Both games were against Merrimack, and both games were won easily by the Huskies. The first game was a 4-0 victory. Tory Mariano had three primary assists, while Lily Shannon and Allie Lalonde both had a goal and an assist. Game two ended in a 4-1 victory. The Huskies scored first, but Merrimack was able to tie it up late in the first to end the first period in a 1-1 tie. From there, it would be all Northeastern. Skylar Irving had a goal and an assist as the only player with multiple points in the match.
#14 Connecticut: The Huskies survived two close games last week. Both games were against Vermont, and starting on the 24th, the Huskies won 3-2 in overtime. Vermont got on the board just four minutes into regulation. It would take until the third minute of the second period for Emma Eryou to tie the game up for Connecticut. Unfortunately for the Huskies, just 2:56 later, Vermont had the lead again. It would take until the second minute of the third period for Ashley Allard to force the match into overtime. In overtime, it was Megan Woodworth who played hero. The next day, they would win again, but only by a score of 1-0. The sole goal was scored by Claire Murdoch just four minutes into regulation. Megan Warrener made 20 saves to get the shutout win.
#13 Princeton: Game one of the weekend ended in a 2-2 tie. This was against unranked Brown. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Brown would win the shootout, giving them the extra point. Sarah Paul scored both goals for the Tigers, and Katherine Khramtsov was the primary assist on both. Game two was against unranked Yale and this time the Tigers won 3-0. Angelina DiGirolamo, Sarah Paul, and Mackenzie Alexander were the three goalscorers, and Mia Coene was the primary assist on the first two. Jennifer Olnowich made 34 saves to get the shutout win.
#12 Boston College: This was not a good week for the Eagles. They played a weekend series against Providence, and game one ended in a 4-1 upset for unranked Providence. It only took 1:13 into regulation for Providence to get on the board and eight more minutes for Keri Clougherty to tie the game up. Unfortunately for the Eagles, Reichen Kirchmair would get a hat trick to power her team to a win. The next day ended in a 2-1 overtime win for the Eagles. Jenna Carpenter scored their regulation goal while Julia Pellerin played overtime hero.
#11 St. Cloud State: The Huskies had the tough task of taking on the #1 ranked team in the nation, Wisconsin. So, how did they do? In game one, they lost 5-2. Emma Gentry scored the first goal and assisted on the second, while Grace Wolfe was the other goalscorer. Game two ended in a 2-2 tie, with Wisconsin getting the extra point in the shootout. Ally Qualley gave the Huskies the lead late in the first period, but that didn’t even last two minutes before Wisconsin tied it up. Halfway through the second period, the Huskies were down 2-1. But, almost halfway through the third period, Laura Zimmermann scored, forcing the game into overtime. Emma Gentry assisted on both goals.
#10 Quinnipiac: The Bobcats had two close ones last week. Their first game was against Yale and the Bobcats won 2-1. Emerson Jarvis and Kahlen Lamarche were the two goalscorers. The second game ended in a 0-0 tie against Brown. The Bobcats did win the 11-round shootout, giving them the extra point.
#9 Clarkson: Their two games were both against #7 St. Lawrence, and game one didn’t go Clarkson’s way. They lost 6-5. Anne Cherkowski gave them the early lead, but by the end of the first period, they were down 3-1. They would tie up the match, go down again, and then tie again by the end of the second period. Unfortunately for the Golden Knights, they only scored once in the third period while St. Lawrence scored twice. Anne Cherkowski had a goal and two assists while Nicole Gosling had two assists. The next day they’d get their revenge by winning 1-0. Rhea Hicks secured a rebound and flipped it over St. Lawrence’s goaltender for the game-winning power-play goal. Holly Gruber made 18 saves to get the shutout win.
#8 Penn State: The Nittany Lions had a weekend series against Lindenwood and pulled off the sweep. Game one ended in a 3-1 victory. Tessa Janecke had two assists while McKenna Walsh, Katelyn Roberts, and Stella Retrum were the goalscorers. In the second game, they won 4-0. Tessa Janecke had a goal and an assist while McKenna Walsh had two primary assists. Katie DeSa made 20 saves to get the shutout win.
#7 St. Lawrence: The first game, on the 24th, was a close one. They took on #9 Clarkson and won 6-5. Clarkson scored first, but the Saints scored the next three goals. The score was 3-1 at the end of the first period. Clarkson scored the next two to tie up the game, but the Saints quickly retook the lead. Ten minutes later, it was once again tied. 4-4 was the score at the end of the second period. Clarkson would score the next goal, but that would be the last of theirs. After this, the Saints scored two unanswered goals. Anna Segedi scored twice and had an assist while Abby Hustler had a goal and two assists. The next day they played Clarkson again, but lost 1-0.
#6 Cornell: Game one ended in a 2-2 tie against Dartmouth, but the Big Red did get the extra point in the shootout. Lindzi Avar put Cornell on the board first, but the next two goals belonged to Dartmouth. With just 11 seconds to go in regulation, Avi Adam forced overtime for Cornell. The next day Cornell played Harvard and won 6-1. Both Lindzi Avar and Katie Chan had two goals and an assist, while Lily Delianedis had a goal and an assist.
#5 Colgate: The first game of the weekend against unranked Harvard was a close one. It ended in a 3-2 overtime win. Alexia Aubin started the scoring late in the first period, giving the Raiders the 1-0 lead. It wouldn’t be until the third period when more goals would be scored. Then, Harvard scored twice in a row in the first four minutes. There would be just a little less than three minutes in regulation when Kaia Malachino would force overtime. Kristýna Kaltounkova played overtime hero for the Raiders. The second game was against Dartmouth and the Raiders won this one more comfortably: 4-1. Kristýna Kaltounkova had two assists as the only player with multiple points in the game.
#4 Minnesota Duluth: This was a bad week for the Bulldogs. It started on the 23rd with a 3-2 loss to St. Thomas. The Tommies scored first, but the Bulldogs would take a 2-1 lead going into the third period. Unfortunately for them, the Tommies scored twice in the final period, while the Bulldogs failed to. Zoey Krock and Olivia Mobley were the Bulldogs’ two goalscorers. The next day they would lose again to St. Thomas, but 4-3 in overtime this time. In a similar fashion to the day before, St. Thomas scored first, but this time, they scored the first two goals. The Bulldogs scored the next three, but the Tommies forced overtime 8 minutes in the third period. They would then score 3 minutes into overtime. Mary Kate O'Brien had a goal and an assist for the Bulldogs.
#3 Minnesota: This was a memorable weekend for Minnesota, and game one against Bemidji State saw Minnesota winning 4-1. Abbey Murphy scored twice and Ella Huber had two assists. Game two was an outdoor game at Valleyfair Amusement Park. Minnesota would win this game 3-1. Gracie Graham had a goal and an assist while the other two goalscorers were Emma Kreisz and Abbey Murphy.
#2 Ohio State: The Buckeyes’ week started on the 21st against Mercyhurst. They would win 5-1. Joy Dunne had a goal and an assist while Jocelyn Amos and Makenna Webster both had two assists. Then, on the 24th, they started a weekend series against Minnesota State. Game one ended in a 5-2 Buckeyes victory. Minnesota State scored first, but just a minute and a half later, the game was tied. It wouldn’t take too much longer for Ohio State to have a 3-1 lead. Minnesota State scored again, making it a 3-2 game going into the third period. But, two more goals solidified the win for the Buckeyes. Sloane Matthews scored twice and Emma Peschel had a goal and an assist. The next day, the Buckeyes would again win, but this time, 4-1. They never let Minnesota State be in this game, as the Mavericks' sole goal came 12 minutes into the third period. Both Brooke Disher and Mira Jungåker had a goal and an assist.
#1 Wisconsin: The Badgers had a weekend series against #11 St. Cloud State, and it started with a strong first game. The final score was 5-2. Laney Potter put the Badgers on the board just 46 seconds into regulation, but a little less than two minutes later, St. Cloud State would tie up the game. 26 seconds later, Casey O'Brien restored Wisconsin’s lead, and the Badgers never looked back. St. Cloud State wouldn’t score again until Wisconsin scored their fifth goal. Cassie Hall, Laney Potter, and Lacey Eden both had a goal and an assist while Kirsten Simms had two assists. Game two ended in a 2-2 tie, but the Badgers got the extra point in the shootout. St. Cloud State scored first late in the first period. But, almost two minutes later, Lacey Eden tied it up. About halfway through the second period, Kirsten Simms gave the Badgers the lead. Unfortunately for Wisconsin, almost twenty minutes later St. Cloud State would tie it up again, forcing the game into overtime. Casey O'Brien had assists on both goals for Wisconsin.
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Boston Fleet: The week started with a trade with the Sirens. The Fleet acquired forward Jill Saulnier in exchange for forward Taylor Girard. The next day on the 22nd, the Fleet would defeat Toronto, 4-1. Müller had three points (1G, 2A), including scoring the first goal of the game. Brandt also had multiple points, having two assists. Four days later, though, they would be on the losing end as they’d lose to Minnesota, 5-2. Knight had a hand in both goals, including scoring the first one.
Minnesota Frost: The week had a rough start for the Frost, as in, getting shutout in a 1-0 loss to Ottawa. Last week ended, though, with a 5-2 win over Boston. Heise scored twice, Coyne Schofield had a goal and two assists, and Knoll had a goal and an assist.
Montréal Victoire: Only one Victoire-related thing happened last week and that was the announcement that they would host a home game at the Bell Centre on March 1, 2 pm ET, against Boston.
New York Sirens: A trade was the first thing that happened to the Sirens last week. They traded forward Jill Saulnier to Boston in exchange for forward Taylor Girard. Later that week, on the 25th, they played and lost to Toronto, 4-2. They managed to keep it close for the majority of the game. It took until the 14th minute of the third period for Toronto to score their third goal. Unfortunately for the Sirens, allowing two goals in four minutes right at the end of the game ended their chance at winning. Shelton and Roque were the two goalscorers.
Ottawa Charge: Only one thing happened for the Charge last week: a 1-0 win over Minnesota. Jenner scored the sole goal just 3:19 into regulation. Philips made 22 saves to get the shutout win.
Toronto Sceptres: The week started with a 4-1 loss to Boston. Turnbull was the sole scorer. A few days later on the 25th, it was announced that defender Megan Carter was activated from LTIR and set to make her debut that day against the Sirens. In a corresponding move, forward Anneke Rankila was released from her contract and put on the Reserve Player list. Later that day, they would defeat New York, 4-2. It was a close one for most of the match. It was a 2-2 tie going into the 14th minute of the third period. But, a goal by Nurse gave the Sceptres the lead, and four minutes later, an empty net goal by Flanagan sealed the victory.
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