2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season is the 19th season of competition in the National Collegiate division of NCAA women's ice hockey, the de facto equivalent of Division I in that sport. The season began in September 2019 and will end with the 2020 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Agganis Arena in Boston on March 22, 2020.
| 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season | |||||
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| NCAA tournament | 2020 | ||||
| National championship | Agganis Arena Boston, Massachusetts | ||||
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Changes from 2018–19
The most significant change from the 2018–19 season was the recognition of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) as an official NCAA conference. The NEWHA was founded in 2017 as a scheduling alliance by the six schools that then competed as National Collegiate independents—full Division I members Holy Cross and Sacred Heart, plus Division II members Franklin Pierce, Post, Saint Anselm, and Saint Michael's. Holy Cross left after the first NEWHA season of 2017–18 to join Hockey East. Shortly before the 2018–19 season, the remaining five members formally organized as a conference and began the process of gaining full NCAA recognition.[1]
In the meantime, LIU Brooklyn had announced that it would add women's ice hockey effective in 2019–20, and would join the NEWHA at that time.[2] Shortly after this announcement, the school's parent institution, Long Island University, announced that it would merge the athletic programs of its two main campuses (Division I Brooklyn and Division II Post) into a single Division I program[3] that would later be unveiled as the LIU Sharks.[4]
With the conference membership returning to six for 2019–20, the NCAA officially approved the NEWHA as a Division I conference shortly before the start of that season. This action also meant that there would be no independent programs in that season, since the NEWHA membership included all of the previous National Collegiate independents.[5]
Polls
Regular season
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
#10 Mercyhurst | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 68 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 107 | 73 | ||
| Robert Morris | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 67 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 111 | 82 | ||
| Syracuse | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 99 | 89 | ||
| Penn State | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 75 | ||
| RIT | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 72 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 76 | 103 | ||
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 73 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 117 | ||
| Championship: March 7, 2020 Rankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #1 Cornell | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 84 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 28 | ||
| #6 Princeton | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 77 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 54 | ||
| #7 Clarkson | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 63 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 110 | 50 | ||
| Harvard | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 69 | 53 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 93 | 85 | ||
| Yale | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 53 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 86 | 81 | ||
| Colgate | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 71 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 110 | 84 | ||
| #10 Quinnipiac | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 63 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 104 | 70 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 73 | 83 | ||
| Union | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 74 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 52 | 115 | ||
| Dartmouth | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 70 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 52 | 91 | ||
| Brown | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 85 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 33 | 119 | ||
| RPI | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 82 | 34 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 21 | 122 | ||
| Championship: March 10, 2020 Rankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Sacred Heart | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 77 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 89 | 77 | ||
| Franklin Pierce | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 75 | 40 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 63 | ||
| St. Anselm | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 52 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 71 | 63 | ||
| LIU | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 79 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 100 | 107 | ||
| Saint Michael's | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 66 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 82 | ||
| Post | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 105 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 52 | 136 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2020 Rankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 Wisconsin | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 97 | 48 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 156 | 60 | |
| #3 Minnesota | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 86 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 137 | 57 | |
| #5 Ohio State | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 81 | 56 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 116 | 79 | |
| #9 Minnesota-Duluth | 27 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 69 | 60 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 98 | 77 | |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 46 | 68 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 71 | 91 | |
| Minnesota State | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 83 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 71 | 108 | |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 98 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 62 | 122 | |
| Championship: March 8, 2020 Rankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
2019–20 WHEA standings | |||||||||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #4 Northeastern | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 106 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 137 | 35 | ||
| #8 Boston University | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 77 | 43 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 108 | 58 | ||
| Providence | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 58 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 85 | 71 | ||
| Boston College | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 76 | 69 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 94 | 97 | ||
| UConn | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 60 | 54 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 89 | 80 | ||
| New Hampshire | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | '27 | 58 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 83 | 70 | ||
| Maine | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 61 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 92 | 75 | ||
| Vermont | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 84 | 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 85 | 109 | ||
| Holy Cross | 27 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 98 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 36 | 117 | ||
| Merrimack | 27 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 91 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 57 | 111 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2020 Rankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
Player stats
Scoring leaders
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on November 11, 2019.[6]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Watts | Junior | Wisconsin | 12 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| Jaycee Gebhard | Senior | Robert Morris | 12 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| Sophie Shirley | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 12 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Abby Roque | Senior | Wisconsin | 12 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Elizabeth Giguère | Junior | Clarkson | 12 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Grace Zumwinkle | Junior | Minnesota | 12 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Gabrielle Davis | Freshman | Clarkson | 12 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Taylor Heise | Sophomore | Minnesota | 12 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Alina Mueller | Sophomore | Northeastern | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.[6]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tera Hofmann | Senior | Yale | 4 | 232:48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 0.26 |
| Lindsay Browning | Junior | Cornell | 6 | 364:02 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .976 | 0.49 |
| Aerin Frankel | Junior | Northeastern | 9 | 532:23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .959 | 0.90 |
| Michaela Kane | Senior | Saint Anselm | 4 | 243:09 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .945 | 0.99 |
| Samantha Carpentier-Yelle | Sophomore | Connecticut | 5 | 297:28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .934 | 1.21 |
References
- "NEWHA announces intent to be recognized as NCAA national collegiate women's hockey conference". USCHO.com. September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- "Women's Ice Hockey Added as Varsity Sport at LIU Brooklyn; Morgan Tabbed as Inaugural Head Coach" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- "Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
- "Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot" (Press release). Long Island University. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- "New England Women's Hockey Alliance approved for NCAA Division I status, effective with '19-20 season". USCHO.com. September 4, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- "Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2019-2020 Stats". USCHO.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.