2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
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Agganis Arena was set to host the 2020 tournament
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NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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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 ended on March 10, 2020 following the conclusion of the ECAC Championship. The 2020 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament at Agganis Arena in Boston which was supposed to be held March 20 and 22 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

Standings

2019–20 College Hockey America 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 36 13 15 8 70 80
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
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
2019–20 ECAC Hockey standings
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
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
2019–20 NEWHA standings
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
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
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
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
2019–20 WHEA standings
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
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
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

Awards and honors

All-America honors

  • Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, First Team All-American [8]
  • Jaime Bourbonnais, Cornell, CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: First Team[9]
  • Lindsay Browning, Cornell, CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: Second Team

All-USCHO honors

  • Sarah Fillier, Princeton, All-USCHO National Honors
  • Carly Bullock, Princeton, All-USCHO National Honors [10]

CHA Awards

  • Emma Nuutinen, Senior, Forward, Mercyhurst, Player of the Year[11]
  • Mae Batherson, Forward, Syracuse, Rookie of the Year
  • Mike Sisti, Mercyhurst, Coach of the Year
  • Lindsay Eastwood, Senior, Syracuse, Best Defenseman
  • Alexa Vasko, Junior, Mercyhurst, Best Defensive Forward
  • Abby Moloughney, Sophomore, Forward, Syracuse, Individual Sportsmanship Award
  • Syracuse, Team Sportsmanship Award
  • Kennedy Blair, Goaltender, Mercyhurst, CHA Tournament MVP

All-Conference First Team

  • Forward – Jaycee Gebhard, Senior, Robert Morris
  • Forward – Emma Nuutinen, Senior, Mercyhurst
  • Forward – Abby Moloughney, Sophomore, Robert Morris
  • Forward – Michele Robillard, Senior, Mercyhurst
  • Defense – Lindsay Eastwood, Senior, Syracuse
  • Defense – Emily Curlett, Junior, Robert Morris
  • Goalie – Chantal Burke, Junior, Penn State

All-Conference Second Team

  • Forward – Maggie Knott, Senior, Mercyhurst
  • Forward – Lexi Templeman, Junior, Robert Morris
  • Forward – Savannah Rennie, Senior, Syracuse
  • Defense – Izzy Heminger, Sophomore, Penn State
  • Defense – Sam Isbell, Senior, Mercyhurst
  • Goalie – Terra Lanteigne, Senior, RIT

All-Rookie Team

  • Forward – Madison Beishuizen, Syracuse
  • Forward – Jaymee Nolan, RIT
  • Forward – Maggy Burbidge, Robert Morris
  • Defense – Mae Batherson, Syracuse
  • Defense – Mallory Uihlein, Penn State
  • Goalie – Raygan Kirk, Robert Morris

ECAC Awards

  • Elizabeth Giguere, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
  • Elizabeth Giguere, ECAC Hockey Best Forward
  • Dave Flint, ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year

ECAC All-Stars

  • First Team All-ECAC
    • Elizabeth Giguere, 2019-20 ECAC Hockey First Team All-League [12]

Ivy League Awards

  • Lindsay Browning, Cornell, Ivy League Player of the Year
  • Izzy Daniel, Cornell, Ivy League Rookie of the Year[13]

All-Ivy honorees

  • First Team All-Ivy
  • Second Team All-Ivy
    • Maggie Connors, F, Princeton
    • Maddie Mills, F, Cornell
    • Dominique Petrie, F, Harvard
    • Emma Seitz, D, Yale
    • Claire Thompson, D, Princeton
    • Rachel McQuigge, G, Princeton
  • Honorable Mention All-Ivy
    • Claire Dalton, F, Yale
    • Kristin Della Rovere, F, Harvard
    • Lotti Odnoga, D, Dartmouth
    • Ali Peper, D, Harvard
    • Becky Dutton, G, Harvard

HCA Awards

  • Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (November 2019)[14]
  • Katy Knoll, Women’s Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Rookie of the Month, November 2019[15]
  • Corinne Schroeder, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Goaltender of the Month (December 2019) [16]
  • Ida Kuoppala, Maine, Women's Hockey Commissioners Association Rookie of the Month (February 2020)[17]
  • Carly Bullock, Princeton, Women's Hockey Commissioners Association Player of the Month February 2020[17]
  • Ava Boutilier, New Hampshire, Women's Hockey Commissioners Association Goaltender of the Month February 2020[17]

References

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