2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
The 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2015 and ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game in March 2016.
| 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season | |||||
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 University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center in Durham, NH was the site for the 2016 Frozen Four (Women) | |||||
| Duration | September 27, 2015– March 20, 2016 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 2016 | ||||
| National championship | Whittemore Center Durham, NH | ||||
| NCAA champion | Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||
| Patty Kazmaier Award | Kendall Coyne, Northeastern () | ||||
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Pre-season polls
The top 10 from USCHO.com, September 21, 2015, and the top 10 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine,[1][2] First place votes are in parentheses.
| USCHO.com | |
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| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Minnesota (15) |
| 2 | Boston College |
| 3 | Wisconsin |
| 4 | Harvard |
| 5 | Clarkson |
| 6 | North Dakota |
| 7 | Quinnipiac |
| 8 | Boston University |
| 9 | Bemidji State |
| 10 | Cornell |
| USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | |
|---|---|
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Minnesota (19) |
| 2 | Wisconsin |
| 3 | Boston College |
| 4 | Harvard |
| 5 | Clarkson |
| 6 | North Dakota |
| 7 | Quinnipiac |
| 8 | Boston University |
| 9 - tie | Northeastern |
| 9 - tie | Bemidji State |
Regular season
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Mercyhurst†* | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 55 | 26 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 92 | 74 | ||
| Syracuse | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 56 | 28 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 96 | 77 | ||
| Penn State | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 65 | 76 | ||
| Robert Morris | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 52 | 57 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 108 | 97 | ||
| Lindenwood | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 64 | 102 | ||
| RIT | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 51 | 108 | ||
| Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll | |||||||||||||||
- Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
| Overall | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 68 | 60 | ||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #5 Quinnipiac†* | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 70 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 118 | 35 | ||
| #4 Clarkson | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 78 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 140 | 54 | ||
| #7 Princeton | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 67 | 41 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 102 | 61 | ||
| #8 Colgate | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 109 | 86 | ||
| Harvard | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 78 | 59 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 47 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 93 | 98 | ||
| Cornell | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 58 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 72 | 87 | ||
| Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 49 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 62 | 80 | ||
| Yale | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 58 | 62 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 71 | 94 | ||
| Dartmouth | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 51 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 74 | ||
| Brown | 22 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 89 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 37 | 114 | ||
| Union | 22 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 104 | ||
| Championship: Quinnipiac † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings:USCHO.com Division I women's poll | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #3 Wisconsin*† | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 100 | 22 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 154 | 29 | |
| #1 Minnesota | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 139 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 187 | 51 | |
| #10 Bemidji State | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 77 | 68 | |
| #8 North Dakota | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 54 | 49 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 79 | 62 | |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 44 | 88 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 63 | 115 | |
| Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 67 | 84 | 37 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 90 | 109 | |
| Ohio State | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 58 | 110 | 36 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 80 | 134 | |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 116 | 36 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 55 | 137 | |
| Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #2 Boston College†* | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 127 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 51 | ||
| #6 Northeastern | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 110 | 45 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 163 | 94 | ||
| Boston University | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 96 | 70 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 140 | 119 | ||
| Connecticut | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 52 | 61 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 82 | 93 | ||
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 75 | 36 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 79 | 117 | ||
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 77 | 37 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 64 | 121 | ||
| Providence | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 88 | 36 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 72 | 136 | ||
| Maine | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 75 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 61 | 105 | ||
| Merrimack | 24 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 82 | 34 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 57 | 124 | ||
| Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll | |||||||||||||||
*Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
Player stats
Scoring leaders
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 24, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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| Alex Carpenter | Senior | Boston College | 41 | 43 | 45 | 88 |
| Kendall Coyne | Senior | Northeastern | 37 | 50 | 34 | 84 |
| Haley Skarupa | Senior | Boston College | 41 | 35 | 44 | 79 |
| Dani Cameranesi | Junior | Minnesota | 40 | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| Hannah Brandt | Senior | Minnesota | 38 | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| Denisa Křížová | Sophomore | Northeastern | 37 | 20 | 39 | 59 |
| Annie Pankowski | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 40 | 22 | 36 | 58 |
| Sarah Potomak | Freshman | Minnesota | 38 | 15 | 39 | 54 |
| Taylar Cianfarano | Sophomore | Quinnipiac | 37 | 28 | 24 | 52 |
| Megan Keller | Sophomore | Boston College | 41 | 12 | 40 | 52 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 24, 2016 while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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| Ann-Renee Desbiens | Junior | Wisconsin | 38 | 2279:18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 21 | .960 | 0.76 |
| Sydney Rossman | Junior | Quinnipiac | 38 | 2342:10 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 16 | .949 | 0.90 |
| Katie Burt | Sophomore | Boston College | 36 | 2096:49 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 13 | .943 | 1.23 |
| Amanda Leveille | Senior | Minnesota | 34 | 1957:32 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 10 | .942 | 1.29 |
| Shea Tiley | Sophomore | Clarkson | 36 | 2090:50 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 12 | .931 | 1.32 |
Awards
WCHA
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Patty Kazmaier Award
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AHCA Coach of the Year
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References
- "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 21, 2015.
- "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 29, 2015.
- http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-womens-poll/ USCHO.com Division I women's poll
- http://www.wcha.com/women/statistics/1516/oaplayers.php
- http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/w-hockey/2015-16/teams/sacredheart?view=lineup&r=0&pos=skaters
- http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/statistics/1516/oaplayers.php
- http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2015-16/leaders
- http://collegehockeystats.net/1516/overallstats/chaw
- http://wcha.com/women/pres1516/201603/mar3awa.php, accessdate= 17 January 2017
- http://www.uscho.com/2016/03/04/college-hockey-america-awards-led-by-syracuse-mercyhurst/
- http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1516/201603/mar4awa.php
- http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1516/201603/mar4as.php
- http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1516/201603/mar2awa.php
- http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2015-16/News/20160403_Women_Awards
- http://www.pattykaz.com/recipients
- http://www.uscho.com/2016/03/17/ahca-reveals-finalists-for-top-d-i-d-iii-womens-coach-hurd-and-watson-awards/
- Arlan Marttila (March 25, 2016). "Crowley caps historic season with USCHO coach of the year nod". USCHO. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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