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.

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

    2019–20 College Hockey America standings
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #10 Mercyhurst*201343296840341910510773
    Robert Morris201352286740341911411182
    Syracuse20117224694034131929989
    Penn State2078519384234121486575
    RIT205132123972341218476103
    Lindenwood2031528267333523542117
    Championship: March 7, 2020
    indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #1 Cornell22190341841631271312128
    #6 Princeton22174135774031246111454
    #7 Clarkson22144432632936255611050
    Harvard22156131695332181319385
    Yale22139026534932171508681
    Colgate221183257143381715611084
    #10 Quinnipiac221192246343372014310470
    St. Lawrence22810420344336131677383
    Union22514313397434524552115
    Dartmouth2241531136702971935291
    Brown2221826248529323333119
    RPI2202200148234033121122
    Championship: March 10, 2020
    indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      Sacred Heart21192038773131201108977
      Franklin Pierce201370267540291811010763
      St. Anselm20118123523530141337163
      LIU21111002279533214180100107
      Saint Michael's204151924662651833282
      Post20218042310529722052136
      Championship: March 8, 2020
      indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      #2 Wisconsin261743256974834274315660
      #3 Minnesota241752053864035275313757
      #5 Ohio State261365246815636228611679
      #9 Minnesota-Duluth271185341696035181169877
      Bemidji State249132029466837161837191
      Minnesota State2741643194083371120671108
      St. Cloud State24221107329835625462122
      Championship: March 8, 2020
      indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com
        Conference Overall
        GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
        #4 Northeastern272430481062036304213735
        #8 Boston University27186339774336248410858
        Providence271510232585336181448571
        Boston College271411230766936171639497
        UConn271312228605437181728980
        New Hampshire2712123'27585336181448370
        Maine27911725616236151389275
        Vermont277146206584361018885109
        Holy Cross27520212279833523536117
        Merrimack2722059399134524557111
        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 WattsJuniorWisconsin12101929
        Jaycee GebhardSeniorRobert Morris1271926
        Sophie ShirleySophomoreWisconsin12101424
        Abby RoqueSeniorWisconsin1291322
        Elizabeth GiguèreJuniorClarkson12111021
        Grace ZumwinkleJuniorMinnesota1211920
        Gabrielle DavisFreshmanClarkson1261319
        Taylor HeiseSophomoreMinnesota1281119
        Alina MuellerSophomoreNortheastern951419

        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 HofmannSeniorYale4232:4840013.9830.26
        Lindsay BrowningJuniorCornell6364:0250133.9760.49
        Aerin FrankelJuniorNortheastern9532:2381083.9590.90
        Michaela KaneSeniorSaint Anselm4243:0931041.9450.99
        Samantha Carpentier-YelleSophomoreConnecticut5297:2841062.9341.21

        References

        1. "NEWHA announces intent to be recognized as NCAA national collegiate women's hockey conference". USCHO.com. September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
        2. "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.
        3. "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.
        4. "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.
        5. "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.
        6. "Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2019-2020 Stats". USCHO.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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