2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season will begin in September 2021 and will end with the 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game at Pegula Ice Arena in State College, Pennsylvania on March 20, 2022.[1]
| 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA tournament | 2022 | ||||
| National championship | Pegula Ice Arena State College, Pennsylvania | ||||
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Polls
Regular season
Realignment
In 2019 the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division III league, took the unprecedented step of removing St. Thomas from its membership because of concerns about "athletic competitive parity."[2] Because the removal affected all sports and was effective at the end of the 2020–21 season, St. Thomas had time to decide what it would do next. The women's ice hockey program was given the green light to jump directly to the Division I level in July 2020.[3] The women's hockey team joined the WCHA for the 2021–22 season.[4][5]
On May 26, 2021, Robert Morris announced that it was dropping both men's and women's hockey effective immediately.[6]
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Penn State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 21 | ||
| Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 30 | ||
| Mercyhurst | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 28 | ||
| Lindenwood | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 52 | ||
| RIT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 65 | ||
Championship: February 26, 2022 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament championRankings: USCHO.com; updated November 8, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #8 Quinnipiac | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 15 | ||
| Princeton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | ||
| #9 Clarkson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | ||
| #10 Harvard | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 13 | ||
| #5 Colgate | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 28 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | ||
| Dartmouth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 20 | ||
| Yale | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| RPI | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 24 | ||
| Brown | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 28 | ||
| Cornell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | ||
| Union | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 50 | ||
| Championship: March 10, 2022 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 9, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| LIU | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | – | – | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | – | – | ||
| Sacred Heart | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | – | – | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Post | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 8 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | ||
| Saint Anselm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Franklin Pierce | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Saint Michael's | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2022 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated: November 9, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 Ohio State | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 59 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 16 | |
| #1 Wisconsin | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 41 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 12 | |
| #3 Minnesota | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 25 | |
| #4 Minnesota Duluth | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 19 | |
| St. Cloud State | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 39 | |
| St. Thomas | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 44 | |
| Bemidji State | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 30 | |
| Minnesota State | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 44 | |
| Championship: March 6, 2022 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 9, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #4 Northeastern | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | ||
| UConn | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | ||
| Boston University | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | ||
| #7 Boston College | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Merrimack | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 40 | ||
| Vermont | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 20 | ||
| New Hampshire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 26 | ||
| Providence | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Maine | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 32 | ||
| Holy Cross | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 46 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2022 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated November 9, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Player stats
Scoring leaders
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on October 19, 2021.[7]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makenna Webster | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 8 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Kristy Pidgeon | Graduate Student | Mercyhurst | 9 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Daryl Watts | Graduate Student | Wisconsin | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Kalty Kaltounkova | Sophomore | Colgate | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Danielle Serdachny | Junior | Colgate | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Casey O'Brien | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 8 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Dara Greig | Junior | Colgate | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Maureen Murphy | Senior | Northeastern | 6 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Sadie Peart | Senior | Quinnipiac | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Vanessa Upson | Freshman | Mercyhurst | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Brittyn Fleming | Graduate Student | Minnesota State | 8 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.[7]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Blair | Graduate Student | Wisconsin | 4 | 219:49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Aerin Frankel | Graduate Student | Northeastern | 2 | 120:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Jorden Mattison | Sophomore | Maine | 2 | 99:19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 1.21 |
| Abigail Levy | Senior | Boston College | 4 | 240:56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .962 | 1.25 |
| Kayle Osborne | Sophomore | Colgate | 5 | 299:17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .933 | 1.40 |
References
- "2019 - 2022 Future NC NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com. October 22, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- "D-III Powerhouse St. Thomas Is Getting Kicked Out of Its Conference Because It's Too Good at Sports". Sports Illustrated. May 22, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- "At the rink, it's 'Tommie Time,' as St. Thomas moves hockey programs to Division I". Duluth News Tribune. July 15, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- Jay, Michelle (July 15, 2020). "University of St. Thomas joins the WCHA for 2021-22 season". theicegarden.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- "St. Thomas can go D1; Minn. school was ousted from D3 league". Minnesota Public Radio. July 16, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- "RMU Charts Strategic Course Headed Into Centennial Year" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- "Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2021-2022 Stats". USCHO.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.