2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2023 and ended with the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire on March 24, 2024.^[1]

2023–24 NCAA women's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament	2024
National championship	Whittemore Center Durham, New Hampshire
NCAA champion	Ohio State
Patty Kazmaier Award	Izzy Daniel (Cornell)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Season headlines

• October 4, 2023 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In winter sports other than basketball, including men's and women's ice hockey, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days, starting 7 days after the NCAA tournament field is set.^[2]

Polls

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

Realignment

On December 17, 2021, it was announced Robert Morris would be reinstated for the 2023–24 season.^[3][4] On March 3, 2022, it was announced that College Hockey America (CHA) voted unanimously to reinstate the program back into the CHA.^[5]

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that CHA would merge with the Atlantic Hockey Association, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024. The two conferences had shared a commissioner and office staff since 2010.^[6] The merged conference was unveiled as Atlantic Hockey America on April 30, 2024.^[7]

Standings

2023–24 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#15 Penn State †	20	14	4	2	30	79	36		38	22	13	3	121	77
Mercyhurst	20	14	6	0	28	75	39		28	20	17	1	112	89
Robert Morris	20	11	8	1	23	60	69		35	15	19	1	94	126
RIT	20	7	12	1	15	47	59		35	13	19	3	77	89
Lindenwood	20	6	12	2	14	64	100		32	11	19	2	96	157
Syracuse	19	4	13	2	10	46	65		34	7	24	3	67	138
Championship: March 2, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

2023–24 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Colgate †	22	18	4	0	55	102	28		40	32	7	1	186	51
#3 Clarkson	22	18	3	1	54.5	73	24		40	33	5	2	135	51
#7 St. Lawrence	22	18	4	0	53	79	40		39	28	11	0	125	92
#6 Cornell	22	17	5	0	48	81	40		34	25	8	1	125	64
#9 Quinnipiac	22	13	9	0	41	72	54		37	25	11	1	134	74
#14 Yale	22	12	9	1	35.5	55	44		32	17	14	1	88	63
#12 Princeton	22	6	10	6	29	48	57		32	14	12	6	91	78
Brown	22	7	12	3	26.5	41	57		32	12	17	3	61	78
RPI	22	5	16	1	15.5	42	66		35	13	18	4	81	79
Dartmouth	22	3	16	2	14.5	36	107		30	6	21	3	64	138
Union	22	3	17	2	13	28	73		35	8	25	2	57	110
Harvard	22	3	18	1	10.5	27	94		30	5	23	2	38	118
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

2023–24 NEWHA standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
LIU †	28	26	2	0	52	84	29		37	28	9	0	96	66
Saint Anselm	28	18	9	1	37	94	54		37	20	16	1	114	87
Stonehill	28	17	9	2	36	83	55		38	21	15	2	100	94
Sacred Heart	28	14	12	2	30	58	50		38	15	21	2	70	96
Franklin Pierce	28	14	13	1	29	67	51		35	18	16	1	85	72
Assumption	28	10	14	4	24	59	66		36	10	22	4	69	99
Post	28	7	20	1	15	33	82		37	8	28	1	41	122
Saint Michael's	28	0	27	1	1	30	121		36	0	35	1	36	158
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference											Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Ohio State †	28	26	2	0	2	0	0	78	140	37		39	35	4	0	201	51
#2 Wisconsin *	28	23	5	0	2	1	0	69	124	43		41	35	6	0	205	62
#5 Minnesota	28	19	7	1	1	2	2	62	92	60		39	27	10	2	135	80
#7 Minnesota Duluth	28	15	11	2	0	0	0	47	64	47		39	21	14	4	89	66
#10 St. Cloud State	28	12	14	2	0	1	0	40	60	59		34	17	17	2	78	69
Minnesota State	28	6	22	0	1	2	0	19	52	94		38	13	25	0	97	120
St. Thomas	28	4	23	1	0	0	1	11	39	120		37	10	26	1	74	150
Bemidji State	28	3	24	1	0	0	0	10	33	144		36	4	30	2	42	181
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023

2023–24 WHEA standings v t e
	Conference											Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#11 UConn †	27	19	4	4	2	1	1	61	70	28		38	25	8	5	91	47
#13 Northeastern	27	16	8	3	4	2	2	51	67	40		39	25	11	3	94	50
New Hampshire	27	14	11	2	0	4	2	50	63	64		36	18	16	2	85	87
#15 Boston College	27	13	9	5	2	1	3	46	75	64		36	15	14	7	95	97
Providence	27	12	10	5	1	2	2	44	64	59		35	13	17	5	72	84
Vermont	27	11	12	4	2	2	2	39	61	70		35	13	17	5	79	94
Boston University	27	12	13	1	2	1	0	36	65	65		35	14	18	3	87	91
Maine	27	11	14	2	3	1	0	33	64	65		35	15	18	2	94	89
Merrimack	27	7	17	3	2	4	1	27	48	76		36	11	22	3	62	104
Holy Cross	27	4	20	3	2	2	3	18	39	84		35	8	24	3	65	103
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 16, 2024.^[8]

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Kirsten Simms	Sophomore	Wisconsin	37	32	42	74
Casey O'Brien	Senior	Wisconsin	39	23	48	71
Abbey Murphy	Junior	Minnesota	39	33	29	62
Danielle Serdachny	Graduate Student	Colgate	39	22	39	61
Britta Curl	Graduate Student	Wisconsin	39	22	39	61
Izzy Daniel	Graduate Student	Cornell	34	21	38	59
Lacey Eden	Senior	Wisconsin	39	27	29	56
Kristýna Kaltounková	Senior	Colgate	35	26	30	56
Abby Hustler	Junior	St. Lawrence	39	24	31	55
Laila Edwards	Sophomore	Wisconsin	39	20	34	54

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on February 16, 2024.^[9]
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
Megan Warrener	Junior	Connecticut	14	834	12	1	1	14	4	0.951	1.01
Raygan Kirk	Graduate Student	Ohio State	15	883	14	1	0	15	6	0.948	1.02
Hailey MacLeod	Sophomore	Minnesota Duluth	15	898	10	4	1	17	5	0.958	1.14
Gwyneth Philips	Graduate Student	Northeastern	31	1,865	20	9	2	38	6	0.951	1.22
Michelle Pasiechnyk	Senior	Clarkson	25	1,459	20	3	1	31	7	0.942	1.28

Awards

WCHA Award Recipient[10] Player of the Year Kirsten Simms Defensive Player of the Year Caroline Harvey Rookie of the Year Joy Dunne Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Clara Van Wieren Scoring Champion Kirsten Simms Goaltending Champion Sanni Ahola Coach of the Year Nadine Muzerall All-WCHA Teams[11] First Team   Position   Second Team Hannah Bilka, Ohio State F Britta Curl, Wisconsin Casey O'Brien, Wisconsin F Lacey Eden, Wisconsin Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin F Abbey Murphy, Minnesota Cayla Barnes, Ohio State D Hadley Hartmetz, Ohio State Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin D Nelli Laitinen, Minnesota Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State G Hailey MacLeod, Minnesota Duluth Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Jennifer Gardiner, Ohio State F Joy Dunne, Ohio State Emma Gentry, St. Cloud State F Cassie Hall, Wisconsin Joy Dunne, Ohio State F Jocelyn Amos, Ohio State Laila Edwards, Wisconsin F Nina Jobst-Smith, Minnesota Duluth D Laney Potter, Wisconsin Madeline Wethington, Minnesota D Ava Murphy, Wisconsin Raygan Kirk, Ohio State G Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth

CHA Award Recipient[12] Player of the Year Tessa Janecke Rookie of the Year Alaina Giampietro Forward of the Year Tessa Janecke Defenseman of the Year Sydney Pedersen Defensive Forward of the Year Kylee Mahoney Scoring Champion Ena Nystrøm Scoring Champion Tessa Janecke Sportsmanship Award Vanessa Upson Scoring Champion Tatum White Coach of the Year Jeff Kampersal CHA All-Conference Teams[13] First Team   Position   Second Team Tessa Janecke, Penn State F Brianna Brooks, Penn State Morgan Neitzke, Lindenwood F Alaina Giampietro, Robert Morris Sara Boucher, Mercyhurst F Vanessa Upson, Mercyhurst Sydney Pedersen, Mercyhurst D Maggie MacEachern, Penn State Rachel Teslak, Syracuse D Sarah Davies, Lindenwood Ena Nystrøm, Mercyhurst G Sophia Bellina, RIT Rookie Team   Position   Alaina Giampietro, Robert Morris F Sofia Nuutinen, Mercyhurst F Addie Alvarez, RIT F Sofia Ljung, Mercyhurst D Emma Pickering, RIT D Maggie Hatch, Robert Morris G

NEWHA Award Recipient[14] Player of the Year Natalie Tulchinsky Rookie of the Year Isabella Chaput Defenseman of the Year Bri Eid Goalie of the Year Tindra Holm Coach of the Year Kelly Nash NEWHA All-Conference Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Alexis Petford, Stonehill F Audrey Jackson, St. Anselm Natalie Tulchinsky, St. Anselm F Mikayla Kelley, Franklin Pierce Jeannie Wallner, LIU F Mikayla Lantto, LIU Bri Eid, LIU D Brinna Martin, St. Anselm Maggie Korneta, Franklin Pierce D Savannah Popick, St. Anselm Tindra Holm, LIU G Jillian Petruno, Sacred Heart Rookie Team   Position   All-Sportswomen Team Grace Babington, LIU F Mary Leys, Saint Michael's Jenna Chaplain, Assumption F Kayla McGaffigan, Assumption Isabella Chaput, Sacred Heart F Samantha Ostrowski, Sacred Heart Alexa Hanrahan, Assumption F Sarah Rourke, LIU Lauren Maras, Franklin Pierce F Pusle Dyring-Andersen, Stonehill D Delaney Bonifacio, Assumption D Savannah Popick, St. Anselm D Hannah Squires, Stonehill Courtney Stagman, St. Anselm G Grace Glasrud, Post

WHEA Award Recipient[15][16] Cammi Granato Award (Player of the Year) Natálie Mlýnková Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year Sammy Taber Hockey East Coach of the Year Chris Mackenzie Best Defensive Forward Kathryn Stockdale Best Defenseman Megan Carter Sportmanship Award Annie Berry Army ROTC Three Stars Award Gwyneth Philips Scoring Champion Ida Kuoppala Natálie Mlýnková Women's Hockey East All-Star Teams[17][18] First Team   Position   Second Team Jada Habisch, UConn F Peyton Anderson, Northeastern Ida Kuoppala, Maine F Lacey Martin, Boston University Natálie Mlýnková, Vermont F Sammy Taber, Boston College Megan Carter, Northeastern D Jules Constantinople, Northeastern Camryn Wong, UConn D Krista Parkkonen, Vermont Gwyneth Philips, Northeastern G Tia Chan, UConn Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Skylar Irving, Northeastern F Ashley Allard, UConn Kira Juodikis, New Hampshire F Audrey Knapp, Providence Katy Knoll, Northeastern F Allie Lalonde, Northeastern Rae Bretton, New Hampshire D Brooke Becker, Providence D Molly Jordan, Boston College Sedona Blair, New Hampshire G Sedona Blair, New Hampshire F Kaylee Lewis, Vermont F Julia Pellerin, Boston College F Sammy Taber, Boston College

Patty Kazmaier Award Patty Kazmaier Award Finalists[19][20] Player Position School Izzy Daniel Forward Cornell Casey O'Brien Forward Wisconsin Top Three Kirsten Simms Forward Wisconsin Top Three Sarah Fillier Forward Princeton Caroline Harvey Defense Wisconsin Abby Hustler Forward St. Lawrence Tessa Janecke Forward Penn State Abbey Murphy Forward Minnesota Gwyneth Philips Goaltender Northeastern Danielle Serdachny Forward Colgate

AHCA Coach of the Year AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists[21][22] Coach School Chris MacKenzie UConn Matt Desrosiers Clarkson Greg Fargo Colgate Mark Johnson Wisconsin Jeff Kampersal Penn State Nadine Muzerall Ohio State Kelly Nash LIU

Goalie of the Year Goalie of the Year Finalists[23] Coach School Michelle Pasiechnyk Clarkson Raygan Kirk Ohio State Gwyneth Philips Northeastern

Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award Finalists[24] Player Position School Joy Dunne Forward Ohio State Emma Pais Forward Colgate Runner Up Isabel Chaput Forward Sacred Heart Alaina Giampietro Forward Robert Morris Sammy Taber Forward Boston College

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