2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
Amsoil Arena in Duluth, MN is the site for the 2023 Frozen Four (Women), hosted by the University of Minnesota-Duluth
NCAA tournament2023
National championshipAmsoil Arena
Duluth, Minnesota
NCAA championWisconsin
Patty Kazmaier AwardSophie Jaques
(Ohio State)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2022 and ended with the 2023 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota on March 19, 2023.

Polls

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

Realignment

The Stonehill Skyhawks are set to join the NEWHA for the 2022-23 season.

Standings

    2022–23 College Hockey America standings
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #10 Penn State †* 16 14 1 1 29 78 25 38 27 9 2 140 73
    Mercyhurst 16 11 3 2 24 49 25 37 21 14 2 120 80
    Syracuse 16 6 9 1 13 35 57 36 10 24 2 78 118
    Lindenwood 16 5 11 0 10 33 54 32 5 27 0 55 145
    RIT 16 1 13 2 4 21 55 32 4 26 2 50 107
    Championship: March 4, 2023
    † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023
    2022–23 ECAC Hockey standings
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #6 Yale † 22 19 2 1 58 93 34 33 28 4 1 132 49
    #5 Colgate * 22 18 3 1 56 94 37 40 32 6 2 164 69
    #8 Quinnipiac 22 17 5 0 50 78 39 40 30 10 0 130 68
    #9 Clarkson 22 15 6 1 44 60 38 42 29 11 2 124 76
    #14 Cornell 22 12 9 1 38 78 70 32 16 14 2 102 98
    St. Lawrence 22 10 9 3 32 60 49 39 17 19 3 103 90
    Princeton 22 10 12 0 30 55 60 31 15 15 1 81 82
    Harvard 22 6 13 3 21 45 69 31 7 21 3 54 107
    Brown 22 7 15 0 19 37 63 29 9 19 1 48 80
    RPI 22 4 17 1 16 27 65 34 9 24 1 53 89
    Dartmouth 22 4 18 0 14 39 82 29 8 1 0 56 96
    Union 22 4 17 1 12 27 89 34 11 22 1 59 121
    Championship: March 4, 2023
    † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023
      2022–23 NEWHA standings
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      LIU †* 24 17 4 3 37 – – 37 20 14 3 – –
      Franklin Pierce 27 15 9 3 33 – – 36 18 15 3 – –
      Saint Anselm 24 14 6 4 32 – – 39 18 17 4 – –
      Stonehill 24 14 9 1 29 – – 37 19 16 2 – –
      Sacred Heart 28 13 12 2 28 – – 37 16 18 3 – –
      Post 24 4 19 1 9 – – 35 4 29 2 – –
      Saint Michael's 24 1 19 4 6 – – 32 2 26 4 – –
      Championship: March 4, 2023
      † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023
      2022–23 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      #2 Ohio State † 28 23 4 1 1 70 119 52 40 33 6 2 169 71
      #3 Minnesota * 28 22 3 3 1 68 126 52 39 30 6 3 177 72
      #1 Wisconsin 27 19 6 2 1 60 113 46 40 29 10 2 169 67
      #7 Minnesota Duluth 28 17 8 3 2 54 87 44 39 26 10 3 125 53
      #12 St. Cloud State 28 11 16 1 0 36 57 82 37 18 18 1 87 96
      Minnesota State 28 9 18 1 0 30 55 92 36 15 20 1 91 105
      St. Thomas 28 3 24 1 1 12 30 110 36 8 27 1 53 130
      Bemidji State 28 2 26 0 0 6 23 130 36 5 30 1 40 154
      Championship: March 4, 2023
      † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023
        2022–23 WHEA standings
        Conference Overall
        GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
        #4 Northeastern †* 27 24 2 1 72 100 23 38 34 3 1 144 35
        #11 Vermont 27 16 8 3 56 81 49 36 22 11 3 105 65
        #13 Providence 27 15 8 4 49 74 51 37 22 11 4 104 72
        #15 Boston College 27 16 11 0 47 67 49 36 20 15 1 88 69
        UConn 27 12 11 4 44 50 52 35 18 13 4 75 64
        Maine 27 12 13 2 37 56 74 35 15 18 2 76 104
        Boston University 27 9 15 3 33 56 73 34 11 20 3 73 94
        New Hampshire 27 9 15 3 32 65 80 36 12 21 3 84 106
        Holy Cross 27 6 21 0 18 34 81 34 7 26 1 47 103
        Merrimack 27 5 20 2 17 44 95 36 9 25 2 66 126
        Championship: March 4, 2023
        † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
        Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023

        Player stats

        Scoring leaders

        The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 19, 2023.

        Player Class Team GP G A Pts
        Danielle Serdachny Senior Colgate 40 25 46 71
        Taylor Heise Graduate Student Minnesota 39 30 37 67
        Grace Zumwinkle Graduate Student Minnesota 39 25 36 61
        Alina Müller Graduate Student Northeastern 38 27 33 60
        Kalty Kaltounkova Junior Colgate 39 24 33 57
        Jennifer Gardiner Senior Ohio State 41 21 36 57
        Maureen Murphy Graduate Student Northeastern 33 20 35 55
        Chloé Aurard Graduate Student Northeastern 38 20 34 54
        Gabrielle David Senior Clarkson 42 21 32 53
        Anne Cherkowski Junior Clarkson 40 23 29 52
        Elle Hartje Senior Yale 33 13 39 52

        Leading goaltenders

        The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.

        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
        Gwyneth Philips Senior Northeastern 38 2271:56 34 3 1 33 10 0.960 0.87
        Emma Söderberg Graduate Student Minnesota Duluth 33 1942:21 21 10 2 45 12 0.938 1.39
        Pia Dukarič Sophomore Yale 33 1905:05 28 4 1 45 8 0.935 1.42
        Hannah Murphy Sophomore Colgate 22 1294:41 18 2 1 33 5 0.932 1.53
        Cami Kronish Senior Wisconsin 31 1882:44 21 8 2 49 8 0.932 1.56

        NCAA Tournament

        Main article: 2023 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
        First Round
        March 9         		National Quarterfinals
        March 11         		National Semifinals
        March 17         		National Championship
        March 19
        8 Quinnipiac 2
        10 Penn State 2 1 Ohio State 5
        8 Quinnipiac 3*** 1 Ohio State 3
        5 Northeastern 0
        5 Northeastern 4
        4 Yale 1
        1 Ohio State 0
        6 Wisconsin 1
        7 Minnesota Duluth 0
        9 Clarkson 0 2 Minnesota 3
        7 Minnesota Duluth 2 2 Minnesota 2
        6 Wisconsin 3*
        6 Wisconsin 4
        11 LIU 1 3 Colgate 2
        6 Wisconsin 9

        Note: each * denotes one overtime period

        Awards