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

2023–24 NCAA women's ice hockey season
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National championshipWhittemore Center
Durham, New Hampshire
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2023 and will end with the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire on March 23, 2024.

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.

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. On March 3, 2022, it was announced that College Hockey America (CHA) voted unanimously to reinstate the program back into the CHA.

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that the CHA would be merging with Atlantic Hockey, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024. Details regarding this merger, including whether the new league would carry the CHA or Atlantic Hockey name, were to be announced at a later date.

Standings

    2023–24 College Hockey America standings
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #15 Penn State 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 9 2 6 1 14 25
    Mercyhurst 2 1 1 0 2 11 5 12 4 7 1 31 35
    Lindenwood 2 1 1 0 2 8 9 10 4 6 0 27 25
    RIT 1 1 0 0 2 9 8 11 5 4 2 27 25
    Robert Morris 2 1 1 0 2 5 11 10 4 6 0 26 40
    Syracuse 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 10 3 6 1 18 37
    Championship: March 2, 2024
    † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated October 28, 2023
    2023–24 ECAC Hockey standings
    Conference Overall
    GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
    #7 Yale 4 3 1 0 9 16 7 4 3 1 0 22 7
    St. Lawrence 2 2 0 0 6 11 3 9 8 1 0 38 18
    #3 Colgate 2 2 0 0 6 8 3 8 7 1 0 34 13
    #9 Cornell 2 2 0 0 6 6 3 7 6 0 1 28 10
    #6 Clarkson 2 2 0 0 6 4 1 10 9 0 1 32 9
    #5 Quinnipiac 4 2 2 0 6 9 10 10 8 2 0 20 16
    Brown 4 2 2 0 6 9 6 6 3 3 0 14 11
    Dartmouth 5 1 3 1 5 10 23 6 2 3 1 13 25
    RPI 4 2 2 0 4 14 14 12 6 3 3 36 23
    Union 4 1 2 1 4 6 10 12 4 7 1 23 34
    #14 Princeton 3 1 3 0 4 5 11 6 3 3 0 15 13
    Harvard 5 0 5 0 1 9 16 5 0 5 0 9 16
    Championship: March 9, 2024
    † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
    Rankings: USCHO.com; updated October 28, 2023
      2023–24 NEWHA standings
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      Saint Anselm 6 4 1 1 9 0 0 10 4 5 1 0 0
      Stonehill 6 4 2 0 8 0 0 10 4 6 0 0 0
      LIU 4 4 0 0 8 0 0 8 4 4 0 0 0
      Post 5 3 2 0 6 0 0 9 3 6 0 0 0
      Franklin Pierce 4 2 2 0 4 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 0
      Assumption 5 1 3 1 3 0 0 8 1 6 1 0 0
      Saint Michael's 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0
      Sacred Heart 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 1 8 0 0 0
      Championship: March 9, 2024
      † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com; updated October 28, 2023
      2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
      Conference Overall
      GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
      No. 1 Ohio State 22 21 1 0 2 0 0 61 110 28 26 24 2 0 131 34
      No. 2 Wisconsin 21 17 4 0 1 1 0 51 89 33 27 23 4 0 140 41
      No. 5 Minnesota 22 16 5 1 1 1 1 50 78 48 28 22 5 1 102 55
      No. 7 Minnesota Duluth 22 12 10 0 1 0 0 35 51 40 28 15 11 2 68 45
      No. 10 St. Cloud State 21 10 10 1 0 2 0 33 46 44 27 15 11 1 64 47
      Minnesota State 22 4 18 0 1 2 0 13 35 75 29 10 19 0 74 87
      Bemidji State 22 3 18 1 1 1 0 10 28 107 28 4 22 2 36 126
      St. Thomas 22 2 19 1 0 0 1 8 27 89 29 8 20 1 59 106
      Championship: March 3, 2024
      † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
      Rankings: USCHO.com; updated February 4, 2023
        2023–24 WHEA standings
        Conference Overall
        GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
        Boston College 6 5 0 1 2 0 0 14 16 9 10 5 4 1 23 33
        #12 Vermont 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 11 16 8 8 5 2 1 26 19
        #13 Northeastern 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 10 10 5 11 7 4 0 24 10
        New Hampshire 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 9 12 17 10 4 5 1 25 27
        UConn 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Merrimack 6 1 4 1 0 1 0 5 10 17 11 4 6 1 19 28
        Holy Cross 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 6 8 8 2 5 1 16 20
        Boston University 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 5 2 2 1 15 14
        Maine 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 11 13 8 3 5 0 26 22
        Providence 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 7 1 6 0 11 27
        Championship: March 9, 2024
        † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
        Rankings: USCHO.com; updated October 28, 2023

        Player stats

        Scoring leaders

        The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on December 2, 2023.

        Player Class Team GP G A Pts
        Izzy Daniel Graduate Student Cornell 15 13 20 33
        Britta Curl Graduate Student Wisconsin 16 12 20 32
        Abbey Murphy Junior Minnesota 15 19 12 31
        Kirsten Simms Sophomore Wisconsin 15 13 17 30
        Morgan Neitzke Junior Lindenwood 18 18 11 29
        Julia Gosling Senior St. Lawrence 17 13 16 29
        Kristýna Kaltounková Senior Colgate 16 14 14 28
        Danielle Serdachny Graduate Student Colgate 16 8 20 28
        Tessa Janecke Sophomore Penn State 18 8 18 26
        Lacey Eden Senior Wisconsin 16 13 12 25