2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
The 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2024 and ended with the 2025 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 23, 2025.[1]
Polls
Regular season
Realignment
On June 6, 2023, it was announced that College Hockey America would be merging with Atlantic Hockey, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024.[2] On April 30, 2024, the two conferences merged to form Atlantic Hockey America.[3]
Standings
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #8 Penn State †* | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 74 | 24 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 135 | 59 | ||
| Mercyhurst | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 64 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 109 | 80 | ||
| Syracuse | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 53 | 43 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 83 | 97 | ||
| RIT | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 52 | 48 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 94 | 92 | ||
| Lindenwood | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 72 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 62 | 144 | ||
| Robert Morris | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 83 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 60 | 136 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #3 Cornell †* | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 77 | 28 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 51 | ||
| #5 Colgate | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 72 | 38 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 140 | 75 | ||
| #7 St. Lawrence | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 45.5 | 56 | 44 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 99 | 78 | ||
| #9 Clarkson | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 40.5 | 67 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 136 | 72 | ||
| #10 Quinnipiac | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 38.5 | 51 | 35 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 97 | 53 | ||
| Yale | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 44 | 41 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 84 | 61 | ||
| #14 Princeton | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 62 | 62 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 116 | 79 | ||
| Brown | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 29.5 | 46 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 77 | ||
| Union | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 40 | 58 | 37 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 69 | 91 | ||
| RPI | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 39 | 69 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 70 | 90 | ||
| Dartmouth | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 14.5 | 28 | 59 | 29 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 43 | 78 | ||
| Harvard | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 7.5 | 26 | 74 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 35 | 90 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 22, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| LIU † | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 66 | 43 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 81 | 64 | ||
| Franklin Pierce | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 51 | 77 | 55 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 80 | 71 | ||
| Sacred Heart * | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 62 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 83 | 74 | ||
| Stonehill | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 62 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 72 | 110 | ||
| Saint Anselm | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 70 | 72 | 38 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 85 | 121 | ||
| Assumption | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 36 | 50 | 56 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 53 | 90 | ||
| Post | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 36 | 53 | 58 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 62 | 93 | ||
| Saint Michael's | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 94 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 154 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Wisconsin†* | 28 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 137 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 48 | |
| #2 Ohio State | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 95 | 58 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 155 | 83 | |
| #4 Minnesota | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 95 | 69 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 153 | 104 | |
| #6 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 76 | 53 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 114 | 70 | |
| #11 St. Cloud State | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 53 | 71 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 74 | 82 | |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 70 | 97 | 37 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 105 | 118 | |
| St. Thomas | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 47 | 116 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 73 | 140 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 108 | 37 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 56 | 148 | |
| Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 23, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #15 UConn † | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 62 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 80 | 60 | ||
| #13 Boston University * | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 72 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 95 | 75 | ||
| #11 Boston College | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 79 | 50 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 104 | 80 | ||
| Providence | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 74 | 61 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 100 | 74 | ||
| Northeastern | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 46 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 89 | 68 | ||
| Maine | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 38 | 51 | 57 | 35 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 62 | 101 | ||
| New Hampshire | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 54 | 65 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 70 | 77 | ||
| Vermont | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 51 | 103 | ||
| Holy Cross | 25 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 34 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 54 | 73 | ||
| Merrimack | 27 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 48 | 86 | 36 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 66 | 106 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Player stats
Scoring leaders
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 23, 2025.[4]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey O'Brien | Graduate Student | Wisconsin | 41 | 26 | 62 | 88 |
| Kirsten Simms | Junior | Wisconsin | 41 | 25 | 47 | 72 |
| Laila Edwards | Junior | Wisconsin | 41 | 35 | 36 | 71 |
| Abbey Murphy | Senior | Minnesota | 42 | 33 | 32 | 65 |
| Caroline Harvey | Junior | Wisconsin | 41 | 18 | 45 | 63 |
| Joy Dunne | Sophomore | Ohio State | 40 | 29 | 33 | 62 |
| Lacey Eden | Graduate Student | Wisconsin | 41 | 24 | 34 | 58 |
| Tessa Janecke | Junior | Penn State | 38 | 24 | 29 | 53 |
| Jocelyn Amos | Sophomore | Ohio State | 40 | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| Elyssa Biederman | Junior | Colgate | 39 | 19 | 32 | 51 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 23, 2025.[5]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava McNaughton | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 39 | 2,217 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 8 | .944 | 1.25 |
| Kaley Doyle | Graduate Student | Quinnipiac | 28 | 1,676 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 8 | .945 | 1.29 |
| Annelies Bergmann | Sophomore | Cornell | 35 | 2,126 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 10 | .943 | 1.35 |
| Katie DeSa | Junior | Penn State | 32 | 1,892 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 9 | .934 | 1.36 |
| Holly Gruber | Senior | Clarkson | 20 | 1,242 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 5 | .930 | 1.45 |
Awards
NEWHA
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ECAC
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Patty Kazmaier Award
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AHCA Coach of the Year
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Goalie of the Year
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Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award
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References
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- ^ "2024‑25 NCAA Women's Statistics - Goaltending Leaders". College Hockey News. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces Major End of Season Awards For 2024-25 Season". ecachockey.com. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2024-25 Women's First Team All-ECAC". ecachockey.com. February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2024-25 Women's Second Team All-ECAC". ecachockey.com. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2024-25 Women's Third Team All-ECAC". ecachockey.com. February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
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- ^ "2024-25 Division I Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced". achahockey.com. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ "Mark Johnson is 2025 Winner of the of the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year Award". achahockey.com. March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ^ "Three Finalists Named for Women's Hockey Goalie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Minnesota Duluth's Kraemer Wins Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award". hockeycommissioners.com. March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.