2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
Appearance
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season | |||||
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![]() University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center in Durham, NH was the site for the 2016 Frozen Four (Women) | |||||
Duration | September 27, 2015– March 20, 2016 | ||||
NCAA tournament | 2016 | ||||
National championship | Whittemore Center Durham, NH | ||||
NCAA champion | Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||||
Patty Kazmaier Award | Kendall Coyne, Northeastern () | ||||
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The 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2015 and ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game in March 2016.
Pre-season polls
[edit]The top 10 from USCHO.com, September 21, 2015, and the top 10 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine,[1][2] First place votes are in parentheses.
USCHO.com | |
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Ranking | Team |
1 | Minnesota (15) |
2 | Boston College |
3 | Wisconsin |
4 | Harvard |
5 | Clarkson |
6 | North Dakota |
7 | Quinnipiac |
8 | Boston University |
9 | Bemidji State |
10 | Cornell |
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | |
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Ranking | Team |
1 | Minnesota (19) |
2 | Wisconsin |
3 | Boston College |
4 | Harvard |
5 | Clarkson |
6 | North Dakota |
7 | Quinnipiac |
8 | Boston University |
9 - tie | Northeastern |
9 - tie | Bemidji State |
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
Mercyhurst†* | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 55 | 26 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 92 | 74 | ||
Syracuse | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 56 | 28 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 96 | 77 | ||
Penn State | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 65 | 76 | ||
Robert Morris | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 52 | 57 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 108 | 97 | ||
Lindenwood | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 64 | 102 | ||
RIT | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 51 | 108 | ||
Championship: Mercyhurst † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll |
- Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
Overall | ||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||||||||
Sacred Heart | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 68 | 60 |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
#5 Quinnipiac†* | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 70 | 18 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 118 | 35 | ||
#4 Clarkson | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 78 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 140 | 54 | ||
#7 Princeton | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 67 | 41 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 102 | 61 | ||
#8 Colgate | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 109 | 86 | ||
Harvard | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 53 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 78 | 59 | ||
St. Lawrence | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 47 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 93 | 98 | ||
Cornell | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 58 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 72 | 87 | ||
Rensselaer | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 49 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 62 | 80 | ||
Yale | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 58 | 62 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 71 | 94 | ||
Dartmouth | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 51 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 74 | ||
Brown | 22 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 89 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 37 | 114 | ||
Union | 22 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 104 | ||
Championship: Quinnipiac † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings:USCHO.com Division I women's poll |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#3 Wisconsin*† | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 100 | 22 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 154 | 29 | |
#1 Minnesota | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 139 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 187 | 51 | |
#10 Bemidji State | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 77 | 68 | |
#8 North Dakota | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 54 | 49 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 79 | 62 | |
St. Cloud State | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 44 | 88 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 63 | 115 | |
Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 67 | 84 | 37 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 90 | 109 | |
Ohio State | 28 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 58 | 110 | 36 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 80 | 134 | |
Minnesota State | 28 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 116 | 36 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 55 | 137 | |
Championship: Wisconsin † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll |
Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
#2 Boston College†* | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 127 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 51 | ||
#6 Northeastern | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 110 | 45 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 163 | 94 | ||
Boston University | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 96 | 70 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 140 | 119 | ||
Connecticut | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 52 | 61 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 82 | 93 | ||
New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 75 | 36 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 79 | 117 | ||
Vermont | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 77 | 37 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 64 | 121 | ||
Providence | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 88 | 36 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 72 | 136 | ||
Maine | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 75 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 61 | 105 | ||
Merrimack | 24 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 82 | 34 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 57 | 124 | ||
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll |
*Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
Player stats
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 24, 2016.[4][5][6][7][8]
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Alex Carpenter | Senior | Boston College | 41 | 43 | 45 | 88 |
Kendall Coyne | Senior | Northeastern | 37 | 50 | 34 | 84 |
Haley Skarupa | Senior | Boston College | 41 | 35 | 44 | 79 |
Dani Cameranesi | Junior | Minnesota | 40 | 33 | 35 | 68 |
Hannah Brandt | Senior | Minnesota | 38 | 25 | 39 | 64 |
Denisa Křížová | Sophomore | Northeastern | 37 | 20 | 39 | 59 |
Annie Pankowski | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 40 | 22 | 36 | 58 |
Sarah Potomak | Freshman | Minnesota | 38 | 15 | 39 | 54 |
Taylar Cianfarano | Sophomore | Quinnipiac | 37 | 28 | 24 | 52 |
Megan Keller | Sophomore | Boston College | 41 | 12 | 40 | 52 |
Leading goaltenders
[edit]The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 24, 2016 while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.
Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
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Ann-Renee Desbiens | Junior | Wisconsin | 38 | 2279:18 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 21 | .960 | 0.76 |
Sydney Rossman | Junior | Quinnipiac | 38 | 2342:10 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 16 | .949 | 0.90 |
Katie Burt | Sophomore | Boston College | 36 | 2096:49 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 13 | .943 | 1.23 |
Amanda Leveille | Senior | Minnesota | 34 | 1957:32 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 10 | .942 | 1.29 |
Shea Tiley | Sophomore | Clarkson | 36 | 2090:50 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 12 | .931 | 1.32 |
Awards
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Women's Hockey East Association (WHEA)[edit]
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ECAC[edit]
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Patty Kazmaier Award[edit]
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AHCA Coach of the Year[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 21, 2015.
- ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 29, 2015.
- ^ USCHO.com Division I women's poll
- ^ "2015-2016 WCHA Overall Category Leaders - Western Collegiate Hockey Association".
- ^ Sacred Heart Pioneers [dead link]
- ^ "2015-2016 Hockey East Overall Category Leaders".
- ^ "ECAC Hockey".
- ^ "Welcome to collegehockeystats.net".
- ^ "WACHA". wcha.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ "College Hockey America awards led by Syracuse, Mercyhurst". uscho.com. March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
- ^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
- ^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
- ^ "League Announces Postseason Awards". March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Recipients".
- ^ "AHCA reveals finalists for top D-I, D-III women's coach, Hurd and Watson awards". USCHO. March 17, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Arlan Marttila (March 25, 2016). "Crowley caps historic season with USCHO coach of the year nod". USCHO. Retrieved January 17, 2017.