2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
University of Minnesota's Ridder Arena in Minneapolis was the site for the 2015 Frozen Four (Women)
DurationSeptember 27, 2014–
March 20, 2015
NCAA tournament2015
National championshipRidder Arena
Minneapolis
NCAA championMinnesota Golden Gophers
Patty Kazmaier AwardAlex Carpenter
(Boston College)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in October 2014 and ended with the 2015 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game in March 2015.

Pre-season polls

The top 10 from USCHO.com, September 22, 2014, and the top 10 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine,[1][2] First place votes are in parentheses.

USCHO.com
Ranking Team
1 Minnesota (12)
2 Wisconsin
3 Boston College
4 Harvard (1)
5 Cornell
6 Boston University (1)
7 Clarkson (1)
8 North Dakota
9 Mercyhurst
10 (tie) Minnesota-Duluth
10 (tie) Quinnipiac
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Ranking Team
1 Minnesota (14)
2 Wisconsin (4)
3 Boston College
4 Harvard
5 Boston University
6 Cornell
7 Clarkson
8 North Dakota
9 Mercyhurst
10 Quinnipiac

Regular season

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Mercyhurst† 20 14 5 1 29 66 31 35 23 9 3 96 56
Syracuse 20 8 6 6 22 45 39 36 11 15 10 75 97
Penn State 20 9 9 2 20 42 46 37 17 16 4 72 88
Robert Morris 20 8 8 4 20 45 43 35 11 19 5 68 91
Lindenwood 20 7 11 2 16 40 59 33 10 21 2 57 102
RIT* 20 5 12 3 13 32 52 39 15 19 5 71 87
Championship: RIT
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll
2014–15 NCAA Division I Independents standings
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Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 25 7 15 3 55 96
Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll
2014–15 ECAC Hockey standings
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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Harvard†* 22 16 4 2 34 78 26 36 27 6 3 131 57
#7 Clarkson† 22 16 4 2 34 64 28 38 24 11 3 109 61
#6 Quinnipiac 22 15 5 2 32 54 25 38 26 9 3 97 45
#9 Cornell 22 14 6 2 30 77 46 33 19 11 3 108 83
St. Lawrence 22 13 5 4 30 67 50 36 19 12 5 105 91
Princeton 22 13 8 1 27 60 47 31 15 14 2 74 73
Yale 22 12 10 0 24 61 53 31 15 15 1 93 78
Dartmouth 22 9 11 2 20 55 59 30 13 15 2 81 85
Rensselaer 22 5 16 1 11 42 76 34 7 23 4 63 111
Colgate 22 4 16 2 10 33 72 34 7 25 2 54 100
Union 22 1 16 5 7 29 83 34 4 22 8 42 108
Brown 22 2 19 1 5 39 94 29 5 23 1 58 117
Championship: Harvard
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USCHO.com
2014–15 Hockey East standings
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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston College† 21 20 0 1 41 114 18 39 34 3 2 195 47
#5 Boston University* 21 15 5 1 31 80 50 37 25 9 3 141 94
Northeastern 21 11 8 2 24 67 63 36 14 17 5 95 104
Maine 21 9 11 1 19 41 58 33 10 20 3 54 87
Connecticut 21 5 11 5 15 50 72 37 11 18 8 80 112
New Hampshire 21 6 13 2 14 40 68 36 10 23 3 62 111
Vermont 21 6 14 1 13 46 73 36 15 19 2 86 118
Providence 21 5 15 1 11 40 76 35 6 25 4 60 128
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USCHO.com
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Minnesota† 28 22 2 4 2 72 116 36 41 34 3 4 184 48
#4 Wisconsin* 28 19 6 3 1 61 89 36 40 29 7 4 138 45
#8 North Dakota 28 16 9 3 2 53 67 43 37 22 12 3 97 59
Minnesota–Duluth 28 14 10 4 2 48 68 56 37 20 12 5 98 70
#10 Bemidji State 28 13 14 1 1 41 58 57 39 21 17 1 86 70
Ohio State 28 12 13 3 1 40 60 61 36 17 16 3 82 76
St. Cloud State 28 5 22 1 1 17 28 98 37 8 28 1 45 127
Minnesota State 28 1 26 1 0 4 30 129 36 3 32 1 42 160
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USCHO.com

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 24, 2015.[3][4][5][6][7]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Alex Carpenter Junior Boston College 37 37 44 81 13
Hannah Brandt Junior Minnesota 40 34 40 74 14
Haley Skarupa Junior Boston College 37 31 40 71 11
Dani Cameranesi Sophomore Minnesota 40 23 42 65 24
Marie-Philip Poulin Senior Boston University 32 27 27 54 18
Kendall Coyne Junior Northeastern 31 28 24 52 12
Sarah Lefort Junior Boston University 37 23 27 50 32
Brianne Jenner Senior Cornell 30 15 33 48 22
Emily Fulton Senior Cornell 32 19 28 47 17
Maryanne Menefee Junior Minnesota 39 23 24 47 0

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 24, 2015 while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Katie Burt Freshman Boston College 35 2062:05 30 3 2 38 10 .941 1.11
Ann-Renée Desbiens Sophomore Wisconsin 37 2236:55 26 7 4 43 14 .941 1.15
Amanda Leveille Junior Minnesota 34 1984:18 28 3 3 39 6 .946 1.18
Chelsea Laden Junior Quinnipiac 36 2122:12 25 9 2 42 16 .930 1.19
Shelby Amsley-Benzie Junior North Dakota 28 1731:11 18 7 3 35 9 .952 1.21

Awards

WCHA

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Award Recipient
Player of the Year Hannah Brandt, Minnesota
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Shelby Amsley-Benzie, North Dakota
Defensive Player of the Year Rachel Ramsey, Minnesota
Rookie of the Year Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin
Scoring Champion Hannah Brandt, Minnesota
Goaltending Champion Ann-Renee Desbiens, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year James Scanlan, Bemidji State
All-WCHA Teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Shelby Amsley-Benzie, North Dakota G Brittni Mowat, Bemidji State tied - First team
Rachel Ramsey, Minnesota D Milica McMillen, Minnesota
Lee Stecklein, Minnesota D Brigette Lacquette, Minnesota-Duluth
Hannah Brandt, Minnesota F Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin
Dani Cameranesi, Minnesota F Brittany Ammerman, Wisconsin
Blayre Turnbull, Wisconsin F Zoe Hickel, Minnesota-Duluth
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Ann-Renee Desbiens, Wisconsin G Kassidy Suave, Ohio State
Courtney Burke, Wisconsin D Sydney Baldwin, Minnesota
Halli Krzyzaniak, North Dakota D Alexis Joyce, Bemidji State
Rachael Bona, Minnesota F Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin
Becca Kohler, North Dakota F Emily Clark, Wisconsin
Karley Sylvester, Wisconsin F Kelly Pannek, Minnesota

CHA

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Award Recipient
Player of the Year Emily Janiga, Mercyhurst
Rookie of the Year Stephanie Grossi, Syracuse
Goaltender of the Year Amanda Makela, Mercyhurst
Defenseman of the Year Molly Byrne, Mercyhurst
Defensive Forward of the Year Lindsay Grigg, RIT
Sportsmanship Award Taylor Thurston, RIT
Coach of the Year Paul Flanagan, Syracuse
CHA All-Conference Teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Nicole Hensley, Lindenwood G Jennifer Gilligan, Syracuse
Molly Byrne, Mercyhurst D Mikaela Lowater, Robert Morris
Nicole Renault, Syracuse D Akane Hosoyamada, Syracuse
Shara Jasper, Lindenwood F Rebecca Vint, Robert Morris
Emily Janiga, Mercyhurst F Laura Bowman, Penn State
Melissa Piacentini, Syracuse F Jennifer Dingeldein, Mercyhurst
Rookie Team   Position   -
Hannah Ehresmann, Penn State G
Christa Vuglar, RIT D
Bella Sutton, Penn State D
Sarah Robello, Mercyhurst F
Stephanie Grossi, Syracuse F
Alysha Burris, Syracuse F

Hockey East

Award Recipient
Cami Granato Award (Player of the Year) Alex Carpenter, Boston College
Best Defensive Forward Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University
Best Defensive Defenseman Emily Pfalzer, Boston College
Goaltender of the Year Katie Burt, Boston College
Sportmanship Award Beth Hanrahan, Providence
Army ROTC Three Stars Award Alex Carpenter, Boston College
Scoring Champion Alex Carpenter, Boston College
Hockey East All-Star Teams[10][11]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Meghann Treacy, Maine G Katie Burt, Boston College
Emily Pfalzer, Boston College D Lexi Bender, Boston College
Megan Keller, Boston College D Shannon Doyle, Boston University
Alex Carpenter, Boston College F Sarah Lefort, Boston University
Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University F Haley Skarupa, Boston College
Kendall Coyne, Northeastern F Kayla Tutino, Boston University
Honorable Mention   Position   Rookie Team
Elaine Chuli, Connecticut G Katie Burt, Boston College
Heather Mottau, Northeastern D Megan Keller, Boston College
Kelsey MacSorely, Maine D Leah Lum, Connecticut
Dayna Colang, Vermont F Victoria Bach, Boston University
Jonna Curtis, New Hampshire F Denisa Křížová, Northeastern
Rebecca Leslie, Boston University
Tori Sullivan, Boston College

ECAC

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Brianne Jenner, Cornell
Best Defenseman Sarah Edney, Harvard
Rookie of the Year Shea Tiley, Clarkson
Goaltender of the Year Shea Tiley, Clarkson
Sportmanship Award Quinnipiac
Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year Chelsea Laden, Quinnipiac
Coach of the Year Matt Desrosiers, Clarkson
All-ECAC Teams[12]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Shea Tiley, Clarkson G Chelsea Laden, Quinnipiac
Sarah Edney, Harvard D Kelsey Koelzer, Princeton
Renata Fast, Clarkson D Erin O'Connor, Cornell
Brianne Jenner, Cornell F Emily Fulton, Cornell
Cayley Mercer, Clarkson F Mary Parker, Harvard
Jillian Saulnier, Cornell F Molly Contini, Princeton
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard G Shea Tiley, Clarkson
Erin Ambrose, Clarkson D Erin O'Connor, Cornell
Amanda Boulier, St. Lawrence D Savannah Harmon, Clarkson
Shannon MacAuley, Clarkson F Taylar Cianfarano, Quinnipiac
Brooke Webster, St. Lawrence F Lexie Laing, Harvard
Nicole Kosta, Quinnipiac F Kennedy Marchment, St. Lawrence

References

  1. ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014-2015 WCHA Overall Category Leaders - Western Collegiate Hockey Association".
  4. ^ http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/w-hockey/2014-15/teams/sacredheart?view=lineup&r=0&pos=skaters [dead link]
  5. ^ "2014-2015 Hockey East Overall Category Leaders".
  6. ^ "2014-15 ECAC Women's Hockey Individual Statistics".
  7. ^ "Welcome to collegehockeystats.net".
  8. ^ "WCHA" (PDF). www.wcha.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "Mercyhurst leads the way at CHA awards banquet". USCHO. March 7, 2015. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Hockey East Honors All-Star Selections at 2015 Championship Banquet League Names First and Second Teams, Five Honorable Mentions" (PDF) (Press release). HockeyEastOnline. March 6, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2016.
  11. ^ "Hockey East Announces Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team Honorees League Recognizes Five Additional Student-Athletes for 2014-15" (PDF). HockeyEastOnline. March 4, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2016.
  12. ^ "League Announces Postseason Awards". March 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "Recipients".
  14. ^ "Alex Carpenter - Women's Hockey".
  15. ^ "Finalists for 2015 AHCA awards announced". USCHO. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021.
  16. ^ "BC Women's Hockey's Katie King Crowley Named ACHA Coach Of The Year". bcinterruption.com. March 19, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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