2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2025–26 NCAA women's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament2026
National championshipPegula Ice Arena
College Township, Pennsylvania
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2025 and will end with the 2026 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Pegula Ice Arena in College Township, Pennsylvania on March 22, 2026.[1]

Polls

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

New teams

The Delaware Blue Hens became the 45th NCAA Division I women's ice hockey this season. They played their first match against Long Island University on September 26.[2] They joined Atlantic Hockey America, becoming the league's seventh active member.

Records

On November 30, 2025, the Wisconsin Badgers won the Smashville Women's Collegiate Hockey Showcase in Nashville, Tennessee. Defeating the Stonehill Skyhawks by a 17-2 score. Of note, the 17 goals, scored by 11 different skaters, represents a Badgers single game record.[3]

Standings

2025–26 Atlantic Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Penn State †* 24 22 2 0 68 117 27 39 33 6 0 165 54
#12 Mercyhurst 24 17 5 2 49 85 42 37 23 11 3 117 73
RIT 24 11 13 0 34 71 67 34 16 18 0 100 88
Lindenwood 24 11 12 1 35 67 78 37 14 21 2 95 119
Syracuse 24 10 11 3 33 44 66 37 15 18 4 69 106
Robert Morris 24 8 14 2 28 52 73 36 13 21 2 82 102
Delaware 24 1 23 0 5 24 107 33 2 31 0 35 141
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2026
2025–26 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Yale † 22 16 6 0 46 78 49 36 26 10 0 126 76
#9 Princeton † 22 16 6 0 46 68 37 34 23 11 0 106 57
#7 Quinnipiac * 22 14 6 2 45 69 30 41 29 9 3 137 68
#11 Cornell 22 14 7 1 42.5 70 42 33 20 11 2 101 67
#15 Clarkson 22 13 7 2 40 69 50 35 20 12 3 210 75
#14 Colgate 22 13 8 1 39.5 65 57 36 19 16 1 103 100
Brown 22 12 8 2 39 62 50 34 18 14 2 93 82
Harvard 22 8 11 3 28.5 38 50 34 16 15 3 70 72
St. Lawrence 22 8 13 1 27.5 44 57 35 11 21 3 65 88
Dartmouth 22 3 16 3 16.5 19 61 31 5 23 3 40 88
RPI 22 4 18 0 14 40 96 35 7 28 0 60 134
Union 22 3 18 1 11.5 40 83 36 11 22 3 79 114
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2026
2025–26 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Northeastern † 24 21 2 1 65 80 34 39 29 9 1 115 71
#6 UConn * 24 17 6 1 54 76 40 39 28 9 2 117 64
Boston College 24 14 9 1 42 72 56 35 16 18 1 88 99
Holy Cross 24 10 11 3 37 49 46 35 19 13 3 83 65
New Hampshire 24 10 12 2 33 66 68 35 16 16 3 99 87
Vermont 24 9 11 4 32 55 58 38 16 17 5 82 93
Maine 24 8 12 4 30 46 54 36 13 19 4 71 93
Boston University 24 8 14 2 28 45 61 35 11 21 3 64 89
Providence 24 8 14 2 25 45 72 35 11 22 2 63 112
Merrimack 24 4 18 2 15 36 80 35 7 24 4 61 113
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2026
2025–26 NEWHA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Franklin Pierce †* 28 18 8 2 57 83 55 37 23 12 2 103 66
Assumption 28 17 8 3 55 89 48 38 19 16 3 105 83
Saint Anselm 28 16 11 1 52 92 67 38 19 18 1 109 96
Stonehill 28 16 10 2 49 81 63 37 18 17 2 97 120
LIU 28 16 11 1 47 62 59 36 18 17 1 75 90
Sacred Heart 28 12 14 2 39 69 63 36 13 21 2 77 99
Post 28 10 17 1 33 51 71 37 11 25 1 58 108
Saint Michael's 28 1 27 0 4 25 162 34 1 33 0 26 179
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2026
2025–26 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Wisconsin † 28 23 3 2 1 1 1 72 138 45 40 34 4 2 210 58
#1 Ohio State * 28 24 4 0 2 0 0 70 117 50 40 36 4 0 179 63
#4 Minnesota 28 18 9 1 1 2 1 57 115 70 39 26 12 1 173 86
#10 Minnesota Duluth 28 15 10 3 2 0 2 48 69 59 38 20 15 3 93 76
#13 Minnesota State 28 9 17 2 2 1 1 29 55 95 38 17 19 2 86 113
St. Cloud State 28 7 19 2 1 4 1 27 74 103 37 12 23 2 83 120
St. Thomas 28 7 20 1 3 5 0 24 49 95 36 12 23 1 81 117
Bemidji State 28 3 24 1 1 0 0 9 38 138 36 6 27 3 58 161
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2026

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 8, 2026[4]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; 
Player Pos Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Lacey Eden F Graduate Student Wisconsin 38 28 45 73 4
Abbey Murphy F Graduate Student Minnesota 30 38 26 64 67
Kahlen Lamarche F Junior Quinnipiac 39 42 19 61 26
Caroline Harvey D Senior Wisconsin 30 18 43 61 10
Kirsten Simms F Senior Wisconsin 28 24 30 54 16
Sara Manness F Freshman Clarkson 35 21 31 52 10
Hilda Svensson F Freshman Ohio State 30 18 32 50 2
Jordan Raye F Senior Yale 34 17 31 49 4
Brooklyn Schneiderhan F Senior Saint Anselm 38 25 23 48 21
Carina DiAntonio F Senior Yale 34 26 22 48 12

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 8, 2026, minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played.[5]

Note: Pos = Position;GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Ava McNaughton Junior Wisconsin 29 1,684 25 2 2 37 7 .939 1.32
Katie DeSa Senior Penn State 29 1,682 26 3 0 37 11 .935 1.32
Samson Frey Freshman Yale 17 982 15 2 0 24 5 .937 1.47
Hailey MacLeod Senior Ohio State 27 1,561 24 3 0 39 5 .930 1.50
Felicia Frank Sophomore Quinnipiac 39 2,340 28 8 3 59 9 .942 1.51

Awards

HCA Monthly Honors

Month Award Recipient
September/October[6] Forward of the Month Abbey Murphy, Minnesota
Kahlen Lamarche, Quinnipiac
Defender of the Month Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin
Goaltender of the Month Hannah Clark, Minnesota
Rookie of the Month Sara Manness, Clarkson
Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
November[7] Forward of the Month Joy Dunne, Ohio State
Defender of the Month Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin
Goaltender of the Month Grace Campbell, Boston College
Uma Corniea, Princeton
Kayla Czukoski, Saint Anselm
Rookie of the Month Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
December[8] Forward of the Month Mackenzie Alexander, Princeton
Defender of the Month Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin
Goaltender of the Month Maggie Hatch, Robert Morris
Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin
Rookie of the Month Nina Rossi, New Hampshire
January[9] Forward of the Month Abbey Murphy, Minnesota
Defender of the Month Kate Manness, Clarkson
Goaltender of the Month Samson Frey, Yale
Hailey MacLeod, Ohio State
Rookie of the Month Sara Manness, Clarkson
February[10] Forward of the Month Lacey Eden, Wisconsin
Kahlen Lamarche, Quinnipiac
Defender of the Month Emma Peschel, Ohio State
Goaltender of the Month Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth
Annelies Bergmann, Cornell
Lisa Jönsson, Northeastern
Rookie of the Month Ava Thomas, Boston College
Tilli Keranan, RIT

Individual awards

Table key

Key of colors and symbols
Color/symbol Explanation
† Winner

See also

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