2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

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2015–16 NCAA Division I
women's ice hockey season
Whittemore Center, UNH, Durham NH.jpg
University of New Hampshire's Whittemore Center in Durham, NH was the site for the 2016 Frozen Four (Women)
DurationSeptember 27, 2015–
March 20, 2016
NCAA tournament2016
National championshipWhittemore Center
Durham, NH
NCAA championMinnesota Golden Gophers
Patty Kazmaier AwardKendall Coyne, Northeastern
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NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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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[]

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

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
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
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[]

Standings[]

2015–16 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
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
: 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
2015–16 Division I Independents standings[3]
Overall
GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 27 12 13 2 68 60
2015–16 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
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
2015–16 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
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
: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll
2015–16 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
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[]

Scoring leaders[]

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
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
Sophomore Quinnipiac 37 28 24 52
Megan Keller Sophomore Boston College 41 12 40 52

Leading goaltenders[]

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
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 29, 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.uscho.com/rankings/d-i-womens-poll/ USCHO.com Division I women's poll
  4. ^ "2015-2016 WCHA Overall Category Leaders - Western Collegiate Hockey Association".
  5. ^ http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/w-hockey/2015-16/teams/sacredheart?view=lineup&r=0&pos=skaters
  6. ^ "2015-2016 Hockey East Overall Category Leaders".
  7. ^ "ECAC Hockey".
  8. ^ "Welcome to collegehockeystats.net".
  9. ^ http://wcha.com/women/pres1516/201603/mar3awa.php, accessdate= 17 January 2017
  10. ^ http://www.uscho.com/2016/03/04/college-hockey-america-awards-led-by-syracuse-mercyhurst/[bare URL]
  11. ^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
  12. ^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
  13. ^ "Hockey East Association - Press Release Archive".
  14. ^ "League Announces Postseason Awards". 4 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Recipients".
  16. ^ http://www.uscho.com/2016/03/17/ahca-reveals-finalists-for-top-d-i-d-iii-womens-coach-hurd-and-watson-awards/[bare URL]
  17. ^ Arlan Marttila (March 25, 2016). "Crowley caps historic season with USCHO coach of the year nod". USCHO. Retrieved January 17, 2017.


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