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.
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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Pre-season polls
editThe 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
editStandings
editConference | 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
editScoring leaders
editThe 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
editThe 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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ECACedit
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Patty Kazmaier Awardedit
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AHCA Coach of the Yearedit
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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.