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

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

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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

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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
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 25 7 15 3 55 96
Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll
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
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

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Scoring leaders

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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

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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

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References

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  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.