2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2024 and ended with the 2025 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 23, 2025.^[1]

2024–25 NCAA women's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament	2025
National championship	Ridder Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA champion	Wisconsin
Patty Kazmaier Award	Casey O'Brien (Wisconsin)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Polls

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

Realignment

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that College Hockey America would be merging with Atlantic Hockey, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024.^[2] On April 30, 2024, the two conferences merged to form Atlantic Hockey America.^[3]

Standings

• 2024–25 Atlantic Hockey America standings v t e
  	Conference								Overall
  	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
  #8 Penn State †*	20	19	1	0	52	74	24		38	31	6	1	135	59
  Mercyhurst	20	13	6	1	39	64	37		39	20	17	2	109	80
  Syracuse	20	11	9	0	35	53	43		37	15	22	0	83	97
  RIT	20	8	10	2	27	52	48		37	16	17	4	94	92
  Lindenwood	20	4	15	1	15	41	72		33	5	26	2	62	144
  Robert Morris	20	2	16	2	9	23	83		35	8	24	3	60	136
  Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025

• 2024–25 ECAC Hockey standings v t e
  	Conference								Overall
  	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
  #3 Cornell †*	22	16	2	4	54	77	28		35	25	5	5	115	51
  #5 Colgate	22	18	4	0	52	72	38		39	30	9	0	140	75
  #7 St. Lawrence	22	13	6	3	45.5	56	44		39	22	12	5	99	78
  #9 Clarkson	22	13	8	1	40.5	67	45		40	25	13	2	136	72
  #10 Quinnipiac	22	11	8	3	38.5	51	35		38	22	12	4	97	53
  Yale	22	10	10	2	34	44	41		32	16	13	3	84	61
  #14 Princeton	22	11	9	2	32	62	62		32	18	12	2	116	79
  Brown	22	9	10	3	29.5	46	55		30	14	13	3	75	77
  Union	22	8	14	0	24	40	58		37	13	23	1	69	91
  RPI	22	7	13	2	24	39	69		35	14	18	3	70	90
  Dartmouth	22	3	16	3	14.5	28	59		29	5	21	3	43	78
  Harvard	22	1	20	1	7.5	26	74		29	2	25	2	35	90
  Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 22, 2025

• 2024–25 NEWHA standings v t e
  	Conference								Overall
  	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
  LIU †	28	19	6	3	57	66	43		38	22	12	4	81	64
  Franklin Pierce	28	17	10	1	51	77	55		32	17	14	1	80	71
  Sacred Heart *	28	16	9	3	51	62	42		39	21	15	3	83	74
  Stonehill	28	13	10	5	48	62	49		38	14	19	5	72	110
  Saint Anselm	28	10	11	7	41	70	72		38	12	19	7	85	121
  Assumption	28	10	16	2	36	50	56		36	10	23	3	53	90
  Post	28	11	14	3	36	53	58		37	13	21	3	62	93
  Saint Michael's	28	4	24	0	16	29	94		36	4	32	0	30	154
  Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025

• 2024–25 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
  	Conference											Overall
  	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
  #1 Wisconsin†*	28	25	1	2	1	0	1	77	137	35		41	38	1	2	221	48
  #2 Ohio State	28	19	6	3	3	0	2	59	95	58		40	29	8	3	155	83
  #4 Minnesota	28	19	8	1	1	0	0	57	95	69		42	29	12	1	153	104
  #6 Minnesota Duluth	28	14	12	2	0	2	2	48	76	53		39	22	15	2	114	70
  #11 St. Cloud State	28	10	13	5	1	1	1	36	53	71		36	15	15	6	74	82
  Minnesota State	28	7	19	2	0	4	1	28	70	97		37	14	21	2	105	118
  St. Thomas	28	6	21	1	2	2	1	20	47	116		36	9	25	2	73	140
  Bemidji State	28	4	24	0	1	0	0	11	34	108		37	6	30	1	56	148
  Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 23, 2025

• 2024–25 WHEA standings v t e
  	Conference								Overall
  	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
  #15 UConn †	27	19	6	2	58	62	38		36	22	12	2	80	60
  #13 Boston University *	27	18	7	2	57	72	43		38	24	12	2	95	75
  #11 Boston College	27	16	9	2	51	79	50		36	21	13	2	104	80
  Providence	27	16	9	2	49	74	61		35	20	12	3	100	74
  Northeastern	27	15	11	1	46	61	49		37	22	14	1	89	68
  Maine	27	10	14	3	38	51	57		35	11	21	3	62	101
  New Hampshire	27	11	14	2	34	54	65		35	15	17	3	70	77
  Vermont	27	7	18	2	27	40	67		36	9	25	2	51	103
  Holy Cross	25	6	17	4	25	34	59		34	10	20	4	54	73
  Merrimack	27	5	18	4	20	48	86		36	9	23	4	66	106
  Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 13, 2025

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 23, 2025.^[4]

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Casey O'Brien	Graduate Student	Wisconsin	41	26	62	88
Kirsten Simms	Junior	Wisconsin	41	25	47	72
Laila Edwards	Junior	Wisconsin	41	35	36	71
Abbey Murphy	Senior	Minnesota	42	33	32	65
Caroline Harvey	Junior	Wisconsin	41	18	45	63
Joy Dunne	Sophomore	Ohio State	40	29	33	62
Lacey Eden	Graduate Student	Wisconsin	41	24	34	58
Tessa Janecke	Junior	Penn State	38	24	29	53
Jocelyn Amos	Sophomore	Ohio State	40	27	25	52
Elyssa Biederman	Junior	Colgate	39	19	32	51

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 23, 2025.^[5]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Class	Team	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Ava McNaughton	Sophomore	Wisconsin	39	2,217	36	1	2	46	8	.944	1.25
Kaley Doyle	Graduate Student	Quinnipiac	28	1,676	15	10	3	36	8	.945	1.29
Annelies Bergmann	Sophomore	Cornell	35	2,126	25	5	5	48	10	.943	1.35
Katie DeSa	Junior	Penn State	32	1,892	27	5	0	43	9	.934	1.36
Holly Gruber	Senior	Clarkson	20	1,242	13	6	1	30	5	.930	1.45

Awards

WCHA Award Recipient[6] Player of the Year Casey O'Brien Forward of the Year Casey O'Brien Defensive Player of the Year Caroline Harvey Rookie of the Year Caitlin Kraemer Goaltender of the Year Ève Gascon Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Clara Van Wieren Scoring Champion Casey O'Brien Goaltending Champion Ava McNaughton Coach of the Year Mark Johnson All-WCHA Teams[7] First Team   Position   Second Team Laila Edwards, Wisconsin F Abbey Murphy, Minnesota Casey O'Brien, Wisconsin F Joy Dunne, Ohio State Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin F Lacey Eden, Wisconsin Emma Peschel, Ohio State D Sydney Morrow, Minnesota Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin D Tova Henderson, Minnesota Duluth D Nina Jobst-Smith, Minnesota Duluth Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth G Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Olivia Mobley, Minnesota Duluth F Caitlin Kraemer, Minnesota Duluth Clara Van Wieren, Minnesota Duluth F Jordyn Petrie, Ohio State Jocelyn Amos, Ohio State F Maggie Scannell, Wisconsin Chloe Primerano, Minnesota D Chloe Primerano, Minnesota Laney Potter, Wisconsin D Gracie Graham, Minnesota Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State G Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State

AHA Award Recipient[8] Player of the Year Tessa Janecke Rookie of the Year Julia Schalin Forward of the Year Tessa Janecke Defenseman of the Year Kendall Butze Goalie of the Year Katie DeSa Goaltending Champion Katie DeSa Defensive Forward of the Year Jordyn Bear Scoring Champion Tessa Janecke Sportsmanship Award Marielle Parks Scholar Athlete of the Year Tatum White Coach of the Year Jeff Kampersal AHA All-Conference Teams[9] First Team   Position   Second Team Tessa Janecke, Penn State F Brynn Saarela, Syracuse Vanessa Upson, Mercyhurst F Maddie Christian, Penn State Katelyn Roberts, Penn State F Morgan Neitzke, Lindenwood Kendall Butze, Penn State D Lyndie Lobdell, Penn State Emma Pickering, RIT D Megan McKay, Mercyhurst Katie DeSa, Penn State G Allie Kelley, Syracuse Rookie Team   Position   Julia Schalin, Mercyhurst F Grace Outwater, Penn State F Brac Kelley, RIT F Grace Tullock, Penn State D Jessica Cheung, Syracuse D Magdalena Luggin, Mercyhurst G

NEWHA Award Recipient[10] Player of the Year Julia Wysocki Rookie of the Year Rowyn Ringor Defenseman of the Year Hannah Saunders Goalie of the Year Maggie Korneta Coach of the Year Kelly Nash NEWHA All-Conference Teams First Team   Position   Second Team Grace Babington, LIU F Isabella Chaput, Sacred Heart Jeannie Wallner, LIU F Bailey Feeney, Stonehill Julia Wysocki, Post F Mikayla Kelley, Franklin Pierce F Tyra Turner, Saint Anselm F Rowyn Ringor, Post Anna Fairman, LIU D Bri Eid, LIU Maggie Korneta, Franklin Pierce D Sydney Russell, Stonehill Hannah Saunders, Post G Abbie Thompson, LIU Rookie Team   Position   Sportswomanship Team Bo Dean, Franklin Pierce F Alicia McDonald, Saint Michael's Ella Holm, Sacred Heart F Ava McGaffigan, Assumption Brynn Levinson, Franklin Pierce F Kerryn O'Connell, Sacred Heart Rowyn Ringor, Post F Alexis Poppleton, Saint Anselm F Makenna Slocum, Stonehill D Sam Mathe, LIU D Julia Stevens, Franklin Pierce Alexsa Caron, Stonehill G Hannah Saunders, Post Jordana DeMarinis, Saint Michael's G

WHEA Award Recipient[11][12] Cami Granato Award (Player of the Year) Reichen Kirchmair Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year Claire Murdoch Hockey East Coach of the Year Chris MacKenzie Best Defensive Forward Hannah Johnson Best Defenseman Tamara Giaquinto Goaltender of the Year Tia Chan Sportmanship Award Raice Szott Army ROTC Three Stars Award Grace Campbell Scoring Champion Reichen Kirchmair Women's Hockey East All-Star Teams[13] First Team   Position   Second Team Julia Pellerin, Boston College F Sammy Taber, Boston College Reichen Kirchmair, Providence F Claire Murdoch, UConn Audrey Knapp, Providence F Skylar Irving, Northeastern Tamara Giaquinto, Boston University D Molly Jordan, Boston College Ava Rinker, UConn D Brooke Becker, Providence Tia Chan, UConn G Abby Hornung, Holy Cross Third Team   Position   Rookie Team Sydney Healey, Boston University F Lauren Glaser, Boston College Ashley Allard, UConn F Claire Murdoch, UConn Jada Habisch, UConn F Chloe Goofers, Merrimack Kira Juodikis, New Hampshire F Eloise Caron, Northeastern Tuva Kandell, Northeastern D Tuva Kandell, Northeastern Ashley Kokavec, Vermont D Olivia Maffeo, Boston College Hope Walinski, Providence G Lisa Jönsson, Northeastern

ECAC Award Recipient [14][15] Player of the Year Haley Winn Forward of the Year Issy Wunder Defender of the Year Haley Winn Rookie of the Year Lindzi Avar Goaltender of the Year Annelies Bergmann Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year Maren Friday Coach of the Year Doug Derraugh All-ECAC Teams First Team[16]   Position   Second Team[17] Issy Wunder, Princeton F Elyssa Biederman, Colgate Kristýna Kaltounková, Colgate F Abby Hustler, St. Lawrence Anne Cherkowski, Clarkson F Sarah Paul, Princeton Nicole Gosling, Clarkson D Ashley Messier, Cornell Haley Winn, Clarkson D Kendall Cooper, Quinnipiac Annelies Bergmann, Cornell G Hannah Murphy, Colgate Third Team[18]   Position   Rookie Team[19] Avi Adam, Cornell F Mackenzie Alexander, Princeton Anna Segedi, St. Lawrence F Lindzi Avar, Cornell Emma Pais, Colgate F Karianne Engelbert, Union F Monique Lyons, Brown Andrea Trnková, RPI D Makayla Watson, Quinnipiac Rory Guilday, Cornell D Rosie Klein, Princeton Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm, St. Lawrence G Michaela Hesová, Dartmouth

Patty Kazmaier Award Patty Kazmaier Award Finalists[20][21][22] Player Position School Casey O'Brien Forward Wisconsin Top Three Laila Edwards Forward Wisconsin Top Three Caroline Harvey Defense Wisconsin Top Three Joy Dunne Forward Ohio State Tessa Janecke Forward Penn State Kristýna Kaltounková Forward Colgate Abbey Murphy Forward Minnesota Kirsten Simms Forward Wisconsin Haley Winn Defense Clarkson Issy Wunder Forward Princeton

AHCA Coach of the Year AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists[23][24] Coach School Mark Johnson Wisconsin Doug Derraugh Cornell Brad Frost Minnesota Jeff Kampersal Penn State Chris MacKenzie UConn Nadine Muzerall Ohio State Kelly Nash LIU

Goalie of the Year Goalie of the Year Finalists[25] Player School Ava McNaughton Wisconsin Annelies Bergmann Cornell Ève Gascon Minnesota Duluth

Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award Finalists[26] Player Position School Caitlin Kraemer Forward Minnesota Duluth Claire Murdoch Forward UConn Runner Up