| 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season | |||||
| NCAA tournament | 2021 | ||||
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| National championship | Erie Insurance Arena Erie, Pennsylvania | ||||
| NCAA champion | Wisconsin | ||||
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The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in November 2020 and ended with the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 20, 2021.[1]
Polls[]
Regular season[]
Standings[]
2020–21 College Hockey America standings
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Penn State | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 34 | – | – | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | – | – | ||
| Robert Morris | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 23 | – | – | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Mercyhurst | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 21 | – | – | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Syracuse | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | – | – | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | – | – | ||
| Lindenwood | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | – | – | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | – | – | ||
| RIT | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | ||
Championship: March 7, 2021 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament championRankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
2020–21 ECAC Hockey standings
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #5 Colgate * |
14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 41 | ||
| St. Lawrence | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 29 | ||
| Clarkson | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 45 | ||
| Quinnipiac | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 30 | ||
| Brown | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Cornell | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Dartmouth | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Harvard | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Princeton | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| RPI | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | –
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| Union | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Yale | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 10, 2021 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
2020–21 NEWHA standings
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Franklin Pierce | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| LIU* | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 55 | ||
| Post | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Sacred Heart | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 50 | ||
| Saint Anselm | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Saint Michael's | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2021 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com | |||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Wisconsin * |
16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 62 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 33 | |
| #4 Minnesota-Duluth | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 33 | |
| #3 Ohio State | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 42 | |
| #6 Minnesota | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 62 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 65 | 45 | |
| Minnesota State | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 38 | 56 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 56 | |
| St. Cloud State | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 18.5 | 32 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 62 | |
| Bemidji State | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 24 | 72 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 72 | |
| Championship: March 8, 2021 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
2020–21 WHEA standings
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| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #2 Northeastern * |
19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 80 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 21 | ||
| #7 Boston College | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 56 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 40 | ||
| #8 Providence | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 46 | ||
| Vermont | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 21 | ||
| #7 Boston University | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 24 | ||
| UConn | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 37 | ||
| Maine | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 29 | ||
| New Hampshire | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 55 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 62 | ||
| Holy Cross | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 73 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 76 | ||
| Merrimack | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 64 | ||
| Championship: March 8, 2021 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Player stats[]
Scoring leaders[]
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 20, 2021.[2]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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| Alina Müller | Junior | Northeastern | 25 | 12 | 26 | 38 |
| Daryl Watts | Senior | Wisconsin | 21 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| Kiara Zanon | Freshman | Penn State | 21 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Skylar Fontaine | Senior | Northeastern | 25 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| Lexi Templeman | Senior | Robert Morris | 25 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
| Chloé Aurard | Junior | Northeastern | 25 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Sophie Shirley | Junior | Wisconsin | 21 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Grace Zumwinkle | Senior | Minnesota | 20 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Abby Moloughney | Junior | Syracuse | 22 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Élizabeth Giguère | Senior | Clarkson | 19 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
Leading goaltenders[]
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.[2]
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 |
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| Aerin Frankel | Senior | Northeastern | 23 | 1405:47 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | .965 | 0.81 |
| Josie Bothun | Freshman | Penn State | 21 | 1253:38 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 4 | .944 | 1.44 |
| Tia Chan | Freshman | Connecticut | 10 | 603:27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 2 | .947 | 1.49 |
| Loryn Porter | Senior | Maine | 18 | 1085:13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .954 | 1.49 |
| Emma Söderberg | Junior | Minnesota Duluth | 19 | 1114:21 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 6 | .944 | 1.56 |
References[]
- ↑ NCAA Division I women's hockey tournament (November 25, 2020). Retrieved on November 25, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2020-2021 Stats (November 25, 2020). Retrieved on November 25, 2020.
| List of NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons | |
|---|---|
| NCAA seasons | 2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 - 2023–24 |
| NCAA Division I Conferences | WHEA - ECAC Hockey - CHA - WCHA - NEWHA - Independents (none currently) |
| NCAA awards | Patty Kazmaier Award - National Goalie of the Year - National Rookie of the Year - AHCA Coach of the Year |