# 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season is the 19th season of competition in the National Collegiate division of NCAA women's ice hockey, the de facto equivalent of Division I in that sport. The season began in September 2019 and ended on March 10, 2020 following the conclusion of the ECAC Championship. The 2020 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament at Agganis Arena in Boston which was supposed to be held March 20 and 22 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Changes from 2018–19

The most significant change from the 2018–19 season was the recognition of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) as an official NCAA conference. The NEWHA was founded in 2017 as a scheduling alliance by the six schools that then competed as National Collegiate independents—full Division I members Holy Cross and Sacred Heart, plus Division II members Franklin Pierce, Post, Saint Anselm, and Saint Michael's. Holy Cross left after the first NEWHA season of 2017–18 to join Hockey East. Shortly before the 2018–19 season, the remaining five members formally organized as a conference and began the process of gaining full NCAA recognition.
In the meantime, LIU Brooklyn had announced that it would add women's ice hockey effective in 2019–20, and would join the NEWHA at that time. Shortly after this announcement, the school's parent institution, Long Island University, announced that it would merge the athletic programs of its two main campuses (Division I Brooklyn and Division II Post) into a single Division I program that would later be unveiled as the LIU Sharks.
With the conference membership returning to six for 2019–20, the NCAA officially approved the NEWHA as a Division I conference shortly before the start of that season. This action also meant that there would be no independent programs in that season, since the NEWHA membership included all of the previous National Collegiate independents.

## Regular season
### Standings

2019–20 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #10 Mercyhurst†* | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 68 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 107 | 73 |
| Robert Morris | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 67 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 111 | 82 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 99 | 89 |
| Penn State | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 42 | 36 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 80 |
| RIT | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 72 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 76 | 103 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 73 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 117 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||
2019–20 ECAC Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #1 Cornell | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 84 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 28 |
| #6 Princeton | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 77 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 54 |
| #7 Clarkson | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 63 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 110 | 50 |
| Harvard | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 69 | 53 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 93 | 85 |
| Yale | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 53 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 86 | 81 |
| Colgate | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 71 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 110 | 84 |
| #10 Quinnipiac | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 63 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 104 | 70 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 73 | 83 |
| Union | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 74 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 52 | 115 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 70 | 29 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 52 | 91 |
| Brown | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 85 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 33 | 119 |
| RPI | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 82 | 34 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 21 | 122 |
| Championship: March 10, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||
2019–20 NEWHA standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Sacred Heart | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 77 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 89 | 77 |
| Franklin Pierce | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 75 | 40 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 63 |
| St. Anselm | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 52 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 71 | 63 |
| LIU | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 79 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 100 | 107 |
| Saint Michael's | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 66 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 82 |
| Post | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 105 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 52 | 136 |
| Championship: March 8, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||
2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Wisconsin | 26 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 97 | 48 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 156 | 60 |
| #3 Minnesota | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 86 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 137 | 57 |
| #5 Ohio State | 26 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 81 | 56 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 116 | 79 |
| #9 Minnesota Duluth | 27 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 69 | 60 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 98 | 77 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 46 | 68 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 71 | 91 |
| Minnesota State | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 83 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 71 | 108 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 98 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 62 | 122 |
| Championship: March 8, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com ||||||||||||||||
2019–20 WHEA standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #4 Northeastern | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 106 | 20 | 36 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 137 | 35 |
| #8 Boston University | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 77 | 43 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 108 | 58 |
| Providence | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 58 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 85 | 71 |
| Boston College | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 76 | 69 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 94 | 97 |
| UConn | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 28 | 60 | 54 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 89 | 80 |
| New Hampshire | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | '27 | 58 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 83 | 70 |
| Maine | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 61 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 92 | 75 |
| Vermont | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 65 | 84 | 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 85 | 109 |
| Holy Cross | 27 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 98 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 36 | 117 |
| Merrimack | 27 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 91 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 57 | 111 |
| Championship: March 8, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on November 11, 2019.
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Daryl Watts | Junior | Wisconsin | 12 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| Jaycee Gebhard | Senior | Robert Morris | 12 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| Sophie Shirley | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 12 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Abby Roque | Senior | Wisconsin | 12 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Elizabeth Giguère | Junior | Clarkson | 12 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Grace Zumwinkle | Junior | Minnesota | 12 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Gabrielle Davis | Freshman | Clarkson | 12 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Taylor Heise | Sophomore | Minnesota | 12 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Alina Mueller | Sophomore | Northeastern | 9 | 5 | 14 | 19 |

### Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.
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 |
| Tera Hofmann | Senior | Yale | 4 | 232:48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 0.26 |
| Lindsay Browning | Junior | Cornell | 6 | 364:02 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .976 | 0.49 |
| Aerin Frankel | Junior | Northeastern | 9 | 532:23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .959 | 0.90 |
| Michaela Kane | Senior | Saint Anselm | 4 | 243:09 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .945 | 0.99 |
| Samantha Carpentier-Yelle | Sophomore | Connecticut | 5 | 297:28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .934 | 1.21 |

## Awards and honors

* Elizabeth Giguere, Clarkson, Patty Kazmaier Award
* Doug Derraugh, Cornell, AHCA Coach of the Year

### All-America honors

* Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, First Team All-American
* Jaime Bourbonnais, Cornell, CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: First Team
* Lindsay Browning, Cornell, CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: Second Team

### All-USCHO honors

* Sarah Fillier, Princeton, All-USCHO National Honors
* Carly Bullock, Princeton, All-USCHO National Honors

### CHA Awards

* Emma Nuutinen, Senior, Forward, Mercyhurst, Player of the Year
* Mae Batherson, Forward, Syracuse, Rookie of the Year
* Mike Sisti, Mercyhurst, Coach of the Year
* Lindsay Eastwood, Senior, Syracuse, Best Defenseman
* Alexa Vasko, Junior, Mercyhurst, Best Defensive Forward
* Abby Moloughney, Sophomore, Forward, Syracuse, Individual Sportsmanship Award
* Syracuse, Team Sportsmanship Award
* Kennedy Blair, Goaltender, Mercyhurst, CHA Tournament MVP
All-Conference First Team
* Forward – Jaycee Gebhard, Senior, Robert Morris
* Forward – Emma Nuutinen, Senior, Mercyhurst
* Forward – Abby Moloughney, Sophomore, Robert Morris
* Forward – Michele Robillard, Senior, Mercyhurst
* Defense – Lindsay Eastwood, Senior, Syracuse
* Defense – Emily Curlett, Junior, Robert Morris
* Goalie – Chantal Burke, Junior, Penn State
All-Conference Second Team
* Forward – Maggie Knott, Senior, Mercyhurst
* Forward – Lexi Templeman, Junior, Robert Morris
* Forward – Savannah Rennie, Senior, Syracuse
* Defense – Izzy Heminger, Sophomore, Penn State
* Defense – Sam Isbell, Senior, Mercyhurst
* Goalie – Terra Lanteigne, Senior, RIT
All-Rookie Team
* Forward – Madison Beishuizen, Syracuse
* Forward – Jaymee Nolan, RIT
* Forward – Maggy Burbidge, Robert Morris
* Defense – Mae Batherson, Syracuse
* Defense – Mallory Uihlein, Penn State
* Goalie – Raygan Kirk, Robert Morris

### ECAC Awards

* Elizabeth Giguere, ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
* Elizabeth Giguere, ECAC Hockey Best Forward
* Dave Flint, ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year

#### ECAC All-Stars

* First Team All-ECAC
** Elizabeth Giguere, 2019-20 ECAC Hockey First Team All-League

### Ivy League Awards

* Lindsay Browning, Cornell, Ivy League Player of the Year
* Izzy Daniel, Cornell, Ivy League Rookie of the Year

#### All-Ivy honorees

* First Team All-Ivy
** Sarah Fillier, Princeton
** Carly Bullock, Princeton
** Kristin O'Neill, Cornell
** Micah Zandee-Hart, Cornell
** Jaime Bourbonnais, Cornell
** Lindsay Browning, Cornell
* Second Team All-Ivy
** Maggie Connors, F, Princeton
** Maddie Mills, F, Cornell
** Dominique Petrie, F, Harvard
** Emma Seitz, D, Yale
** Claire Thompson, D, Princeton
** Rachel McQuigge, G, Princeton
* Honorable Mention All-Ivy
** Claire Dalton, F, Yale
** Kristin Della Rovere, F, Harvard
** Lotti Odnoga, D, Dartmouth
** Ali Peper, D, Harvard
** Becky Dutton, G, Harvard

### HCA Awards

* Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (November 2019)
* Katy Knoll, Women’s Hockey Commissioners’ Association National Rookie of the Month, November 2019
* Corinne Schroeder, Hockey Commissioners Association Women’s Goaltender of the Month (December 2019)
* Ida Kuoppala, Maine, Women's Hockey Commissioners Association Rookie of the Month (February 2020)
* Carly Bullock, Princeton, Women's Hockey Commissioners Association Player of the Month February 2020
* Ava Boutilier, New Hampshire, Women's Hockey Commissioners Association Goaltender of the Month February 2020