# 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

The top 10 from USCHO.com, September 22, 2014, and the top 10 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, 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
### Standings

2014–15 College Hockey America standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall 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 |||||||||||||||
2014–15 NCAA Division I Independents standingsvte :
| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Sacred Heart | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 55 | 96 |
| Final rankings: USCHO.com Poll |||||||
2014–15 ECAC Hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall 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 |||||||||||||||
2014–15 Hockey East standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall 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 |||||||||||||||
2014–15 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall 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
### Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 24, 2015.
| 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

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 |