# 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2017 and ended with the 2018 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game.

## Pre-season polls

The top 10 from USCHO.com and the top 10 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, First place votes are in parentheses.

## Regular season
### Standings

2017–18 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 Robert Morris† | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 75 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 122 | 70 |
| Mercyhurst* | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 58 | 24 | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 74 |
| Syracuse | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 43 | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 76 | 98 |
| Penn State | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 65 | 69 |
| Lindenwood | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 57 | 31 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 61 | 92 |
| RIT | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 95 | 35 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 42 | 141 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||
* Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
2017–18 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 Clarkson†* | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 90 | 29 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 158 | 48 |
| #2 Colgate† | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 80 | 35 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 150 | 70 |
| #7 Cornell | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 66 | 42 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 100 | 65 |
| #8 St. Lawrence | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 67 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 96 | 73 |
| Quinnipiac | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 65 | 71 |
| Princeton | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 60 | 43 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 79 | 64 |
| Harvard | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 79 |
| Yale | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 43 | 53 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 59 | 83 |
| RPI | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 54 | 78 |
| Union | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 78 | 34 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 65 | 121 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 77 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 98 |
| Brown | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 77 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 46 | 134 |
| Championship: March 10, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||
2017–18 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† | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 81 | 29 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 44 |
| #6 Ohio State | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 112 | 76 |
| #5 Minnesota* | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 74 | 54 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 119 | 79 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 71 | 82 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 60 | 68 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 90 | 96 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 59 | 33 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 52 | 82 |
| Minnesota State | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 82 | 34 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 57 | 123 |
| Championship: March 4, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com ||||||||||||||||
2017–18 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 |
| #5 Boston College | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 98 | 46 | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 76 |
| Providence | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 67 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 96 | 80 |
| Maine | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 91 | 83 |
| #8 Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 69 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 107 | 100 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 45 | 57 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 85 |
| Boston University | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 72 | 66 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 113 | 100 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 88 | 76 |
| Vermont | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 67 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 67 | 99 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 76 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 62 | 96 |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com |||||||||||||||
2017–18 NEWHAvte :
| | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Saint Anselm | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 18 |
| Sacred Heart | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 123 | 36 |
| Holy Cross | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 81 | 38 |
| Franklin Pierce | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 69 | 48 |
| Saint Michael's | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 84 |
| Post | 21 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 129 |

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Daryl Watts | Freshman | Boston College | 38 | 42 | 40 | 82 | 34 |
| Loren Gabel | Junior | Clarkson | 41 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 24 |
| Caitrin Lonergan | Sophomore | Boston College | 38 | 30 | 45 | 75 | 28 |
| Élizabeth Giguère | Freshman | Clarkson | 41 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 24 |
| Victoria Bach | Senior | Boston University | 33 | 39 | 28 | 67 | 12 |
| Taylor Moreland | Senior | Sacred Heart | 35 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 12 |
| Makenna Newkirk | Junior | Boston University | 38 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 16 |
| Rebecca Leslie | Senior | Boston University | 33 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 22 |
| Michaela Pejzlovám | Sophomore | Clarkson | 41 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 16 |
| Brittany Howard | Redshirt | Robert Morris | 31 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 38 |

### Leading goaltenders

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 |
| Shea Tiley | Senior | Clarkson | 40 | 2406 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 12 | .945 | 1.20 |
| Kristen Campbell | Redshirt | Wisconsin | 38 | 2320 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 12 | .939 | 1.19 |
| Annie Bélanger | Senior | UConn | 30 | 1822 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 56 | 4 | .938 | 1.84 |
| Kassidy Sauvé | Redshirt | Ohio State | 32 | 1949 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 10 | .938 | 1.88 |
| Liz Auby | Sophomore | Colgate | 10 | 601 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .936 | 1.30 |

## Awards

Patty Kazmaier Award
Daryl Watts, Boston College
AHCA Coach of the Year
AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists
Coach
School
Greg FargoColgate
Matt DesrosiersClarkson
Mark JohnsonWisconsin
Nadine MuzerallOhio State
Tom O'MalleySacred Heart
Richard ReichenbachMaine
Michael SistiMercyhurst
Ivy League honors
Kristin O'Neill, Cornell, PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Maddie Mills, Cornell, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Doug Derraugh, Cornell, COACH OF THE YEAR
All-Ivy
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
Kristin O'Neill, Cornell, Forward
Maddie Mills, Cornell, Forward
Carly Bullock, Princeton, Forward
Sarah Knee, Cornell, Defense
Jaime Bourbonnais, Cornell, Defense
Mallory Souliotis, Yale, Defense
Marlène Boissonnault, Cornell, Goaltender
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
Becca Gilmore, Harvard, Forward
Karlie Lund, Princeton, Forward
Greta Skarzynski, Yale, Forward
Claire Thompson, Princeton, Defense
Stephanie Sucharda, Princeton, Defense
Stephanie Neatby, Princeton, Goaltender
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
Sam Donovan, Brown, Forward
Lenka Serdar, Cornell, Forward
Kat Hughes, Harvard, Forward
Christine Honor, Dartmouth, Goaltender
Gianna Meloni, Yale, Goaltender :