# 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2023 and ended with the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire on March 24, 2024.

## Season headlines

* October 4, 2023 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In winter sports other than basketball, including men's and women's ice hockey, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days, starting 7 days after the NCAA tournament field is set.

## Regular season
### Realignment

On December 17, 2021, it was announced Robert Morris would be reinstated for the 2023–24 season. On March 3, 2022, it was announced that College Hockey America (CHA) voted unanimously to reinstate the program back into the CHA.
On June 6, 2023, it was announced that CHA would merge with the Atlantic Hockey Association, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024. The two conferences had shared a commissioner and office staff since 2010. The merged conference was unveiled as Atlantic Hockey America on April 30, 2024.

### Standings

* 2023–24 College Hockey America standingsvte Conference Overall GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA #15 Penn State †201442307936382213312177 Mercyhurst201460287539282017111289 Robert Morris201181236069351519194126 RIT20712115475935131937789 Lindenwood2061221464100321119296157 Syracuse19413210466534724367138 Championship: March 2, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
* 2023–24 ECAC Hockey standingsvte Conference Overall GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA #4 Colgate †221840551022840327118651 #3 Clarkson22183154.5732440335213551 #7 St. Lawrence221840537940392811012592 #6 Cornell22175048814034258112564 #9 Quinnipiac221390417254372511113474 #14 Yale22129135.5554432171418863 #12 Princeton22610629485732141269178 Brown22712326.5415732121736178 RPI22516115.5426635131848179 Dartmouth22316214.53610730621364138 Union22317213287335825257110 Harvard22318110.5279430523238118 Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
* 2023–24 NEWHA standingsvte Conference Overall GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA LIU †2826205284293728909666 Saint Anselm281891379454372016111487 Stonehill281792368355382115210094 Sacred Heart281412230585038152127096 Franklin Pierce281413129675135181618572 Assumption281014424596636102246999 Post28720115338237828141122 Saint Michael's28027113012136035136158 Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
* 2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte Conference Overall GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA #1 Ohio State †282620200781403739354020151 #2 Wisconsin *282350210691244341356020562 #5 Minnesota281971122629260392710213580 #7 Minnesota Duluth281511200047644739211448966 #10 St. Cloud State281214201040605934171727869 Minnesota State286220120195294381325097120 St. Thomas2842310011139120371026174150 Bemidji State283241000103314436430242181 Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023
* 2023–24 WHEA standingsvte Conference Overall GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA #11 UConn †2719442116170283825859147 #13 Northeastern27168342251674039251139450 New Hampshire271411204250636436181628587 #15 Boston College27139521346756436151479597 Providence271210512244645935131757284 Vermont271112422239617035131757994 Boston University271213121036656535141838791 Maine271114231033646535151829489 Merrimack277173241274876361122362104 Holy Cross27420322318398435824365103 Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 16, 2024.
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
| Kirsten Simms | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 37 | 32 | 42 | 74 |
| Casey O'Brien | Senior | Wisconsin | 39 | 23 | 48 | 71 |
| Abbey Murphy | Junior | Minnesota | 39 | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| Danielle Serdachny | Graduate Student | Colgate | 39 | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| Britta Curl | Graduate Student | Wisconsin | 39 | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| Izzy Daniel | Graduate Student | Cornell | 34 | 21 | 38 | 59 |
| Lacey Eden | Senior | Wisconsin | 39 | 27 | 29 | 56 |
| Kristýna Kaltounková | Senior | Colgate | 35 | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| Abby Hustler | Junior | St. Lawrence | 39 | 24 | 31 | 55 |
| Laila Edwards | Sophomore | Wisconsin | 39 | 20 | 34 | 54 |

### Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 16, 2024. 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 |
| Megan Warrener | Junior | Connecticut | 14 | 834 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0.951 | 1.01 |
| Raygan Kirk | Graduate Student | Ohio State | 24 | 883 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0.945 | 1.05 |
| Gwyneth Philips | Graduate Student | Northeastern | 37 | 1,865 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 0.955 | 1.17 |
| Hailey MacLeod | Sophomore | Minnesota Duluth | 15 | 898 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0.958 | 1.14 |
| Michelle Pasiechnyk | Senior | Clarkson | 25 | 1,459 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 0.942 | 1.28 |

## Awards
### ECAC

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Izzy Daniel |
| Best Forward | Best Forward | Izzy Daniel |
| Best Defenseman | Best Defenseman | Nicole Gosling |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Emma Pais |
| Goaltender of the Year | Goaltender of the Year | Michelle Pasiechnyk |
| Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year | Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year | Ella Hartje |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Matt Desrosiers |
| All-ECAC Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Izzy Daniel, Cornell | F | Julia Gosling, St. Lawrence |
| Danielle Serdachny, Colgate | F | Abby Hustler, St. Lawrence |
| Sarah Fillier, Princeton | F | Ella Hartje, Yale |
| Nicole Gosling, Clarkson | D | Haley Winn, Clarkson |
| Mae Batherson, St. Lawrence | D | Sydney Morrow, Colgate |
| Michelle Pasiechnyk, Clarkson | G | Emma-Sofie Nordström, St. Lawrence |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Elyssa Biederman, Colgate | F | Emma Pais, Colgate |
| Anna Segedi, St. Lawrence | F | Kahlen Lamarche, Quinnipiac |
| Dominique Petrie, Clarkson | F | Karel Prefontaine, Cornell |
| Kendall Cooper, Quinnipiac | D | Andrea Trnková, RPI |
| Kate Reilly, Quinnipiac | D | Keira Hurry, Clarkson |
| Hannah Murphy, Colgate | G | Annelies Bergmann, Cornell |