# 2020–21 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season

The Friars qualified for the Hockey East championship game, losing to the top-ranked Northeastern Huskies. Earning an at-large selection for the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, the Friars were ranked as the #7 seed.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Maddy Coene | Forward | United States | Attended Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney |

## Regular season
### Standings

2020–21 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 |
| #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 |||||||||||||||

### Schedule

Source:
| Date | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | Decision | Result | Record |
| Regular Season |||||||
| November 21 | Connecticut Huskies | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 1) | W 6-2 | 1-0-0 (1-0-0) |
| November 22 | at Connecticut Huskies | | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, CT | Sandra Abstreiter (T, 1) | T 1-1 $^{OT}$ | 1-0-1 (1-0-1) |
| November 27 | at BC Eagles | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 2) | W 3-2 | 2-0-1 (2-0-1) |
| November 28 | BC Eagles | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 3) | W 3-2 | 3-0-1 (3-0-1) |
| December 4 | Holy Cross Crusaders | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 4) | W 2-0 | 4-0-1 (4-0-1) |
| December 5 | at Holy Cross Crusaders | | Worcester, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 5) | W 4-1 | 5-0-1 (5-0-1) |
| December 18 | Maine Black Bears | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 6) | W 4-0 | 6-0-1 (6-0-1) |
| December 19 | Maine Black Bears | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter (L, 1) | L 1-2 | 6-1-1 (6-1-1) |
| January 9 | at Holy Cross Crusaders | | Worcester, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (W, 7) | W 5-2 | |
| January 12 | at #2 Northeastern Huskies | #7 | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (L, 2) | L 0-4 | |
| Hockey East Tournament |||||||
| February 28 | Boston University Terriers | | Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter | W 4-3 | |
| March 3 | Maine Black Bears | | Schneider Arena • Providence, RI | Sandra Abstreiter | W 1-0 | |
| March 6 | at #1 Northeastern Huskies | | Matthews Arena • Boston, MA | Sandra Abstreiter (L, 7) | L 2-6 | |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||
| March 16 | vs. #2 Wisconsin Badgers | | Erie Insurance Arena • Erie, PA | Sandra Abstreiter (L, 8) | L 0-3 | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. |||||||

## Awards and honors

* Sandra Abstreiter, 2020-21 Hockey East Third Team All-Star
* Brooke Becker, Hockey East Rookie of the Week (awarded February 1, 2021)
* Brooke Becker, Hockey East Rookie of the Month, February 2021
* Brooke Becker, Hockey East All-Rookie Team
* Lauren DeBlois, 2020-21 Hockey East Third Team All-Star
* Sara Hjalmarsson, 2020-21 Hockey East Second Team All-Star
* Claire Tyo, Hockey East Rookie of the Month, January 2021
* Claire Tyo, Hockey East All-Rookie Team