Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey The Lindenwood Lady Lions women ' s ice hockey team represents Lindenwood University located in St . Charles , Missouri . The Lady Lions currently participate in the NCAA Division I competition as of the 2011 - 12 season with no conference affiliation , making the program one of two Independent NCAA women ' s programs . The university is in the process of transitioning to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II for most athletics except for men ' s volleyball and women ' s ice hockey , which will compete at the NCAA Division I level . As part of the Lindenwood University athletic program ' s transition to the NCAA , the team is not eligible for NCAA post season play until becoming a full member in 2014 . History . Early history . Ice hockey at Lindenwood began in 2003 , when men ' s and women ' s ice hockey were added as part of the on - going university and athletic department expansion . The NAIA national ice hockey championship for men ' s hockey was discontinued in 1984 , women ' s was never an NAIA sport Lindenwood fields teams in the American Collegiate Hockey Association ( ACHA ) along with a handfull of other NAIA institutions and various club programs of NCAA institutions . The Lady Lions began competition in the ACHA for the 2003 - 04 season , the team went 17 - 3 - 3 in 23 games that season . Freshman Kathrine Hannah led the team with 25 goals and 36 assists for 61 points . The team qualified for the ACHA Women ' s Division I National Championship tournament . LU lost 3 - 6 against the Wisconsin but recovered in the second pool play game beating Northern Michigan 3 - 2 . The Lady Lions recovered with an overtime 5 - 4 win in the consolation round against West Los Angeles College and finished 5th in the nation . The 2004 - 2005 the team improved on the previous season ' s statistics with a record of 24 - 3 - 0 . In addition the Lady Lions qualified for the 2005 ACHA Women ' s Division National Tournament . The team finished the season ranked 2nd in the nation and 1st in the West Region . LU swept through the first rounds with a 2 - 1 win over the University of Massachusetts Amherst and 10 - win over the University of Michigan before losing to the University of Colorado 3 - 4 . The Lady Lions finished the 2005 - 06 season 29 - 3 - 0 , the team swept through the Championship Tournament , hosted for the first time at Lindenwood that season . LU picked up first round wins against Western Michigan University ( 8 - 1 ) and North Dakota State University ( 6 - 0 ) . The team then faced off against the University of Colorado , in a rematch of the 2005 tournament . This time the Lady Lions came out on top winning 5 - 0 and picked up a 4 - 1 win in the semi - final round vs . Michigan State University . In front of a home crowd LU won their first ice hockey championship , 3 - 2 over Robert Morris University ( Illinois ) . Despite having the highest number of losses in the history of the program during the 2006 - 07 season , a record of 27 - 6 - 1 . The team played strong during the regular season , even during a rebuilding year , highlights of the season included a tough 6 - 10 loss to NCAA Division I Sacred Heart . The team once again qualified for the ACHA Women ' s Division I National Championship and advanced to the Championship game again against Robert Morris University . This time the Lady Lions came up short to the Eagles with a 1 - 4 loss . The 2007 - 08 season marked the end of LU as an independent team in the ACHA , the Lady Lions joined the Central Collegiate Women ' s Hockey Association ( CCWHA ) . Lindenwood won the CCWHA Regular season title that season going 10 - 0 in conference games . The team finished the season with a record of 36 - 3 - 0 , the best in the program history to date . During the 08 - 07 season the went 6 - 1 against NCAA Division III opponents . The only loss against NCAA teams 1 - 2 at St . Mary ' s University . LU advanced through the CCWHA and won the CCWHA Playoff Championsship in their first season in the conference with a 4 - 0 shutout of Michigan . The team advanced through the ACHA tournament to the championship game for the third straight season , and once again against Robert Morris . LU came out on top 2 - 1 over RMU and won the school ' s second ACHA Women ' s DI National Championship . Senior Kat Hannah won the " Zoey M . Harris Award " given to the ACHA national player of the year . she recorded a team - high 87 points with 37 goals and 50 assists and had a + / - rating of + 72 . LU continued their winning tradition in the 2008 - 09 season , with a record of 32 - 3 - 3 , 10 - 0 - 3 in the CCWHA and 2 - 2 vs NCAA Division III opponents . LU became the CCWHA regular season champions for the second straight season and won their second straight CCWHA playoff championship with an overtime win over Michigan State . The Lady Lions advance to the ACHA National Championship games with a 2 - overtime win over University of Massachusetts and a 3 - overtime win over University of Minnesota and won the team ' s third ACHA Women ' s DI National Championship and second straight against Robert Morris . Following the season head coach Vince O ' Mara was named the " 2009 ACHA Division I Women ' s Coach of the Year " . LU finished the 2009 - 10 season with the best record in program history , over previous record set the 2007 - 08 season . Lindenwood finished with an overall record of 43 wins , 2 losses , and 2 ties , including a loss and a tie against NCAA DIII teams . The Lady Lions went 12 - 0 in the CCWHA and stormed through the CCWHA playoffs , only allowing 2 goals in four playoff games . The team won the fourth ACHA Women ' s Division I National Championship and third straight with a 2 - 0 shutout win over Michigan State University . In addition to the third straight national championship for the Lady Lions , the men ' s program also won its second straight ACHA Men ' s Division I National Championship , marking the first time a school has repeated as back - to - back hockey champions in men ' s and women ' s at any collegiate level . The university showcased it ' s hockey tradition also winning the 2010 NCRHA Division I Collegiate Roller Hockey National Championships . Move to NCAA . Lindenwood announced in July 2010 it would become a member of the NCAA , women ' s ice hockey as one of the sports included in the list moving to the NCAA . Because the NCAA does not sponsor ice hockey at the Division II level , it was announced the team would compete as a member of Division I . The Lindenwood Lady Lions hockey team is the first and only NCAA women ' s hockey program in Missouri . The 2010 - 11 season would be the Lady Lions last as members of the CCWHA and the ACHA DI as part of the team ' s transition to the NCAA . The Lady Lions concluded the 2010 - 11 regular season with a 29 - 2 - 2 record and . 909 winning percentage . The season included a 12 - game win streak from November 6 , 2010 until January 22 , 2011 and a 3 - 4 loss to UMass Amherst , the team ' s only regulation loss during the regular season . Portion of the 12 - game win streak include a 6 - game shutout streak during which the Lady Lions outscored opponents 54 - 0 . The Lady Lions set a program record on January 29 , 2011 when the team put up 30 goals against Northern Michigan , surpassing a previous record of 16 goals against Penn State on March 8 , 2007 and 17 goals against Western Michigan set earlier the same season on December 5 , 2011 . The Lady Lions concluded the 2010 - 11 regular season with a 29 - 2 - 2 record and overall record of 33 - 3 - 2 . The team won a fourth consecutive CCWHA title in a 3 - 0 win over Grand Valley State , The Lady Lions advanced through pool play before falling 1 - 3 to rival Michigan State in the semifinal round , taking third place . In the July 2011 , Lindenwood announced the 2011 - 12 schedule , the first of NCAA competition in program history . The schedule included 22 games against NCAA Division I competition , including an inaugural NCAA two - game series against the defending NCAA National Champion Wisconsin Badgers ; seven games against NCAA Division III ; and five games against former ACHA Division I rivals Robert Morris ( IL ) and Grand Valley State 2011 - 2012 Schedule & Results . Notes : Season by season results . " * Note : From 2012 - 2014 LU not eligible for NCAA post season due to transition process from NAIA to NCAA . " Coaches . Vince O ' Mara is the current , first , and only head coach of the Lady Lions women ' s ice hockey program . O ' Mara is a 2 - time ACHA Coach of the Year ( 2005 - 06 , 2009 - 10 ) . He has compiled a record of 241 – 26 – 11 over 8 seasons behind the bench of the Lady Lions and is currently 0 - 1 - 0 against NCAA Division I opponents , 10 - 4 - 1 against NCAA Division III opponents , and 231 - 21 - 10 against ACHA opponents . In 2010 O ' Mara was named assistant coach on the 2011 United States University Women ’ s Select Team that will compete at the 2011 Winter World University Games in Erzurum , Turkey . School records . The following are the Lindenwood school records . Statistics are accurate as of the 2009 – 10 season .