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.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"	USCHO.com 	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 	
==Regular season==
===Standings===
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==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 24, 2015.http://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/w-hockey/2014-15/teams/sacredheart?view=lineup&r=0&pos=skaters 
Player 	Class 	Team 	 	 	 	 	
 	Junior 	Boston College 	37	37	44	81	13
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	40	34	40	74	14
 	Junior 	Boston College 	37	31	40	71	11
 	Sophomore	Minnesota 	40	23	42	65	24
 	Senior 	Boston University	32	27	27	54	18
 	Junior 	Northeastern 	31	28	24	52	12
 	Junior 	Boston University	37	23	27	50	32
 	Senior 	Cornell 	30	15	33	48	22
 	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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Freshman 	Boston College	35	2062:05	30	3	2	38	10	.941	1.11
 	Sophomore	Wisconsin 	37	2236:55	26	7	4	43	14	.941	1.15
 	Junior 	Minnesota 	34	1984:18	28	3	3	39	6 	.946	1.18
 	Junior 	Quinnipiac 	36	2122:12	25	9	2	42	16	.930	1.19
 	Junior 	North Dakota 	28	1731:11	18	7	3	35	9 	.952	1.21
==Awards==
===WCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Hannah Brandt, Minnesota
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year	Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year	Shelby Amsley-Benzie, North Dakota
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Rachel Ramsey, Minnesota
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Hannah Brandt, Minnesota
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Ann-Renee Desbiens, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	James Scanlan, Bemidji State
All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams 	All-WCHA Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Shelby Amsley-Benzie, North Dakota 	G 	Brittni Mowat, Bemidji State tied - First team
Rachel Ramsey, Minnesota 	D 	Milica McMillen, Minnesota
Lee Stecklein, Minnesota 	D 	Brigette Lacquette, Minnesota-Duluth
Hannah Brandt, Minnesota 	F 	Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin
Dani Cameranesi, Minnesota 	F 	Brittany Ammerman, Wisconsin
Blayre Turnbull, Wisconsin 	F 	Zoe Hickel, Minnesota-Duluth
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Ann-Renee Desbiens, Wisconsin 	G 	Kassidy Suave, Ohio State
Courtney Burke, Wisconsin 	D 	Sydney Baldwin, Minnesota
Halli Krzyzaniak, North Dakota 	D 	Alexis Joyce, Bemidji State
Rachael Bona, Minnesota 	F 	Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin
Becca Kohler, North Dakota 	F 	Emily Clark, Wisconsin
Karley Sylvester, Wisconsin 	F 	Kelly Pannek, Minnesota
===CHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Emily Janiga, Mercyhurst
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Stephanie Grossi, Syracuse
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Amanda Makela, Mercyhurst
Defenseman of the Year 	Defenseman of the Year 	Molly Byrne, Mercyhurst
Defensive Forward of the Year	Defensive Forward of the Year	Lindsay Grigg, RIT
Sportsmanship Award 	Sportsmanship Award 	Taylor Thurston, RIT
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Paul Flanagan, Syracuse
CHA All-Conference Teams 	CHA All-Conference Teams 	CHA All-Conference Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Nicole Hensley, Lindenwood 	G 	Jennifer Gilligan, Syracuse
Molly Byrne, Mercyhurst 	D 	Mikaela Lowater, Robert Morris
Nicole Renault, Syracuse 	D 	Akane Hosoyamada, Syracuse
Shara Jasper, Lindenwood 	F 	Rebecca Vint, Robert Morris
Emily Janiga, Mercyhurst 	F 	Laura Bowman, Penn State
Melissa Piacentini, Syracuse 	F 	Jennifer Dingeldein, Mercyhurst
Rookie Team 	  Position   	-
Hannah Ehresmann, Penn State 	G 	
Christa Vuglar, RIT 	D 	
Bella Sutton, Penn State 	D 	
Sarah Robello, Mercyhurst 	F 	
Stephanie Grossi, Syracuse 	F 	
Alysha Burris, Syracuse 	F 	
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Cami Granato Award (Player of the Year)	Cami Granato Award (Player of the Year)	Alex Carpenter, Boston College
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Emily Pfalzer, Boston College
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Katie Burt, Boston College
Sportmanship Award 	Sportmanship Award 	Beth Hanrahan, Providence
Army ROTC Three Stars Award 	Army ROTC Three Stars Award 	Alex Carpenter, Boston College
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Alex Carpenter, Boston College
Hockey East All-Star Teams 	Hockey East All-Star Teams 	Hockey East All-Star Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Meghann Treacy, Maine 	G 	Katie Burt, Boston College
Emily Pfalzer, Boston College 	D 	Lexi Bender, Boston College
Megan Keller, Boston College 	D 	Shannon Doyle, Boston University
Alex Carpenter, Boston College 	F 	Sarah Lefort, Boston University
Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University 	F 	Haley Skarupa, Boston College
Kendall Coyne, Northeastern 	F 	Kayla Tutino, Boston University
Honorable Mention 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Elaine Chuli, Connecticut 	G 	Katie Burt, Boston College
Heather Mottau, Northeastern 	D 	Megan Keller, Boston College
Kelsey MacSorely, Maine 	D 	Leah Lum, Connecticut
Dayna Colang, Vermont 	F 	Victoria Bach, Boston University
Jonna Curtis, New Hampshire 	F 	Denisa Křížová, Northeastern
Rebecca Leslie, Boston University 	 	
Tori Sullivan, Boston College 	 	
===ECAC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Brianne Jenner, Cornell
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Sarah Edney, Harvard
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Shea Tiley, Clarkson
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Shea Tiley, Clarkson
Sportmanship Award 	Sportmanship Award 	Quinnipiac
Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year	Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year	Chelsea Laden, Quinnipiac
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Matt Desrosiers, Clarkson
All-ECAC Teams 	All-ECAC Teams 	All-ECAC Teams
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Shea Tiley, Clarkson 	G 	Chelsea Laden, Quinnipiac
Sarah Edney, Harvard 	D 	Kelsey Koelzer, Princeton
Renata Fast, Clarkson 	D 	Erin O'Connor, Cornell
Brianne Jenner, Cornell 	F 	Emily Fulton, Cornell
Cayley Mercer, Clarkson 	F 	Mary Parker, Harvard
Jillian Saulnier, Cornell 	F 	Molly Contini, Princeton
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Emerance Maschmeyer, Harvard 	G 	Shea Tiley, Clarkson
Erin Ambrose, Clarkson 	D 	Erin O'Connor, Cornell
Amanda Boulier, St. Lawrence 	D 	Savannah Harmon, Clarkson
Shannon MacAuley, Clarkson 	F 	Taylar Cianfarano, Quinnipiac
Brooke Webster, St. Lawrence 	F 	Lexie Laing, Harvard
Nicole Kosta, Quinnipiac 	F 	Kennedy Marchment, St. Lawrence
===Patty Kazmaier Award===
Patty Kazmaier Award Finalists
Player	Position 	School
 	Forward 	Boston College
 	Forward 	Minnesota
 	Forward 	Boston University
 	Goaltender	North Dakota
 	Forward 	Minnesota
 	Forward 	Northeastern
 	Forward 	Cornell
 	Defense 	Boston College
 	Defense 	Minnesota
 	Forward 	Boston College
===AHCA Coach of the Year===
AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists
Coach	School
 	Boston College
 	Clarkson
 	Syracuse
 	Minnesota
 	Wisconsin
 	Bemidji State
 	Harvard
==References==
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