LIU Sharks women's ice hockey

The LIU Sharks are a women's NCAA Division I women's ice hockey team that began play with the 2019-20 playing season. The team plays in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance. The team is based out of the Iceworks in Syosset, New York and the Northwell Health Ice Center in East Meadow, New York for at least the first season.https://liuathletics.com/news/2019/6/13/womens-ice-hockey-liu-announces-inagural-womens-hockey-slate-for-2019-20.aspx?path=whockey The Sharks were created when Long Island University decided to combine the athletic programs of the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and LIU Post Pioneers. The program will officially be based out of the Brooklyn campus.http://athletics.liu.edu/faqs/
==Start of the women's program==
Originally, LIU Post had announced in late 2017 a posting for a NCAA Division II Women's head hockey coach However, no start date was announced.https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/12/3/16699430/long-island-university-liu-post-pioneers-new-ncaa-d2-womens-ice-hockey-program-expansion
Then LIU Brooklyn announced in June of 2018 that they would be starting an NCAA Division I women's hockey program effective the 2019-20 season.https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/6/5/17428062/liu-brooklyn-add-ncaa-division-i-womens-hockey-program-in-2019-2020
And then in October of 2018 LIU announced that the athletic programs for the two campuses would be combined starting July 1, 2019.
When the LIU Brooklyn program was announced no conference affiliation was included in the announcement. The school would be announced as being a member of the Northeast Women's Hockey League when it begins play.https://www.uscho.com/2018/09/11/liu-brooklyn-adds-womens-hockey-will-start-play-in-2019-20-as-newha-member/ It was later announced that the school would join the New England Women's Hockey Alliance when it begins play with the 2019-20 season.https://www.uscho.com/2018/09/26/newha-announces-intent-to-be-recognized-as-ncaa-national-collegiate-womens-hockey-conference/
==Conferences==
*New England Women's Hockey Alliance (2019-present)
==Arenas==
*Iceworks (New York) (2019-present)
*Northwell Health Ice Center (2019-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Rob Morgan (2019-2021) 19-26-0 
*Kelly Nash (2022-present) 48-23-3 as of end of 2023-24 season
==Record Year by Year==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	 	 	 	
New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance	New England Women's Hockey Alliance 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
2019-20 	20 	11 	9 	0 	78 	49 	22 	4th 	W, QF 7-0 (St Michael's) W, SF 3-0 (Sacred Heart) W, F 1-0 (St Anselm)	32 	14 	18 	0 	100 	107 	 	 	 	
2020-21 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	13 	5 	8 	0 	24 	55 	 	 	 	
2021-22 	20 	15 	3 	2 	79 	29 	32 	1st 	L, SF 3-1 (St. Anselm) 	35 	17 	15 	3 	98 	83 	 	 	 	
2022-23 	24 	17 	4 	3 	76 	33 	37 	1st 	W, SF 2-1 (ot) (Franklin Pierce) W, F 2-0 (St. Anselm) 	37 	20 	14 	3 	94 	90 	 	 	 	
2023-24 	28 	26 	2 	0 	84 	29 	52 	1st 	W, QF 2 games to none (St. Michael's) L, SF 3-2 (ot) (Stonehill) 	37 	28 	9 	0 	96 	66 	 	 	 	
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season	First Round 	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
2023 	L, 9-1 (Wisconsin)	-- 	-- 	--
==References==
==Links==
*New England Women's Hockey Alliance website
*Long Island Sharks women's ice hockey website
Category:New England Women's Hockey Alliance teams
Category:Established in 2019
Category:American women's ice hockey teams
Category:NCAA Division I teams