2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
Erie Insurance Arena in Erie was the site for the 2021 Frozen Four (Women)
NCAA tournament2021
National championshipErie Insurance Arena
Erie, Pennsylvania
NCAA championWisconsin
Patty Kazmaier AwardAerin Frankel
(Northeastern)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in November 2020 and ended with the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 20, 2021.[1]

Polls

Regular season

Standings

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Conference Regular Season Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Penn State† 20 16 2 2 34 70 29 21 16 3 2 72 32
#10 Robert Morris* 19 11 7 1 23 53 38 25 16 8 1 71 45
Mercyhurst 17 10 6 1 21 48 34 18 10 7 1 50 37
Syracuse 15 8 6 1 17 45 28 22 12 9 1 67 39
Lindenwood 16 2 13 1 5 24 56 17 2 14 1 24 62
RIT 15 1 14 0 2 9 64 16 1 15 0 9 68
Championship: March 6, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Colgate † * 14 10 4 0 29 34 19 23 15 7 1 61 41
St. Lawrence 13 6 7 0 18 23 23 13 6 7 0 30 37
Clarkson 11 3 8 0 11 15 22 19 8 10 1 54 45
Quinnipiac 10 5 5 0 11 18 26 16 10 6 0 62 30
Brown 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Cornell 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Dartmouth 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Harvard 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Princeton 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
RPI 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Union 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Yale 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Championship: March 10, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021
2020–21 NEWHA standings
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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Franklin Pierce 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
LIU 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Post 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Sacred Heart 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Saint Anselm 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Saint Michael's 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin † * 16 12 3 1 0 36 62 25 21 17 3 1 79 33
#4 Minnesota Duluth 16 11 5 0 0 34 50 23 23 12 7 0 55 33
#3 Ohio State 16 11 5 0 0 32 42 32 20 13 7 0 56 42
#6 Minnesota 19 11 7 0 1 36 62 40 20 11 8 1 65 45
Minnesota State 20 7 12 1 0 20 38 56 20 7 12 1 38 56
St. Cloud State 19 6 12 1 0 18.5 32 62 19 6 12 1 32 62
Bemidji State 20 2 16 2 1 12.5 24 72 20 2 16 2 24 72
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021
2020–21 WHEA standings
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Conference 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

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 20, 2021.[2]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts
Alina Müller Junior Northeastern 25 12 26 38
Daryl Watts Senior Wisconsin 21 19 17 36
Kiara Zanon Freshman Penn State 21 10 20 30
Skylar Fontaine Senior Northeastern 25 14 16 30
Lexi Templeman Senior Robert Morris 25 7 23 30
Chloé Aurard Junior Northeastern 25 16 12 28
Sophie Shirley Junior Wisconsin 21 12 13 25
Grace Zumwinkle Senior Minnesota 20 17 7 24
Abby Moloughney Junior Syracuse 22 9 14 23
Élizabeth Giguère Senior Clarkson 19 9 14 23

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.[2]
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
Aerin Frankel Senior Northeastern 23 1405:47 20 2 1 19 9 .965 0.81
Josie Bothun Freshman Penn State 21 1253:38 16 3 2 30 4 .944 1.44
Tia Chan Freshman UConn 10 603:27 4 5 1 15 2 .947 1.49
Loryn Porter Senior Maine 18 1085:13 8 9 1 27 1 .954 1.49
Emma Söderberg Junior Minnesota Duluth 19 1114:21 12 7 0 29 6 .944 1.56

NCAA tournament

National Quarterfinals
March 15 & March 16 		National Semifinals
March 18 		National Championship
March 20
         
1 Northeastern 5
Robert Morris 1
1 Northeastern 3*
Minnesota Duluth 2
4 Colgate 0
Minnesota Duluth 1*
1 Northeastern 1
2 Wisconsin 2*
3 Ohio State 3
Boston College 1
3 Ohio State 2
2 Wisconsin 4
2 Wisconsin 3
Providence 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Awards

WCHA

Award[3][4] Recipient
Player of the Year Daryl Watts, Wisconsin
Offensive Player of the Year Daryl Watts, Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Year Ashton Bell, Minnesota Duluth
Rookie of the Year Jamie Nelson, Minnesota State
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Mak Langei, Bemidji State
Scoring Champion Daryl Watts, Wisconsin
Goaltending Champion Emma Söderberg, Minnesota Duluth
Coach of the Year Mark Johnson, Wisconsin
All-WCHA Teams[5]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Emma Söderberg, Minnesota Duluth G Andrea Braendli, Ohio State
Ashton Bell, Minnesota Duluth D Emily Brown, Minnesota
Grace Bowlby, Wisconsin D Nicole LaMantia, Wisconsin
Daryl Watts, Wisconsin F Gabbie Hughes, Minnesota Duluth
Sophie Shirley, Wisconsin F Nicole Schammel, Minnesota
Grace Zumwinkle, Minnesota F Anna Klein, Minnesota Duluth
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Kennedy Blair, Wisconsin G Sanni Ahola, St. Cloud State
Sophie Jaques, Ohio State D Josey Dunne, Minnesota
Madeline Wethington, Minnesota D Riley Brengman, Ohio State
Madison Bizal, Ohio State D –
Britta Curl, Wisconsin F Jenna Buglioni, Ohio State
Brette Pettet, Wisconsin F Abbey Murphy, Minnesota
Tatum Skaggs, Ohio State F Jamie Nelson, Minnesota State

CHA

Award[6] Recipient
Player of the Year Kiara Zanon, Penn State
Rookie of the Year Kiara Zanon, Penn State
Defenseman of the Year Jessica DiGirolamo, Syracuse
Defensive Forward of the Year Abby Moloughney, Syracuse
Goaltender of the Year Josie Bothun, Penn State
Sportsmanship Award Natalie Heising, Penn State
Coach of the Year Jeff Kampersal, Penn State
CHA All-Conference Teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Josie Bothun, Penn State G Allison Small, Syracuse
Jessica Adolfsson, Penn State D Izzy Heminger, Penn State
Jessica DiGirolamo, Syracuse D Rachel Marmen, Mercyhurst
Natalie Heising, Penn State F Sara Boucher, Mercyhurst
Lexi Templeman, Robert Morris F Abby Moloughney, Syracuse
Kiara Zanon, Penn State F Alexa Vasko, Mercyhurst
Rookie Team   Position   –
Josie Bothun, Penn State G –
Hannah Johnson, Syracuse D –
Lyndie Lobdell, Penn State D –
Sara Boucher, Mercyhurst F –
Olivia Wallin, Penn State F –
Kiara Zanon, Penn State F –

WHEA

Award[7] Recipient
Cammi Granato Award (Player of the Year) Aerin Frankel, Northeastern
Alina Mueller, Northeastern
Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year Jessie McPherson, Vermont
Hockey East Sportsmanship Award Olivia Kilberg,[8] Vermont
Hockey East Best Defensive Forward Award Lindsey Dumond,[9] New Hampshire
Hockey East Coach of the Year Dave Flint, Northeastern
Scoring Champion Alina Mueller, Northeastern
Women's Hockey East All-Star Teams[10][11]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Aerin Frankel, Northeastern G Loryn Porter, Maine
Cayla Barnes, Boston College D Brooke Hobson, Boston University
Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern D Maude Poulin-Labelle, Vermont
Chloé Aurard, Northeastern F Jesse Compher, Boston University
Kelly Browne, Boston College F Sara Hjalmarsson, Providence
Alina Mueller, Northeastern F Ida Kuoppala, Maine
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Sandra Abstreiter, Providence G Tia Chan, UConn
– G Jessie McPherson, Vermont
Lauren DeBlois, Providence D Brooke Becker, Providence
Antonia Matzka, Holy Cross D Claire Tyo, Providence
Hannah Bilka, Boston College F Jada Habisch, UConn
Maureen Murphy, Northeastern F Nicole Kelly, New Hampshire
Natalie Snodgrass, UConn F Gaby Roy, Boston College
– F Millie Sirum, Holy Cross

ECAC

Award Recipient
Player of the Year[12] Danielle Serdachny, Colgate
Best Forward[13] Danielle Serdachny, Colgate
Best Defenseman[14] Tanner Gates, Colgate
Rookie of the Year[15] Kayle Osborne, Colgate
Goaltender of the Year[16] Lucy Morgan, Colgate
Coach of the Year[17] Greg Fargo, Colgate
All-ECAC Teams[18][19]
First Team   Position   Rookie Team
Lucy Morgan, St. Lawrence G Kayle Osborne, Colgate
Tanner Gates, Colgate D Kristina Bahl, St. Lawrence
Nicole Gosling, Clarkson D Nicole Gosling, Clarkson
– D Kendall Cooper, Quinnipiac
Julia Gosling, St. Lawrence F Kalty Kaltounkova, Colgate
Caitrin Lonergan, Clarkson F Olivia Mobley, Quinnipiac
Danielle Serdachny, Colgate F –

Patty Kazmaier Award

Patty Kazmaier Award Finalists[20][21]
Player Position School
Aerin Frankel Goaltender Northeastern
Daryl Watts Forward Wisconsin Top Three
Grace Zumwinkle Forward Minnesota Top Three
Skylar Fontaine Defense Northeastern
Élizabeth Giguère Forward Clarkson
Caitrin Lonergan Forward Clarkson
Emma Maltais Forward Ohio State
Alina Mueller Forward Northeastern
Sophie Shirley Forward Wisconsin
Kiara Zanon Forward Penn State


AHCA Coach of the year

AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists[22][23]
Coach School
Dave Flint Northeastern
Maura Crowell Minnesota Duluth
Greg Fargo Colgate
Mark Johnson Wisconsin
Jeff Kampersal Penn State
Nadine Muzerall Ohio State

All-America teams

First team[24] Second team
Player School Player School
Aerin Frankel Northeastern Emma Söderberg Minnesota Duluth
Skylar Fontaine Northeastern Chloe Aurard Northeastern
Alina Mueller Northeastern Danielle Serdachny Colgate
Daryl Watts Wisconsin Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota
Grace Bowlby Wisconsin Kiara Zanon Penn State
Danielle Serdachny Colgate Ashton Bell Minnesota Duluth

All-USCHO.com teams

First team[25] Second team Third team
Player School Player School Player School
Alina Mueller Northeastern Chloe Aurard Northeastern Anna Klein Minnesota Duluth
Danielle Serdachny Colgate Caitrin Lonergan Clarkson Emma Maltais Ohio State
Daryl Watts Wisconsin Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota Sophie Shirley Wisconsin
Ashton Bell Minnesota Duluth Grace Bowlby Wisconsin Sophie Jaques Ohio State
Skylar Fontaine Northeastern Cayla Barnes Boston College Emily Curlett Robert Morris
Aerin Frankel Northeastern Emma Söderberg Minnesota Duluth Loryn Porter Maine

HCA Awards

  • Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goalie of the Year 2021[26]

November

  • Gaby Roy, Boston College, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (November 2020) [27]
  • Lauren Bench, Minnesota, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (November 2020) [28]

December

January

  • Aerin Frankel, WHCA National Goaltender of the Month, January 2021

February

  • Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, WHCA National Goaltender of the Month, February 2021 [29]
  • Alina Mueller, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (February 2021) [29]
  • Lacey Eden, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Rookie of the Month (February 2021) [29]

March

  • Daryl Watts, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (March 2021):[30]
  • Makenna Webster, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Rookie of the Month (March 2021)
  • Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (March 2021)

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