{"id":148876,"date":"2024-09-26T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T23:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/?p=148876"},"modified":"2024-09-26T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T23:08:08","slug":"womens-division-i-college-hockey-2024-25-newha-season-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2024\/09\/26\/womens-division-i-college-hockey-2024-25-newha-season-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Division I College Hockey: 2024-25 NEWHA season preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last season’s conference tournament showed that quite literally anything can happen in this conference. That makes it difficult to predict how things might play out over the course of the season, but does mean that it should be an absolute blast to watch. Fifth-place Franklin Pierce nearly took the conference tournament crown after an amazing postseason run, but it was Stonehill who earned the NCAA auto-bid in just their second year of existence. There was plenty of roster shuffling via the transfer portal as the league’s top players departed for other teams. That leaves a whole lot of opportunity for new players to step into key roles. What makes this conference so interesting and worth watching is that there’s consistent opportunity for upsets, breakout performances and chaos. With four new head coaches, there will be new systems and new looks. This conference is in transition and that leaves a lot of unanswered questions but a lot of chances for every team to make their mark.<\/p>\n
Assumption<\/b><\/p>\n
Last Season<\/b><\/p>\n
10-22-4, 10-14-4 (sixth). Lost to Stonehill in the NEWHA Tournament Quarterfinals.<\/span><\/p>\n Key Returners<\/b><\/p>\n Sophomores Jenna Chaplain, Alexa Hanrahan and Kayla McGaffigan<\/span><\/p>\n Key Departures<\/b><\/p>\n Coach Jack Sweeney<\/span> Head coach Joe Grossman, fifth-year Mikaela Langbacka (St. Michael\u2019s)<\/span><\/p>\n Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n Sixth<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Last Season<\/b><\/p>\n 18-16-1, 14-13-1 (fifth). Lost to Stonehill in overtime in the NEWHA Championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n Key Returners<\/b><\/p>\n Roster has not been updated at time of publication<\/span><\/p>\n Key Departures<\/b><\/p>\n Olivia Klunowski (Providence)<\/span><\/p>\n Most intriguing newcomer<\/b><\/p>\n Roster has not been updated at time of publication<\/span><\/p>\n Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n Fifth<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Last Season<\/b><\/p>\n 28-9, 26-2 (first). Lost to Franklin Pierce in overtime in the NEWHA Tournament semifinal<\/span><\/p>\n Key Returners<\/b> Key Departures<\/b><\/p>\n Goalie Tindra Holm (Minnesota Duluth), Mikayla Lantto (graduation)<\/span><\/p>\n Most intriguing newcomer<\/b><\/p>\n Freshman Peyton O\u2019Neill<\/span><\/p>\n Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n First<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Last Season<\/b><\/p>\n 8-28-1, 7-20-1 (seventh). Lost to Saint Anselm in the opening round of the NEWHA conference tournament.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Key Returners<\/b><\/p>\n Juniors Tristan Currie and Maddy Noonan<\/span><\/p>\n Key Departures<\/b><\/p>\n Senior goalie Grace Glasrud<\/span><\/p>\n Most intriguing newcomer<\/b><\/p>\n Head Coach Pat Bingham, junior Hali Lawrence (Minot State University -ACHA DI)<\/span><\/p>\n Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n Seventh<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Last Season<\/b><\/p>\n 15-21-2, 14-12-2 (fourth). Lost to Franklin Pierce in the NEWHA quarterfinals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Key Returners<\/b><\/p>\n Sophomore Isabella Chaput, fifth-year Paige McNeil<\/span><\/p>\n Key Departures<\/b><\/p>\n Sophie Lupone (graduation)<\/span><\/p>\n Most intriguing newcomer<\/b><\/p>\n Sophomore Bria Holm (Maine)<\/span><\/p>\n Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n Second<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Last Season<\/b> Key Returners<\/b><\/p>\n Junior Brooklyn Schneiderhan<\/span><\/p>\n Key Departures<\/b><\/p>\n Natalie Tulchinsky (RPI), Savannah Popick (graduation)<\/span><\/p>\n Most intriguing newcomer<\/b><\/p>\n Head coach Sam Ftorek, Cora Webber (Maine)<\/span><\/p>\n Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n Fourth<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Last Season<\/b><\/p>\n 0-35-1, 0-27-1 (eighth). Lost to LIU in the opening round of the NEWHA tournament.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Key Returners<\/b><\/p>\n Fifth-year Mary Leys, sophomore Maddie Quinn<\/span><\/p>\n Key Departures<\/b><\/p>\n Mikaela Langbacka (Assumption)<\/span><\/p>\n Most intriguing newcomers<\/b><\/p>\n Head coach Meghan Sweezey, freshmen Ellie Newpower and Alicia McDonald<\/span><\/p>\n Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n Eighth<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Last Season<\/b><\/p>\n 21-16-2, 17-9-2 (third). Advanced to their first-ever NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Cornell in the opening round.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Key Returners<\/b><\/p>\n Maddison Achtyl<\/span><\/p>\n Key Departures<\/b><\/p>\n Alexis Petford (Colgate)<\/span><\/p>\n Most intriguing newcomer<\/b><\/p>\n Maeve Connolly (Penn State)<\/span><\/p>\n Prediction<\/b><\/p>\n Third<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last season’s conference tournament showed that quite literally anything can happen in this conference. That makes it difficult to predict how things might play out over the course of the season, but does mean that it should be an absolute blast to watch. Fifth-place Franklin Pierce nearly took the conference tournament crown after an amazing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":148877,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[666],"tags":[819],"coauthors":[823],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n<\/span>Most intriguing newcomer<\/b><\/p>\nFranklin Pierce<\/b><\/h3>\n
Long Island University<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>Senior Jeannie Wallner, fifth-year Sarah Rourke<\/span><\/p>\nPost<\/b><\/h3>\n
Sacred Heart<\/b><\/h3>\n
Saint Anselm<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/b>20-16-1, 18-9-1 (second). Lost to Stonehill in the NEWHA Tournament semifinals.<\/span><\/p>\nSt. Michael’s<\/b><\/h3>\n
Stonehill<\/b><\/h3>\n