What does NCAA (W) stand for?

NCAA (W) stands for NCAA Division I.

How many teams play in the NCAA (W)?

The NCAA (W) currently consists of 45 teams.

NCAA Division I NCAA (W) 2016-2017

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Univ. of Wisconsin finished first in the 2016-17 NCAA (W) standings with 70 points. Clarkson Univ. (69 points) and Boston College (62 points) followed.

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2016-2017 NCAA (W) Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
CHA
1.	Robert Morris Univ.	35	24	6	5	-	-	106	74	32	54	1.54	Conference Champion
2.	Syracuse Univ.	34	16	5	13	-	-	85	59	26	37	1.09	-
3.	Mercyhurst Univ.	35	15	2	18	-	-	92	85	7	32	0.91	Did not make playoffs
4.	Penn State Univ.	35	9	5	21	-	-	74	104	-30	23	0.66	Did not make playoffs
5.	RIT (Rochester IOT)	36	7	2	27	-	-	49	116	-67	16	0.44	-
6.	Lindenwood Univ.	33	6	2	25	-	-	36	100	-64	14	0.42	-
ECAC
1.	Clarkson Univ.	41	32	5	4	-	-	146	63	83	69	1.68	NCAA Champion
2.	St. Lawrence Univ.	36	26	4	6	-	-	115	58	57	56	1.56	-
3.	Quinnipiac Univ.	37	21	6	10	-	-	94	51	43	48	1.30	-
4.	Colgate Univ.	36	22	3	11	-	-	105	73	32	47	1.31	-
5.	Cornell Univ.	34	20	5	9	-	-	82	57	25	45	1.32	-
6.	Princeton Univ.	33	20	3	10	-	-	104	63	41	43	1.30	-
7.	Yale Univ.	31	10	4	17	-	-	69	83	-14	24	0.77	-
8.	RPI (Rensselaer Poly In.)	35	10	2	24	-	-	62	117	-55	22	0.63	-
9.	Harvard Univ.	29	5	5	19	-	-	52	77	-25	15	0.52	-
10.	Dartmouth College	28	7	0	21	-	-	38	73	-35	14	0.50	-
11.	Brown Univ.	29	7	0	22	-	-	56	126	-70	14	0.48	-
12.	Union College	34	5	1	28	-	-	38	111	-73	11	0.32	-
Hockey East
1.	Boston College	39	28	6	5	-	-	130	60	70	62	1.59	Conference Champion
2.	Northeastern Univ.	37	22	3	12	-	-	112	86	26	47	1.27	-
3.	Boston Univ.	37	19	6	12	-	-	130	104	26	44	1.19	-
4.	Univ. of Vermont	38	15	9	14	-	-	96	90	6	39	1.03	-
5.	Providence College	37	17	3	17	-	-	117	113	4	37	1.00	-
6.	Univ. of Connecticut	36	14	4	18	-	-	75	91	-16	32	0.89	-
7.	Univ. of New Hampshire	35	14	2	19	-	-	89	104	-15	30	0.86	-
8.	Merrimack College	36	11	3	22	-	-	86	117	-31	25	0.69	-
9.	Univ. of Maine	32	10	1	21	-	-	66	105	-39	21	0.66	-
Independent
1.	Sacred Heart Univ.	29	18	2	9	-	-	113	64	49	38	1.31	-
WCHA
1.	Univ. of Wisconsin	40	33	4	3	-	-	157	35	122	70	1.75	Conference Champion
2.	Univ. of Minnesota	39	26	5	8	-	-	124	69	55	57	1.46	Conference SF loss
3.	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	37	25	5	7	-	-	110	62	48	55	1.49	Conference Final loss
4.	Univ. of North Dakota	38	16	6	16	-	-	84	73	11	38	1.00	Conference SF loss
5.	Ohio State Univ.	37	14	5	18	-	-	69	82	-13	33	0.89	Conference QF loss
6.	Bemidji State Univ.	35	12	3	20	-	-	67	90	-23	27	0.77	Conference QF loss
7.	St. Cloud State Univ.	36	9	4	23	-	-	61	113	-52	22	0.61	Conference QF loss
8.	Minnesota State Univ.	37	7	4	26	-	-	45	127	-82	18	0.49	Conference QF loss

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2016-2017 NCAA (W) Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Cayley Mercer (F)	41	28	34	62	20
2.	Kelly Pannek (F)	39	19	43	62	16
3.	Brooke Webster (F)	36	23	34	57	14
4.	Lara Stalder (F)	35	23	33	56	14
5.	Kennedy Marchment (F)	36	20	36	56	26

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2016-2017 NCAA (W) Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Ann-Renée Desbiens (G)	35	0.71	.963
2.	Stephanie Neatby (G)	19	1.52	.950
3.	Paula Voorheis (G)	21	1.61	.944
4.	Kassidy Sauvé (G)	36	2.00	.942
5.	Maddie Rooney (G)	37	1.65	.942

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2016-2017 NCAA (W) Demographics

NCAA Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/22/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Univ. of Minnesota	Lindenwood Univ.	-
10/17/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Long Island Univ.	Sacred Heart Univ.	2 - 0
10/17/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Assumption Univ.	Saint Anselm College	6 - 2
10/17/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Harvard Univ.	College of the Holy Cross	8 - 2
10/17/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Boston Univ.	Colgate Univ.	0 - 1

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NCAA Transactions

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Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/17/2026	Confirmed	Kirsten Simms (F)	Univ. of Wisconsin	Toronto Sceptres	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Isabel Wunder (F)	Princeton Univ.	PWHL Las Vegas	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Kendall Butze (D)	Penn State Univ.	PWHL Las Vegas	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Josefin Bouveng (F)	Univ. of Minnesota	PWHL Las Vegas	Details
10/07/2026	Confirmed	Jade Iginla (F)	Brown Univ.	PWHL Hamilton	Details

2026-2027 NCAA Free Agents

Team	Player
Univ. of Delaware	Kaitlin Finnegan (F)

2027-2028 NCAA Free Agents

Team	Player
Franklin Pierce Univ.	Anna Caumo (F)
Saint Anselm College	Brooklyn Schneiderhan (F)
Mercyhurst Univ.	Lexington Secreto (G)

NCAA Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Bemidji State Univ.	25	1 609	5'6"	-	20.68
2.	Boston College	24	1 730	5'6"	141 lbs	20.48
3.	Boston Univ.	23	1 832	5'7"	143 lbs	20.96
4.	Brown Univ.	24	1 196	5'7"	154 lbs	20.42
5.	Clarkson Univ.	22	1 906	5'7"	143 lbs	20.45
6.	Colgate Univ.	21	1 620	5'6"	146 lbs	20.61
7.	Cornell Univ.	19	1 255	5'7"	152 lbs	20.31
8.	Dartmouth College	23	1 305	5'7"	146 lbs	20.62
9.	Harvard Univ.	22	1 284	5'6"	143 lbs	20.53
10.	Lindenwood Univ.	24	1 414	5'7"	134 lbs	20.07
11.	Mercyhurst Univ.	23	1 485	5'6"	143 lbs	20.48
12.	Merrimack College	25	1 357	5'6"	143 lbs	20.20
13.	Minnesota State Univ.	24	1 662	5'7"	146 lbs	20.75
14.	Northeastern Univ.	24	1 907	5'6"	152 lbs	20.92
15.	Ohio State Univ.	22	1 311	5'8"	148 lbs	20.35
16.	Penn State Univ.	21	1 376	5'7"	139 lbs	20.48
17.	Princeton Univ.	20	1 491	5'7"	143 lbs	20.70
18.	Providence College	23	1 581	5'6"	134 lbs	20.57
19.	Quinnipiac Univ.	24	1 761	5'7"	141 lbs	20.44
20.	RIT (Rochester IOT)	23	1 608	5'6"	137 lbs	20.52
21.	RPI (Rensselaer Poly In.)	23	1 529	5'7"	134 lbs	20.52
22.	Robert Morris Univ.	23	1 800	5'6"	143 lbs	20.75
23.	Sacred Heart Univ.	28	1 150	5'5"	139 lbs	20.50
24.	St. Cloud State Univ.	22	1 620	5'7"	139 lbs	21.14
25.	St. Lawrence Univ.	23	1 449	5'7"	146 lbs	20.32
26.	Syracuse Univ.	23	1 619	5'7"	148 lbs	20.59
27.	Union College	19	1 134	5'6"	146 lbs	20.21
28.	Univ. of Connecticut	23	1 570	5'6"	154 lbs	20.62
29.	Univ. of Maine	25	1 360	5'7"	150 lbs	20.88
30.	Univ. of Minnesota	25	1 992	5'7"	146 lbs	20.80
31.	Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth	22	1 827	5'6"	139 lbs	21.24
32.	Univ. of New Hampshire	21	1 320	5'6"	-	20.33
33.	Univ. of North Dakota	26	1 602	5'8"	150 lbs	20.80
34.	Univ. of Vermont	23	2 007	5'6"	143 lbs	21.06
35.	Univ. of Wisconsin	22	1 825	5'6"	148 lbs	20.82
36.	Yale Univ.	23	1 366	5'6"	139 lbs	20.67

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ann-Frédérique Guay (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies	SWHL A	9	10	15	25	4
2.	Estelle Duvin (F)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies	SWHL A	9	10	13	23	6
3.	Lara Stalder (F)	2026-2027	EVZ Women's Team	SWHL A	7	6	9	15	2
4.	Courtney Kollman (F)	2026-2027	CG Puigcerdá	Spain	3	7	6	13	4
5.	Karolína Sýkorová (F)	2026-2027	Bílí Tygři Liberec	1. liga žen	2	5	7	12	6
6.	Rahel Enzler (F)	2026-2027	EVZ Women's Team	SWHL A	7	4	8	12	0
7.	Mira Seregély (F)	2026-2027	EVZ Women's Team	SWHL A	7	4	8	12	0
8.	Antonia Matzka (D)	2026-2027	Sabres St.Pölten	EWHL	6	3	9	12	4
9.	Chloé Aurard-Bushee (F)	2026-2027	ZSC Lions Frauen	SWHL A	8	3	8	11	6
10.	Rachel Weiss (F)	2026-2027	ECDC Memmingen	DFEL	8	5	5	10	6

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Regular Season

NCAA All-Time Points

NCAA All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jennifer Botterill (F)	113	157	183	340
2.	Jenny Potter (F)	134	141	186	327
3.	Gretchen Ulion (F)	105	189	123	312
4.	Meghan Agosta (F)	134	157	145	302
5.	Daryl Watts (F)	172	136	161	297

NCAA All-Time Goals

NCAA All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gretchen Ulion (F)	105	189	123	312
2.	Jennifer Botterill (F)	113	157	183	340
3.	Meghan Agosta (F)	134	157	145	302
4.	Tammy Lee Shewchuk (F)	90	152	140	292
5.	Nicole Corriero (F)	136	150	115	265

NCAA All-Time Assists

NCAA All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Julie Chu (F)	129	88	196	284
2.	Jenny Potter (F)	134	141	186	327
3.	Jennifer Botterill (F)	113	157	183	340
4.	Casey O'Brien (F)	182	97	177	274
5.	Élizabeth Giguère (F)	177	121	174	295

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min.

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Abbey Murphy (F)	170	143	261	357
2.	Jocelyne Lamoureux (F)	149	125	285	330
3.	Chelsea Donovan (F)	121	24	56	317
4.	Ashley Cockell (F)	144	44	112	316
5.	Myria Heinhuis (D)	128	8	50	308

NCAA All-Time Games Played

NCAA All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Casey O'Brien (F)	182	97	177	274
2.	Danielle Serdachny (F)	180	81	157	238
3.	Britta Curl (F)	180	86	93	179
4.	Sydney Bard (D)	180	13	99	112
5.	Kaitlyn O'Donohoe (F)	179	54	72	126

NCAA All-Time Points Per Game

NCAA All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jennifer Botterill (F)	113	157	340	3.01
2.	Gretchen Ulion (F)	105	189	312	2.97
3.	Vicky Sunohara (F)	45	78	122	2.71
4.	Cammi Granato (F)	99	139	256	2.59
5.	Cate McCoy (F)	2	2	5	2.50

NCAA All-Time Points Per Season

NCAA All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Natalie Darwitz (F)	2004-2005	NCAA (W)	40	42	72	114	2.85	36
2.	Allison Mleczko (F)	1998-1999	NCAA (W)	34	37	77	114	3.35	-
3.	Jennifer Botterill (F)	2002-2003	NCAA (W)	32	47	65	112	3.50	14
4.	Tammy Lee Shewchuk (F)	1998-1999	NCAA (W)	34	51	54	105	3.09	-
5.	Krissy Wendell-Pohl (F)	2004-2005	NCAA (W)	40	43	61	104	2.60	54

NCAA All-Time Goals Per Season

NCAA All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nicole Corriero (F)	2004-2005	NCAA (W)	36	59	32	91	2.53	46
2.	Tammy Lee Shewchuk (F)	1998-1999	NCAA (W)	34	51	54	105	3.09	-
3.	Vicky Sunohara (F)	1988-1989	NCAA (W)	25	51	27	78	3.12	-
4.	Kendall Coyne Schofield (F)	2015-2016	NCAA (W)	37	50	34	84	2.27	24
5.	Gretchen Ulion (F)	1993-1994	NCAA (W)	26	49	36	85	3.27	-

NCAA All-Time Assists Per Season

NCAA All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Allison Mleczko (F)	1998-1999	NCAA (W)	34	37	77	114	3.35	-
2.	Natalie Darwitz (F)	2004-2005	NCAA (W)	40	42	72	114	2.85	36
3.	Jennifer Botterill (F)	2002-2003	NCAA (W)	32	47	65	112	3.50	14
4.	Casey O'Brien (F)	2024-2025	NCAA (W)	41	26	62	88	2.15	2
5.	Krissy Wendell-Pohl (F)	2004-2005	NCAA (W)	40	43	61	104	2.60	54

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

NCAA All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Megan Young (D)	2001-2002	NCAA (W)	32	0	2	2	0.06	144
2.	Abbey Murphy (F)	2023-2024	NCAA (W)	39	33	29	62	1.59	118
3.	Lisa Peters (D)	1999-2000	NCAA (W)	34	13	14	27	0.79	116
4.	Courtney Kennedy (D)	1999-2000	NCAA (W)	38	9	29	38	1.00	114
5.	Ashley Cockell (F)	2010-2011	NCAA (W)	34	11	16	27	0.79	111