Seven Badgers honored by the WCHA

Seven members of the 2nd-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team were honored by the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) on Wednesday. Forwards Sophie Shirley and Daryl Watts along with defenseman Grace Bowlby were named 1st Team All-Conference.  Junior...

Top-ranked Badger women get a win and a tie at Minnesota

The top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers and second-ranked Gophers went to overtime for the second straight game, skating to a 2-2 draw in Saturday’s series finale. Sophie Shirley and Maddi Wheeler scored goals for the Badgers (9-2-1, 9-2-1-1-1 WCHA) but were unable to...

No. 2 Wisconsin women’s hockey sweep’s No. 1 Minnesota

The second-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team completed a statement sweep of No. 1 Minnesota with a 6-3 win on Saturday afternoon at LaBahn Arena. For the second-straight season, the Badgers (6-2-0, 6-2-0-1 WCHA) earned a series sweep over the golden Gophers...

No. 2 Badgers blank top-ranked Gophers in women’s hockey

The second-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team earned a statement win on Friday afternoon, blanking the top-ranked Minnesota Gophers 5-0 at LaBahn Arena. Sophie Shirley, Dara Greig, Britta Curl, Daryl Watts and Makenna Webster each scored for the Badgers...

Top-Ranked Badger women split with #4 Ohio State

After earning a victory in the series opener on Friday, the top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team fell to #4 Ohio State 2-1 in overtime on Saturday to split their two-game series with the Buckeyes at LaBahn Arena. Senior Daryl Watts scored the lone Badger...

Top ranked Badger women edge Ohio State in series opener

The top-ranked Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team scored a pair of third period goals to knock off number-4 Ohio State, 2-1, on Friday afternoon at LaBahn Arena. Senior Daryl Watts and junior Nicole LaMantia scored at 9:29 and 13:39 in the final period to give...

Badger Women’s Hockey Sweeps Minnesota State

Senior co-captain Brette Pettet’s late third period goal gave the No. 1 Wisconsin women’s hockey team a 1-0 win at Minnesota State on Sunday afternoon, giving the Badgers (3-1-0, 3-1-0-0 WCHA) a sweep of the two-game weekend series. It’s the second...

Women’s WCHA Announces Second Half Of 2020-21 Schedule

The Women’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will open the second half of its 2020-21 schedule Jan. 1-5, 2021. The 2021 portion of the season will run for nine weekends and conclude the weekend of Feb. 26-27.  All games will be WCHA league...

Wisconsin women’s hockey postponed

The top-ranked Wisconsin women’s hockey team’s two-game series against number-3 Minnesota in the Twin Cities Friday and Saturday has been postponed. The decision was made  by UW medical officials after positive COVID-19 tests were found within the Badgers...

Badger women’s hockey tops WCHA Preseason Coaches Poll

Defending regular season champion Wisconsin is the pick among league head coaches to win the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Women’s League 2020-21 regular season title. The Badgers totaled 34 points and four first place votes in preseason polling...

WCHA releases first half of women’s hockey schedule

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) will begin the 2020-21 women’s hockey season on Nov. 20 but the University of Wisconsin will have to wait another week for its opener. The Badgers, ranked number-one in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine preseason...

Badger women’s hockey ranked No. 1

For the sixth time in program history, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team will begin a season ranked No. 1 in the country as the Badgers earned top billing in the preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s Poll. UW earned nine of the 19 first-place...

WCHA Women to delay start of 2020-21 season

The Women’s League of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will delay the start of its 2020-21 season.  The move comes following approval by the Women’s League Board of Directors. The league is working to develop protocols to allow its teams to return...

Wisconsin’s Roque named Women’s Player of the Year

  Wisconsin women’s hockey senior Abby Roque joined hockey royalty on Wednesday afternoon as the forward became the fifth Badger to be named the Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year, given to the top American-born women’s player by USA Hockey....

2020 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award to be unveiled Friday

  Wisconsin women’s hockey senior Abby Roque will find out Friday (today) if she’s the sixth Badger to win the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award as USA Hockey announced it will present the highest individual honor in women’s college hockey in a...

Two Badger women land All-American hockey honors

Wisconsin forward Abby Roque was named first team All-American by the 2019-20 CCM/AHCA on Tuesday. Badger teammate Daryl Watts received second-team honors. The AHCA honors are the second for Watts (first team, 2017-18) and the first for Roque. Roque was a top-three...