Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Women’s Notes: Lamarche Lights It Up

Junior Forward Nets Back-to-Back Hat Tricks

No. 8 Quinnipiac remained unbeaten in the 2025–26 season with a weekend sweep over No. 12 Northeastern. The two programs have met just 20 times since 2001, with Northeastern holding a slight 10-8-2 edge, but the Bobcats have now won three of the last four matchups.

Junior forward Kahlen Lamarche (Sudbury, Ontario) continues to lead the charge, tied for first in the nation with 19 points (12g, 7a) through eight games. Lamarche is riding a seven-game point streak dating back to Sept. 27 and a five-game goal streak that began Oct. 4 against Providence. She has already matched her career total with four game-winning goals and added a short-handed tally this season.

Lamarche notched back-to-back hat tricks in the sweep of Northeastern, finishing the weekend with eight points (7g, 1a), including her second four-goal game of the season on Saturday.

Graduate forward Laurence Frenette (Boisbriand, Quebec) also extended her point streak to seven games, recording four assists on the weekend. Senior forward Emerson Jarvis (Edmonton, Alberta) tallied two goals on the weekend to continue her point streak to six games.

In net, sophomore Felicia Frank (Gävle, Sweden) remained unbeaten stopping 58 shots across the two games and posting a .939 save percentage with a 1.19 goals-against average. Frank made a career-high 30 saves in Friday’s win.

The Bobcats hit the road this weekend for ECAC Hockey matchups at Yale on Friday and Brown on Saturday.

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Enter the Ivies:

The six Ivy League teams opened their 2025-26 campaigns this weekend, combining for an 8–4 record. Cornell, Brown, Harvard and Yale each swept their nonconference series to start the season.

All 12 ECAC teams will square off in conference play this weekend. See full schedules and scores here

Ice Breaker Recap:

The 2025 Ice Breaker Tournament, hosted by the ECAC and Union College in the brand-new M&T Bank Center, featured St. Anselm, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

In the opening game, Wisconsin defeated Vermont to advance to the championship, fueled by multi-goal performances from senior forward Caroline Harvey (Salem, N.H.), junior forward Cassie Hall (South Lyon, Mich.), and junior forward Kelly Gorbatenko (Barrington, Ill.).

Union and St. Anselm faced off in the second game, with Union College earning a 7–5 victory to punch their ticket to the championship. The Garnet Chargers had six different goal scorers, surged ahead early by outshooting St. Anselm 53–22, and held off a late comeback attempt to secure the win.

In the championship, Wisconsin captured the 2025 Ice Breaker title with a 4–0 win, despite an outstanding performance from Union’s junior goaltender, Monja Wagner (Romanshorn, Switzerland), who made 50 saves against the top-ranked Badgers. The game also featured a unique sister-versus-sister matchup, with Union assistant coach Courtney Hall facing her sister, Wisconsin forward Cassie Hall.

Don’t Make Assumptions:

The Assumption Greyhounds earned their first-ever sweep over conference foe Long Island University, winning both games in overtime last weekend. The victories extended Assumption’s unbeaten streak to four games, tying a program record.

Junior goaltender Jadyn Weiser (Albertville, Minn.) made 44 saves over the weekend, while junior forward Alexa Hanrahan (Maple Grove, Minn.) sealed the series with the overtime winner just 11 seconds into the extra frame.

Home Sweet Home:

The St. Thomas Tommies broke into the top 15 in the polls this week, just in time to debut their new home, Lee & Penny Anderson Arena.

The state-of-the-art facility marks the program’s return to campus and features a 4,000-seat main rink, a second ice sheet, dedicated practice areas, sports performance and nutrition spaces, locker rooms and coaching offices. The women’s team will be the first to play in the new arena, facing Providence at 2 p.m. Friday, followed by the men’s game at 7 p.m. Learn more about the Tommies new arena here.

Notebook Quotebook:

For us, I think it was a great team effort. Obviously, we put six on the board and just felt like offensively, that’s a great place to start. We had everybody involved — the D were moving — and we didn’t give up many chances, so we’re happy with that. This is a good starting point for us. I think we had good habits all the way through, and we’re just excited to try to turn it around and get another one tomorrow.”

— Harvard head coach Laura Bellamy (’13) on the team effort to secure Friday’s opening-night victory against St. Michael’s (source: Harvard University Athletics).

Poll Position:

Check out the most recent USA hockey polls – all 45 teams have officially begun regular season play for the 2025-26 season.

1. Wisconsin
2. Ohio
3. Minnesota
4. Cornell
5. Minnesota Duluth
6. Penn State
7. Quinnipiac
8. Colgate
9. UConn
10. Clarkson
11. St. Cloud State
12. Northeastern
13. St. Thomas
14. Yale
15. St. Lawrence

Top 15 Matchups:

Friday, Oct. 24 – No. 11 St. Cloud State at No. 2 Ohio State, No. 7 Quinnipiac at No. 14 Yale, No. 3 Minnesota at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth

Saturday, Oct. 25 – No. 11 St. Cloud State at No. 2 Ohio State; No. 3 Minnesota at No. 5 Minnesota Duluth

PWHL Note of the Week:

PWHL Vancouver announced its coaching staff for the team’s inaugural season, naming two former college player and coaches, BJ Adams and Brendon Knight, as assistant coaches. Adams (Bowling Green, 00) spent five seasons at Canisius, helping the program capture a conference championship in 2013. Knight (SUNY-Potsdam ‘01) coached Syracuse women’s hockey for 10 seasons along with stints at Utica, Hamilton College, and SUNY-Potsdam.

Fries at the Bottom of the Bag:

Penn State defeated No. 15 Mercyhurst on Saturday, marking the team’s fourth win over a ranked opponent this season, the most in a single season in program history … Harvard forward Angelica Megdanis (Jr., New Canaan, Conn.) recorded four points last weekend (2 goals, 2 assists), matching her total from last season … Providence earned its first ranked win of the season, its first since Feb. 15, 2025, when it defeated No. 14 UConn 4–2 … Brown defeated No. 13 Boston University on Friday, earning its first win in Boston since 1984 … Senior forward Thea Johansson (Ljungby, Sweden) scored twice against Minnesota State on Friday, reaching 100 career points … Wisconsin defenseman Caroline Harvey (Sr., Salem, N.H.) surpassed 150 career points on Saturday … Maine upset No. 8 Colgate on Saturday. Sophomore goaltender Kiia Lahtinen (Porvoo, Finland) stopped 40 of 41 shots for a .976 save percentage.

Longest Active Team Winning Streaks:

6 games, Penn State (began Sep. 25 vs St. Lawrence)
6 games, Wisconsin (began Sep. 26 vs Bemidji State)
6 games, Quinnipiac (began Sep. 26 vs Maine)

Longest Active Point Streaks:

7 games, F Laurence Frenette, Quinnipiac
- 2G, 8A (began Sep. 27, 2025)
7 games, F Kahlen Lamarch, Quinnipiac
- 12G, 7A (began Sep. 27, 2025)
7 games, F Josefin Bouveng, Minnesota
- 3G, 8A (began Sep. 26, 2025)
7 games, F Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin
- 5G, 9A (began Sep. 26, 2025)

Longest Active Goal Streaks:

5 games, F Kathleen Lamarche, Quinnipiac
5 games, F Tessa Janecke, Penn State
3 games, F Lacey Eden, Wisconsin
3 games, F Kyla Josifovic, UConn

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