Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Women’s Notes: Race for the Scoring Title

Clarkson Freshman Raising the Bar

With only two weeks remaining in the women’s college hockey regular season, much of the nation’s attention will rightfully be directed toward the conference races, positioning for the NCAA Tournament, and the Olympics.

The NCAA individual scoring title is up in the air as the regular season inches to a close, and the Olympic Games could impact the final outcome. Minnesota graduate Abbey Murphy (Evergreen Park, Ill.) sits atop the national standings with 61 points (36G, 25A) in 26 games played. As pool play comes to an end the in Milan, Murphy and Wisconsin senior defenseman Caroline Harvey (Salem, N.H.) likely won’t see additional regular season action. Harvey sits third in national scoring with 54 points (17G, 37A) in 26 games.

Wisconsin graduate Lacey Eden (Annapolis, Md.) sits on Murphy’s heels in the scoring race with four games remaining on the Badgers schedule. Eden has 56 points (21G, 35A) in 30 games this season, including 22 points over her last 10 games. Murphy, Harvey and Eden are the three players to surpass the 50-point mark this season.

Fourth in the standings is Clarkson freshman forward Sara Manness (Winnipeg, Manitoba). Manness has 49 points (21G, 28A) in 32 games this season with two regular season games remaining. She leads all freshmen in regular season scoring dating back to at least the 2018-19 season, when Sarah Fillier (Princeton ’24) and Alina Mueller (Northeastern ’23) each recorded 48 points.

2024-25: Mackenzie Alexander, Princeton – 42 points
2023-24: Joy Dunne, Ohio State – 32 points
2022-23: Alexis Petford, Stonehill – 41 points
2021-22: Vanessa Upson, Mercyhurst – 35 points
2020-21: impacted by covid
2019-20: Danielle Serdachny, Colgate – 31 points

Click HERE to view the complete national leaderboard.

Daily Scoreboard | National Schedule | Scoring Leaders | Goaltending Leaders

Must Read:

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PWHL Notebook: OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES EDITION, FEB. 10

The Athletic: Winter Olympics 2026 women’s hockey game: Live updates and reaction

The Cornell Daily Sun: Bonds That Win: For Women’s Hockey’s Seniors, Four Years Are Just a Fraction

The Hockey News: 12 Goaltenders Named Semi-Finalists For NCAA Women’s Goalie Of The Year

The Hockey News: Wakefield Using Career Of Experience To Guide NCAA Prospects At Penn State

The Ice Garden: Youth Leads USA to Dominant 5-0 Victory Over Archrival Canada

The Ice Garden: AHA Monthly Recap: January 2026

The Ice Garden: Czechia Gets First Olympic Win, Shuts Out Finland 2-0

The Ice Garden: College Hockey at the 2026 Olympics

The Ice Garden: Penn State’s Tessa Janecke Makes Childhood Olympic Dream Come True

The Ice Garden: For Second-Year Head Coaches, Key to Rebuilding College Hockey Programs is Patience

USCHO: Women’s Hockey Weekend Wrap – February 9, 2026

USCHO: How the top 15 NCAA women’s hockey teams fared, Feb. 2-8.

USCHO: No. 2 Ohio State takes down No. 1 Wisconsin with 4-1 win

Must Hear & See:

Breaking the Glass: Ep 27: The “Weekly” Roundup

Jocks in Jills: Live Recap on Day 6 of Preliminary Games in Italy

KTIV: Hilary Knight Ties US Olympic Goal Scoring Record

Our Girls Play Hockey: A Day in the Life (Mid-Season): Hayley Scamurra, Olympian & PWHL Veteran

Ride to the Rink: Pavel Barber on Slowing Down, Dreaming Bigger, and Trusting Your Own Path

The PodKaz: Wisconsin, Ohio State end up where they started; Olympics near knockout round

Olympic High-Knights:

Wisconsin standout Hilary Knight (’13) tied the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey career goal record with 14 in a 5-0 win over Finland at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan. The goal, a power-play tally in the second period, matched the mark previously set by Natalie Darwitz (Minnesota ’05) and Katie (King) Crowley (Brown ’97).

In the United States’ win over Canada, Knight recorded an assist, tying Jenny Potter (Minnesota Duluth ’04) for the most career points in U.S. women’s hockey history with 32.

“I just love scoring and just the pure elation of finding the back of the net,” Knight said. “It’s just a little kid moment that when you score, it’s pure excitement and it’s fun to celebrate” (source: ESPN).

A Photo Finish:

Princeton was upset by Harvard on Saturday but remains atop the ECAC Hockey standings, though the margin is just two points. The Tigers lead Yale by two points heading into the final weekend of the regular season, with the two teams set to meet Friday night at Baker Rink. Just two points behind Yale are the Quinnipiac Bobcats, who will face the Bulldogs on Saturday, making the race for ECAC tournament positioning a nail-biter.

To follow the final weekend of regular season play, see here.

Northeastern Clinches:

The No. 5 Northeastern Huskies secured the Hockey East regular-season title, their first since the 2022-23 season, with a 3-2 overtime win over Vermont on Saturday.

Junior forward Allie Lalonde (Irvine, Calif.) scored the game-winner in extra time after the Catamounts forced overtime late in regulation. Sophomore netminder Lisa Jönsson (Stockholm, Sweden) earned her 17th win of the season with 36 saves, including 19 in the opening period.

Youngsters Deliver:

The Merrimack Warriors defeated Providence on Saturday, led by a trio of underclassmen.

Sophomore netminder Adreanna Doucette (Milbury, Mass.) held the crease with 39 saves, including 22 in the final period, to keep the Warriors in front. Sophomore forward Madison Vittands (Gloucester, Mass.) scored her first collegiate goal early in the third, and freshman forward Stina Sandberg (Örebro, Sweden) netted the game-winner with 1:31 remaining.

Sharks in the Water:

The Long Island University Sharks completed a weekend sweep of NEWHA opponent St. Anselm with a 3-2 overtime win. LIU trailed 2-0 before rallying late in the third to force overtime, when sophomore forward Drew Dyczkowski (Milford, Mich.) scored the game-winner.

The Sharks have won eight of their last 10 games and extended their win streak to four.

Notebook Quotebook:

“My time at Quinnipiac has changed my life. I couldn’t be more thankful for the people who are a part of this program. We have the kindest, most incredible humans that have taught me skills and values that I will take with me for the rest of my life. I am forever indebted to this program and the people for everything they have added into my life. Quinnipiac has become my forever home with a forever family to come back to.”

— Quinnipiac senior forward Tessa Holk (Ancaster, Ontario) reflects on her time at Quinnipiac and the impact the Bobcat community has had on her as an athlete and a person (source: QU WIH).

Fries at the Bottom of the Bag:

Ohio State head coach Nadine Muzerall (Minnesota ’01) earned her 250th career win Friday as the No. 2 Buckeyes defeated No. 1 Wisconsin … Harvard upset No. 7 Princeton on Saturday as freshman forward Morgan McGathy (Braintree, Mass.) scored twice and sophomore forward Ella Lucia (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) tallied the game winner … Wisconsin graduate student Lacey Eden (Annapolis, Maryland) scored her 97th career goal against Ohio State on Saturday and is three goals shy of joining Brianna Decker (’13), Hilary Knight (’12), and Meghan Duggan (’11) as the only players in program history with 100 career goals … Minnesota Duluth junior goaltender Eve Gascon (Mascouche, Quebec) recorded her 18th career shutout Saturday, the third most in program history … Robert Morris senior Maggie Hatch (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) tied the program record for shutouts in a season with six in a sweep of Delaware … Senior forward Jade Iginla (Lake Country, British Columbia) led Brown to a 2-0 weekend with wins over St. Lawrence and No. 11 Clarkson, totaling five points. The senior captain recorded an assist against St. Lawrence and added two goals and two assists in an upset of Clarkson, scoring her 50th career goal to become the 14th player in program history to reach the mark … Assumption earned a 9-0 win on Saturday, the largest margin of victory in program history. Junior forward Kayla McGaffin (South Dennis, Mass.) recorded the program’s first hat trick and graduate forward Annabel Ziskin (Smithtown, N.Y.) scored her first goal as a Greyhound.

Longest Active Team Winning Streaks:

13 games, Yale (began Dec. 7, 2025)
9 games, Penn State (began Jan. 16, 2026)
7 games, Mercyhurst (began Jan. 10, 2026)
6 games, Sacred Heart (began Jan. 23, 2026)

Longest Active Goalie Winning Streaks:

13 games, Samson Frey, Yale (began Nov. 18, 2025)
6 games, Jillian Petruno, Sacred Heart (began Jan. 23, 2025)
6 games, Katie DeSa, Penn State (began, Jan. 20, 2025)
6 games, Magdalena Luggin, Mercyhurst (began Jan. 10, 2025)
6 games, Taylor Kressin, Ohio State (began Jan. 25, 2025)

Longest Active Point Streaks:

25 games, Josefin Bouveng, Minnesota
- 13G, 26A (began Sep. 26, 2025)
17 games, Abbey Murphy, Minnesota
- 24G, 17A (began Oct. 25, 2025)
15 games, Carina DiAntonio, Yale
- 13G, 12A (began Nov. 29, 2025)
14 games, Sara Manness, Clarkson
- 17G, 11A (began Dec. 6, 2025)
12 games, Hilda Svensson, Ohio State
- 6G, 13A (began Nov. 28, 2025)
12 games, Jordan Ray, Yale
- 7G, 13A (began Jan. 2, 2026)

Longest Active Goal Streaks:

10 games, Abbey Murphy, Minnesota (began Dec. 5, 2025)
9 games, Grace Outwater, Penn State (began Jan. 16, 2026)
4 games, Carina DiAntonio, Yale (began Jan. 30, 2026)

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