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Alina Mueller has helped Northeastern into first place in Hockey East at the break, while Emma Wuthrich and Boston University look to make up ground in the second half. (Photo: Kevin R Young)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arlan<\/b>: While there are still a dozen games on the schedule for this coming weekend that involve teams that compete for the National Collegiate crown, most squads have started their holiday break. Being mindful that there are still those games on the horizon, including a high-profile series where Ohio State and Princeton clash in Las Vegas, let\u2019s take a quick glance at all of our teams and conferences headed into the break.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole<\/b>: Though it\u2019s not technically the halfway point, most everyone refers to before the winter break as the first half, so this is as good a time as any to take a big picture look at the teams and conferences and see how things are shaping up heading down the stretch. We start with NEWHA, the CHA and Hockey East today, and we\u2019ll take on ECAC and WCHA in the next Wednesday Women column. Teams are listed in reverse order of the current conference standings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan<\/b>: I\u2019m particularly guilty of not paying enough attention to the New England Women\u2019s Hockey Association. In the interest of full disclosure, I\u2019ve never watched any of these teams play, even via an Internet stream.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole<\/b>: With few teams offering streams, it\u2019s not easy to get in a lot of screen time with these teams. I try to follow along on Twitter and via recaps, but it\u2019s obviously not the same thing as getting to watch the games. We didn\u2019t theme this around the holidays, but I\u2019ll go ahead and say my resolution is to watch more NEWHA games in the second half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Post<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> In order to offer an opinion on the Eagles, it is important to remember where they started.\u00a0 Heath Isaacson\u2019s team only debuted in 2016-17, with an undersized roster where only 13 players saw game action, and three of those were goaltenders. Playing mostly Division III squads, the dearth of skaters likely played a big part in dooming Post to its 0-23 record that season while getting outscored 176 to 9. So while the Eagles sit at the bottom of the NEWHA with just one league win, there are positives to take away from a 5-2 mark out of conference and a roster that has seen 20 skaters compete for Post this campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> You make some great points and in that context, it\u2019s hard not to be excited about what can come next for Post. They\u2019ve actually been better on the road then they are at home. Freshman Jenna Abeyta is leading the team in points while playing at both offense and defense. She\u2019s showing a ton of potential early on and seems like the kind of player they can build around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Saint Michael\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> It\u2019s a little harder to find a silver lining for the Purple Knights, a team that has been competing for a couple of decades. Saint Michael\u2019s has two conference wins, but is 0-3-1 against its D-III opponents. I guess the tie with undefeated Colby would qualify as the bright spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>Every team needs somewhere to build from and that series could be a big turning point for this team. Goalie Veka Simons made 98 saves on the weekend against a very good team. We\u2019re trying to look big picture here, but that\u2019s not a great look for the Purple Knights, so I think it\u2019s ok to find the small wins and hope those can be a springboard to something better this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Long Island University<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> I\u2019m not sure that we could ask a whole lot more of the Sharks. Yes, they\u2019ve been slapped around a bit when they\u2019ve ventured out of conference, but at least they\u2019ve made the effort to take on D-I opponents. It will be interesting when LIU travels to RIT on Saturday and Sunday to see if there is evidence of improvement over the first couple of months. In league play, the Sharks are a very respectable 5-3, and are in the hunt for a finish in the top half of the NEWHA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> I agree with that sentiment. On top of being a brand new program, they had school upheaval and shuffled campuses. it\u2019s been a long and steep learning curve and LIU has handled it with aplomb. On a personal note, I\u2019ve loved how enthusiastic and involved they are on social media and getting themselves out there. It\u2019s not easy to carve out a spot in this landscape and I think they\u2019re doing a great job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sacred Heart <\/b><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> After a number of years of being perhaps the worst team in D-I, the Pioneers have strung together three straight winning seasons. They currently sit at .500, but with their toughest games behind them look well-positioned to extend that streak to four.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>I feel like Sacred Heart are the case study for why NEWHA is a necessary and good thing for collegiate women\u2019s hockey. I admittedly was unsure and even skeptical about expansion, but teams like Sacred Heart needed a home. Competing in NEWHA gives them a chance to grow and improve and reframes their story from worst team in DI to contender for a conference title and an NCAA bid.<\/span><\/p>\n

Franklin Pierce<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> The Ravens are definitely in contention for the league title, but if they fall short, a couple of games could come back to haunt them, an overtime loss at Saint Anselm and falling behind by 6-0 in a 7-3 upset at the hands of LIU.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> It\u2019s probably not a great sign when your leading scorer is a defender, but Haley Prentiss lead the league in blue liner scoring last year and she Haley Parker combined account for 42 of the team\u2019s points. The Ravens are second in the nation, scoring 4.07 goals per game. They had their second-ever 20-win season last year and are decently aligned to repeat the feat. This team didn\u2019t exist eight seasons ago and this year became a Division I program, which is pretty amazing. The look like they\u2019ll be in the finals again and it would be cool to see them take that final step.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saint Anselm<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> The Hawks went undefeated in conquering the NEWHA a year ago. They lead again, but it hasn\u2019t been a cakewalk. If they fall short, they\u2019ll likely lament dropping consecutive 2-1 decisions on home ice to Sacred Heart.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>It sure seems like this is their conference to lose again this season. I really like – and impressed by – the coaching staff at Saint Anselm. Kerstin Matthews has been stellar in her time at the helm of the Hawks – she has 200 career victories and she led the program to their 300th win. In addition, adding Kayla Meneghin was a coup, in my opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> Switching over to College Hockey America, where only 30 percent of the conference schedule has been played, Mercyhurst and Robert Morris share the lead with Syracuse a point back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> I thought we\u2019d see a bit more shake up in the CHA this year, but it looks like we\u2019re back to status quo with Mercyhurst and Robert Morris. That being said, it can be difficult to see growth on a year to year basis, but there has been some big changes in this conference. When I first started covering women\u2019s hockey as a national writer, it was Mercyhurst and no one else close. There was a time not long ago where we wondered if Robert Morris were a one and done program at the top and they\u2019ve proven that\u2019s not the case. Syracuse made their first foray to the top and likely won\u2019t return this year, but three different conference winners in the past four years is pretty good in terms of growth and parity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lindenwood<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> In her first season with the Lions, Shelley Looney likely didn\u2019t expect to learn that three goaltenders weren\u2019t sufficient to get through the first half of the season. Personally, I\u2019d have been tempted to sneak assistant coach Nicole Hensley out there with junior Lauren Hennessey, and sophomores Annika Asplundh and Sophie Wolf unavailable. Looney has pursued more legal options, as forwards Cierra Paisley and Madilynn Hickey have each taken the goaltending position for a game, and senior Mackenzie Litterst has joined the roster. Unfortunately for Lindenwood, it is one of the teams that still has a couple of games remaining before the break.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> The Lions awful luck with injuries is so frustrating and heartbreaking to watch, so I can only imagine what it\u2019s like in their locker room. Bless those players for stepping up and this team for continuing to head out and fight every game. At this point I assume we\u2019ll chalk this up to a blown season, but I sincerely hope there aren\u2019t lasting effects for this team. I really loved Looney\u2019s attitude when I talked to her earlier in the year and I think she can make big things happen at Lindenwood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

RIT<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan: <\/b>The Tigers won 12 games last year in their first season under Chad Davis, an increase of eight over the previous campaign and their best mark since reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2015. While RIT is lagging behind that pace with only four victories thus far, it has some winnable games on the horizon. The Tigers\u2019 scoring is up a bit this year, but they\u2019ll need to reign in the goals against in order to reach 12 wins again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>We\u2019ve seen teams be able to buckle down on defense, but not find a way to score goals, so in terms of being able to continue to build and improve, I think the improved offense from the Tigers is a good sign. Their two leading scorers are underclassmen with rookie Rachel Goff leading the way. They have two blue liners in the conference top 10 for scoring and Ellie Larson and Logan Land are second and third in the conference, respectively, in blocks. It looks like a lot of pieces are there for the Tigers and they just need some time for them to all click together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Penn State<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> A year ago, the Nittany Lions performed noticeably better outside of the CHA. This year, they\u2019re a game under .500 both outside and inside the league and have had difficulty sustaining any momentum. One encouraging sign was active career goals leader Natalie Heising scoring three times to double her goal output for the season this past weekend. The team as a whole has won three of its last four games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> This is one of those teams that I feel like I can\u2019t get a handle on. They have flashes where they show they might be capable of more, but every time I think a tie or a close game means they\u2019re on the precipice of more, they take a loss I didn\u2019t expect. They really have a gem in Chantal Burke in goal – she\u2019s allowing just 1.67 goals per game, which is good for 10th in the nation and her .932 save percentage is ninth in the country. Unfortunately for her, those numbers have only translated to a .577 win percentage. She needs some scoring support and the Nittany Lions have a roster that should be scoring more than they are.<\/span><\/p>\n

Syracuse<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan: <\/b>After breaking through with their first CHA Championship in March, the Orange find themselves in the all-too-familiar position of chasing Mercyhurst and\/or Robert Morris in the standings. Their first two league series out of the break are versus the Lakers and Colonials, offering an opportunity to improve their chances of backing that crown with a season title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> It\u2019s been a rough go of it for the Orange thus far this season. They played a tough non-conference schedule, but were able to stay close to both Boston College and Northeastern, leading me to think they might be a team that could surprise folks, but that hasn\u2019t been the case. In the progression of things, I think Syracuse is where Robert Morris was about four or five years ago and still has a couple of seasons before they can put things together on the regular.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Robert Morris<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan: <\/b>Led by senior Jaycee Gebhard, the leading points getter in the CHA and one of the top five in the country, the offense figures to be sufficient to emerge on top. The key figures to be the team defense, that has allowed 30 goals in the Colonials\u2019 six losses, but only 15 tallies in the other 12 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: The Colonials already had a pretty impressive and potent offense, and then they added Michaela Boyle and they\u2019ll be bringing in Kyleigh Hanzlik, who\u2019s transferring from Wisconsin. As you mentioned, they need to figure out how to improve on the blue line and in net, but time may be the only answer as they\u2019re splitting time with a freshman and a sophomore in net. They\u2019re hosting a tournament right after the New Year that\u2019s bringing Wisconsin, Northeastern and Colgate to Pittsburgh and I\u2019ll be interested to see how they fare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mercyhurst<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> The Lakers are a veteran team up front, less so on the blue line, that ranks in the top 10 nationally in scoring offense and defense, power play, and penalty kill. While lacking the star power of its glory days, Mercyhurst figures to be a team that will be tough to put away come playoff time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>You\u2019ve often said you would never count Clarkson or Matt Desrosiers out come February and March and I feel that same way about Mercyhurst and Mike Sisti. I just don\u2019t think you can ever overlook them, regardless of head to head results or their record. I find myself coming back to the Lakers because I think Emma Nuutinen is consistently one of the most interesting players to watch. I love her style and how she moves on the ice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan: <\/b>Hockey East appears to be in the middle of late, outperforming the two leagues discussed above but trailing the ECAC and WCHA in producing contenders. HEA is still looking for its first NCAA Champion and hasn\u2019t advanced a team to the previous two Frozen Fours. On the bright side, the bottom half of the league has improved considerably in recent seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>The gap between teams is so much smaller here, but it does mean the teams at the top of the league take more losses. I\u2019d like to see more consistency from the teams at the top. You\u2019d think the shrinking gap between the teams would help prepare Hockey East teams for playing outside the conference and in the NCAA tournament, but thus far that hasn\u2019t been the case. Until we see more depth – and the ability to play a full 60 against ECAC and WCHA teams (much of which has to do with fitness more than anything), I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll see a Hockey East national champion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Merrimack<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan: <\/b>As other new programs have discovered, a veteran roster in year four means a return to inexperience in a team\u2019s fifth season. After achieving a program-best 16 wins last year, the young Warriors have triumphed only four times at the break. Merrimack outscored its opponents by 20 goals in aggregate last season, but is already 27 goals down this time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>The reason they had a veteran roster in year four is because it was the team\u2019s first DI class. There\u2019s no avoiding that pitfall upon starting a program, but it\u2019s a drop off the team shouldn\u2019t have in the coming years as they stabilize and even out their recruiting classes. It was announced Tuesday the team will be hosting the Hockey East tournament, which should help bring some attention to the program. As hosts, it will be a shame if they don\u2019t qualify, but there\u2019s still time. Freshman Emma Gorski has been a great addition to the roster this year and shows that in the coming seasons, they\u2019ll have a great base to build from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Holy Cross<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> The Crusaders are one of the teams profiting from Merrimack\u2019s bevy of freshmen, sweeping all three of their head-to-head meetings by one-goal margins. If they want to move up another spot into a playoff position, they\u2019ll need to identify other victims. A year ago, Holy Cross had but one win, but it was over league champion Northeastern. An optimist would say that proves a team can earn points anywhere. A pessimist takes the position that it will now be more difficult to surprise opponents that are forewarned, as evidenced by the Huskies thumping Holy Cross by scores of 6-0, 11-0 and 7-0 this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> It\u2019s hard to gauge the growth since it\u2019s at the expense of Merrimack, but I do think the wins are helpful in a ton of ways, from recruiting to the psychological boost the players get. I also really love the way the school went about their move to Division I. They needed veteran coach Peter Van Buskirk to guide them through the move, but he smartly had Katie Lachapelle in the wings, learning from his vast experience and ready to take over. She is, I think, going to do really great things.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Maine<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> Do you know where the Black Bears are heading? I don\u2019t, and I doubt that they do either. They earned a tie on the road at Boston College, and split a series with Northeastern, also on the road, where they matched the defending champs goal for goal. On the other hand, Maine was the losing team in Merrimack\u2019s lone league win, and most recently, it was swept on home ice and passed in the standings by Vermont. Enough winnable games remain to allow the Black Bears to surge up the standings, provided that they can find a more consistent level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>No, I have no idea and it\u2019s one of the things that bothers me most week in and week out. I don\u2019t know why I\u2019m so hung up on them, particularly, but darn it, I want them to figure it out. It feels – and maybe has felt for a year or two – that they\u2019ve been on the edge of taking the next big step and becoming more of a player in the top tier of the league, but there\u2019s still a number of head-scratching losses that keep that from happening. It shouldn\u2019t be as frustrating as it is considering I have no personal stake in the Black Bears.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vermont<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> Prior to their sweep of Maine mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the Catamounts had lost five straight and had only one once since October. Is Vermont now healthy, or just healthier than Maine? Overall, UVM has a .500 record and has scored the same number of goals as it has allowed. I could see the Catamounts finishing anywhere from fifth to eighth, depending on their finishing kick.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>When we talk about the gap closing in Hockey East, for me a lot of that centers on Vermont and Maine. I see so much potential in both teams and that\u2019s probably why I get frustrated when it doesn\u2019t come to fruition. I also really love the way Richard Reichenbach and Jim Plumer approach coaching and their programs, so I think I\u2019m just really rooting for them. But that\u2019s enough about Maine in Vermont\u2019s entry. The Catamounts have five ties and four one-goal losses. They are leaving so many points on the ice and they have to figure out how to close out those games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Providence<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan: <\/b>On one hand, sitting sixth has to be a bit disappointing for a Friars team that finished fourth a year ago. Conversely, they have a winning record in conference play, despite being minus four in goal differential. Considering that career scoring leader Maureen Murphy has missed seven games and Clare Minnerath ranks near the bottom in save percentage, the situation could easily be worse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>I\u2019m not sure what else they could ask for in the situation they\u2019re in. Despite a number of difficulties and setbacks, they\u2019re within striking distance of BU in third place and have a game in hand. It has to be frustrating, but they seem to be handling it as well as they can given the situation. Here\u2019s hoping for a healthier second half for them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Connecticut<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> The Huskies have two-game series remaining against each of the bottom four teams in the league, so they figure to have a shot at improving on their fifth-place standing. Of course, the fastest way to advance is to defeat the teams above you. While UConn ranks eighth in scoring, its defense is third, so at a minimum, it should wind up with a winnable quarterfinal matchup.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: UConn has been fun to watch so far this season, and as you mention, have a favorable second-half schedule. Morgan Fisher has a 2.07 goals against average and gives them a chance to be in most games, which seems to have given them more confidence on offense. I feel like the Huskies are playing the season I had expected from Syracuse – loose and easy and with no expectations that allows them to be a little more reckless and a lot more dangerous. Just writing this makes me realize I\u2019ll have to write a column about the Huskies in the new year because I\u2019m definitely interested in figuring out what changed and what\u2019s going so right for them this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New Hampshire<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b>\u00a0 The Wildcats are tied with Boston University for third with 15 points. However, that is due in part to having played more games, as they are only sixth in Hockey East by winning percentage. The improvement over last year is thanks to goalie Ava Boutilier, who is third in both save percentage and goals against average.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>They\u2019re also averaging a half-goal more per game in team offense, taking advantage of the cushion that Boutilier gives them in the back. Their scoring is spread out among a number of players and they seem to be getting more of a team contribution. It\u2019s all the things you want to see as a coach or fan and I hope it means we continue to see growth – and winning – back at UNH.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston University<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan: <\/b>The Terriers trail BC by six points, but they have four games in hand and momentum on their side after sweeping the Eagles. Corinne Schroeder gives BU an advantage in net, and with Jesse Compher back on the ice, it\u2019s much better able to compete with its rival offensively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: I\u2019m so relieved to see Compher back on the ice for the Terriers. It\u2019s amazing what a different she makes for the team, not just because of her knack for finding the goal. The team attitude and dynamic is different with her on the ice. They did a great job of holding things together while she was out and it\u2019s left them in great position for the second half.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston College<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan: <\/b>It\u2019s rather impressive that the Eagles are able to hold onto second place despite being rather mediocre in scoring defense, penalty kill, and power play. The offense has managed to score more frequently than everyone in HEA except Northeastern, despite the drain of talent over the offseason. The challenge will be to maintain that as the schedule stiffens, because half of BC\u2019s league wins are over Merrimack and Holy Cross.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole: <\/b>The Eagles have speed and there\u2019s something of a controlled recklessness to their style of play. There\u2019s something very freeing to being allowed to play like that. They\u2019re going to take chances and they often pay off, but I worry that style isn\u2019t one that can be sustained through the postseason or into the NCAA\u2019s, especially now that Wisconsin and Minnesota has both seen it. They suffered some injuries in the late part of the first half and will happily use the break to heal up and get some depth back to the roster, but they also need to be able to figure out how to weather a player missing a game or two. One thing I\u2019d like to see them improve on is holding their level of play for a full 60 minutes. They can run and gun, but they faded in the third in both games I saw them play in person.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Northeastern<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Arlan:<\/b> The Huskies\u2019 lead over BC is just one point, but with three games in hand, they\u2019re in good shape as long as dropping games to big underdogs doesn\u2019t become a habit. Boasting the country\u2019s top scoring defense, NU has been able to shut down the offenses of its closest pursuers. The Huskies are well positioned to hold onto the league and a home-ice berth in the NCAA quarterfinals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole:<\/b> While the Huskies certainly are no tortoise, I do feel like their motto is something akin to \u201cslow and steady wins the race.\u201d They just continue to do what they do well and what worked last year and it has successfully put them atop the conference and it appears, in control of their destiny. I feel like I haven\u2019t talked about them much because they\u2019ve done exactly what I\u2019ve expected of them. Aerin Frankel is very good in net. Alina Mueller, Chloe Aurard and Skylar Fontaine are even better and seem to not have lost anything from last season. Freshman Katy Knoll is fourth on the team in scoring and slotting in nicely. Both their losses were eye-raising, but not alarming. They\u2019ve just been steady and good, which doesn\u2019t make for good headlines, but does make for good hockey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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