The ECAC women's hockey championships are heading to Lake Placid this weekend with Cornell, Yale, Princeton, and Quinnipiac vying for a conference title and an automatic bid to the national championship tournament. Here's a preview.
The final four teams remain in the hunt for an ECAC women's hockey title. They'll face off this weekend at the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, with an ECAC title and automatic berth to the NCAA national championships on the line.
On Friday night, Cornell and Yale will face off for the first semifinal followed by Princeton taking on Quinnipiac.
The winners of each semifinal will play for the ECAC title March 7 at 5pm.
Yale Enters As Top Seed
Second Team ECAC All-Stars Jordan Ray and Carina DiAntonio are both set to enter the PWHL Draft this year and were two of the top 15 scorers in the nation. They powered Yale's offense this season and will need to continue in the ECAC's championship weekend. DiAntonio leads the Bulldogs with 24 goals, while Ray continues to climb the program assists ladder. On the back end, ECAC All-Rookie and First Team All-Star defender Molly Boyle had a spectacular campaign. Yale has also seen solid goaltender whether it's Samson Frey or Anna Philips between the pipes.
Two-Way Cornell Will Look To Shut Down Opponents
Cornell didn't have a single player in the top 75 in scoring in the nation. Seniors Georgia Schiff and Avi Adam tied for the team lead with 28 points each. What Cornell does have is a stellar two-way style headlined by the aforementioned forwards as well as Karel Prefontaine and McKenna Van Gelder up front. Their blueline is solid with Piper Grober, Grace Dwyer, Rose Dwyer, and Alyssa Regalado forming a formidable presence, along with Annelies Bergmann in net.
Princeton Looking For Wunder-Ful Finish
Princeton, paced by senior forward Issy Wunder will looked for a wunder-ful finish to their 2025-26 season. Wunder is one of the top prospect heading into the 2026 PWHL Draft and her 27 goals and 43 points in 32 points this season are nothing to overlook. Alongside Mackenzie Alexander and Jane Kuehl, as well as Emerson O'Leary and Riley Sorokan, the Tigers have a formidable scoring core. The return of Uma Corniea in net after she missed all of 2024-25 has been a difference maker for Princeton. Can she be the difference in the ECAC semifinals?
Can Anyone Stop Kahlen Lamarche?
No player in the NCAA has scored at the pace of Kahlen Lamarche this season. Her 42 goals top all players nationally and she's continued to score in important moments for the Bobcats this season. Quinnipiac however, is no one trick pony as Emerson Jarvis is another notable threat. They also have one of the top netminders in the nation in Felicia Frank who was named the ECAC Goaltender of the Year, and a blueline filled with two-way contributors including Zoe Uens, Ainsley D'Ottavio, and Makayla Watson.