2022-2023 Worcester State University Women's Ice Hockey News
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Conway, Kelley Lead ECHA All-Conference Honors
March 07, 2023Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team has nine named to All-Conference Awards that were voted on by the ECHA head coaches. Clare Conway led the honors with her selection as Player of the Year, while head coach Eliza Kelley was named Coach of the Year. In only the Lancers second season of competition they have secured back-to-back ECHA conference championship, defeating Anna Maria in both finals to take home the title. -
Women's Ice Hockey Repeats as ECHA Champions
February 26, 2023Worcester, MA-It was a championship game full of storylines. A rematch of last season’s title game between the Worcester State University Lancers and the Anna Maria College Amcats. It was a rubber game, as the two squads split their season series a game a piece. It was a revenge game for the Amcats who looked to redeem their loss in last year’s ECHL final. It was a revenge game for the Lancers, who lost their first conference game in program history to the Amcats less than a month ago. The stage was set for an epic championship battle. And the game did not disappoint.
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Worcester State Hosts Dual Championships Sunday
February 25, 2023Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Athletics department is excited to announce the hosting of a double Championship Sunday. The one seeded Worcester State Men’s Basketball and Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey teams will host their respective championships Sunday February 26.
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Worcester State Women's Ice Hockey Advances to Second ECHA Championship in Two Years
February 24, 2023Worcester, Mass. - The Lancers and Greyhounds clashed Friday afternoon in the ECHA Semifinals at the Worcester Ice Center. In front of a lively crowd full of chants and cheers, the Lancers’ conquest for back-to-back ECHA titles began with an offensive thriller over the Greyhounds.
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Lancers Play to Tie to Close out Regular Season
February 18, 2023Worcester, MA- On Saturday evening, the Worcester State Women’s Hockey team was back in action to take on Rivier in a road contest to wrap up the regular season. The Lancers and Raiders played to a 3-3 tie on the evening.
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Worcester State Women's Ice Hockey Clinches #1 Seed in ECHA Tournament for Second Straight Year
February 17, 2023Worcester, MA- Coming off their first conference loss of the season, Worcester State’s Women’s Ice Hockey team took home ice this evening looking to get back into the win column. Their opponents came in the form of the Rivier University Raiders.
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Lancers Drop Tough Conference Battle to Amcats
February 11, 2023Worcester, Mass. - The Lancers and Amcats clashed Saturday afternoon, wearing special jerseys for Breast Cancer Awareness, in a conference battle at the DCU Center for their “Pink in the Rink” game. Worcester State, with a goal of extending their undefeated streak in the ECHA, were unable to put one in the net as they dropped their first conference game of the season to Anna Maria.
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Lancers Extend Unbeaten Streak as they Topple Curry
February 10, 2023Worcester, MA- A busy weekend for the Lancers Women’s Hockey team got off to a hot start tonight when they hosted the Curry College Colonels.
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Lancers Sweep Colonels, Extend Unbeaten Streak to Seven Straight
February 04, 2023Worcester, MA- On Saturday afternoon, the Worcester State Women’s Hockey team was back in action to take on Wilkes for the second consecutive night. The Lancers defeated the Colonels by a score of 4-1.
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Women's Ice Hockey Takes First Game versus Wilkes
February 03, 2023Worcester, MA- On Friday evening, the Worcester State Women’s Hockey team was back in action to take on Wilkes University in a PA road trip. The Lancers defeated the Colonels by a score of 2-0.
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Swedberg, Roth and Conway Honored in Halftime Celebration
January 31, 2023Worcester, MA- On Saturday, January 28, Worcester State Athletics honored some exemplary Lancer Student Athletes and an Alumnus in a halftime ceremony of the Men?s Basketball game versus Salem State. Worcester State paid tribute to the 2022 MASCAC Hall of Fame induction of Eric Swedberg and the participation of Men?s Ice Hockey player Max Roth for Team USA in the Maccabiah Games, where the team won the gold medal, and Women?s Ice Hockey member Clare Conway who was selected to play with Team USA in the World University Games.
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Lancers Claim Victory over Greyhounds to Remain Undefeated in Conference Play
January 29, 2023Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women's Ice Hockey team travelled across town to take on the Assumption University Women's Ice Hockey team in a ECHA conference matchup. The Lancers looked to remain undefeated in conference play this season, in defense of their championship last season, and continue their conference undefeated streak to 11-0.
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Lancers Women's Ice Hockey Race Past Greyhounds
January 28, 2023Worcester, MA- Looking to remain unbeaten in conference play, the Worcester State University Women’s Ice Hockey team took on their cross-town rival this afternoon as the Assumption Greyhounds visited the Lancers.
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Lancers Bring Western New England to Draw
January 21, 2023Worcester, MA- On Saturday evening, the Worcester State Women’s Hockey team was back in action to take on Western New England University (WNE) on the road in a second night of a home-and-home matchup. The Lancers tied the Golden Bears by a score of 1-1.
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Spotlight: Jennarae Bateman, The First to Tread the Path
January 21, 2023Through the first half of the season, Jennarae Bateman has put up eight points including the deciding goal of the Lancers victory this past Tuesday night. A native of Forest Lake, Minn., she has come halfway across the country to join the first ever freshman class in Worcester State Women?s Hockey history. While Bateman is currently putting together a fine season on a solid squad, WSU was hardly on her radar throughout the recruitment process. But the risk of joining a new program seems to be paying off for the young forward in more ways than one.
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Lee Leads Lancers to Late Night Win
January 20, 2023Worcester, MA- After capturing their first conference win earlier this week, the Worcester State University Women’s Hockey team faces a tough task this weekend. Tonight, Worcester was the scene for the first half of a home-and-away series against a very solid Western New England University Golden Bears squad.
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Lancers Claim First Conference Win of the Season over Amcats
January 17, 2023Worcester, MA- The women’s ice hockey team took on Anna Maria College at home tonight in their first conference game of the season. Worcester State was looking to kick off a conference campaign that would mirror their undefeated, championship 2021-22 ECHA season.
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Women's Ice Hockey Falls to Huskies in Rematch Bid
January 10, 2023Worcester, MA- After taking down University of Southern Maine up north just three days ago by a 6-3 score, the Lancers women’s hockey team hosted the Huskies in Worcester this afternoon looking to complete a sweep of the home-and-away series. Unfortunately, it seemed Southern Maine had other plans.
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Lancers Strike it Hot versus Southern Maine
January 07, 2023Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team headed to Southern ME Saturday afternoon looking for the first win of 2023, after dropping a thriller last night versus nationally ranked Utica College in OT. The extra minutes of play seem to have had a minimal effect on the Lancers, as they started strong jumping out to an early lead and holding on to claim the 6-3 victory.
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Lancers Fall to #14 Utica in OT Thriller
January 06, 2023Worcester, MA- On Friday evening, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team was back in action to take on #14 Utica in a home contest hoping to extend their three-game winning streak. The Lancers ultimately fell in overtime to the Pioneers 2-1 after a physical battle for control on the ice.
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Puumala and Bateman Named ECHA Players of the Week
December 20, 2022Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women?s Ice Hockey team had two named ECHA Player of the Week after a double win week that saw them come away with a 3-1 win over Salem St and grab an additional 5-1 victory over Nichols College on the week. The Lancers closed out 2022 with dominant victories over the Bison, their second matchup and victory over their opponents this season and the Vikings.
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Puumala lead Lancers stampede over Bison
December 10, 2022Worcester, MA - The Lancers were back in action at home vs Nichols College in their final game of 2022. Senior Forward Katie Puumala (Framingham, MA) was the star of the night as Worcester capped off 2022 with a victory over the Bison.
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Lancers Topple Vikings off Pavoni Goals
December 09, 2022Worcester, MA - The Women’s Ice Hockey team looked to beat Salem State Friday night at the Fidelity Ice Arena and grab a win in the double weekend home stand.
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Clare Conway Named to Team USA Roster for World University Games
December 05, 2022Worcester, MA- Worcester State Women?s Ice Hockey forward Clare Conway has been selected to represent Team USA at the World University Games in January in Lake Placid New York. The games are scheduled to run from January 12-22. Staged every two years in a different city, the winter edition of the FISU World University Games is a celebration of international university sports and culture. With several thousand student-athletes competing in each event edition, the FISU World University Games is among the world's largest winter multi-sports competition.
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Lancers Comeback Falls Short in OT to Beacons
December 02, 2022Worcester, MA - The Lancers returned home Friday evening to take on the UMass-Boston Beacons at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. Worcester’s game-tying goal with 38 seconds to go in regulation kept their hopes alive, but ultimately was not enough against the Beacons in overtime.
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Conway the OT Hero in Lancer’s Victory
November 22, 2022Worcester, MA - The Lancers took the ice against Curry College at the Canton Ice House Tuesday evening. Graduate Forward Clare Conway (Billerica, MA)’s two goals, including the overtime winner, led the Lancers to a victory over the Colonels.
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Conway and Lee Named ECHA Player and Goaltender of the Week
November 22, 2022Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women?s Ice Hockey team had two named to the ECHA Player of the Week after their 2-0 week over New England College. The Lancers brought home their first home victory of the season with a 2-1 OT win over the Pilgrims followed the next day by a 5-1 victory on New England?s home ice.
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Worcester State Completes Weekend Sweep of New England College
November 19, 2022Worcester, MA- On Saturday afternoon the Worcester State Women’s Hockey team went on the road to New England College (NEC) hoping to complete the double game sweep after defeating the Pilgrims 2-1 in overtime on Worcester State’s home ice yesterday evening. The Lancers captured a much-needed road victory when they defeated the Pilgrims by a score of 5-1.
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Lancers Take Down Pilgrims in OT
November 18, 2022Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Hockey team entered tonight's game against the New England College Pilgrims with a 2-3 record, the first time in the program's history in which their winning percentage was beneath .500. They would have a tough test to get them back to .500, as the Pilgrims also entered tonight’s matchup at 2-3, looking to accomplish the same goal.
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Lancers Drop Second Match to Seahawks
November 13, 2022Worcester, MA- Following a tough 4-1 home loss on Friday night at the hands of the Salve Regina Seahawks, the Worcester State women’s ice hockey team traveled to Salve’s home ice with their sights set on getting revenge just a couple days later.
