Quinnipiac's Felicia Frank (30) with the pad save as part of a 31 save performance to win the championship and tournament MVP. After the ECAC Hockey Conference Men battle for the title at the Herb Brooks Arena for over 20 years, this would be the first time that the Women decide their title there, and the first finals would see the #1 Yale Bulldogs and the #3 Quinnipiac Bobcats go to battle in front of 2,200 fans. The upset-minded Bobcats would get the first answer of the game at the 6:32 mark of the first period when Ella Johnson would get the opening goal to make it a 1-0 game, and that's how the first period ended. The game would stay there till the 9:21 mark of the second period when last night's hero, Avery Bairos, would score to make it a 2-0 Bobcats lead for the lone goal of the second period. The Bobcats would keep coming, and at the 3:45 mark of the third period, Zoe Uens would score on the power play to make it a 3-0 game. Then, at the 12:54 mark of the third period, the Bulldogs would get on the board thanks to Mariya Rauf finding the 5-hole, making it a 3-1 game. Then, with just under three minutes left in the game, the Bobcats would add to empty netters from Ella Johnson and Emerson Jarvis to secure the 5-1 victory and be crowned the 2026 ECAC Hockey Conference Women's Hockey Champion and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the winning effort for the Bobcats, Felicia Frank would make 31 saves as they went to 28-8-3 on the season. As for the Bulldogs, Samson Frey would make 22 saves as they fall to 25-9 on the season and await an NCAA at-large bid to the Tournament. Gallery

Yale's Mariya Rauf finds the back of the net to get the Bulldogs on the board midway through the third period Gallery

Princeton's Angelina DiGirolamo would tie the game up with 12 minutes left and send the game to overtime. It would be the second semi-final of the ECAC Hockey Conference Women's Semi-Finals at the Herb Brooks Arena, and 1,000 fans would see whether the #2 Princeton Tigers or the #3 Quinnipiac Bobcats would battle the Yale Bulldogs for the 2026 ECAC Hockey Conference Women's Hockey Finals tomorrow The Bobcats would get the opening goal of the game at the the 11:38 mark of the first period when Taylor Brueske would score to make it a 1-0 Bobcats. There would be many chances for both teams to score until the midway point of the third period. Still, there would be nothing till the 8:38 when Princeton's Angelina Digirolamo would score to tie the game at one, and that is where the game would stay through the rest of regulation Once the game went to vertime it would take little time for the Bobcats to net the game winner when Avery Bairos would get her own rebound off the breakaway and stuff it away for the game winner and send the Bobcats to the championship. In the winning effort, the Bobcats' Felicia Frank would make 30 saves as they went to 27-8-3 and head to the championship. As for the Princeton Tigers, they would fall to 23-10 behind Uma Corniea's 23-save night as they await an NCAA Tournament bid. Gallery

Quinnipiac's Aynsley D'Ottavio (3) blocks the shot from Princeton's Brooklyn Nimegeers (20) with her skate. Gallery

Yale's Samson Frey (27) with the pad save as part of a 26 save night in the 7-2 win over Cornell. For the first time in the history of the ECAC Hockey Conference, the Women's Hockey Tournament would have its final four and championship at the famed Herb Brooks Arena, the site of the 1980 Miracle on Ice. The first semi-final game would see the #1 Yale Bulldogs take on the #4 Cornell Big Red in front of 1,800 fans, with the winner advancing to the championship the next day. The Big Red would get the opening goal of the game just 44 seconds into the game from Avi Adam for the 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs would get the tying goal at the 14:04 mark when Gracie Gilkyson would score on the power play to make it a 1-1 game. The Bulldogs would answer again just three minutes later, from Emma McGowan, to give the Bulldogs the 2-1 lead, and that's where the first period would end. The Bulldogs would stay on fire as they returned for the second period when Molly Boyle would strike just 2:47 into the second period to give them the 3-1 lead. Then at the 8:55 mark of the period, the Bulldogs would extend their lead to 4-1 when Carina DiAntonio would score. The Big Red would finally have an answer just 1:33 into the third period when Delaney Fleming would light the lamp and make it a 4-2 game. The Bulldogs would regain their three-goal lead when Stephanie Stainton would score on the short-handed to make it a 5-2ThenTh, en at the 14:55 mark of the thirperiodri, Carina DiAntonio would get her second goal of thgamega, this time on an empty-netter, to make it 6-, and then,e n with just seconds left in the gam, Avery Peters would score to secure the 7-2 victory. In the Bulldogs' winning effort, Samson Frey made 26 saves as they went to 25-8 and advanced to the championship game. In the losing effort for the Big Red, Annelies Bergman would make 26 saves as they fell to 20-11-2 and await an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Gallery

Yale's Naomi Boucher (44) and Cornell's McKenna Van Gilder (17) battle for the in-zone faceoff. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Molli Riggi (17) with the backhander in the second period as the Cardinals defeat the Mustangs 8-0. It would be the last regular-season game of the season. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Morrisville State Mustangs from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in front of 400 fans The Cardinals would waste little time in taking control of the game as they would score three goals in the first 6 minutes of the game from Riley Keller, Sydnee Francis and Kate Conlon but the Mustangs would buckle down for the rest of the period and thats how it would end. The Cardinals would come again at the 8:19 mark of the second period, and Molly Riggi would score to extend the lead to 4-0. The Cardinals wouldn't rest, and they got one on the shorthand from Kate Conlon for the second of the game to make it 5-0 at the 14:31 mark of the period. Then, with 2:08 left in the period, the Cardinals would have their second three-goal period, thanks to Bailey MacKellar, for the 6-0 lead after tw In the third period, the Cardinals would add two more from Taya Balfour and Piper Smith as they secured the 8-0 victory and the #1 seed in the SUNYAC Women's Hockey tournament. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Maddy Stetson made 16 saves in the shutout win, as they finished the season at 18-6-2. As for the Mustangs, they would combine for 33 saves as their season ended at 3-22. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Lauren Farris (20) and Morrisville State's Leola Johnson (24) chase after the lose puck as they charge towards the corner. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Zoe Puc (37) splits the defenders for the shot on net. It would be the last weekend of the regular season in SUNYAC Women's Hockey and it would be a match up of the top two teams in the league as the #13 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Cortland State Red Dragons at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in front of 350 fans the dared the snowstrom outside. It would take until the 14:45 mark of the first period before Kate Conlon would get the opening goal giving the Cardinals a -0 lead, and that's how the first period would end. The Cardinals would waste little time when they returned for the second period, extending their lead to 2-0 just 2:03 in on Tessa Morris' goal. Then, at the 7:53 mark of the period, the Cardinals would get the 3-0 lead when Tessa Morrisstrucke for the second time. The Cardinals would take the 3-0 lead into the third when Emily Kasprzak would score on the power play at the 12:39 mark of the period for the 4-0 lead The Red Dragons would eventually get on the board with a goal from Drew Kopek to make it 4-1 in the game Although the Cardinals would add one more with 23 seconds left from Riley Keller to gice the Cardinals the 5-1 win. In the winning effort for the Cardinals Maddy Stetson would make 20 saves as they go to 17-6-1 on the season. The Red Dragons combined for 26 saves as they fell to 14-6-4 on the season. Gallery

Cortland State's Isabelle Deutz (1) holds the line for the stop on Plattsburgh State's Emily Ksazpark (22) as part of a 14-save night. Gallery