ADRIAN, Mich. – The Hamilton College Continentals continue their quest for a national title on Saturday, March 11 at 3 p.m. when they play the Adrian College Bulldogs in a 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Hockey Championship quarterfinal at Adrian's Arrington Ice Arena.
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The Continentals and the Bulldogs have never played each other. Here's a glance at both teams heading into Saturday's matchup.
Records
Hamilton: 21-5-2 overall (12-3-1 NESCAC, second place)
Adrian: 26-3-0 overall (14-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, first place)
Rankings
Hamilton: No. 6 in March 6 USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll and No. 5 in March 5 Pairwise
Adrian: No. 5 in March 6 USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll and No. 4 in March 5 Pairwise
How They Got Here
Hamilton: At-large bid after losing in the NESCAC Championship final, defeated Nazareth 3-1 in NCAA 1
st round
Adrian: Automatic bid for winning the NCHA Tournament title
NCAA History
Hamilton: First appearance, 1-0 record in NCAA Championship
Adrian: Seventh appearance, 4-5 record in NCAA Championship
Head Coaches
Hamilton:
Emily McNamara, 11
th season, 134-94-23 record
Adrian: Shawn Skelly, fifth season, 112-18-7 record
Team Stats
Hamilton: 2.7 goals/game; 30.1 shots/game; 22.2% PP pct. (14-63); 87.7% PK pct. (7-57); 4.3 PIM/game; 47.4% faceoff pct.
Adrian: 5.1 goals/game; 51.2 shots/game; 28.8% PP pct. (34-118); 96.0% PK pct. (4-101); 8.8 PIM/game; 64.2% faceoff pct.
Individual Stat Leaders
Hamilton:
Nancy Loh '23 (5-7, F, 21G-6A-27P);
Hyla Mosher '23 (5-7, F, 8G-15A-23P);
Abby Kuhns '23 (5-9, D, 7G-15A-22P);
Abby Smith '24 (5-4, F, 9G-10A-19P);
Claire McGennis '24 (5-7, F, 4G-13A-17P);
Mya Berretta '23 (5-4, F, 8G-7A-15P)
Adrian: Jessica VonRuden (Gr., 5-6, F, 28G-20A-48P); Une Bjelland (Sr., 5-4, F, 22G-24A-46P); Karmen Anderson (Jr., 5-6, F, 18G-15A-33P); Kathryn Truban (Jr., 5-3, D, 10G-23A-33P); Maya Roy (Jr., 5-5, D, 6G-21A-27P); Jocelin Hudanish (Jr., 5-4, F, 14G-12A-26P)
The Goaltenders
Hamilton:
Evie Sheridan (Fy., 5-9, 20 starts, 14-4-1 record, 1.50 GAA, .936 save pct., 4 shutouts)
Adrian: Sophie Goldberg (Sr., 5-2, 23 starts, 20-3-0 record, 0.83 GAA, .956 save pct., 11 shutouts)
Notes
Hamilton has won a team-record 21 games this season…
Abby Kuhns '23 is the NESCAC Player of the Year and
Emily McNamara is the NESCAC Coach of the Year…The Continentals are 12-3-1 against ranked teams…Adrian has won six straight games and is 18-0 at home…Goaltender Sophie Goldberg was named the Slaats Cup (NCHA) playoffs MVP.
