Cortland and Plattsburgh Tied at No. 1 in 2024-25 SUNYAC Women's Ice Hockey Preseason Poll
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Cortland and Plattsburgh are tied for the No. 1 spot in the 2024-25 SUNYAC women's ice hockey preseason poll as voted on by the conference coaches. Oswego is No. 3 in this year's poll.
In 2024, Cortland won the first-ever SUNYAC women's ice hockey championship with a 2-1 overtime win against Plattsburgh. The Red Dragons ended their season in the first round of the NCAA tournament with a 3-1 loss to Elmira. The team had a 20-6-2 overall record.
Plattsburgh was the No. 1 seed going into SUNYAC post season play in 2024. The team advanced to the championship game, but lost in overtime to No. 2 Cortland. Plattsburgh, who was ranked fourth in the USCHO.com Division III poll, earned an at-large berth into the 2024 NCAA tournament. The Cardinals ended their season in the NCAA quarterfinals with a 2-0 loss to Middlebury. Plattsburgh finished the 2023-24 season with an overall record of 22-5-1.
Oswego was No. 3 in the league after 2023-24 regular season play. The Lakers ended their season in the SUNYAC semifinals with a 2-1 loss to Cortland. Last season Oswego had an overall record of 14-11-1.
2024-25 SUNYAC Women's Ice Hockey Preseason Poll
|
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
|
1 |
Cortland |
33 |
|
1 |
Plattsburgh |
33 |
|
3 |
Oswego |
26 |
|
4 |
Canton |
19 |
|
5 |
Morrisville |
18 |
|
6 |
Potsdam |
11 |
|
7 |
Buffalo St. |
7 |
The SUNYAC women's ice hockey conference games start November 8 and the championship is set for March 8, 2025. View the full bracket here.
Buffalo State, Cortland, Oswego, Plattsburgh and Potsdam competed in the Northeast Women's Hockey League (NEWHL) starting in 2017- and Morrisville and Canton joined in 2019. In 2023-24 the seven teams competed for the first time under the SUNYAC.
