2025-26 Worcester State University Women's Ice Hockey News
The New England Hockey Writers Association will host its annual awards brunch on Sunday, April 19, at the Prince Restaurant in Saugus, MA. The event will include not only the New England Writers’ honorees but will also serve to present the recipients of the Walter Brown Award and Joe Concannon Award, given by the Gridiron Club of New England, to the top American-born male hockey players in New England. In addition, the Eastern Massachusetts Ice Hockey Officials will present the J. Thom Lawler Award.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – 38 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2026 Winter Sportsmanship Team.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Rivier’s Chloe Bryda and Worcester State’s Kelsey Czerniawski earn the MASCAC Women’s Ice Hockey Player and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2025-26 All-Conference team as voted on by the coaches from around the conference prior to the tournament.
Worcester, MA- After claiming their first MASCAC Championship, and fourth Championship in the last five season, the Worcester State Women's Ice Hockey team had two selected as MASCAC players of the week. Senior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) and junior Madelyn Franta (Superior, WI) took home the honors in Goalie and Player of the Week.
Worcester, MA- For the fourth time in five seasons, and the first under the new conference creation, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (17-9, 10-2) headed to the conference championship and against a familiar foe in the Rivier Raiders (17-9, 9-4). The Lancers claimed the three of the last four Championships between the ECHA and MASCAC conferences while the Raiders have been the final opponent for Worcester the last three years. Rivier claimed the 1-0 win in the MASCAC semifinals last year to advance past Worcester State to the first ever MASCAC Championship, and now return for the third year in a row to the conference championship.
Worcester, MA- After shutting out the Framingham State Rams last Friday in the MASCAC semifinals, Worcester State Women's Ice Hockey's senior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) was again tapped as the MASCAC Goalie of the Week.
Worcester, MA- In the second season of the MASCAC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship, the #1 Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (16-9, 10-2) was again hosting a MASCAC semifinal game at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. Last season the Lancers fell to Rivier, who had previously defeated Framingham State in their quarterfinal meeting. This year the #5 Rams (5-20-1, 1-11) would advance to their first conference semifinals after upsetting the #4 seeded Anna Maria Wednesday night in a decisive 6-2 victory.
Worcester, MA- After going 2-0 on the week and claiming the MASCAC Regular Season Title the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey claimed two weekly honors with senior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) seventh Goalie of the Week and sophomore Emily Johns (Clinton, MA) taking home Player of the Week.
Worcester, MA- After locking up the MASCAC regular season title and the one seed in the post season tournament after a 1-0 victory in the road last night versus Salem State, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (15-9, 9-2) returned to the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center for their senior day meeting with the Raiders. In their final game of the regular season the Lancers honored seniors Cailey Ryan (Acton, MA), Lea Gaspar (Chelmsford, MA), Olivia Fehl (Sergeant Bluff, IA) and Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) prior to the puck drop.
Worcester, MA- With the final two games of the regular season upon the season, the Worcester State Lancers Women’s Ice Hockey (14-9, 8-2) is aimed to tie a bow on their first seed into playoffs in the night's meeting with Salem State. The Blue and Gold, coming into the weekend, just needed two points to grab possession of the top spot in the tournament. The Vikings and Lancers travelled into the game each holding a win on the other in the first a crucial weekend for Worcester.
Worcester, MA- After a 1-1 week that had Worcester claiming the top spot in the conference as the team begins to head into the post season, senior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) took home her sixth MASCAC Goalie of the Week selection.
Worcester, MA- Coming off a third period 1-0 victory yesterday afternoon at the DCU center, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (14-8, 11-1) headed to Buffone for a back-to-back matchup with the AMCATs. With the one seed mathematically nearly secured, Worcester State was looking to close out the regular season with command as they began the shift to post season action in two weeks.
Worcester, MA- Looking to lock up the top seed in the MASCAC post season tournament, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (13-8, 1-01) hosted the Anna Maria AMCATs at the DCU Center. The game was played in conjunction with the Women in Sports game day hosted by the Worcester Railers. The Lancers kicked off the game day on the rink that would be followed up by the Railers hosting Trois-Riviers.
Worcester, MA- After taking a commanding lead and control in the MASCAC top seed race this week, going 2-0 in the conference action, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team has also had senior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) named the MASCAC goalie of the week for the fifth time this season and sophomore Leyla Tiernan (Anchorage, AK) named as the MASCAC Player of the Week.
Worcester, MA- after making it six straight wins last night with a 5-0 shutout victory over Framingham State the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (12-8, 9-1) looked to solidify their hold on the post season top seed as they squared off with the current second seeded Rivier.
Worcester, MA- With a solid single claim on the first seed in MASCAC play, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey (11-8, 8-1) have set their sights on winning out to seal the deal. Tonight’s game was played in honor of Project New Hope which empowers Veterans, Service Members, and their families through transformative retreats, essential resources, and holistic support services. For over 16 years, we’ve been dedicated to fostering healing, resilience, and purpose beyond military service—honoring those who served while strengthening individuals, families, and communities. The team also honored junior Abigail Hartley (South Hadley, MA) who was promoted to E-4 SRA and was awarded Airman of the Year for her Wing.
