Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's)
College of the Holy Cross Women's Ice Hockey
Worcester, MA · the Crusaders · College of the Holy Cross overview
26
Roster
at the D-I cap of 26
$2.2M
Team budget
58th percentile in Division I
$85,919
Per roster spot
median $75,202
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
21%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity
College of the Holy Cross fields a women's ice hockey team in the Hockey East Association (Women's) (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, about the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,233,913, about the median of $2.1M — $85,919 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's ice hockey programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 993, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,475,741 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,314 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's ice hockey programs
Where this program sits against its 39 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#17Team budgetof 39 · Division I#16Spend per playerof 39 · Division I#11Roster sizeof 39 · Division I#1APRof 39 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 26)
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The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,233,913 for the year
- Operating expenses$278,039 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$85,919 division median $75,202
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$6,475,741 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,314 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$164,875 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Lachapelle head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Janine Weber | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Christina Putigna | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Adam Mercer | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school ice hockey players9,589 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,000 39 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 10 10% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,035undergraduates · 3,035 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →21%admitted · of 8,670 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1420
ACT middle 50%28 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 90%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →26on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2626
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,233,913 $85,920 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $6,475,741
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $164,875
Cost
Full picture →$35,455net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $60,850
Campus safety
Full picture →1.92violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →35%of bachelor's degrees in social sciences · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Research College of the Holy Cross
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Ice Hockey program26 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions21% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$35,455 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsSocial sciences · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,035Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.92 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Ice Hockey programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 25 | $216k | — | 90% | |
| Assumption University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 4 | 26 | $453k | — | 87% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 15 | 24 | $206k | — | 88% | |
| Framingham State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19 | 18 | $101k | — | 85% | |
| Providence College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 33 | 25 | $3M | 986 | 49% | |
| Boston College Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 33 | 27 | $3M | 996 | 16% | |
| Brown University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 35 | 24 | $842k | 1000 | 5% | |
| Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Division III · Conference of New England | 35 | 26 | $303k | — | 84% | |
| Curry College Division III · Conference of New England | 35 | 30 | $270k | — | 92% | |
| Harvard University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 37 | 26 | $1.5M | 1000 | 3% | |
| Boston University Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 37 | 25 | $3.1M | 997 | 11% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 37 | 25 | $2.1M | 997 | 54% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the Hockey East Association (Women's)
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University room for 1 | 25 | $3.1M | $125,187 | 997 | vs | |
| Northeastern University 3 over cap | 29 | $3.1M | $107,454 | 997 | vs | |
| Providence College room for 1 | 25 | $3M | $118,813 | 986 | vs | |
| Boston College 1 over cap | 27 | $3M | $109,963 | 996 | vs | |
| Merrimack College at cap | 26 | $2.3M | $89,097 | 990 | vs | |
| College of the Holy Cross at cap | 26 | $2.2M | $85,919 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 1 | 25 | $2.1M | $83,191 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Vermont at cap | 26 | $2.1M | $79,330 | 997 | vs | |
| University of New Hampshire room for 1 | 25 | $1.8M | $70,814 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Maine room for 2 | 24 | $1.6M | $66,045 | 981 | vs |
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