Sacred Heart University Women's Ice Hockey
Sacred Heart University fields a women's ice hockey team in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 35 players, above the median of 25, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,307,919, below the median of $2.1M — $37,369 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's ice hockey programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 26 in force from 2025-26, that is 9 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (10 of 39 Division I programs carried more than the cap). 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 $7,887,879 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $12,994 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).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 26)
The program
- Roster35 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap26 9 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,307,919 for the year
- Operating expenses$423,349 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$37,369 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$7,887,879 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$12,994 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$141,572 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas O'Malley head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Allison Roethke | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Caroline Peterson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's ice hockey recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 74%
Women's Ice Hockey
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,307,919 $37,369 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $7,887,879
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $141,572
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $48,460
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Sacred Heart University
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 16 | — | — | — | 81% | |
| Yale University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 18 | 32 | $1.2M | 1000 | 5% | |
| Albertus Magnus College Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 18 | 26 | $326k | — | 64% | |
| Quinnipiac University Division I · ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 23 | 25 | $2.6M | 997 | 77% | |
| Post University Division II · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 23 | 24 | $620k | — | — | |
| Manhattanville University Division III · United Collegiate Hockey Conference (Women) | 28 | 24 | $178k | — | 85% | |
| Long Island University Division I · New England Women's Hockey Alliance | 33 | 27 | $2M | — | 90% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 38 | 23 | $272k | — | 17% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 46 | 29 | $279k | — | 34% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 47 | — | — | — | 80% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 60 | 26 | $296k | — | 38% | |
| University of Connecticut Division I · Hockey East Association (Women's) | 66 | 25 | $2.1M | 997 | 54% |
Other women's ice hockey programs in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University 1 over cap | 27 | $2M | $75,202 | — | vs | |
| Stonehill College room for 3 | 23 | $1.4M | $62,358 | — | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 9 over cap | 35 | $1.3M | $37,369 | 1000 | vs | |
| Post University | 24 | $620k | $25,813 | — | vs | |
| Saint Anselm College | 25 | $580k | $23,190 | — | vs | |
| Franklin Pierce University | 27 | $576k | $21,323 | — | vs | |
| Saint Michael's College | 26 | $567k | $21,789 | — | vs | |
| Assumption University | 26 | $453k | $17,423 | — | vs |
Every New England Women's Hockey Alliance women's ice hockey program · Women's Ice Hockey budgets ranked