The Forester women's hockey team is ranked eighth in the nation by D3hockey.com and ninth by USCHO.com in their preseason polls. Lake Forest claimed the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association title and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament last year.
Lake Forest was also listed first on the 2014-15 NCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll earlier this week.
The Foresters return 14 members of last season's team and welcome seven freshmen to the squad. Among the returning players are American Hockey Coaches Association CCM West All-American forward Michelle Greeneway and defenseman Alex Stensland. They were joined by forward Morgan Pope on the 2013-14 All-NCHA Team. Greeneway and Stensland are juniors and Pope a senior this season.
Lake Forest Head Coach Carisa Zaban Wahlig was named NCHA Coach of the Year for the third time in her career last season and enters her 10th year at the helm of the program with a 126-81-32 record.
