Women's Ice Hockey Ends Regular Season with Losses to Top-10 Opponents

Brown team falls to No. 7 Quinnipiac and No. 8 Princeton in final road trip

Published on Feb. 23, 2026

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The Brown University women's ice hockey team (16-12-2, 12-8-2 ECAC) lost to No. 7 Quinnipiac (24-7-3, 14-6-2) and No. 8 Princeton (21-8-0, 16-6-4) in their final regular season road trip, despite riding a four-game winning streak heading into the matchups.

Why it matters

The losses to the top-10 ranked opponents end the regular season on a sour note for the Brown team, which had been exceeding underdog expectations prior to the final road trip. The results highlight the challenges the team faced in competing against some of the top programs in women's college ice hockey.

The details

The Brown team was unable to maintain their recent momentum, falling to Quinnipiac and Princeton in the final regular season games. The specific reasons for the team's slow start against the highly ranked opponents are unclear.

  • The Brown women's ice hockey team played their final regular season road trip this past weekend.

The players

Brown University women's ice hockey team

The Division I college ice hockey team representing Brown University.

Quinnipiac University

A private university in Hamden, Connecticut, whose women's ice hockey team is ranked No. 7 nationally.

Princeton University

An Ivy League university in Princeton, New Jersey, whose women's ice hockey team is ranked No. 8 nationally.

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The takeaway

The Brown women's ice hockey team's losses to top-10 ranked opponents Quinnipiac and Princeton in their final regular season road trip highlight the challenges they faced in competing against some of the best programs in the country, despite exceeding underdog expectations earlier in the season.