The UMass-Boston Beacons are a Women’s Division III ice hockey team representing The University of Massachusetts Boston, located in Boston, Massachusetts from the Little East Conference. The team is based out of Edward T. Barry Ice Rink, which is located on the school’s campus. The women’s program was established for the 2003-04 season.

 

Quick Hits

• School: University of Massachusetts Boston
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• School Founded: 1964
• Enrollment: 15,586
• Colors: Blue, White, & Black
• Home Arena: Edward T. Barry Ice Rink
• Arena Capacity: 1,000
• Conference: Little East Conference (LEC)
• Head Coach: David Lun
• Conference Tournament Titles: 1 (2016)

Conferences

• ECAC East (2003-2015)
  • League rebranded as the NEHC in 2015
• New England Hockey Conference (2015-2025)
• Little East Conference (2025-present)

Arenas

• Edward T. Barry Ice Rink (2003-present)
  • known as Beacons Ice Arena until the fall of 2016

Head Coaches

• Laura Schuler (2003-2004) 13-12-1 (.519)
• Melisa Heitzman (2004-2005) 10-14-1 (.420)
• Maura Corwell (2005-2010) 50-51-4 (.495)
• Colleen Harris (2010-2015) 52-64-16 (.455)
• Lindsay Berman (2015-2018) 47-33-4 (.583)
• Dom Lozzi (2018-2021) 22-26-5 (.462)
• Danielle Blanchard (2021-23) 22-27-2 (.451)
• Moe Bradley (2023-2025) 21-26-5 (.452)
• David Lun (2025-present) 16-9-2 (.630)

Year by Year Results

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
ECAC East										Overall Record
2003-04	17	7	9	1	69	55	15	7th of 10	W, QF 6-4 (RIT) L, SF 12-0 (Manhattanville)	26	13	12	1	104	104
2004-05	19	9	9	1	69	59	19	6th of 12	Did Not Qualify	25	10	14	1	82	80
2005-06	19	11	7	0	72	51	22	5th of 11	W, QF 4-1 (So. Maine) L, SF 6-3 (Manhattanville)	25	15	9	1	97	70
2006-07	19	10	9	0	76	56	20	6th of 11	W, QF 5-2 (So. Maine) L, SF 5-3 (RIT)	27	14	12	1	102	86
2007-08	19	11	8	0	78	54	22	4th of 12	W, QF 5-1 (Castleton) L, SF 6-3 (Manhattanville)	26	14	12	0	96	80
2008-09	20	12	6	2	76	48	26	5th of 13	L, QF (Salve Regina) 7-2	26	13	11	2	94	79
2009-10	19	13	6	0	75	45	26	4th of 12	W, QF 6-2 (So. Maine) L, SF 2-1 (Norwich)	27	17	10	0	95	72
2010-11	18	9	8	1	38	51	19	7th of 12	W, QF 3-2 OT (Salve Regina) L, SF 2-1 (Manhattanville)	26	14	11	1	61	68
2011-12	18	5	11	2	26	51	12	9th of 12	L, QF 2-0 (Manhattanville)	25	7	15	3	38	65
2012-13	18	5	9	4	37	51	14	8th of 12	W, QF 5-3 (Castleton) L, SF 5-2 (Manhattanvile)	27	9	14	4	60	79
2013-14	16	7	8	1	37	37	15	7th of 12	W, QF 3-0 (Manhattanville) L, SF 6-1 (Norwich)	27	12	11	4	59	53
2014-15	17	6	9	2	48	53	14	9th of 14	W, QF 4-0 (Manhattanville) L, SF 2-1 OT (Norwich)	27	10	13	4	72	80
New England Hockey Conference										Overall Record
2015-16	17	11	6	0	49	25	22	5th of 14	W, QF 4-0 (Manhattanville) W, SF 2-1 OT (Castleton) W, F 2-0 (Norwich)	29	16	13	0	73	53
2016-17	17	12	5	0	38	31	24	T-5th of 14	W, QF 3-1 (Salve Regina) L, SF 4-2 (Manhattanville)	27	19	8	0	74	50
2017-18	14	9	3	2	41	35	20	2nd of 8	W, QF 5-2 (Salve Regina) W, SF 2-1 (Castleton) L, F 7-0 (Norwich)	28	12	12	4	63	77
2018-19	16	5	9	2	34	33	12	7th of 9	W, QF 2-1 (Suffolk) L, SF 3-2 (Norwich)	27	10	15	2	53	52
2019-20	16	8	6	2	43	30	18	5th of 9	L, QF 2-1 3OT (So. Maine)	26	12	11	3	60	51
2020-21	NEHC conference play cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	18	11	7	0	57	33	0.63	T-4th of 10	L, QF 2-3 OT (Castleton)	25	12	13	0	72	59
2022-23	18	8	8	2	34	44	25	6th of 10	L, QF 1-3 (So. Maine)	26	10	14	2	48	72
2023-24	18	10	6	2	35	32	33	4th of 10	L, QF 0-5 (So. Maine)	26	11	12	3	40	56
2024-25	18	9	7	2	35	37	31	4th of 10	L, QF 1-4 (William Smith)	26	10	14	2	44	58
Little East Conference										Overall Record
2025-26	18	11	6	1	38	33	31	2nd of 7	W, SF 2-1 (So. Maine) L, F 3-1 (Norwich)	27	16	9	2	53	51

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Season	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship	Third Place (until 2022)
2016	N/A	L, 4-0 (Middlebury Panthers)	--	--	--
1 appearance

See Also

• UMass Boston Beacons women’s ice hockey website
• LEC women’s hockey website