BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its 2024 women's hockey awards Tuesday and Gustavus picked up 11 different honors, highlighted by Hailey Holland earning MIAC Offensive Player of the Year and Mike Carroll once again garnering MIAC Coach of the Year. Joining Holland on the All-Conference Team are Molly McHugh, Sophia Coltvet, Brooke Power, and Katie McCoy. First-year Kylie Ligday was selected as honorable mention, while Kylie Scott, Holland, and McCoy were all named to the conference's All-Playoff team.

Holland earned her second consecutive Offensive Player of the Year honor, after once again leading the Gusties and the conference in scoring. Holland is one point away from her third 30-point season, with 18 goals and 11 assists for 29 points. Holland scored 24 of those points in conference contests, with 14 goals and 10 helpers in league games. The fifth-year led the league in goals, points, hat tricks, and plus/minus. Her 10 assists were third in the conference, behind teammates McHugh and Lily Mortenson, while her two short-handed goals ranked second in the MIAC and ninth in the country. Holland's 140 career points rank third in program history, and she is four behind Hall of Famer Sarah Garrison Moe (1998-99, 2000-02) in second. Holland picks up the team's 12th MIAC Player of the Year Award, and is the first player since Andrea Peterson (2003-07) to earn a POTY honor in more than one season.

Carroll earned his ninth MIAC Coach of the Year honor after being recognized in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2020, and 2022. Carroll directed the Gusties to their fourth consecutive MIAC regular season championship with a 17-1 league record for the second straight season. Carroll and his staff also picked up a record-setting fourth consecutive MIAC Playoff Championship, earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the 17th time in program history. In a 5-0 win against Aurora in December, Coach Carroll became the fifth women's hockey coach in all divisions of NCAA women's hockey – and second in all of Division III – to reach 500 career wins.   

Brooke Power has been second in point production for the Gusties as Holland's linemate. Power has 13 goals and 12 assists for 25 points in 26 games, with four power play tallies, one on the PK, and five game-winners. In conference play, Power has 10 goals and 10 assists, sitting second in points in the MIAC. The senior has five points in her last five games, and has dominated in the faceoff circle this season, posting 316 wins (7th/NCAA) on 451 draws for a mark of 70.1 percent. With a power play goal against Aurora on Dec. 8, Power became the MIAC's all-time leader in career power play goals with 19, passing St. Thomas/Hamline's Leah Schwartzman (2015-19). Power and Holland are each one short-handed goal away from tying the MIAC's record for that statistic as well, each with five on the PK apiece.

Molly McHugh has been the Gusties' playmaker this season, leading the team and the league with 16 assists. The fifth-year captain earned her third All-Conference selection after posting 19 points this year, including 17 against conference opponents. McHugh is nine points away from becoming the 15th player on the Gustie 100-point list, and is one of 35 players to have played in 100 games or more in a Gustie jersey.

Sophia Coltvet led the Gustie D-core this season, quarterbacking the Gustavus blue line as the team's No. 1 defender. Coltvet managed a plus/minus rating of +20 over the season, which sits second in the conference, behind only Holland. Coltvet led the team in power play scoring, tallying seven of her 12 goals with the player advantage, a mark that ranks second in the nation. Her four game-winners are also tied for 11th in Division III. Thanks to the senior's efforts, the Gusties have posted some of the NCAA's best scoring defense numbers, holding opponents to 0.88 goals against and just 23 goals all season – the second-best mark in the NCAA.

One season removed from her first All-America honor, Katie McCoy has continued to impress during her fifth season, setting multiple program, MIAC, and NCAA all-time records, and earning her second All-Conference honor. After a 1-0 win against St. Catherine on Jan. 27, McCoy became the all-time leader in career shutouts at the NCAA Division III level with 32 to her name. She has added three more since then, and is the active career leader in the stat in all levels and genders of NCAA hockey. A couple weeks later, McCoy and the Gusties claimed their 19th MIAC Regular Season Championship with a 6-0 win over Concordia, marking the Grafton, Wis. native's 78th career win, now the most in NCAA Division III women's hockey history. McCoy owns an impressive career record of 82-13-3, with a 0.978 goals against average, 1,512 saves, and a 0.940 save percentage. This season, McCoy has a 0.947 save percentage, a 0.888 goals against average, 21 wins, and nine shutouts, all stats that lead the MIAC. In Division III this season, McCoy ranks first in shutouts, fourth in GAA, and seventh in winning percentage (0.840). 

In her first season of collegiate hockey, Kylie Lidgday made an impression on the Gustie blue line, earning All-Conference Honorable Mention honors as a first-year. Ligday scored eight points on two goals and six assists, picking up a plus/minus rating of +14 and 19 blocked shots. Ligday helped the Gustie defense once again post the nation's best numbers, leading in team shutouts, and second in scoring defense and goals against. 

In addition to five All-Conference selections, three Gusties earned a spot on the MIAC's All-Playoff team, as Holland, Kylie Scott, and McCoy earned the distinction. Scott and Holland led the team to its fourth consecutive playoff championship with crucial performances in the team's semifinal overtime win. Scott scored the game-tying goal and assisted Holland's overtime winner to send the team back to the title game in the come-from-behind victory. Meanwhile, McCoy locked up the Gustie crease, allowing only one goal in the playoffs, and making a total of 34 saves.

Holland became the 24th MIAC player to receive All-Conference recognition in all four of her eligible seasons, while Power earned her third, McHugh and McCoy their second, and Coltvet her first. 

Bethel's Anna Hanson and Hamline's Elizabeth Valley were named Co-Defensive Players of the Year, Saint Mary's Sophie Paduano was named the conference's Rookie of the Year, and Augsburg's Sydeny Rydel earned the prestigious Sheila Brown Award.