E ▁adopted ▁four ▁women ' s ▁teams ▁who ▁had ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁a ▁different ▁league ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁shared ▁desire ▁to ▁solid ify ▁their ▁programs ▁and ▁increase ▁their ▁compet it iveness ▁nation ally . ▁ ▁Those ▁teams ▁were ▁California ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁University ▁of ▁Del aware , ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University , ▁and ▁West ▁Ch ester ▁University . ▁ ▁T ogether , ▁those ▁teams ▁and ▁the ▁CH E ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁grow ▁the ▁sport ▁for ▁female ▁athlet es ▁at ▁the ▁colleg iate ▁club ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁US . ▁ ▁Be hind ▁F ry er ' s ▁leadership , ▁that ▁mission ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁reality , ▁as ▁the ▁CH E ▁hosted ▁ 1 0 ▁women ' s ▁teams ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 ▁season , ▁despite ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁one ▁found ing ▁member ▁to ▁a ▁higher ▁division ▁of ▁play . ▁ ▁The ▁CH E ▁women ' s ▁teams ▁were ▁also ▁very ▁compet itive ▁nation ally , ▁with ▁several ▁teams ▁qual ifying ▁each ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁A CH A ▁Women ' s ▁Division ▁ 2 ▁National ▁Tournament ▁each ▁season ▁and ▁two ▁teams ▁( P enn ▁State ▁and ▁West ▁Ch ester ) ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁games ▁in ▁back - to - back ▁seasons . ▁ ▁With ▁nearly ▁ 5 0 ▁seasons ▁in ▁existence , ▁College ▁Hockey ▁East ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁con ferences ▁of ▁club ▁hockey ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁CH E ▁shows ▁no ▁signs ▁of ▁slow ing