2025 ACHA Women’s I Coach of the Year: Chris Lowes
Troy, MI — (March 5, 2025) Chris Lowes from Liberty University has been awarded the 2025 Women’s Division One Coach of the Year award, the American Collegiate Hockey Association announced today. This is the third time in five years that Lowes has won this award.
Lowes took over the Head Coaching role on the Women’s side after nine (9) seasons coaching the ACHA Men’s Division two team. He took over the Women’s Head Coaching role in 2017. Since taking over, the Flames have won the National Championship five of the last six seasons (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).
This season, the Flames head into the National Tournament ranked No. 1. They are WMCH Conference Tournament Champions. The team has a 19-3-0-0 record. They are a very disciplined team with only 114 penalty minutes for the season. They have scored 100 goals and allowed 28 goals against with a goal differential of 72.
“I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this award! Chris is a consummate professional at the W1 level and has built a premier program in the ACHA. He has created a winning culture at Liberty with his extensive knowledge of the game and his ability to relate and motivate his student athletes,” said Midland University Head Coach, Jason White.
The other finalists for the award this season were: Anna Quattro (Niagara University), Bill Wright (University of Massachusetts), Matt Parker (Lake Superior State University), and Michelle Harcrow (Colorado State University).
Each league picks their Coach of the Year and those winners are the finalists for the ACHA Coach of the Year award. The Coach of the Year award is then decided on by the awards committee, which is made up of seven coaches in the division.
