2023 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament
 2023 Women's Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 11 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wisconsin Badgers (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Ohio State Buckeyes (2nd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Mark Johnson (7th title) |
| MOP | Cami Kronish (Wisconsin) |
The 2023 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This is the second year the tournament features an expanded field of 11 teams.[1] The first round and quarterfinals were played on the campuses of seeded teams on March 9 and 11, 2023, while the Frozen Four was be played on March 17 and 19, 2023 at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota.[2] The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 1–0 to win their 7th national championship.
Qualifying teams
In the second year under this qualification format, the winners of all five Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. This is the first year the NEWHA received an automatic bid. The other six teams were selected at-large. The top five teams are then seeded.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | WCHA | 31–5–2 | At-large bid | 5th | 2022 |
| 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 29–5–3 | Tournament champion | 20th | 2022 |
| 3 | Colgate | ECAC | 32–5–2 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2022 |
| 4 | Yale | ECAC | 28–3–1 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2022 |
| 5 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 33–2–1 | Tournament champion | 7th | 2022 |
| Quinnipiac | ECAC | 29–9–0 | At-large bid | 4th | 2022 | |
| Penn State | CHA | 27–8–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | |
| Wisconsin | WCHA | 25–10–2 | At-large bid | 17th | 2022 | |
| LIU | NEWHA | 20–13–3 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | |
| Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 25–9–3 | At-large bid | 14th | 2022 | |
| Clarkson | ECAC | 29–10–2 | At-large bid | 11th | 2022 |
Bids by state
| Bids | State(s) | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | New York | Clarkson, Colgate, LIU |
| 2 | Connecticut | Quinnipiac, Yale |
| Minnesota | Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth | |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Northeastern |
| Ohio | Ohio State | |
| Pennsylvania | Penn State | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
Bracket
| First Round March 9[4] | National Quarterfinals March 11 | National Semifinals March 17 | National Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Quinnipiac | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | Ohio State | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Quinnipiac | 3*** | 1 | Ohio State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northeastern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Yale | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ohio State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Clarkson | 0 | 2 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 2 | 2 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 3* | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | LIU | 1 | 3 | Colgate | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wisconsin | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results
First Round
Penn State vs. Quinnipiac
| March 9 | Penn State | 2 – 3 | 3OT | Quinnipiac | The Ohio State University Ice Rink | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 4:57 – Shay Maloney – (Unassisted) | ||||||
| Kiara Zanon – (Olivia Wallin) – 13:31 Olivia Wallin – (Courtney Correia, Eleri MacKay) – pp – 15:48 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:16 – Kate Reilly – (Kendall Cooper, Olivia Mobley) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third overtime period | 9:37 – Madison Chantler – (Olivia Mobley, Shay Maloney) | ||||||
| Josie Bothun (55 saves / 58 shots) | Goalie stats | Logan Angers (50 saves / 52 shots) | ||||||
LIU vs. Wisconsin
| March 9 | LIU | 1 – 9 | Wisconsin | Class of 1965 Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:17 – Caroline Harvey – (Jesse Compher, Britta Curl) 16:24 – Britta Curl – (Jesse Compher, Vivian Jungels) 19:48 – Kirsten Simms – (Lacey Eden) | ||||||
| Sarah Rourke – (Maggie Culp) – 3:08 | Second period | 8:13 – pp – Maddi Wheeler – (Caroline Harvey, Sophie Shirley) 15:46 – Casey O'Brien – (Maddi Wheeler, Sophie Shirley) 18:47 – pp – Lalia Edwards – (Britta Curl, Lacey Eden) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 4:23 – Lalia Edwards – (Britta Curl, Casey O'Brien) 6:25 – pp – Vivian Jungels – (Caroline Harvey, Kirsten Simms) 8:05 – Jesse Compher – (Laila Edwards, Britta Curl) | ||||||
| Tindra Holm (50 saves / 59 shots) | Goalie stats | Cami Kronish (6 saves / 7 shots) | ||||||
Clarkson vs. Minnesota Duluth
| March 10 | Clarkson | 0 – 2 | Minnesota Duluth | AMSOIL Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:59 – Taylor Stewart – (Gabby Krause, Kylie Hanley) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:23 – pp – Taylor Stewart – (Taylor Anderson, Brenna Fuhrman) | ||||||
| Michelle Pasiechnyk (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Emma Söderberg (16 saves / 16 shots) | ||||||
Quarterfinals
Wisconsin vs. (3) Colgate
| March 11 | Wisconsin | 4 – 2 | Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena | Recap | |||
| Nicole LaMantia – (Cami Kronish) – 7:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Casey O'Brien – (Maddi Wheeler, Britta Curl) – pp – 15:31 | Second period | 0:32 – Allyson Simpson – (Neena Brick, Tanner Gates) | ||||||
| Vivian Jungels – (Casey O'Brien) – 11:57 Laila Edwards – en – 18:16 |
Third period | 19:50.3 – Kristýna Kaltounková – (Danielle Serdachny, Sara Stewart) | ||||||
| Cami Kronish (13 saves / 13 shots) | Goalie stats | Hannah Murphy (31 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
Minnesota Duluth vs. (2) Minnesota
| March 11 | Minnesota Duluth | 0 – 3 | Minnesota | Ridder Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 9:21 – Madeline Wethington | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:22 – Abbey Murphy – (Emily Oden, Grace Zumwinkle) 10:18 – Catie Skaja– (Madeline Wethington) | ||||||
| Emma Söderberg (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Skylar Vetter (30 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
(5) Northeastern vs. (4) Yale
| March 11 | Northeastern | 4 – 1 | Yale | Ingalls Rink | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Lily Shannon – (Skylar Irving) – 4:22 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chloe Aurard – (Megan Carter, Alina Mueller) – 2:27 Alina Mueller – (Chloe Aurard, Maureen Murphy) – 9:37 Maureen Murphy – sh, en – 19:20.6 |
Third period | 15:22 – Anna Bargman – (Jordan Ray, Elle Hartje) | ||||||
| Gwyneth Philips (38 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Pia Dukarič (26 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
Quinnipiac vs. (1) Ohio State
| March 11 | Quinnipiac | 2 – 5 | Ohio State | The Ohio State University Ice Rink | Recap | |||
| Kendall Cooper – (Olivia Mobley, Maddy Samoskevich) – "pp" – 18:58 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:12 – "pp" – Gabby Rosenthal 16:00 – Lauren Bernard | ||||||
| Maddy Samoskevich – (Kendall Cooper, Nina Steigauf) – 16:24 | Third period | 8:08 – Emma Peschel – (Emma Maltais, Paetyn Levis) 14:45 – "pp" – Sophie Jaques – (Makenna Webster, Jennifer Gardiner) 19:31.2 – "en" – Sophie Jaques – (Jennifer Gardiner) | ||||||
| Logan Angers (39 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Amanda Thiele (21 saves / 23 shots) | ||||||
Semifinals
(5) Northeastern vs. (1) Ohio State
| March 17 | Northeastern | 0 – 3 | Ohio State | AMSOIL Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:16 – Sloane Matthews – (Kenzie Hauswirth) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 11:18 – Makenna Webster – (Jennifer Gardiner, Gabby Rosenthal) 18:44 – Hadley Hartmetz – (Emma Maltais, Paetyn Levis) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Gwyneth Philips (50 saves / 53 shots) | Goalie stats | Amanda Thiele (15 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota
| March 17 | Wisconsin | 3 – 2 | OT | Minnesota | AMSOIL Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 3:23 – Taylor Heise – (Emily Oden, Abigail Boreen) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Laila Edwards – (Jesse Compher) – 6:32 Sophie Shirley – (Maddi Wheeler) – 7:25 |
Third period | 18:49 – Grace Zumwinkle – (Madeline Wethington, Taylor Heise) | ||||||
| Caroline Harvey – (Jesse Compher, Britta Curl) – 16:47 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cami Kronish (37 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Skylar Vetter (35 saves / 38 shots) | ||||||
Championship
Wisconsin vs. (1) Ohio State
| March 19 | Wisconsin | 1 – 0 | Ohio State | AMSOIL Arena | ||||
| Kirsten Simms – (Claire Enright) – 13:28 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cami Kronish (31 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Amanda Thiele (21 saves / 22 shots) | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ Haase, Nicole (December 16, 2021). "Division I Women's Hockey: NCAA approves immediate expansion of bracket; 11 teams to compete in 2022 National Championship tournament". USCHO.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA announces host site selections from 2022-23 to 2025-26". NCAA.com. October 19, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "The NC women's hockey championship selection process, explained". NCAA.com. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NC Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.