2024 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament
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Teams | 11 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Ohio State Buckeyes (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Wisconsin Badgers (11th title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Nadine Muzerall (2nd title) |
MOP | Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) |
The 2024 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 was the third year the tournament features an expanded field of 11 teams.[1] The first round and quarterfinals were played on the campuses of the top 4 seeded teams on March 14 and 16, 2024, while the Frozen Four was played on March 22 and 24, 2024 at the Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire.[2] The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 1–0 to claim their 2nd national championship.[3]
Qualifying teams
[edit]In the third year under this qualification format, the winners of all five Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other six teams were selected at-large.The top five teams are seeded.[4]
Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
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1 | Ohio State | WCHA | 32–4–0 | At-large bid | 6th | 2023 |
2 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 33–5–0 | Tournament champion | 18th | 2023 |
3 | Colgate | ECAC | 31–6–1 | Tournament champion | 5th | 2023 |
4 | Clarkson | ECAC | 32–4–2 | At-large bid | 12th | 2023 |
5 | Minnesota | WCHA | 27–9–2 | At-large bid | 21st | 2023 |
Cornell | ECAC | 24–7–1 | At-large bid | 9th | 2020 | |
St. Lawrence | ECAC | 27–10–0 | At-large bid | 10th | 2017 | |
Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 20–13–4 | At-large bid | 15th | 2023 | |
Connecticut | Hockey East | 25–7–5 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | |
Penn State | CHA | 22–12–3 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2023 | |
Stonehill | NEWHA | 20–15–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
Bids by state
[edit]Bids | State(s) | Schools |
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4 | New York | Clarkson, Colgate, Cornell, St. Lawrence |
2 | Minnesota | Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth |
1 | Connecticut | Connecticut |
Massachusetts | Stonehill | |
Ohio | Ohio State | |
Pennsylvania | Penn State | |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
Bracket
[edit]First Round March 14[5] | National Quarterfinals March 16 | National Semifinals March 22 | National Championship March 24 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Minnesota-Duluth | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Connecticut | 0 | 1 | Ohio State | 9 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1** | 1 | Ohio State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Clarkson | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Minnesota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Clarkson | 3**** | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Cornell | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Stonehill | 1 | 3 | Colgate | 3 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Cornell | 7 | 3 | Colgate | 1 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | St. Lawrence | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Penn State | 0 | 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||||
7 | St. Lawrence | 1* |
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results
[edit]First Round
[edit]Connecticut vs. Minnesota Duluth
[edit]March 14, 2024 7:01 pm | Connecticut | 0–1 2OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Minnesota Duluth | The Ohio State University Ice Rink Attendance: 314 |
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Tia Chan | Goalies | Ève Gascon | Referees: Amanda Tassoni Paul Maciejewski Linesmen: Michael Roberts Coby Munson | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||
33 | Shots | 49 |
Stonehill vs. Cornell
[edit]March 14, 2024 7:00 pm | Stonehill | 1–7 (0–1, 1–5, 0–1) | Cornell | Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 215 |
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Eve Stone | Goalies | Annelies Bergmann | Referees: Nathan Shemo Mackenzie McGuire Linesmen: Jodi Price Mike Bontatibus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 55 |
Penn State vs. St. Lawrence
[edit]March 14, 2024 7:00 pm | Penn State | 0 – 1 OT (0 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 1) | St. Lawrence | LaBahn Arena Attendance: 701 |
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Katie DeSa | Goalies | Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm | Referees: Robert Ludwig Mike Kaehler Linesmen: Aaron Neville Glendon Seal | ||
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4 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||
36 | Shots | 44 |
Quarterfinals
[edit](5) Minnesota vs. (4) Clarkson
[edit]March 16, 2024 2:00 pm | Minnesota | 2 – 3 4OT (2–1, 0–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Clarkson | Cheel Arena Attendance: 2,041 |
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Lucy Morgan | Goalies | Michelle Pasiechnyk | Referees: Kelly Cooke Courtney Drennon Linesmen: Evan Cooke Laura Schmidlein | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
63 | Shots | 56 |
Cornell vs. (3) Colgate
[edit]March 16, 2024 2:00 pm | Cornell | 1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2) | Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 1,102 |
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Annelies Bergmann | Goalies | Kayle Osborne | Referees: Sarma Pone Gui Bradshaw Linesmen: Doug Durgin Sam Jerome | |||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 34 |
St. Lawrence vs. (2) Wisconsin
[edit]March 16 2:00 pm | St. Lawrence | 0–4 (0–1, 0–0, 0–3) | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena Attendance: 2,273 |
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Emma-Sofie Nordstrøm | Goalies | Ava McNaughton | Referees: Chelsea Rapin Dmitrii Antipin Linesmen: Kaitlin Hayes Andrew Kirk | |||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 47 |
Minnesota Duluth vs. (1) Ohio State
[edit]March 16 4:01 pm | Minnesota Duluth | 0–9 (0–3, 0–4, 0–2) | Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink Attendance: 795 |
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Ève Gascon | Goalies | Raygan Kirk | Referees: Scott Prim Alex Bergeron Linesmen: Jenny Cameron Alex Walsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 min | Penalties | 3 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Shots | 39 |
Semifinals
[edit](4) Clarkson vs. (1) Ohio State
[edit]March 22 4:00 pm | Clarkson | 1–4 (1–1, 0–0, 0–3) | Ohio State | Whittemore Center |
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Michelle Pasiechnyk | Goalies | Raygan Kirk | Referees: Kelly Cooke Dmitrii Antpin Linesmen: Kaitlyn Hayes Andrew Kirk | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 53 |
(3) Colgate vs. (2) Wisconsin
[edit]March 22 7:30 | Colgate | 1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) | Wisconsin | Whittemore Center Attendance: 3,553 |
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Kayle Osborne | Goalies | Ava McNaughton | Referees: Chelsea Rapin Courtney Drennon Linesmen: Evan Cooke Laura Schmidlein | |||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 21 |
Championship
[edit](2) Wisconsin vs. (1) Ohio State
[edit]March 24 4:00 | Wisconsin | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Ohio State | Whittemore Center Attendance: 4,378 |
Game reference | |||||
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Ava McNaughton | Goalies | Raygan Kirk | Referees: Sarma Pone Gui Bradshaw Linesmen: Glendon Seal Aaron Neville | ||
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0 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||
26 | Shots | 28 |
Tournament awards
[edit]- G: Raygan Kirk*, Ohio State
- D: Cayla Barnes, Ohio State
- D: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin
- F: Joy Dunne, Ohio State
- F: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin
- F: Makenna Webster, Ohio State
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 March 1, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA announces host site selections from 2022-23 to 2025-26". NCAA.com. October 19, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ohio State Wins Second NCAA Championship". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ "The NC women's hockey championship selection process, explained". NCAA.com. February 23, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NC Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.