2016 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2016 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 12, 2016. The Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2016 at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire with the University of New Hampshire as the host.^[1]

2016 NCAA Women's National Collegiate
ice hockey tournament

2016 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams	8
Finals site	Whittemore Center Arena Durham, New Hampshire
Champions	Minnesota Golden Gophers (6th title)
Runner-up	Boston College Eagles (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Clarkson Golden Knights (2nd Frozen Four) Wisconsin Badgers (9th Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Brad Frost (4th title)
MOP	Sarah Potomak (Minnesota)
Attendance	5,378
← 2015  NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournaments 2017 →

Qualifying teams

In the second year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.^[2]

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid 1 Boston College Hockey East 38–0–0 Tournament champion 8th 2015 2 Wisconsin WCHA 34–3–1 Tournament champion 10th 2015 3 Minnesota WCHA 32–4–1 At-large bid 14th 2015 4 Quinnipiac ECAC 30–2–5 Tournament champion 2nd 2015 Clarkson ECAC 29–4–5 At-large bid 5th 2015 Princeton ECAC 22–8–2 At-large bid 2nd 2006 Mercyhurst CHA 19–10–5 Tournament champion 11th 2014 Northeastern Hockey East 28–8–1 At-large bid 1st Never

Bracket

^[1]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

	National Quarterfinals March 12					National Semifinals March 18					National Championship March 20
	1	Boston College	5
		Northeastern	1
						1	Boston College	3*
							Clarkson	2
	4	Quinnipiac	0
		Clarkson	1
											1	Boston College	1
											3	Minnesota	3
	2	Wisconsin	6
		Mercyhurst	0
						2	Wisconsin	2
						3	Minnesota	3*
	3	Minnesota	6
		Princeton	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. Northeastern

March 12	Northeastern		1 – 5		Boston College	Conte Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			0:50 – Alex Carpenter – (Kenzie Kent, Haley Skarupa) 16:54 – Tori Sullivan – (Haley Skarupa, Megan Keller)
No scoring		Second period			12:51 – Haley Skarupa – (Alex Carpenter, Grace Bizal)
18:20 – Kendall Coyne – (Hayley Scamurra, Brittany Bugalski) pp		Third period			1:54 – Tori Sullivan – (Meghan Grieves) 17:46 – Alex Carpenter – (Haley Skarupa, Megan Keller)
Brittany Bugalski (34 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats			Katie Burt (21 saves / 22 shots)

(4) Quinnipiac vs. Clarkson

March 12	Clarkson		1 – 0		Quinnipiac	People's United Center	Recap
0:10 – Renata Fast		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Shea Tiley (14 saves / 14 shots)		Goalie stats			Sydney Rossman (27 saves / 28 shots)

(2) Wisconsin vs. Mercyhurst

March 11	Mercyhurst		0 – 6		Wisconsin	LaBahn Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			8:26 – Sam Cogan – (Emily Clark, Annie Pankowski) 13:26 – Jenny Ryan – (Sam Cogan, Erika Sowchuk)
No scoring		Second period			10:47 – Sydney McKibbon – SH (Sarah Nurse, Jenny Ryan) 15:59 – Emily Clark – (Sarah Nurse, Mikaela Gardner)
No scoring		Third period			12:16 – Sarah Nurse – PP (Courtney Burke, Annie Pankowski) 18:02 – Baylee Wellhausen – (Mikaela Gardner, Sophia Shaver)
Sarah McDonnell (37 saves / 43 shots) Lauren Bailey (20 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Amanda Leveille (25 saves / 27 shots)

(3) Minnesota vs. Princeton

March 12	Princeton		2 – 6		Minnesota	Ridder Arena	Recap
0:29 – Jaimie McDonnell – (Molly Contini, Kelsey Koelzer)		First period			4:47 – Hannah Brandt – pp (Amanda Kessel, Lee Stecklein) 6:01 – Amanda Kessel – sh (Megan Wolfe, Hannah Brandt)17:35 – Amanda Kessel – pp (Hannah Brandt, Lee Stecklein)
No scoring		Second period			14:24 – Sarah Potomak – (Milica McMillen, Sydney Baldwin) 16:36 – Dani Cameranesi – (Kelly Pannek, Kelsey Cline)17:02 – Amanda Kessel – (Sarah Potomak, Kelsey Cline)
19:57 – Molly Contini – (Karen MacDonald, Fiona McKenna)		Third period			No scoring
Kimberly Newell (15 saves / 19 shots) Lauren Bailey (20 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Amanda Leveille (12 saves / 12 shots)

National Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. Clarkson

March 18	Clarkson		2 – 3	OT	Boston College	Whittemore Center	Recap
2:27 – Rhyen McGill – (Genevieve Bannon, Savannah Harmon)		First period			No scoring
5:29 – Cayley Mercer – (Kelly Mariani)		Second period			14:32 – Haley Skarupa – (Alex Carpenter, Lexi Bender)
No scoring		Third period			16:07 – Kaliya Johnson – (Megan Keller, Alex Carpenter)
No scoring		First overtime period			0:58 – Haley Skarupa – (Alex Carpenter, Kenzie Kent)
Shea Tiley (29 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats			Katie Burt (34 saves / 36 shots)

(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Minnesota

March 18	Minnesota		3 – 2	OT	Wisconsin	Whittemore Center	Recap
2:15 – Taylor Williamson – (Lee Stecklein, Megan Wolfe)		First period			11:35 – Sophia Shaver
No scoring		Second period			19:42 – Emily Clark – (Sam Cogan, Courtney Burke)
0:27 – Amanda Kessel – (Hannah Brandt, Lee Stecklein)		Third period			No scoring
15:00 – Sarah Potomak		First overtime period			No scoring
Amanda Leveille (37 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats			Ann-Renee Desbiens (38 saves / 41 shots)

National Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (3) Minnesota

March 20	Minnesota		3 – 1		Boston College	Whittemore Center	Recap
0:13 – Sarah Potomak – (Hannah Brandt, Megan Wolfe)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
8:31 – Amanda Kessel – (Sarah Potomak) 13:12 – Kelly Pannek – (Lee Stecklein)		Third period			14:07 – Makenna Newkirk – (Megan Keller, Andie Anastos)
Amanda Leveille (32 saves / 33 shots)		Goalie stats			Katie Burt (31 saves / 34 shots)

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• G: Amanda Leveille, Minnesota
• D: Lee Stecklein, Minnesota
• D: Megan Keller, Boston College
• F: Sarah Potomak*, Minnesota
• F: Amanda Kessel, Minnesota
• F: Haley Skarupa, Boston College

* Most Outstanding Player^[3]

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

References

1. "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
2. "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
3. "NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. March 19, 2023. (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.