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2023 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament
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 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.
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) |
Qualifying teams edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
First Round edit
Penn State vs. Quinnipiac edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Wisconsin vs. (3) Colgate edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
(5) Northeastern vs. (1) Ohio State edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Wisconsin vs. (1) Ohio State edit
| March 19 | Wisconsin | 1 – 0 | Ohio State | AMSOIL Arena | Recap | |||
| 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) | ||||||
Tournament awards edit
All-Tournament Team edit
- G: Cami Kronish*, Wisconsin
- D: Sophie Jaques, Ohio State
- D: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin
- F: Laila Edwards, Wisconsin
- F: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin
- F: Jesse Compher, Wisconsin
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 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.
- ^ Stewart, Mark (March 20, 2023). "Wisconsin women's hockey blanks Ohio State to win its 7th national title". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 5, 2023.