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Collegiate ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 11 |
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| Finals site |
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| Champions | Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Elmira Soaring Eagles (8th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Cranston (1st title) |
| MOP | Maddie McCollins (Wisconsin–River Falls) |
The 2024 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The first round was played on the higher seeds campus on March 6, 2024, and quarterfinals will be played on the campuses of the top 5 seeded teams on March 9, 2024, while the Frozen Four will be played on March 15 and 17, 2024 at the highest remaining seeds campus. The Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons defeated the Elmira Soaring Eagles 4–1 to win their first national championship.
Qualifying teams
The seven winners of their conference tournaments received automatic berths to the tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top five teams are seeded.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | WIAC | 28–0–0 | At-large bid | 15th | 2023 |
| 2 | Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 22–4–1 | At-large bid | 19th | 2023 |
| 3 | Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | 22–4–0 | Tournament champion | 17th | 2023 |
| 4 | Amherst | NESCAC | 21–3–2 | At-large bid | 9th | 2023 |
| 5 | Adrian | NCHA | 27–2–0 | Tournament champion | 8th | 2023 |
| Elmira | NEHC | 20–7–1 | Tournament champion | 18th | 2022 | |
| Hamilton | NESCAC | 15–6–6 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2023 | |
| Middlebury | NESCAC | 16–6–4 | Tournament champion | 19th | 2023 | |
| Nazareth | UCHC | 22–5–1 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2023 | |
| SUNY Cortland | SUNYAC | 20–5–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | |
| Western New England | CCC | 17–7–3 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
Bracket
| First Round March 6 | National Quarterfinals March 9 | National Semifinals March 15 | National Championship March 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Hamilton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Nazareth | 1 | 5 | Adrian | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Hamilton | 2* | 5 | Adrian | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Elmira | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middlebury | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Western New England | 0 | 2 | Plattsburgh State | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middlebury | 8 | 6 | Middlebury | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Elmira | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Elmira | 2* | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Elmira | 3 | 4 | Amherst | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cortland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results
First Round
(9) Nazareth vs. (8) Hamilton
| March 6 | Nazareth | 1 – 2 | OT | Hamilton | Russell Sage Rink | Recap | ||
| (Makenna Wiljanen, Alexis Kindred) – Ingrid Holstad – 4:11 | First period | 12:52 – pp – Ali Joseph – (Lydia Bullock, Lisa Ito-Bagshaw) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 3:47 – Lydia Bullock – (Ava Romano) | ||||||
| McKinley Hoff (19 saves / 21 shots) | Goalie stats | Teagan Brown (29 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
(11) Western New England vs. (6) Middlebury
| March 6 | Western New England | 0 – 8 | Middlebury | Kenyon Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 16:59 – Avery McInerny – (Kate Flynn, Sabrina Kim) 18:04 – Delanie Goniwiecha – (Liv Fernandez, Olivia McManus) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:44 – pp – Avery McInerny – (Cece Ziegler, Julia Johnson) 6:51 – pp – Kate Flynn – (Sabrina Kim, Avery McInerny) 9:36 – Kate Flynn 19:08 – Jordan Hower – (Cat Appleyard, Sabrina Kim) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:49 – Audrey Lazar – (Selia Coady, Julia Johnson) 10:23 – Raia Schluter – (Molly MacQueen) | ||||||
| Riel Jessie-Gerelli (54 saves / 62 shots) | Goalie stats | Sophia Will (21 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
(10) Elmira vs. (7) Cortland
| March 6 | Elmira | 3 – 1 | Cortland | Alumni Arena | Recap | |||
| McKenzie Schmidt – 12:52 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Erika Goleniak, Lexi Hoffmann) – Emily Lenzen – pp – 15:40 | Second period | 16:44 – Meggan Cramer – (Dany Donegan, Ainsley Delacourt) | ||||||
| (Lexi Hoffmann) – Emma Bradbury – 19:47 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chloe Beaubien (24 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Molly Goergen (33 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
Quarterfinals
(8) Hamilton vs. (5) Adrian
| March 9 | Hamilton | 1 – 4 | Adrian | Arrington Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| (Lisa Ito-Bagshaw, Ava Romano) – Claire McGennis – 10:40 | First period | 11:59 – Sydnie Crockett – (Saige Biddle) 13:41 – pp – Tia Lascelle – (Une Bjelland, Maya Roy) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:49 – Tia Lascelle – (Maya Roy) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:51 – pp – Karmen Anderson – (Tia Lascelle, Maya Roy) | ||||||
| Teagan Brown (29 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Michaela O'Brien (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
(3) Gustavus Adolphus vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls
| March 9 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 – 2 | Wisconsin–River Falls | Hunt Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:02 – Aubrey Nelvin – (Alex Hantge) | ||||||
| Hailey Holland – 2:05 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:02 – Madison Lavergne | ||||||
| Katie McCoy (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Jordan O'Connor (19 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
(6) Middlebury vs. (2) Plattsburgh State
| March 9 | Middlebury | 2 – 0 | Plattsburgh State | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| (Jordan Hower, Sabrina Kim) – Audrey Lazar – 10:40 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Callia Ferraris, Sabrina Kim) – Kate Flynn – 7:32 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sophia Will (30 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Lilla Nease (17 saves / 19 shots) | ||||||
(10) Elmira vs. (4) Amherst
| March 9 | Elmira | 2 – 1 | OT | Amherst | Orr Rink | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Anna Lugge, Emily Lenzen) – Emma Bradbury – 10:40 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:09 – pp – Alyssa Xu – (Anna Baxter, Rylee Glennon) | ||||||
| (Anna Lugge, Emma Bradbury) – Emily Lenzen – 9:51 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chloe Beaubien (43 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Natalie Stott (29 saves / 31 shots) | ||||||
Semifinals
(10) Elmira vs. (6) Middlebury
| March 15 | Elmira | 1 – 0 | Middlebury | Hunt Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Holley Riva) – Claire Meeder – 15:34 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chloe Beaubien (31 saves / 31 shots) | Goalie stats | Sophia Will (19 saves / 20 shots) | ||||||
(5) Adrian vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls
| March 15 | Adrian | 2 – 3 | Wisconsin–River Falls | Hunt Arena | Recap | |||
| (Nicole Pietrucha) – Tia Lascelle – 15:39 | First period | 15:47 – Madison Lavergne – (Alex Hantge) | ||||||
| (Kaleigh Cadorette) – Une Bjelland – 18:11 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:43 – Maddie McCollins – (Braelyn Sathers) 18:10 – Bailey Olson – (Ellie Brice, Holly Eckers) | ||||||
| Michaela O'Brien (42 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Jordan O'Connor (22 saves / 24 shots) | ||||||
Championship
(10) Elmira vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls
| March 17 | Elmira | 1 – 4 | Wisconsin–River Falls | Hunt Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| (Emma Bradbury) – Emily Lenzen – 10:36 | Second period | 8:56 – pp – Makenna Aure | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:50 – Kenzie Dunn 7:26 – Madison Lavergne – (Kaitlyn Ronn) 12:01 – Alex Hantge | ||||||
| Chloe Beaubien (32 saves / 37 shots) | Goalie stats | Jordan O'Connor (16 saves / 17 shots) | ||||||
See also
References
- "2024 NCAA DIII women's ice hockey selections announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- "2024 D3 Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
