2015 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
The 2015 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 14, 2015. The Frozen Four was played on March 20 and 22, 2015 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota with the University of Minnesota as the host.[1]
The tournament was won by Minnesota with a 4–1 win over Harvard, giving the Golden Gophers their fifth overall title and third in four years.
Qualifying teams
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![Minnesota](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png)
![Boston College](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png)
![Harvard](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png)
![Wisconsin](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png)
![Boston University](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png)
![Quinnipiac](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png)
![Clarkson](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png)
![RIT](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/8px-ButtonGreen.svg.png)
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For the first time, 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 |
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1 | Minnesota | WCHA | 32–3–4 | At-large bid | 13th | 2014 |
2 | Boston College | Hockey East | 33–2–2 | At-large bid | 7th | 2014 |
3 | Harvard | ECAC | 25–5–3 | Tournament champion | 11th | 2014 |
4 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 28–6–4 | Tournament champion | 9th | 2014 |
Boston University | Hockey East | 25–8–3 | Tournament champion | 6th | 2014 | |
Quinnipiac | ECAC | 26–8–3 | At-large bid | 1st | Never | |
Clarkson | ECAC | 24–10–3 | At-large bid | 4th | 2014 | |
RIT | CHA | 15–18–5 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
Bracket
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Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
National Quarterfinals March 14 | National Semifinals March 20 | National Championship March 22 | ||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 6 | ||||||||||||
RIT | 2 | |||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wisconsin | 5 | ||||||||||||
Boston University | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 | Minnesota | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Harvard | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Boston College | 5 | ||||||||||||
Clarkson | 1 | |||||||||||||
2 | Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Harvard | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Harvard | 5 | ||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 0 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
National Quarterfinals
(1) Minnesota vs. RIT
March 14 4:04 | RIT | 2–6 (1–3, 0–2, 1–1) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena Attendance: 1,796 |
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Ali Binnington | Goalies | Amanda Leveille | Referees: Robert Ludwig Krissy Morrison Linesmen: Casey Enge Josh Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 36 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 52 |
(4) Wisconsin vs. Boston University
March 14 2:07 | Boston University | 1–5 (0–2, 0–2, 1–1) | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena Attendance: 2,047 |
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Victoria Hanson Mia Becker | Goalies | Ann-Renée Desbiens | Referee: Ray Doocy Linesmen: Dave Spivey Scott Roth | |||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 19 min | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 48 |
(2) Boston College vs. Clarkson
March 14 1:00 | Clarkson | 1–5 (0–1, 0–2, 1–2) | Boston College | Conte Forum Attendance: 803 |
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Shea Tiley | Goalies | Kaitlin Burt | Referee: Will Harrop Linesmen: Bryan Hicks Peter Terreri | |||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 31 |
(3) Harvard vs. Quinnipiac
March 14 4:00 | Quinnipiac | 0–5 (0–2, 0–1, 0–2) | Harvard | Bright Hockey Center Attendance: 685 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Chelsea Laden Sydney Rossman | Goalies | Emerance Maschmeyer | Referees: Tom Quinn Shane Belanger Linesmen: Adam Saniech Paul Sacco | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 23 |
National Semifinals
(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Wisconsin
March 20 5:04 | Wisconsin | 1–3 (0–0, 1–3, 0–0) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena Attendance: 3,400 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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Ann-Renée Desbiens | Goalies | Amanda Leveille | Referees: Thomas Quinn Shane Belanger Linesmen: Adam Staniech Paul Sacco | |||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 23 |
(2) Boston College vs. (3) Harvard
March 20 8:04 | Harvard | 2–1 (0–0, 0–0, 2–1) | Boston College | Ridder Arena Attendance: 3,400 |
Game reference | |||||||||||
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Emerance Maschmeyer | Goalies | Kaitlin Burt | Referees: Robert Ludwig Krissy Morrison Linesmen: Scott Roth Mike Diebold | ||||||||
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19 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
21 | Shots | 44 |
National Championship
(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Harvard
March 22 3:04 | Harvard | 1–4 (0–1, 0–0, 1–3) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena Attendance: 3,400 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Emerance Maschmeyer | Goalies | Amanda Leveille | Referees: Shane Belanger Tom Quinn Linesmen: Paul Sacco Adam Staniech | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 33 |
Tournament awards
- G: Amanda Leveille, Minnesota
- D: Megan Wolfe, Minnesota
- D: Sarah Edney, Harvard
- F: Hannah Brandt*, Minnesota
- F: Maryanne Menefee, Minnesota
- F: Dani Cameranesi, Minnesota
See also
References
- ^ a b "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. March 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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