Collegiate ice hockey tournament
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. 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. The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 1–0 to claim their 2nd national championship.
Qualifying teams
Ohio StateWisconsinColgateClarksonMinnesotaCornellSt. LawrenceMinnesota DuluthConnecticutPenn StateStonehillclass=notpageimage| 2024 Qualifying TeamsWCHA, ECAC, Hockey East, CHA, NEWHA
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.
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
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
First Round March 14 | 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
First Round
Connecticut vs. Minnesota Duluth
March 14, 2024 7:01 pm | Connecticut | 0–1 2OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Minnesota Duluth | Ohio State University Ice Rink Attendance: 314 |
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
March 14, 2024 7:00 pm | Stonehill | 1–7 (0–1, 1–5, 0–1) | Cornell | Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 215 |
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
March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14) 7:00 pm | Penn State | 0 – 1 OT (0 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 0, 0 – 1) | St. Lawrence | LaBahn Arena Attendance: 701 |
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
(5) Minnesota vs. (4) Clarkson
March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16) 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 |
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
March 16, 2024 (2024-03-16) 2:00 pm | Cornell | 1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2) | Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena Attendance: 1,102 |
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
March 16 2:00 pm | St. Lawrence | 0–4 (0–1, 0–0, 0–3) | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena Attendance: 2,273 |
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
March 16 4:01 pm | Minnesota Duluth | 0–9 (0–3, 0–4, 0–2) | Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink Attendance: 795 |
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
(4) Clarkson vs. (1) Ohio State
March 22 4:00 pm | Clarkson | 1–4 (1–1, 0–0, 0–3) | Ohio State | Whittemore Center |
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
March 22 7:30 | Colgate | 1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) | Wisconsin | Whittemore Center Attendance: 3,553 |
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
(2) Wisconsin vs. (1) Ohio State
March 24 4:00 | Wisconsin | 0–1 (0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Ohio State | Whittemore Center Attendance: 4,378 |
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
All-Tournament Team
- 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
References
- 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. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- "NCAA announces host site selections from 2022-23 to 2025-26". NCAA.com. October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Ohio State Wins Second NCAA Championship". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. March 24, 2024. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- "The NC women's hockey championship selection process, explained". NCAA.com. February 23, 2023. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- "2024 NC Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
Game references
- "Connecticut Huskies @ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs". UMDBulldogs.com. University of Minnesota Duluth. March 14, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Stonehill Skyhawks @ Cornell Big Red". CornellBigRed.com. Cornell University. March 14, 2024. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Penn State Nittany Lions @ St. Lawrence Saints". SaintsAthletics.com. St. Lawrence University. March 14, 2024. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Clarkson Golden Knights". ClarksonAthletics.com. Clarkson University. March 16, 2024. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Cornell Big Red @ Colgate Raiders". ColgateAthletics.com. Colgate University. March 16, 2024. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "St. Lawrence Saints @ Wisconsin Badgers". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. March 16, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs @ Ohio State Buckeyes". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. March 16, 2024. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Clarkson Golden Knights @ Ohio State Buckeyes". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. March 22, 2024. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Colgate Raiders @ Wisconsin Badgers". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. March 22, 2024. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- "Wisconsin Badgers @ Ohio State Buckeyes". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. March 24, 2024. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
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