2009 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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2009 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
Champions Wisconsin Badgers  (3rd title)
Runner-up Mercyhurst Lakers  (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Mark Johnson  (3rd title)
Attendance15,006, 2,437 for Championship Game

The 2009 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 14, 2009, and ended with the championship game on March 22. The quarterfinals were played at the home sites of the seeded teams and the Frozen Four was played in Boston. [1]

Contents

Qualifying teams

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Wisconsin
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Minnesota
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Mercyhurst
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New Hampshire
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Minnesota Duluth
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St. Lawrence
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Boston College
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Dartmouth
2009 Qualifying Teams
ButtonRed.svg WCHA, ButtonBlue.svg ECAC, ButtonBlack.svg Hockey East, ButtonGreen.svg CHA

The winners of the ECAC, WCHA, and Hockey East tournaments all received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other five teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Wisconsin WCHA 18–2–5Tournament champion5th2008
2 Minnesota WCHA22–1–3At-large bid7th2008
3 Mercyhurst CHA 29–5–0At-large bid5th2008
4 New Hampshire Hockey East 24–5–5Tournament champion4th2008
Minnesota Duluth WCHA 17–5–4At-large bid8th2008
St. Lawrence ECAC 24–10–3At-large bid6th2008
Boston College Hockey East22–8–5At-large bid2nd2007
Dartmouth ECAC20–9–4Tournament champion7th2008

Bracket

National Quarterfinals
March 14
National Semifinals
March 20
National Championship
March 22
         
1 Wisconsin7
Dartmouth 0
1 Wisconsin5
Minnesota Duluth 1
4 New Hampshire 1
Minnesota Duluth4
1 Wisconsin5
3 Mercyhurst 0
2 Minnesota4
Boston College 3
2 Minnesota 4
3 Mercyhurst5
3 Mercyhurst3
St. Lawrence 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [2]

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Wisconsin vs. Dartmouth

March 14
1:07
Dartmouth 0–7
(0–2, 0–3, 0–2)
Wisconsin Kohl Center
Attendance: 3,023
Game reference
Carli Clemis Goalies Jessie Vetter Referees:
Chris Perrault
Dan Lick
Linesmen:
Christine Langley
Tai Thorsheim
0–13:39 – ppKeseley (Lawler, Knight)
0–211:25 – Lawler (Knight)
0–329:36 – Knight (Keseley, Dronen)
0–432:13 – sh – Knight
0–536:34 – pp – Keseley (Duggan, Knight)
0–656:09 – Keseley (Knight, Lawler)
0–759:01 – Ammerman (Keseley, Dronen)
10 minPenalties10 min
32Shots28

(4) New Hampshire vs. Minnesota Duluth

March 14
1:00
Minnesota Duluth 4–1
(0–0, 0–0, 4–1)
New Hampshire Whittemore Center
Attendance: 1,410
Game reference
Kayley Herman Goalies Johanna Ellison Referees:
Derek Zuckerman
Dean Gilbert
Linesmen:
Gary Young
Katie Guay
Irwin (O'Toole)pp – 42:491–0
Holmlöv (Winberg) – 50:082–0
2–111:59 – ppBirchard (Faber)
Mattilia (Blais, Pelttari) – 57:433–1
O'Toole (Larocque, Winberg)en – 59:494–1
10 minPenalties40 min
25Shots22

(2) Minnesota vs. Boston College

March 14
4:00
Boston College 3–4
(1–4, 1–0, 1–0)
Minnesota Ridder Arena
Attendance: 1,530
Game reference
Molly Schaus Goalies Alyssa Grogan Referees:
Jay Mendel
Robert Ludwig
Linesmen:
Alicia Hanrahan
Erin Blair
0–10:46 – ppMarvin (Gagnon, Grogan)
0–23:15 – Marvin (Francis, West)
Restuccia (Thunstrom) – 4:351–2
1–38:17 – Drazan
1–48:59 – Francis (Gagnon, Lamoureux)
Restuccia (Stack, Schaus)pp – 34:002–4
Fardelmann (Stack, Taverna)pp – 45:283–4
10 minPenalties25 min
28Shots32

(3) Mercyhurst vs. St. Lawrence

March 14
3:00
St. Lawrence 1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center
Attendance: 1,194
Game reference
Brittony Chartier Goalies Hillary Pattenden
Batchelor (Emond, Roach) – 3:431–0
1–122:15 – Steadman (Bendus, Bram)
1–234:35 – ppAgosta (Prough, Chouinard)
1–343:35 – Jones
10 minPenalties6 min
13Shots44

National Semifinals

(1) Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Duluth

March 20
5:04
Minnesota Duluth 1–5
(0–0, 0–3, 1–2)
Wisconsin Agganis Arena
Attendance: 2,706
Game reference
Johanna Ellison Goalies Jessie Vetter Referees:
Lick/Perrault
Alicia Hanrahan
Linesman:
Erin Blair
0–131:16 – ppLawler (Knight, Matthews)
0–232:33 – pp – Knight (Duggan)
0–336:36 – pp – Lawler (Knight, Duggan)
0–445:26 – Sanders (Ammerman)
0–554:25 – pp – Knight (Duggan)
Rasmussen (Fridfinnson) – 55:081–5
29 minPenalties10 min
29Shots32

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Mercyhurst

March 20
8:05
Mercyhurst 5–4
(3–1, 2–0, 0–3)
Minnesota Agganis Arena
Attendance: 2,706
Game reference
Hillary Pattenden Goalies Alyssa Grogan
Jenny Lura
Referees:
Gilbert/Zuckerman
Todd Aldous
Linesman:
Larry Legault
0–15:29 – ppMarvin (Drazan)
Chouinard (McMeekin, Scanzano)pp – 8:381–1
Brampp – 15:472–1
Agosta (Jones, Scanzano) – 18:463–1
Corbett (Chouinard, Cockell) – 23:404–1
Agosta (Scanzano) – 39:555–1
5–251:13 – ppSchoullis (Marvin)
5–355:24 – Marvin
5–458:43 – ppLamoureux (Drazan, Marvin)
16 minPenalties16 min
22Shots37

National Championship

(1) Wisconsin vs. (3) Mercyhurst

March 22
12:04
Mercyhurst 0–5
(0–0, 0–3, 0–2)
Wisconsin Agganis Arena
Attendance: 2,437
Game reference
Hillary Pattenden Goalies Jessie Vetter Referees:
Zuckerman/Gilbert
Todd Aldous
Linesman:
Larry Legault
0–125:28 – Ammerman (Keseley)
0–228:48 – ppDuggan (Matthews, Lawler)
0–330:38 – Keseley (Lawler, Knight)
0–443:26 – Windmeier (Giles, Duggan)
0–545:38 – Knight (Lawler, Keseley)
12 minPenalties26 min
37Shots32

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player [3]

References

  1. "Championship Sites Selected for 2008 and 2009 Women's Frozen Four" (Press release). NCAA. December 12, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. "2009 Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  3. "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.