2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
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Champions Minnesota Golden Gophers  (4th title)
Runner-up Boston University Terriers  (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Brad Frost  (2nd title)
MOP Noora Räty (Minnesota)
Attendance16,739, 3,400 for Championship Game

The 2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. Regional quarterfinals were contested on March 15 and 16, 2013. The Frozen Four was played on March 22 and 24, 2013 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, with the University of Minnesota as the host school.

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The University of Minnesota won the title with a 6–3 win over Boston University, becoming the first NCAA women's hockey team ever to complete a perfect season (41–0–0). [1]

Qualifying teams

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Minnesota
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Cornell
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Boston University
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Boston College
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North Dakota
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Harvard
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Mercyhurst
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Clarkson
2013 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 Minnesota WCHA 38–0–0Tournament champion11th2012
2 Cornell ECAC 27–6–1Tournament champion4th2012
3 Boston University Hockey East 28–6–3Tournament champion4th2012
4 Boston College Hockey East27–7–3At-large bid5th2012
North Dakota WCHA26–12–1At-large bid2nd2012
Harvard ECAC24–7–3At-large bid9th2010
Mercyhurst CHA 29–7–1At-large bid9th2012
Clarkson ECAC28–9–0At-large bid2nd2010

Bracket

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Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 10
National Semifinals
March 16
National Championship
March 18
         
1 Minnesota3***
North Dakota 2
1 Minnesota3*
4 Boston College 2
4 Boston College3
Harvard 1
1 Minnesota6
3 Boston University 3
2 Cornell 3
Mercyhurst4*
Mercyhurst 1
3 Boston University4
3 Boston University5
Clarkson 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota vs. North Dakota

March 16
4:00
North Dakota 2–3 (3OT)
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
Minnesota Ridder Arena
Attendance: 2,750
Game reference
Shelby Amsley-Benzie Goalies Noora Räty Referees:
Kristine Langley
Leah Wrazidlo
Linesmen:
Kevin Capocasa
Shane Pasky
0–10:52 – Brandt (Kessel, Brausen)
Furia (Dufault) – 14:051–1
Dufault (Karvinen, Jakobsen)pp – 20:292–1
2–236:00 – pp – Kessel (Bozek)
2–3118:51 – ppTerry (Bona, Jalosuo)
14 minPenalties17 min
52Shots60

(4) Boston College vs. Harvard

March 16
1:00
Harvard 1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)
Boston College Conte Forum
Attendance: 920
Game reference
Emerance Maschmeyer Goalies Corinne Boyles Referee:
Ryan Hicks
Linesmen:
Cam Lynch
Will Harrop
Parker (Spurling, Reber)pp – 16:001–0
1–117:00 – Skarupa (Bolden)
1–222:11 – Walsh (Burns, Motherwell)
1–335:04 – Carpenter (Bolden)
4 minPenalties8 min
31Shots24

(2) Cornell vs. Mercyhurst

March 16
1:00
Mercyhurst 4–3 (OT)
(1–0, 0–2, 2–1, 1–0)
Cornell Lynah Rink
Attendance: 2,327
Game reference
Stephanie Ciampa Goalies Lauren Slebodnick Referees:
Katie Guay
Pat Silva
Linesmen:
Bridget Waitkus
Bob Sloper
Buquet (Hendrikx, Bestland) – 8:341–0
1–132:29 – ppJenner (Fortino, Rougeau)
1–239:00 – Brown (Jenner)
DeSutter (Dingeldein, Bestland) – 47:292–2
Luczak (Welch) – 58:473–2
3–359:04 – Saulnier (Jenner)
Dingeldein (Kilroy, Janiga) – 64:494–3
14 minPenalties16 min
34Shots32

(3) Boston University vs. Clarkson

March 16
3:00
Clarkson 3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)
Boston University Walter Brown Arena
Attendance: 542
Game reference
Erica Howe Goalies Kerrin Sperry Referee:
Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Derek Zuckerman
Peter Terreri
0–14:49 – Poulin (Kohanchuk, Doyle)
Ambrose (Nisbet, Mercer) – 21:441–1
1–237:09 – Kohanchuk (Poulin, Fratkin)
1–349:22 – Lefort
1–449:48 – Warren (Menard, Tutino)
Lambert (Rattray) – 50:002–4
MacAulay (Skirrow, Shields) – 55:203–4
3–559:01 – Lefort
4 minPenalties10 min
37Shots27

National Semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Boston College

March 22
5:00
Boston College 2–3 (OT)
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
Minnesota Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Corinne Boyles Goalies Noora Räty Referees:
Bryan Hicks
Cam Lynch
Linesmen:
Will Harrop
Jamie Colacino
Field (Carpenter, Skarupa)pp – 38:131–0
1–141:42 – ppBrandt (Bozek, McMillen)
1–252:12 – Kortum (Bona, McMillen)
Bender (Skarupa, Trivigno) – 54:122–2
2–361:39 – Davis (Brausen, Lorence)
6 minPenalties6 min
28Shots39

Mercyhurst vs. (3) Boston University

March 22
8:17
Mercyhurst 1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
Boston University Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Stephanie Ciampa Goalies Kerrin Sperry Referee:
Leah Wrazidlo
Linesmen:
Krissy Langley
Kevin Capocasa
0–10:13 – Kohanchuk Poulin, Fratkin)
0–221:00 – Menard (Warren)
0–343:02 – Miller (Kohanchuk)
0–449:57 – Poulin
Cicero (Bestland, Higson) – 58:071–4
10 minPenalties15 min
27Shots33

National Championship

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Boston University

March 24
3:04
Boston University 3–5
(1–2, 0–2, 2–2)
Minnesota Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Kerrin Sperry Goalies Noora Räty Referees:
Bryan Hicks
Cam Lynch
Linesmen:
Will Harrop
Jamie Colacino
0–111:38 – ppJalosuo (Ramsey, Davis)
0–218:32 – shBrandt (Kessel, Gillanders)
Lefort (Stoneburgh, Poulin)pp – 18:481–2
1–336:02 – Kessel (Menefee, Ramsey)
1–439:48 – ppMcMillen (Menefee, Bozek)
Poulin (Doyle, Cardella)pp – 41:482–4
2–555:27 – Ramsey (Menefee, Kessel)
Kohanchuk (Fratkin, Miller) – 57:083–5
3–659:11 – en – Kessel
8 minPenalties8 min
24Shots29

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player [3]

See also

References

  1. Associated Press (March 24, 2013). "Gophers get first perfect season". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. "2013 Women's Ice Hockey Tournament | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  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.