2014 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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2014 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
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2014 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams8
Finals site
Champions Clarkson Golden Knights  (1st title)
Runner-up Minnesota Golden Gophers  (6th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShannon Desrosiers and Matt Desrosiers (1st title)
MOP Jamie Lee Rattray (Clarkson)
Attendance6,744, 3,573 for Championship Game

The 2014 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 15, 2014. The Frozen Four was played on March 21 and 23, 2014 at TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut, with Quinnipiac University as the host. [1]

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Clarkson University defeated the University of Minnesota 5–4 in the national championship game, in the process becoming the fourth school to have won a National Collegiate championship. This championship was the first by a team not from the WCHA as well as the first by a team from the Eastern United States. [1] It also proved to be the final game for Clarkson's co-head coach Shannon Desrosiers, who had finished her sixth season sharing head coaching duties with her husband Matt. About a month after the championship game, Shannon stepped down, leaving Matt in sole charge. Shannon cited a wish to spend more time raising the couple's young daughter and soon-to-be-born second child. [2]

Qualifying teams

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Minnesota
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Cornell
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Clarkson
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Wisconsin
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Harvard
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Boston College
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Mercyhurst
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Boston University
2014 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. [3]

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Minnesota WCHA 36–1–1Tournament champion12th2013
2 Cornell ECAC 24–5–4Tournament champion5th2013
3 Clarkson ECAC28–5–5At-large bid3rd2013
4 Wisconsin WCHA27–7–2At-large bid8th2012
Harvard ECAC23–6–4At-large bid10th2013
Boston College Hockey East 27–6–3At-large bid5th2013
Mercyhurst CHA 23–8–4At-large bid10th2013
Boston University Hockey East24–12–1Tournament champion5th2013

Bracket

[1]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 15
National Semifinals
March 21
National Championship
March 23
         
1 Minnesota5
Boston University 1
1 Minnesota5
4 Wisconsin 3
4 Wisconsin2
Harvard 1
1 Minnesota 4
3 Clarkson5
2 Cornell 2
Mercyhurst3
Mercyhurst 1
3 Clarkson5
3 Clarkson3
Boston College 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota vs. Boston University

March 15
4:07
Boston University 1–5
(1–1, 0–1, 0–3)
Minnesota Ridder Arena
Attendance: 2,606
Game reference
Kerrin Sperry Goalies Amanda Leveille Referees:
David Lick
David Spivey
Linesmen:
Joe Oberg
Mike Diebole
0–112:56 – Terry (McMillen)
Lefort (Braga) – 13:171–1
1–228:01 – ppRamsey (McMillen, Terry)
1–342:46 – Terry (Ramsey)
1–447:56 – Terry (Ramsey)
1–552:51 – Menefee (Brandt)
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots46

(4) Wisconsin vs. Harvard

March 15
7:07
Harvard 1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)
Wisconsin LaBahn Arena
Attendance: 2,273
Game reference
Emerance Maschmeyer Goalies Alex Rigsby Referees:
Leah Wrazidlo
Krissy Langley
Linesmen:
Casey Enge
Dan Fitzsimons
0–116:56 – Turnbull (Ammerman, Channell)
0–236:24 Josephs (Jaminski, Turnbull)
Crugnale (D'Oench) – 56:371–2
8 minPenalties2 min
24Shots44

(2) Cornell vs. Mercyhurst

March 15
3:00
Mercyhurst 3–2
(0–1, 2–0, 1–1)
Cornell Lynah Rink
Attendance: 1,646
Game reference
Amanda Makela Goalies Lauren Slebodnick Referees:
Tim Quinn
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Tim Daley
Bob Sloper
0–17:39 – ppFulton (Saulnier, Gagliardi)
Byrne (Bestland, Chippy)pp – 30:591–1
Bestland (Janiga) – 34:422–1
Bestland (Dingeldein, Cicero)pp – 48:083–1
3–255:31 – Fulton (Poudrier, Slebodnick)
8 minPenalties12 min
37Shots31

(3) Clarkson vs. Boston College

March 15
4:00
Boston College 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)
Clarkson Cheel Arena
Attendance: 640
Game reference
Corinne Boyles Goalies Erica Howe Referee:
Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Bryan Hicks
Peter Terreri
0–116:02 – Gagnon (Rattray, Fast)
0–231:44 – Styner (Plante, Rattray)
0–340:23 – Gagnon (Styner, Rattray)
Trivigno (Capizzano, Field)pp – 56:151–3
10 minPenalties6 min
24Shots32

National Semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Wisconsin

March 21
5:04
Wisconsin 3–5
(1–0, 2–2, 0–3)
Minnesota TD Bank Sports Center
Attendance: 3,171
Game reference
Alex Rigsby Goalies Amanda Leveille Referees:
Leah Wrazidlo
Krissy Langley
Linesmen:
Mike Diebold
Joe Oberg
Ammerman – 18:381–0
1–120:33 – Terry (Cameranesi, Brausen)
1–222:12 – ppMenefee (Terry)
Josephs (Zgraja) – 36:202–2
Sylvester (Packer) – 39:293–2
3–345:37 – ppBrandt (McMillen, Cameranesi)
3–448:06 – Bona (Davis)
3–557:32 – Gillanders (Brandt)
8 minPenalties4 min
37Shots28

Mercyhurst vs (3) Clarkson

March 21
8:04
Mercyhurst 1–5
(1–0, 0–3, 0–2)
Clarkson TD Bank Sports Center
Attendance: 3,171
Game reference
Amanda Makela Goalies Erica Howe Referee:
Tom Quinn
Linesmen:
Chris Leavitt
Bob Sloper
Arbour (Bram) – 8:021–0
1–125:00 – Fast (Gagnon)
1–229:16 – Gagnon (Rattray)
1–336:24 – Lambert (Fast, Nisbet)
1–446:39 – Styner (Rattray)
1–559:46 – MacAulay (Nisbet, O. Howe)
6 minPenalties6 min
19Shots35

National Championship

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Clarkson

March 23
3:00
Clarkson 5–4
(2–1, 1–2, 2–1)
Minnesota TD Bank Sports Center
Attendance: 3,573
Game reference
Erica Howe Goalies Amanda Leveille Referee:
Tom Quinn
Linesmen:
Chris Leavitt
Bob Sloper
0–19:40 – Davis (Bona)
Lambert (MacAulay) – 18:371–1
Nisbet (Shields, Mercer) – 19:402–1
Rattray (MacAulay, Styner)pp – 20:383–1
3–226:09 – ppMenefee (Cameranesi, Terry)
3–327:57 – Bona (Wolfe, Schippper)
Plante (Gagnon, Rattray) – 51:324–3
MacAulay – 55:445–3
5–456:19 – Gillanders (Terry)
10 minPenalties4 min
28Shots38

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. "Shannon Desrosiers to Step Down as Clarkson Women's Hockey Co-Head Coach". ClarksonAthletics.com (Press release). Clarkson Athletics. April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. "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.