Teams | 8 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Minnesota Golden Gophers (6th title) |
Runner-up | Boston College Eagles (1st title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Brad Frost (4th title) |
MOP | Sarah Potomak (Minnesota) |
Attendance | 5,378 |
The 2016 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 12, 2016. The Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2016 at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire with the University of New Hampshire as the host. [1]
In the second year under this qualification format, 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]
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Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
National Quarterfinals March 12 | National Semifinals March 18 | National Championship March 20 | ||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 5 | ||||||||||||
Northeastern | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 3* | ||||||||||||
Clarkson | 2 | |||||||||||||
4 | Quinnipiac | 0 | ||||||||||||
Clarkson | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 6 | ||||||||||||
Mercyhurst | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 3* | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 6 | ||||||||||||
Princeton | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
March 12 | Northeastern | 1 – 5 | Boston College | Conte Forum | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 0:50 – Alex Carpenter – (Kenzie Kent, Haley Skarupa) 16:54 – Tori Sullivan – (Haley Skarupa, Megan Keller) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 12:51 – Haley Skarupa – (Alex Carpenter, Grace Bizal) | ||||||
18:20 – Kendall Coyne Schofield – (Hayley Scamurra, Brittany Bugalski) pp | Third period | 1:54 – Tori Sullivan – (Meghan Grieves) 17:46 – Alex Carpenter – (Haley Skarupa, Megan Keller) | ||||||
Brittany Bugalski (34 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Katie Burt (21 saves / 22 shots) |
March 12 | Clarkson | 1 – 0 | Quinnipiac | People's United Center | Recap | |||
0:10 – Renata Fast | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Shea Tiley (14 saves / 14 shots) | Goalie stats | Sydney Rossman (27 saves / 28 shots) |
March 11 | Mercyhurst | 0 – 6 | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 8:26 – Sam Cogan – (Emily Clark, Annie Pankowski) 13:26 – Jenny Ryan – (Sam Cogan, Erika Sowchuk) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 10:47 – Sydney McKibbon – SH (Sarah Nurse, Jenny Ryan) 15:59 – Emily Clark – (Sarah Nurse, Mikaela Gardner) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 12:16 – Sarah Nurse – PP (Courtney Burke, Annie Pankowski) 18:02 – Baylee Wellhausen – (Mikaela Gardner, Sophia Shaver) | ||||||
Sarah McDonnell (37 saves / 43 shots) Lauren Bailey (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Amanda Leveille (25 saves / 27 shots) |
March 12 | Princeton | 2 – 6 | Minnesota | Ridder Arena | Recap | |||
0:29 – Jaimie McDonnell – (Molly Contini, Kelsey Koelzer) | First period | 4:47 – Hannah Brandt – pp (Amanda Kessel, Lee Stecklein) 6:01 – Amanda Kessel – sh (Megan Wolfe, Hannah Brandt) 17:35 – Amanda Kessel – pp (Hannah Brandt, Lee Stecklein) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 14:24 – Sarah Potomak – (Milica McMillen, Sydney Baldwin) 16:36 – Dani Cameranesi – (Kelly Pannek, Kelsey Cline) 17:02 – Amanda Kessel – (Sarah Potomak, Kelsey Cline) | ||||||
19:57 – Molly Contini – (Karen MacDonald, Fiona McKenna) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Kimberly Newell (15 saves / 19 shots) Lauren Bailey (20 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Amanda Leveille (12 saves / 12 shots) |
March 18 | Clarkson | 2 – 3 | OT | Boston College | Whittemore Center | Recap | ||
2:27 – Rhyen McGill – (Geneviève Bannon, Savannah Harmon) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
5:29 – Cayley Mercer – (Kelly Mariani) | Second period | 14:32 – Haley Skarupa – (Alex Carpenter, Lexi Bender) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 16:07 – Kaliya Johnson – (Megan Keller, Alex Carpenter) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 0:58 – Haley Skarupa – (Alex Carpenter, Kenzie Kent) | ||||||
Shea Tiley (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Katie Burt (34 saves / 36 shots) |
March 18 | Minnesota | 3 – 2 | OT | Wisconsin | Whittemore Center | Recap | ||
2:15 – Taylor Williamson – (Lee Stecklein, Megan Wolfe) | First period | 11:35 – Sophia Shaver | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 19:42 – Emily Clark – (Sam Cogan, Courtney Burke) | ||||||
0:27 – Amanda Kessel – (Hannah Brandt, Lee Stecklein) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
15:00 – Sarah Potomak | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Amanda Leveille (37 saves / 39 shots) | Goalie stats | Ann-Renee Desbiens (38 saves / 41 shots) |
March 20 | Minnesota | 3 – 1 | Boston College | Whittemore Center | Recap | |||
0:13 – Sarah Potomak – (Hannah Brandt, Megan Wolfe) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
8:31 – Amanda Kessel – (Sarah Potomak) 13:12 – Kelly Pannek – (Lee Stecklein) | Third period | 14:07 – Makenna Newkirk – (Megan Keller, Andie Anastos) | ||||||
Amanda Leveille (32 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Katie Burt (31 saves / 34 shots) |
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