2024 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament

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2024 NCAA Division III Women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams11
Finals site
Champions Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons  (1st title)
Runner-up Elmira Soaring Eagles  (8th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJoe Cranston (1st title)
MOPMaddie McCollins (Wisconsin–River Falls)

The 2024 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The first round was played on the higher seeds campus on March 6, 2024, and quarterfinals will be played on the campuses of the top 5 seeded teams on March 9, 2024, while the Frozen Four will be played on March 15 and 17, 2024 at the highest remaining seeds campus. The Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons defeated the Elmira Soaring Eagles 4–1 to win their first national championship.

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Qualifying teams

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Wisconsin–River Falls
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Elmira
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Adrian
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Middlebury
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Gustavus Adolphus
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Hamilton
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Plattsburgh State
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Amherst
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Nazareth
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Western New England
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Cortland
2025 Qualifying Teams
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The seven winners of their conference tournaments received automatic berths to the tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top five teams are seeded. [1]

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Wisconsin–River Falls WIAC 28–0–0At-large bid15th2023
2 Plattsburgh State SUNYAC 22–4–1At-large bid19th2023
3 Gustavus Adolphus MIAC 22–4–0Tournament champion17th2023
4 Amherst NESCAC 21–3–2At-large bid9th2023
5 Adrian NCHA 27–2–0Tournament champion8th2023
Elmira NEHC 20–7–1Tournament champion18th2022
Hamilton NESCAC 15–6–6At-large bid2nd2023
Middlebury NESCAC 16–6–4Tournament champion19th2023
Nazareth UCHC 22–5–1Tournament champion3rd2023
Cortland SUNYAC 20–5–2Tournament champion1stNever
Western New England CCC 17–7–3Tournament champion1stNever

Bids by state

BidsStateSchool(s)
5New YorkCortland, Elmira, Hamilton, Nazareth, Plattsburgh State
1MassachusettsAmherst, Western New England
MichiganAdrian
MinnesotaGustavus Adolphus
WisconsinWisconsin–River Falls
VermontMiddlebury

Bracket

First Round
March 6 [2]
National Quarterfinals
March 9
National Semifinals
March 15
National Championship
March 17
8 Hamilton 1
9 Nazareth 1 5Adrian4
8Hamilton2*5 Adrian 2
1Wisconsin–River Falls3
3 Gustavus Adolphus 1
1Wisconsin–River Falls2
1Wisconsin–River Falls4
10 Elmira 1
6Middlebury2
11 Western New England 0 2 Plattsburgh State 0
6Middlebury86 Middlebury 0
10Elmira1
10Elmira2*
10Elmira34 Amherst 1
7 Cortland 1

Note: each * denotes one overtime period


Results

First Round

Nazareth vs. Hamilton

March 6Nazareth1 – 2OTHamilton Russell Sage Rink Recap  
(Makenna Wiljanen, Alexis Kindred) – Ingrid Holstad – 4:11First period12:52 – pp – Ali Joseph – (Lydia Bullock, Lisa Ito-Bagshaw)
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
No scoringFirst overtime period3:47 – Lydia Bullock – (Ava Romano)
McKinley Hoff (19 saves / 21 shots)Goalie statsTeagan Brown (29 saves / 30 shots)

Western New England vs. Middlebury

March 6Western New England0 – 8MiddleburyKenyon Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period16:59 – Avery McInerny – (Kate Flynn, Sabrina Kim)
18:04 – Delanie Goniwiecha – (Liv Fernandez, Olivia McManus)
No scoringSecond period2:44 – pp – Avery McInerny – (Cece Ziegler, Julia Johnson)
6:51 – pp – Kate Flynn – (Sabrina Kim, Avery McInerny)
9:36 – Kate Flynn
19:08 – Jordan Hower – (Cat Appleyard, Sabrina Kim)
No scoringThird period3:49 – Audrey Lazar – (Selia Coady, Julia Johnson)
10:23 – Raia Schluter – (Molly MacQueen)
Riel Jessie-Gerelli (54 saves / 62 shots)Goalie statsSophia Will (21 saves / 21 shots)

Elmira vs. Cortland

March 6Elmira3 – 1Cortland Alumni Arena Recap  
McKenzie Schmidt – 12:52First periodNo scoring
(Erika Goleniak, Lexi Hoffmann) – Emily Lenzen – pp – 15:40Second period16:44 – Meggan Cramer – (Dany Donegan, Ainsley Delacourt)
(Lexi Hoffmann) – Emma Bradbury – 19:47Third periodNo scoring
Chloe Beaubien (24 saves / 25 shots)Goalie statsMolly Goergen (33 saves / 36 shots)

Quarterfinals

Hamilton vs. (5) Adrian

March 9Hamilton1 – 4Adrian Arrington Ice Arena Recap  
(Lisa Ito-Bagshaw, Ava Romano) – Claire McGennis – 10:40First period11:59 – Sydnie Crockett – (Saige Biddle)
13:41 – pp – Tia Lascelle – (Une Bjelland, Maya Roy)
No scoringSecond period17:49 – Tia Lascelle – (Maya Roy)
No scoringThird period9:51 – pp – Karmen Anderson – (Tia Lascelle, Maya Roy)
Teagan Brown (29 saves / 33 shots)Goalie statsMichaela O'Brien (20 saves / 21 shots)

(3) Gustavus Adolphus vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls

March 9Gustavus Adolphus1 – 2Wisconsin–River Falls Hunt Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst period13:02 – Aubrey Nelvin – (Alex Hantge)
Hailey Holland – 2:05Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period13:02 – Madison Lavergne
Katie McCoy (26 saves / 28 shots)Goalie statsJordan O'Connor (19 saves / 20 shots)

Middlebury vs. (2) Plattsburgh State

March 9Middlebury2 – 0Plattsburgh State Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena Recap  
(Jordan Hower, Sabrina Kim) – Audrey Lazar – 10:40First periodNo scoring
(Callia Ferraris, Sabrina Kim) – Kate Flynn – 7:32Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Sophia Will (30 saves / 30 shots)Goalie statsLilla Nease (17 saves / 19 shots)

Elmira vs. (4) Amherst

March 9Elmira2 – 1OTAmherstOrr Rink Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Anna Lugge, Emily Lenzen) – Emma Bradbury – 10:40Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period13:09 – pp – Alyssa Xu – (Anna Baxter, Rylee Glennon)
(Anna Lugge, Emma Bradbury) – Emily Lenzen – 9:51First overtime periodNo scoring
Chloe Beaubien (43 saves / 44 shots)Goalie statsNatalie Stott (29 saves / 31 shots)

Semifinals

Elmira vs. Middlebury

March 15Elmira1 – 0Middlebury Hunt Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
(Holley Riva) – Claire Meeder – 15:34Third periodNo scoring
Chloe Beaubien (31 saves / 31 shots)Goalie statsSophia Will (19 saves / 20 shots)

(5) Adrian vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls

March 15Adrian2 – 3Wisconsin–River Falls Hunt Arena Recap  
(Nicole Pietrucha) – Tia Lascelle – 15:39First period15:47 – Madison Lavergne – (Alex Hantge)
(Kaleigh Cadorette) – Une Bjelland – 18:11Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird period5:43 – Maddie McCollins – (Braelyn Sathers)
18:10 – Bailey Olson – (Ellie Brice, Holly Eckers)
Michaela O'Brien (42 saves / 45 shots)Goalie statsJordan O'Connor (22 saves / 24 shots)

Championship

Elmira vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls

March 17Elmira1 – 4Wisconsin–River Falls Hunt Arena Recap  
No scoringFirst periodNo scoring
(Emma Bradbury) – Emily Lenzen – 10:36Second period8:56 – pp – Makenna Aure
No scoringThird period6:50 – Kenzie Dunn
7:26 – Madison Lavergne – (Kaitlyn Ronn)
12:01 – Alex Hantge
Chloe Beaubien (32 saves / 37 shots)Goalie statsJordan O'Connor (16 saves / 17 shots)

See also

References

  1. "2024 NCAA DIII women's ice hockey selections announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. "2024 D3 Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.