2025 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament

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The 2025 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament is an upcoming single-elimination tournament with twelve schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The first round was played on the campuses of the higher on March 15, 2025, and quarterfinals will be played on the campuses of the top four seeded teams on March 22, 2025, while the Frozen Four will be played on March 28 and 30, 2025 at Hunt Arena in River Falls, Wisconsin. [1]

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Qualifying teams

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Elmira
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Endicott
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Augsburg
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Plattsburgh State
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Nazareth
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St. Norbert
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Wilkes
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Wisconsin–River Falls
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Middlebury
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Amherst
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Gustavus Adolphus
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Colby
2025 Qualifying Teams
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The eight winners of their conference tournaments will receive automatic berths to the tournament. The other four teams will be selected at-large. The top four teams are seeded. [2] [3]

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Augsburg MIAC 23–3–1Tournament champion1stNever
2 Amherst NESCAC 21–5–1Tournament champion10th2024
3 Middlebury NESCAC20–6–1At-large bid19th2024
4 Wisconsin–River Falls WIAC 23–3–2At-large bid16th2024
Colby NESCAC17–6–2At-large bid3rd2023
Elmira NEHC 20–7–1Tournament champion19th2024
Endicott CNE 18–5–3Tournament champion4th2022
Gustavus Adolphus MIAC23–3–1At-large bid18th2024
Nazareth UCHC 20–6–1Tournament champion4th2024
Plattsburgh State SUNYAC 20–6–1Tournament champion20th2024
St. Norbert NCHA 24–4–1Tournament champion2nd2013
Wilkes MAC 22–4–1Tournament champion1stNever

Bids by state

BidsStateSchool(s)
3New YorkElmira, Nazareth, Plattsburgh State
2MassachusettsAmherst, Endicott
MinnesotaAugsburg, Gustavus Adolphus
WisconsinSt. Norbert, Wisconsin–River Falls
1MaineColby
PennsylvaniaWilkes
VermontMiddlebury

Bracket

First round
March 15 [4]
Quarterfinals
March 22
Semifinals
March 28
National Championship
March 30
St. Norbert
St. Norbert31 Augsburg
Gustavus Adolphus 1  
 
Elmira
Elmira14 Wisconsin-River Falls
Plattsburgh State 0  
 
Nazareth
Nazareth43 Middlebury
Endicott 2  
 
Colby
Wilkes 3 2 Amherst
Colby4

Results

First Round

St. Norbert v. Gustavus Adolphus

March 15, 2025
3:00 pm
St. Norbert 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Gustavus Adolphus Don Roberts Ice Rink
Attendance: 547
[Game reference 1]
Keira MarkellGoaliesLily TimmonsReferees:
Dan Olson
Eric Olson
Linesmen:
Joe Stretrum
Eric Frykman
0–12:18 – Lily Mortenson (Thompson, Elliott)
12:22 – pp – Maddux Federici (Hogan, Zurawik)1–1
34:22 – Kelsey Ross (Zurawik)2–1
43:24 – Emma Stebbeds3–1
4 minPenalties2 min
13Shots46

Elmira v. Plattsburgh State

March 15, 2025
3:00 pm
Elmira 1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
Plattsburgh State Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena
Attendance: 778
[Game reference 2]
Sara SevcikovaGoaliesChloe LewisReferees:
Ryan St. Louis
James Visconte
Linesmen:
Jason Therrien
Jason Lamoy
13:57 – pp – Erika Goleniak (Schmidt, Dougherty)1–0
10 minPenalties4 min
17Shots40

Nazareth v. Endicott

March 15, 2025
3:00 pm
Nazareth 4–2
(1–1, 1–1, 2–0)
Endicott Raymond J. Bourque Arena
Attendance: 428
[Game reference 3]
McKinley HoffGoaliesLauren FerrariReferees:
Heidi Niskanen
Haylee Mello
Linesmen:
Madeline Lane
Mikala Walsh
0–14:45 – Gracyn Kurrle (Rago, Corso)
13:41 – Alexis Kindred (Lyden, Judkiewicz)1–1
1–225:10 – Jenna Seibold (Henshaw, Anderson)
36:11 – Sophia Pittis (Laskowski, Sharp)2–2
53:36 – pp – Amy Laskowski (Holmes, Judkiewicz)3–2
58:43 – Amy Laskowski (Lyden, Quackenbush)4–2
0 minPenalties2 min
30Shots24

Wilkes v. Colby

March 15, 2025
3:00 pm
Wilkes 3–4
(1–2, 0–2, 2–0)
Colby Jack Kelley Rink at the O'Neil
Attendance: 750
[Game reference 4]
Audrey MilneGoaliesMandy Busky
0–11:17 – Audrey Shirer (Tattersall, Staton)
10:44 – Megan Bell (Maxon)1–1
1–215:41 – Breanna Studley (Wick)
1–322:26 – Megan Martodam (Lefebvre, Tattersall)
1–424:42 – Molly Lefebvre
40:21 – Haylee Bouchard (Pacilio)2–4
59:11 – pp – Nina Hudakova (Ferry, Bouchard)3–4
6 minPenalties8 min
29Shots28

Quarterfinals

Nazareth v. (3) Middlebury

March 22, 2025
3:00 pm
Nazareth
(–, –, –)
Middlebury Kenyon Arena

Colby v. (2) Amherst

March 22, 2025
3:00 pm
Colby
(–, –, –)
Amherst Orr Rink

Elmira v. (4) Wisconsin–River Falls

March 22, 2025
3:00 pm
Elmira
(–, –, –)
Wisconsin–River Falls Hunt Arena

St. Norbert v. (1) Augsburg

March 22, 2025
3:00 pm
St. Norbert
(–, –, –)
Augsburg Ed Saugestad Rink

See also

References

  1. "UWRF to Host 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Hockey Championship". University of Wisconsin River Falls Athletics. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. "NCAA Division III women's hockey tournament". USCHO.com | NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  3. "2025 NCAA DIII women's ice hockey: Bracket, schedule, how to watch | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  4. "2025 NCAA DIII women's ice hockey: Bracket, schedule, how to watch". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

Game References

  1. "St. Norbert Green Nights @ Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties". athletics.snc.edu. St. Norbert College. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. "Elmira Soaring Eagles @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals". athletics.elmira.edu. Elmira College. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  3. "Nazareth Golden Flyers @ Endicott Gulls". nazathletics.com. Nazareth University. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  4. "Wilkes Colonels @ Colby Mules". colbyathletics.com. Colby College. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.