2025 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament

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2025 NCAA National Collegiate Women's
ice hockey tournament
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Teams11
Finals site
Champions Wisconsin Badgers  (8th title)
Runner-up Ohio State Buckeyes  (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Mark Johnson  (8th title)
MOP Kirsten Simms (Wisconsin)

The 2025 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This was the fourth year the tournament features an expanded field of 11 teams. [1] The first round and quarterfinals were played on the campuses of the top 4 seeded teams on March 13 and 15, 2025, while the Frozen Four was played on March 21 and 23, 2025 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [2] The Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 4–3 in overtime to win their record eighth national championship.

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Qualifying teams

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Boston University
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Penn State
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Wisconsin
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Cornell
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Sacred Heart
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Minnesota
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Clarkson
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Minnesota Duluth
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St. Lawrence
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Ohio State
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Colgate
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2025 Qualifying Teams
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In the fourth year under this qualification format, the winners of all five Division I conference tournaments will receive automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other six teams will be selected at-large. The top five teams are seeded. [3]

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Wisconsin WCHA 35–1–2Tournament champion19th2024
2 Ohio State WCHA27–7–3At-large bid6th2024
3 Cornell ECAC 24–4–5Tournament champion10th2024
4 Minnesota WCHA28–11–1At-large bid22nd2024
5 Colgate ECAC30–8–0At-large bid6th2024
Boston University Hockey East 24–11–2Tournament champion7th2015
Clarkson ECAC24–12–2At-large bid13th2024
Minnesota Duluth WCHA21–14–2At-large bid16th2024
Penn State AHA 31–5–1Tournament champion3rd2024
Sacred Heart NEWHA 21–14–3Tournament champion1stNever
St. Lawrence ECAC21–11–5At-large bid11th2024

Bids by state

BidsStateSchool(s)
4New YorkClarkson, Colgate, Cornell, St. Lawrence
2MinnesotaMinnesota, Minnesota Duluth
1ConnecticutSacred Heart
MassachusettsBoston University
OhioOhio State
PennsylvaniaPenn State
WisconsinWisconsin

Bracket

First Round
March 13 [4] 		National Quarterfinals
March 15 		National Semifinals
March 21 		National Championship
March 23
Clarkson 1
Boston University 1 1 Wisconsin 4
Clarkson 3 1 Wisconsin 6
4 Minnesota 2
5 Colgate 2
4 Minnesota 3
1 Wisconsin 4*
2 Ohio State 3
Minnesota Duluth 0
Sacred Heart 1 3 Cornell 1
Minnesota Duluth 6 3 Cornell 2
2 Ohio State 4
St. Lawrence 1
St. Lawrence 4 2 Ohio State 6
Penn State 1

Note: each * denotes one overtime period

Results

First Round

St. Lawrence vs. Penn State

March 13, 2025
7:00 pm		 St. Lawrence 4–1
(3–0, 0–0, 1–1)		 Penn State Ohio State University Ice Rink
Attendance: 365
[Game reference 1]
Emma-Sofie Nordström Goalies Katie DeSa Referees:
Katie Guay
Dmitrii Antipin
Linesmen:
Evan Cookie
Andrew Kirk
14:19 – Abby Hustler (Hehl, Segedi)1–0
14:34 – Kennedy Wilson 2–0
18:43 – pp – Abby Hustler (Segedi, Marchand)3–0
3–148:36 – pp – Kendall Butze (Janecke, Roberts)
59:18.1 – en – Kristina Bahl 4–1
8 minPenalties6 min
27Shots33

Sacred Heart vs. Minnesota Duluth

March 13, 2025
7:00 pm		 Sacred Heart 1–6
(0–1, 0–3, 1–2)		 Minnesota Duluth Lynah Rink
Attendance: 245
[Game reference 2]
Carly Greene Goalies Ève Gascon Referees:
Scott Prim
Paul Maciejewski
Linesmen:
Marc Silva
Chris Hunter
0–113:06 – Clara Van Wieren (Wallin)
0–226:43 – Danielle Burgen (Kraemer)
0–339:40.9 – Olivia Mobley (Wallin)
0–439:56.8 – Burgen (Kraemer, O'Brien)
0–548:37 – Grace Sadura (Lawry, Davis)
50:09 – Kate Helgeson (Limke, Bennetts)1–5
1–659:24.7 – Mobley (Millwater, Van Wieren)
4 minPenalties10 min
12Shots58

Boston University vs. Clarkson

March 13, 2025
8:02 pm		 Boston University 1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)		 Clarkson LaBahn Arena
Attendance: 611
[Game reference 3]
Callie Shanahan Goalies Holly Gruber Referees:
Sarma Pone
Gui Bradshaw
Linesmen:
Doug Durgin
Sam Jerome
0–15:09 – Anne Cherkowski (Fess, Proulx)
0–25:40 – pp – Rhea Hicks (Catterall, Cherkowski)
55:59 – Lindsay Bochna (Shaunessy, Law)1–2
1–359:25.0 – en – Catterall (Gosling)
8 minPenalties4 min
18Shots30

Quarterfinals

Clarkson vs. (1) Wisconsin

March 15, 2025
2:00 pm		 Clarkson 1–4
(1–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 Wisconsin LaBahn Arena
Attendance: 2,421
[Game reference 4]
Holly Gruber Goalies Ava McNaughton Referees:
Nathan Shemo
Chris Binkley
Linesmen:
Seamus Andrews
Andy Zawada
4:59 – pp – Nicole Gosling (Cherkowski, Winn)1–0
1–131:36 – Ava Murphy (O'Brien, Simms)
1–237:37 – Kelly Gorbatenko (Hall, Potter)
1–355:24 – pp – Laila Edwards (Simms, Eden)
1–459:28.0 – sh, en – Eden (O'Brien, Venusio)
8 minPenalties6 min
20Shots38

(5) Colgate vs. (4) Minnesota

March 15, 2025
2:00 pm		 Colgate 2–3
(0–1, 0–2, 2–0)		 Minnesota Ridder Arena
Attendance: 1,482
[Game reference 5]
Hannah Murphy Goalies Hannah Clark Referees:
Scott Roth
Michael Kaehler
Linesmen:
Coby Munson
Sarah Buckner
0–15:40 – pp – Abbey Murphy (Primerano, Clark)
0–225:18 – pp – Abbey Murphy (Huber, Mlýnková)
0–330:06 – Sydney Morrow (Bouveng, Primerano)
42:26 – pp – Elyssa Biederman (Malachino, Pais)1–3
51:00 – Avery Pickering (Stewart, Malachino)2–3
8 minPenalties4 min
26Shots44

Minnesota Duluth vs. (3) Cornell

March 15, 2025
4:00 pm		 Minnesota Duluth 0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)		 Cornell Lynah Rink
Attendance: 3,135
[Game reference 6]
Ève Gascon Goalies Annelies Bergmann Referees:
Tom Lynch
Will O'Malley
Linesmen:
Glendon Seal
Aaron Neville
0–143:24 – Alyssa Regalado (Rud, Adam)
2 minPenalties4 min
28Shots21

St. Lawrence vs. (2) Ohio State

March 15, 2025
6:02 pm		 St. Lawrence 1–6
(1–2, 0–0, 0–4)		 Ohio State Ohio State University Ice Rink
Attendance: 711
[Game reference 7]
Emma-Sofie Nordström Goalies Amanda Thiele Referees:
Kelly Cooke
Amanda Tassoni
Linesmen:
Abbey Torres
Jennifer Cameron
6:26 – pp – Aly McLeod (Jefferies, Côté)1–0
1–113:37 – Sloane Matthews (Webster)
1–218:46 – Joy Dunne (Buglioni, Brengman)
1–351:36 – Jocelyn Amos (Dunne)
1–453:56 – Makenna Webster (Dunne, Peschel)
1–557:38 – en – Joy Dunne (Amos, McCoshen)
1–659:40.3 – Jordyn Petrie (St. Martin, Baxter)
6 minPenalties17 min
14Shots49

Semifinals

(3) Cornell vs. (2) Ohio State

March 21, 2025
5:00 pm		 Cornell 2–4
(0–2, 2–0, 0–2)		 Ohio State Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,487
[Game reference 8]
Annelies Bergmann Goalies Amanda Thiele Referees:
Chris Binkley
Nate Shemo
Linesmen:
Andy Zawada
Seamus Andrew
0–12:24 – Webster (Dunne)
0–26:37 – Disher (Buglioni, Matthews)
Delianedis (Schiff, Dwyer) – 33:141–2
Jockims (Grober) – 34:222–2
2–343:37 – Dunne (Webster, Jungåker)
2–447:22 – Dunne (Amos, Webster)
6 minPenalties6 min
29Shots42

(4) Minnesota vs. (1) Wisconsin

March 21, 2025
8:30 pm		 Minnesota 2–6
(1–1, 1–3, 0–2)		 Wisconsin Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,487
[Game reference 9]
Hannah Clark Goalies Ava McNaughton Referees:
Tom Lynch
Will O'Malley
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Colby Munson
Hemp (Lindsay, Kreisz) – 14:141–0
1–117:15 - sh – Edwards (O'Brien, Harvey)
1–222:52 – Harvey (O'Brien, Simms)
1–329:42 – Kirsten Simms (Eden, Jungels)
30:27 – Bouveng (Laitinen) – 30:272–3
2–439:58.0 – Casey O'Brien (Potter)
2–544:22 – Edwards (Gorbatenko, Harvey)
2–658:41 - en – Edwards (Enright, Harvey)
9 minPenalties6 min
23Shots18

Championship

(2) Ohio State vs. (1) Wisconsin

March 23, 2025
4:00 pm		 Ohio State 3–4 OT
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)		 Wisconsin Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,100
[Game reference 10]
Amanda Thiele Goalies Ava McNaughton Referees:
Kelly Cooke
Amanda Tassoni
Linesmen:
Abbey Torres
Jenny Cameron-Ward
Dunne – sh – 8:221–0
1–18:34 - pp – Edwards (Eden)
Matthews – 14:442–1
Peschel (Amos, Webster) – 20:103–1
3–225:27 – Harvey (Simms, Edwards)
3–359:41.1 - pn – Simms
3–462:49 – Simms (Eden, Murphy)
6 minPenalties2 min
23Shots35

See also

References

  1. ↑ Haase, Nicole (December 16, 2021). "Division I Women's Hockey: NCAA approves immediate expansion of bracket; 11 teams to compete in 2022 National Championship tournament". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ "NCAA announces host site selections from 2022-23 to 2025-26". NCAA.com. October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The NC women's hockey championship selection process, explained". NCAA.com. February 23, 2023. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "NCAA National Collegiate women's hockey tournament - 2025 bracket". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

Game references

  1. ↑ "St. Lawrence Saints @ Penn State Nittany Lions". saintsathletics.com. Saint Lawrence University. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sacred Heart Pioneers @ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs". umdbulldogs.com. University of Minnesota Duluth. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Boston University Terriers @ Clarkson Golden Knights". clarksonathletics.com. Clarkson University. March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Clarkson Golden Knights @ Wisconsin Badgers". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Colgate Raiders @ Minnesota Golden Gophers". gophersports.com. University of Minnesota. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs @ Cornell Big Red". cornellbigred.com. Cornell University. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ "St. Lawrence Saints @ Ohio State Buckeyes". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. The Ohio State University. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cornell Big Red vs. Ohio State Buckeyes". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
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