2011 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wisconsin Badgers (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Boston University Terriers (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Mark Johnson (4th title) |
| MOP | (Tie) Meghan Duggan[1] and Hilary Knight (Wisconsin Badgers) |
| Attendance | 3956 |
The 2011 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The Frozen Four was hosted by Mercyhurst College at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.[2]
Qualifying teams[edit]
Wisconsin
Cornell
Boston University
Boston College
Minnesota
Mercyhurst
Dartmouth
Minnesota Duluth
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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 34–2–2 | Tournament champion | 6th | 2009 |
| 2 | Cornell | ECAC | 30–2–1 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2010 |
| 3 | Boston University | Hockey East | 25–6–4 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2010 |
| 4 | Boston College | Hockey East | 23–6–6 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2009 |
| Minnesota | WCHA | 26–9–2 | At-large bid | 9th | 2010 | |
| Mercyhurst | CHA | 29–5–0 | At-large bid | 7th | 2010 | |
| Dartmouth | ECAC | 22–11–0 | At-large bid | 8th | 2009 | |
| Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 22–7–3 | At-large bid | 10th | 2010 |
Bracket[edit]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
| National Quarterfinals March 12 | National Semifinals March 19 | National Championship March 20 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota–Duluth | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston College | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston College | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston University | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cornell | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Cornell | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston University | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston University | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst | 2 | |||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results[edit]
National Quarterfinals[edit]
(1) Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Duluth[edit]
| March 12 | Minnesota Duluth | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Wisconsin | Kohl Center Attendance: 4,006 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Martin | Goalies | Alex Rigsby | |||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||
(4) Boston College vs. Minnesota[edit]
| March 12 1:00 | Minnesota | 1–4 (0–4, 1–0, 0–0) | Boston College | Conte Forum Attendance: 583 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noora Räty | Goalies | Molly Schaus | |||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||
(2) Cornell vs. Dartmouth[edit]
| v |
(3) Boston University vs. Mercyhurst[edit]
| v |
National Semifinals[edit]
(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College[edit]
| v |
(2) Cornell vs. (3) Boston University[edit]
| v |
National Championship[edit]
(1) Wisconsin vs. (3) Boston University[edit]
| v |
Tournament awards[edit]
All-Tournament Team[edit]
- G: Molly Schaus, Boston College
- D: Alev Kelter, Wisconsin
- D: Catherine Ward, Boston University[3]
- F: Brooke Ammerman, Wisconsin[4]
- F: Meghan Duggan*, Wisconsin
- F: Hilary Knight*, Wisconsin
- F: Carolyne Prevost, Wisconsin
* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hockey news". Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ "Championship Sites For 2010 And 2011 Released". NCAA. Retrieved April 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "No. 3 Terriers Fall to No. 1 Wisconsin, 4-1, in National Championship Game - Official Website of the Boston University Department of Athletics". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ "National champion Badgers bring home fourth crown! - UWBadgers.com - The Official Web Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ "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.