| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wisconsin Badgers (5th title) |
| Runner-up | Minnesota Golden Gophers (9th title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Mark Johnson (5th title) |
| MOP | Kristen Campbell (Wisconsin) |
The 2019 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 was played at the campuses of the seeded teams on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The Frozen Four was played on March 22 and 24, 2019 at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut. Quinnipiac University hosted the tournament, the second time that it and People's United Center hosted the Frozen Four. It was the third year that the Big Ten Network aired the championship game live and the second year the semifinals was aired live on BTN.
Qualifying teams
In the fifth 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.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 32–4–2 | Tournament champion | 13th | 2018 |
| 2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 30–5–1 | At-large bid | 17th | 2018 |
| 3 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 27–5–5 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2018 |
| 4 | Clarkson | ECAC | 29–7–2 | Tournament champion | 8th | 2018 |
| Boston College | Hockey East | 26–11–1 | At-large bid | 11th | 2018 | |
| Cornell | ECAC | 23–5–6 | At-large bid | 7th | 2017 | |
| Princeton | ECAC | 20–7–5 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2016 | |
| Syracuse | CHA | 13–21–3 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | |
Bracket
[2]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
| National Quarterfinals March 16 | National Semifinals March 22 | National Championship March 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Clarkson | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Clarkson | 2* | ||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Cornell | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Northeastern | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3* | |||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
National Quarterfinals
(1) Wisconsin vs. Syracuse
| March 16 | Syracuse | 4 – 0 | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:33 – Annie Pankowski – (Emily Clark, Alexis Mauermann) 12:19 – Annie Pankowski – (Emily Clark) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 12:16 – Abby Roque 12:19 – Presley Norby – (Sophia Shaver, Maddie Rowe) | ||||||
| Ady Cohen (43 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Kristen Campbell (15 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
(4) Clarkson vs. Boston College
| March 16 | Boston College | 1 – 2 | OT | Clarkson | Cheel Arena | Recap | ||
| 13:24 – Daryl Watts – (Serena Sommerfield) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 16:57 – Josiane Pozzebon – (Cassidy Vinkle) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 14:38 – Élizabeth Giguère – (Michaela Pejzlová, Emma Keenan) | ||||||
| Maddy McArthur (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Kassidy Sauvé (35 saves / 36 shots) | ||||||
(2) Minnesota vs. Princeton
| March 16 | Minnesota | 2 – 5 | Princeton | Ridder Arena | Recap | |||
| 7:12 – Sarah Potomak – (Amy Potomak, Kelly Pannek) 18:05 – Amy Potomak – (Kelly Pannek, Sarah Potomak) |
First period | 5:26 – Sarah Fillier – (Maggie Connors) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:43 – Sarah Fillier – (Carly Bullock, Mariah Keopple) | ||||||
| 11:47 – Kelly Pannek – (Sarah Potomak) 18:54 – Sarah Potomak 19:46 – Nicole Schammel – (Taylor Williamson) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sydney Scobee (24 saves / 26 shots) | Goalie stats | Stephanie Neatby (34 saves / 39 shots) | ||||||
(3) Northeastern vs. Cornell
| March 16 | Cornell | 3 – 2 | OT | Northeastern | Matthews Arena | Recap | ||
| 13:28 – Amy Curlew – ([[Kristen O'Neill, Grace Graham) 19:28 – Grace Graham – (Devon Facchinato, Willow Slobodizan) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:32 – Veronika Pettey – (Andrea Renner) 14:31 – Skylar Fontaine – (Tori Sullivan, Brooke Hobson) | ||||||
| 5:19 – Gillis Frechette– (Diana Buckley, Devon Facchinato) | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Marlène Boissonnault (22 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Aerin Frankel (25 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
National Semifinals
Cornell vs. (2) Minnesota
| March 22 | Cornell | 0 – 2 | Minnesota | People's United Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 12:09 – Nicole Schammel – (Emily Oden, Olivia Knowles) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 19:27 – Sarah Potomak | ||||||
| Marlène Boissonnault (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Alex Gulstene (15 saves / 15 shots) | ||||||
(4) Clarkson vs. (1) Wisconsin
| March 22 | Clarkson | 0 – 5 | Wisconsin | People's United Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 9:29 – Abby Roque – (Britta Curl, Natalie Buchbinder) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 10:52 – Sam Cogan – (Mikaela Gardner, Emily Clark) 13:47 – Annie Pankowski – (Sam Cogan) 18:40 – Annie Pankowski – (Sam Cogan) 19:05 – Presley Norby – (Sophia Shaver, Caitlin Schneider) | ||||||
| Kassidy Sauvé (35 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Kristen Campbell (14 saves / 14 shots) | ||||||
National Championship
(2) Minnesota vs. (1) Wisconsin
| March 24 | Minnesota | 0 – 2 | Wisconsin | People's United Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:20 –Sophia Shaver – (Presley Norby, Nicole LaMantia) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 9:15 – Annie Pankowski – (Abby Roque) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Alex Gulstene (30 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Kristen Campbell (27 saves / 27 shots) | ||||||
Media
Television
Big Ten Network televised the semifinals and championship during their multi-year contract to carry the event.[3] It would end up being the last time they carried the event as the 2020 tournament would go on to be canceled, and ESPN would purchase the rights beginning with 2021.
Broadcast assignments
Women's Frozen Four and Championship
- Chris Vosters, Sonny Watrous, and Margaux Farrell (BTN)
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- G: Kristen Campbell*, Wisconsin
- D: Maddie Rolfes, Wisconsin
- D: Mekenzie Steffen, Wisconsin
- F: Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin
- F: Abby Roque, Wisconsin
- F: Nicole Schammel, Minnesota
References
- ↑ "NC women's hockey championship bracket revealed, Wisconsin earns No. 1 seed in 2019 tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ↑ "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ↑ "College hockey: Women's Frozen Four to air on Big Ten Network". NCAA.com. NCAA. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ↑ "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.