2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wisconsin Badgers (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Northeastern Huskies (1st title game) |
| Winning coach | Mark Johnson (6th title) |
| MOP | Makenna Webster (Wisconsin) |
The 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eight schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were played at the Erie Insurance Arena on March 15 and 16, 2021, with the Frozen Four played on March 18 and 20, 2021 at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. Daryl Watts of the Wisconsin Badgers scored the tournament winning goal in a 2-1 overtime win against the Northeastern Huskies.[1]
Qualifying teams[]
In the sixth 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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 20–1–1 | Tournament champion | 5th | 2020 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 12–3–1 | Tournament champion | 15th | 2020 |
| 3 | Ohio State | WCHA | 12–6 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2020 |
| 4 | Colgate | ECAC | 15–6–1 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2018 |
| Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 11–6 | At-large bid | 12th | 2019 | |
| Boston College | Hockey East | 14–5 | At-large bid | 12th | 2019 | |
| Providence | Hockey East | 12–7–1 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2005 | |
| Robert Morris | CHA | 16–7–1 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2017 | |
Bracket[]
| National Quarterfinals March 15 & March 16[2] NCAA.com | National Semifinals March 18 ESPN3/ESPNU | National Championship March 20 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Robert Morris | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 3* | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Colgate | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1* | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 2* | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results[]
National Quarterfinals[]
(1) Northeastern vs. Robert Morris[]
| March 15 | Robert Morris | 1 – 5 | Northeastern | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 7:57 – Chloé Aurard – (Alina Müller) | ||||||
| Emily Curlett – (Emilie Harley, Lexi Templeman) – pp – 19:03 | Second period | 8:18 – Skylar Fontaine – (Chloé Aurard) 19:56 – Alina Müller – (Skylar Fontaine, Maureen Murphy) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:11 – Katie Cipra – (Unassisted) 14:09 – Skylar Fontaine – (Katy Knoll, Andrea Renner) | ||||||
| Raygan Kirk (41 saves / 46 shots) | Goalie stats | Aerin Frankel (20 saves / 21 shots) | ||||||
(2) Wisconsin vs. Providence[]
| March 16 | Providence | 0 – 3 | Wisconsin | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:54 – Brette Pettet – (Grace Bowlby, Britta Curl) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 3:35 – Sophie Shirley – (Britta Curl) 18:23 – pp – Sophie Shirley – (Daryl Watts) | ||||||
| Sandra Abstreiter (41 saves / 44 shots) | Goalie stats | Kennedy Blair (12 saves / 12 shots) | ||||||
(3) Ohio State vs. Boston College[]
| March 16 | Boston College | 1 – 3 | Ohio State | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| Savannah Norcross – (Hannah Bilka, Kelly Browne) – 9:15 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 16:33 – pp – Jenna Buglioni – (Liz Schepers, Tatum Skaggs) 19:23 – Brooke Bink – (Paetyn Levis, Madison Bizal) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 13:30 – Gabby Rosenthal – (Tatum Skaggs, Emma Maltais) | ||||||
| Abigail Levy (48 saves / 48 shots) | Goalie stats | Andrea Braendli (12 saves / 13 shots) | ||||||
(4) Colgate vs. Minnesota-Duluth[]
| March 15 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 – 0 | OT | Colgate | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ashton Bell – (Unassisted) – 6:39 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Emma Soderberg (30 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Kayle Osborne (29 saves / 30 shots) | ||||||
National Semifinals[]
(1) Northeastern vs. Minnesota-Duluth[]
| March 18 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 – 3 | OT | Northeastern | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mannon McMahon – (Kailee Skinner, Clara Van Wieren) – 10:03 Taylor Anderson – (Anna Klein, Maggie Flaherty) – 15:30 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 0:42 – pp – Maureen Murphy – (Skylar Fontaine, Brooke Hobson) 5:30 – Katy Knoll – (Andrea Renner, Veronika Pettey) | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 19:33 – Skylar Fontaine – (Unassisted) | ||||||
| Emma Soderberg (44 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Aerin Frankel (26 saves / 28 shots) | ||||||
(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Ohio St.[]
| March 18 | Ohio St. | 2 – 4 | Wisconsin | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 01:19 – Makenna Webster – (Casey O'Brien, Caitlin Schneider) | ||||||
| Gabby Rosenthal – (Riley Brengman, Madison Bizal) – 14:00 | Second period | 01:58 – Casey O'Brien – (Caitlin Schneider) 08:21 – Caitlin Schneider – (Casey O'Brien, Makenna Webster) | ||||||
| Sara Saekkinen – (Paetyn Levis, Brooke Bink) – 07:55 | Third period | 19:46.1 – Daryl Watts – (Unassisted, empty net goal) | ||||||
| Andrea Barendli (16 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Kennedy Blair (35 saves / 37 shots) | ||||||
National Championship[]
(1) Northeastern vs. (2) Wisconsin[]
| March 20 | Wisconsin | 2 – 1 | OT | Northeastern | Erie Insurance Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Makenna Webster – (Casey O'Brien) – 11:00 | Third period | 11:39 – Chloe Aurard – (Alina Mueller, Brooke Hobson) | ||||||
| Daryl Watts – (Nicole LaMantia) – 03:16 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kennedy Blair (23 saves / 24 shots) | Goalie stats | Aerin Frankel (33 saves / 35 shots) | ||||||
Media[]
Television[]
ESPN had US television rights to the semifinals and national championship after entering into a multi-year contract to carry the event.[3] The Quarterfinals were streamed on ncaa.com while ESPNU and ESPN3 carried the Women's Frozen Four and Championship.[4]
Broadcast assignments[]
Quarterfinals
- Scott Sudikoff and Kelly Schultz
Women's Frozen Four and Championship
- Clay Matvick and AJ Mleczko
See Also[]
References[]
- ^ "N.S. player captains Wisconsin to NCAA women's hockey title". cbc.ca. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ Dilks, Chris (February 23, 2021). "ESPNU to Televise Women's Frozen Four". SB Nation. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Skarka, Michael (February 23, 2021). "ESPN to Present the 2021 NCAA Women's Frozen Four Beginning March 18 as Part of New, Multi-Year Agreement". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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