2014 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

2014 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
2014 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsClarkson Golden Knights (1st title)
Runner-upMinnesota Golden Gophers (6th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShannon Desrosiers and Matt Desrosiers (1st title)
MOPJamie Lee Rattray (Clarkson)
Attendance6,744

The 2014 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 were contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 15, 2014. The Frozen Four was played on March 21 and 23, 2014 at TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut, with Quinnipiac University as the host.[1]

Clarkson University defeated the University of Minnesota 5–4 in the national championship game, in the process becoming the fourth school to have won a National Collegiate championship. This championship was the first by a team not from the WCHA as well as the first by a team from the Eastern United States.[1] It also proved to be the final game for Clarkson's co-head coach Shannon Desrosiers, who had finished her sixth season sharing head coaching duties with her husband Matt. About a month after the championship game, Shannon stepped down, leaving Matt in sole charge. Shannon cited a wish to spend more time raising the couple's young daughter and soon-to-be-born second child.[2]

Qualifying teams

2014 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament is located in USA Midwest and Northeast
Minnesota
Minnesota
Cornell
Cornell
Clarkson
Clarkson
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Harvard
Harvard
Boston College
Boston College
Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst
Boston University
Boston University
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2014 Qualifying Teams
WCHA, ECAC, Hockey East, CHA

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.[3]

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Minnesota WCHA 36–1–1 Tournament champion 12th 2013
2 Cornell ECAC 24–5–4 Tournament champion 5th 2013
3 Clarkson ECAC 28–5–5 At-large bid 3rd 2013
4 Wisconsin WCHA 27–7–2 At-large bid 8th 2012
Harvard ECAC 23–6–4 At-large bid 10th 2013
Boston College Hockey East 27–6–3 At-large bid 5th 2013
Mercyhurst CHA 23–8–4 At-large bid 10th 2013
Boston University Hockey East 24–12–1 Tournament champion 5th 2013

Bracket

[1]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 15 		National Semifinals
March 21 		National Championship
March 23
         
1 Minnesota 5
Boston University 1
1 Minnesota 5
4 Wisconsin 3
4 Wisconsin 2
Harvard 1
1 Minnesota 4
3 Clarkson 5
2 Cornell 2
Mercyhurst 3
Mercyhurst 1
3 Clarkson 5
3 Clarkson 3
Boston College 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota vs. Boston University

March 15
4:07		Boston University1–5
(1–1, 0–1, 0–3)		MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 2,606
Game reference
Kerrin SperryGoaliesAmanda LeveilleReferees:
David Lick
David Spivey
Linesmen:
Joe Oberg
Mike Diebole
0–112:56 – Terry (McMillen)
Lefort (Braga) – 13:171–1
1–228:01 – pp – Ramsey (McMillen, Terry)
1–342:46 – Terry (Ramsey)
1–447:56 – Terry (Ramsey)
1–552:51 – Menefee (Brandt)
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots46

(4) Wisconsin vs. Harvard

March 15
7:07		Harvard1–2
(0–1, 0–1, 1–0)		WisconsinLaBahn Arena
Attendance: 2,273
Game reference
Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesAlex RigsbyReferees:
Leah Wrazidlo
Krissy Langley
Linesmen:
Casey Enge
Dan Fitzsimons
0–116:56 – Turnbull (Ammerman, Channell)
0–236:24 Josephs (Jaminski, Turnbull)
Crugnale (D'Oench) – 56:371–2
8 minPenalties2 min
24Shots44

(2) Cornell vs. Mercyhurst

March 15
3:00		Mercyhurst3–2
(0–1, 2–0, 1–1)		CornellLynah Rink
Attendance: 1,646
Game reference
Amanda MakelaGoaliesLauren SlebodnickReferees:
Tim Quinn
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Tim Daley
Bob Sloper
0–17:39 – pp – Fulton (Saulnier, Gagliardi)
Byrne (Bestland, Chippy) – pp – 30:591–1
Bestland (Janiga) – 34:422–1
Bestland (Dingeldein, Cicero) – pp – 48:083–1
3–255:31 – Fulton (Poudrier, Slebodnick)
8 minPenalties12 min
37Shots31

(3) Clarkson vs. Boston College

March 15
4:00		Boston College1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		ClarksonCheel Arena
Attendance: 640
Game reference
Corinne BoylesGoaliesErica HoweReferee:
Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Bryan Hicks
Peter Terreri
0–116:02 – Gagnon (Rattray, Fast)
0–231:44 – Styner (Plante, Rattray)
0–340:23 – Gagnon (Styner, Rattray)
Trivigno (Capizzano, Field) – pp – 56:151–3
10 minPenalties6 min
24Shots32

National Semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Wisconsin

March 21
5:04		Wisconsin3–5
(1–0, 2–2, 0–3)		MinnesotaTD Bank Sports Center
Attendance: 3,171
Game reference
Alex RigsbyGoaliesAmanda LeveilleReferees:
Leah Wrazidlo
Krissy Langley
Linesmen:
Mike Diebold
Joe Oberg
Ammerman – 18:381–0
1–120:33 – Terry (Cameranesi, Brausen)
1–222:12 – pp – Menefee (Terry)
Josephs (Zgraja) – 36:202–2
Sylvester (Packer) – 39:293–2
3–345:37 – pp – Brandt (McMillen, Cameranesi)
3–448:06 – Bona (Davis)
3–557:32 – Gillanders (Brandt)
8 minPenalties4 min
37Shots28

Mercyhurst vs (3) Clarkson

March 21
8:04		Mercyhurst1–5
(1–0, 0–3, 0–2)		ClarksonTD Bank Sports Center
Attendance: 3,171
Game reference
Amanda MakelaGoaliesErica HoweReferee:
Tom Quinn
Linesmen:
Chris Leavitt
Bob Sloper
Arbour (Bram) – 8:021–0
1–125:00 – Fast (Gagnon)
1–229:16 – Gagnon (Rattray)
1–336:24 – Lambert (Fast, Nisbet)
1–446:39 – Styner (Rattray)
1–559:46 – MacAulay (Nisbet, O. Howe)
6 minPenalties6 min
19Shots35

National Championship

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Clarkson

March 23
3:00		Clarkson5–4
(2–1, 1–2, 2–1)		MinnesotaTD Bank Sports Center
Attendance: 3,573
Game reference
Erica HoweGoaliesAmanda LeveilleReferee:
Tom Quinn
Linesmen:
Chris Leavitt
Bob Sloper
0–19:40 – Davis (Bona)
Lambert (MacAulay) – 18:371–1
Nisbet (Shields, Mercer) – 19:402–1
Rattray (MacAulay, Styner) – pp – 20:383–1
3–226:09 – pp – Menefee (Cameranesi, Terry)
3–327:57 – Bona (Wolfe, Schippper)
Plante (Gagnon, Rattray) – 51:324–3
MacAulay – 55:445–3
5–456:19 – Gillanders (Terry)
10 minPenalties4 min
28Shots38

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Shannon Desrosiers to Step Down as Clarkson Women's Hockey Co-Head Coach". ClarksonAthletics.com (Press release). Clarkson Athletics. April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "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.