2016 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

2016 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
2016 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (6th title)
Runner-upBoston College Eagles (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrad Frost (4th title)
MOPSarah Potomak (Minnesota)
Attendance5,378

The 2016 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 12, 2016. The Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2016 at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire with the University of New Hampshire as the host.[1]

Qualifying teams

2016 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament is located in USA Midwest and Northeast
Boston College
Boston College
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Minnesota
Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac
Clarkson
Clarkson
Princeton
Princeton
Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst
Northeastern
Northeastern
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2016 Qualifying Teams
WCHA, ECAC, Hockey East, CHA

In the second 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.[2]

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Boston College Hockey East 38–0–0 Tournament champion 8th 2015
2 Wisconsin WCHA 34–3–1 Tournament champion 10th 2015
3 Minnesota WCHA 32–4–1 At-large bid 14th 2015
4 Quinnipiac ECAC 30–2–5 Tournament champion 2nd 2015
Clarkson ECAC 29–4–5 At-large bid 5th 2015
Princeton ECAC 22–8–2 At-large bid 2nd 2006
Mercyhurst CHA 19–10–5 Tournament champion 11th 2014
Northeastern Hockey East 28–8–1 At-large bid 1st Never

Bracket

[1]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 12 		National Semifinals
March 18 		National Championship
March 20
         
1 Boston College 5
Northeastern 1
1 Boston College 3*
Clarkson 2
4 Quinnipiac 0
Clarkson 1
1 Boston College 1
3 Minnesota 3
2 Wisconsin 6
Mercyhurst 0
2 Wisconsin 2
3 Minnesota 3*
3 Minnesota 6
Princeton 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Boston College vs. Northeastern

March 12
1:00		Northeastern1–5
(0–2, 0–1, 1–2)		Boston CollegeConte Forum
Attendance: 1,077
Game reference
Brittany BugalskiGoaliesKaitlin BurtReferees:
Bryan Hicks
Derek Zuckerman
Linesmen:
James Shea
Stephen Smiley
0–10:50 – Carpenter (Kent, Skarupa)
0–216:54 – Sullivan (Skarupa, Keller)
0–332:51 – Skarupa (Carpenter, Bizal)
0–441:54 – Sullivan (Grieves)
0–557:46 – sh – Carpenter (Skarupa, Keller)
Coyne (Scamurra, Bugalski) – pp – 58:201–5
12 minPenalties6 min
22Shots39

(4) Quinnipiac vs. Clarkson

March 12
2:00		Clarkson1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		QuinnipiacPeople's United Center
Game reference
Shea TileyGoaliesSydney RossmanReferees:
Tom Quinn
Tim Benedetto
Linesmen:
Bob Sloper
Tim Daley
Fast – 0:101–0
6 minPenalties8 min
29Shots14

(2) Wisconsin vs. Mercyhurst

March 12
7:07		Mercyhurst0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)		WisconsinLaBahn Arena
Attendance: 2,273
Game reference
Sarah McDonnellGoaliesAnn-Renée DesbiensReferees:
David Spivey
Krissy Morrison
Linesmen:
Brenda Reinen
Clayton Smith
0–18:26 – Cogan (Clark, Pankowski)
0–213:26 – Ryan (Cogan, Sowchuk)
0–330:47 – sh – McKibbon (Nurse, Ryan)
0–435:59 – Clark (Nurse, Gardner)
0–552:16 – pp – Nurse (Burke, Pankowski)
0–658:02 – Wellhausen (Gardner, Shaver)
8 minPenalties8 min
22Shots41

(3) Minnesota vs. Princeton

March 12
4:07		Princeton2–6
(1–3, 0–3, 1–0)		MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 2,468
Game reference
Kimberly NewellGoaliesAmanda LeveilleReferees:
Robert Ludwig
Shane Paskey
Linesmen:
Duncan Ryhorchuk
Dan Fitzsimons
McDonnell (Contini, Koelzer) – 0:291–0
1–14:47 – pp – Brandt – (Kessel, Stecklein)
1–26:01 – sh – Kessel (Wolfe, Brandt)
1–317:35 – pp – Kessel – (Brandt, Stecklein)
1–434:24 – Potomak (McMillen, Baldwin)
1–536:36 – Cameranesi (Pannek, Cline)
1–637:02 – Kessel (Potomak, Cline)
Contini (MacDonald, McKenna) – 59:572–6
6 minPenalties6 min
27Shots43

National Semifinals

(1) Boston College vs. Clarkson

March 18
4:00		Clarkson2–3 (OT)
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)		Boston CollegeWhittemore Center
Game reference
Shea TileyGoaliesKaitlin BurtReferees:
Robert Ludwig
Shane Paskey
Linesmen:
Duncan Ryhorchuk
Clayton Smith
McGill (Bannon, Harmon) – 2:271–0
Mercer (Mariani) – 25:292–0
2–134:32 – Skarupa (Carpenter, Bender)
2–216:07 – Johnson (Keller, Carpenter)
2–30:58 – Skarupa (Carpenter, Kent)
16 minPenalties10 min
36Shots32

(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Minnesota

March 18
7:22		Minnesota3–2
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		WisconsinWhittemore Center
Attendance: 2,167
Game reference
Amanda LeveilleGoaliesAnn-Renée DesbiensReferees:
Tim Benedetto
Tom Quinn
Linesmen:
Tim Daley
Bob Sloper
Williamson (Stecklein, Wolfe) – 2:151–0
1–111:35 – Shaver
1–239:42 – Clark (Cogan, Burke)
Kessel (Brandt, Stecklein) – 40:272–2
Potomak – 75:003–2
6 minPenalties4 min
41Shots39

National Championship

(1) Boston College vs. (3) Minnesota

March 20
2:06		Minnesota3–1
(1–0, 0–0, 2–1)		Boston CollegeWhittemore Center
Attendance: 3,211
Game reference
Amanda LeveilleGoaliesKaitlin BurtReferees:
Bryan Hicks
Derek Zuckerman
Linesmen:
James Shea
Kyle Smiley
Potomak (Brandt, Wolfe) – 0:131–0
Kessel (Potomak) – 48:312–0
Pannek (Stecklein) – 53:123–0
3–154:07 – Newkirk (Keller, Anastos)
8 minPenalties6 min
34Shots33

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "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.