2024 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament

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2024 NCAA Division III Women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams11
Finals site
ChampionsWisconsin–River Falls Falcons (1st title)
Runner-upElmira Soaring Eagles (8th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJoe Cranston (1st title)
MOPMaddie McCollins (Wisconsin–River Falls)

The 2024 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The first round was played on the higher seeds campus on March 6, 2024, and quarterfinals will be played on the campuses of the top 5 seeded teams on March 9, 2024, while the Frozen Four will be played on March 15 and 17, 2024 at the highest remaining seeds campus. The Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons defeated the Elmira Soaring Eagles 4–1 to win their first national championship.

Qualifying teams[edit]

The seven winners of their conference tournaments received automatic berths to the tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top five teams are seeded.[1]

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Wisconsin–River Falls WIAC 28–0–0 At-large bid 15th 2023
2 Plattsburgh State SUNYAC 22–4–1 At-large bid 19th 2023
3 Gustavus Adolphus MIAC 22–4–0 Tournament champion 17th 2023
4 Amherst NESCAC 21–3–2 At-large bid 9th 2023
5 Adrian NCHA 27–2–0 Tournament champion 8th 2023
Elmira NEHC 20–7–1 Tournament champion 18th 2022
Hamilton NESCAC 15–6–6 At-large bid 2nd 2023
Middlebury NESCAC 16–6–4 Tournament champion 19th 2023
Nazareth UCHC 22–5–1 Tournament champion 3rd 2023
SUNY Cortland SUNYAC 20–5–2 Tournament champion 1st Never
Western New England CCC 17–7–3 Tournament champion 1st Never

Bracket[edit]

First Round
March 6[2] 		National Quarterfinals
March 9 		National Semifinals
March 15 		National Championship
March 17
8 Hamilton 1
9 Nazareth 1 5 Adrian 4
8 Hamilton 2* 5 Adrian 2
1 Wisconsin–River Falls 3
3 Gustavus Adolphus 1
1 Wisconsin–River Falls 2
1 Wisconsin–River Falls 4
10 Elmira 1
6 Middlebury 2
11 Western New England 0 2 Plattsburgh State 0
6 Middlebury 8 6 Middlebury 0
10 Elmira 1
10 Elmira 2*
10 Elmira 3 4 Amherst 1
7 Cortland 1

Note: each * denotes one overtime period


Results[edit]

First Round[edit]

(9) Nazareth vs. (8) Hamilton[edit]

March 6 Nazareth 1 – 2 OT Hamilton Russell Sage Rink Recap  
(Makenna Wiljanen, Alexis Kindred) – Ingrid Holstad – 4:11 First period 12:52 – pp – Ali Joseph – (Lydia Bullock, Lisa Ito-Bagshaw)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 3:47 – Lydia Bullock – (Ava Romano)
McKinley Hoff (19 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Teagan Brown (29 saves / 30 shots)


(11) Western New England vs. (6) Middlebury[edit]

March 6 Western New England 0 – 8 Middlebury Kenyon Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 16:59 – Avery McInerny – (Kate Flynn, Sabrina Kim)
18:04 – Delanie Goniwiecha – (Liv Fernandez, Olivia McManus)
No scoring Second period 2:44 – pp – Avery McInerny – (Cece Ziegler, Julia Johnson)
6:51 – pp – Kate Flynn – (Sabrina Kim, Avery McInerny)
9:36 – Kate Flynn
19:08 – Jordan Hower – (Cat Appleyard, Sabrina Kim)
No scoring Third period 3:49 – Audrey Lazar – (Selia Coady, Julia Johnson)
10:23 – Raia Schluter – (Molly MacQueen)
Riel Jessie-Gerelli (54 saves / 62 shots) Goalie stats Sophia Will (21 saves / 21 shots)


(10) Elmira vs. (7) Cortland[edit]

March 6 Elmira 3 – 1 Cortland Alumni Arena Recap  
McKenzie Schmidt – 12:52 First period No scoring
(Erika Goleniak, Lexi Hoffmann) – Emily Lenzen – pp – 15:40 Second period 16:44 – Meggan Cramer – (Dany Donegan, Ainsley Delacourt)
(Lexi Hoffmann) – Emma Bradbury – 19:47 Third period No scoring
Chloe Beaubien (24 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Molly Goergen (33 saves / 36 shots)


Quarterfinals[edit]

(8) Hamilton vs. (5) Adrian[edit]

March 9 Hamilton 1 – 4 Adrian Arrington Ice Arena Recap  
(Lisa Ito-Bagshaw, Ava Romano) – Claire McGennis – 10:40 First period 11:59 – Sydnie Crockett – (Saige Biddle)
13:41 – pp – Tia Lascelle – (Une Bjelland, Maya Roy)
No scoring Second period 17:49 – Tia Lascelle – (Maya Roy)
No scoring Third period 9:51 – pp – Karmen Anderson – (Tia Lascelle, Maya Roy)
Teagan Brown (29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Michaela O'Brien (20 saves / 21 shots)


(3) Gustavus Adolphus vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls[edit]

March 9 Gustavus Adolphus 1 – 2 Wisconsin–River Falls Hunt Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 13:02 – Aubrey Nelvin – (Alex Hantge)
Hailey Holland – 2:05 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:02 – Madison Lavergne
Katie McCoy (26 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Jordan O'Connor (19 saves / 20 shots)


(6) Middlebury vs. (2) Plattsburgh State[edit]

March 9 Middlebury 2 – 0 Plattsburgh State Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena Recap  
(Jordan Hower, Sabrina Kim) – Audrey Lazar – 10:40 First period No scoring
(Callia Ferraris, Sabrina Kim) – Kate Flynn – 7:32 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Sophia Will (30 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Lilla Nease (17 saves / 19 shots)


(10) Elmira vs. (4) Amherst[edit]

March 9 Elmira 2 – 1 OT Amherst Orr Rink Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Anna Lugge, Emily Lenzen) – Emma Bradbury – 10:40 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 13:09 – pp – Alyssa Xu – (Anna Baxter, Rylee Glennon)
(Anna Lugge, Emma Bradbury) – Emily Lenzen – 9:51 First overtime period No scoring
Chloe Beaubien (43 saves / 44 shots) Goalie stats Natalie Stott (29 saves / 31 shots)


Semifinals[edit]

(10) Elmira vs. (6) Middlebury[edit]

March 15 Elmira 1 – 0 Middlebury Hunt Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
(Holley Riva) – Claire Meeder – 15:34 Third period No scoring
Chloe Beaubien (31 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Sophia Will (19 saves / 20 shots)


(5) Adrian vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls[edit]

March 15 Adrian 2 – 3 Wisconsin–River Falls Hunt Arena Recap  
(Nicole Pietrucha) – Tia Lascelle – 15:39 First period 15:47 – Madison Lavergne – (Alex Hantge)
(Kaleigh Cadorette) – Une Bjelland – 18:11 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 5:43 – Maddie McCollins – (Braelyn Sathers)
18:10 – Bailey Olson – (Ellie Brice, Holly Eckers)
Michaela O'Brien (42 saves / 45 shots) Goalie stats Jordan O'Connor (22 saves / 24 shots)

Championship[edit]

(10) Elmira vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls[edit]

March 17 Elmira 1 – 4 Wisconsin–River Falls Hunt Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
(Emma Bradbury) – Emily Lenzen – 10:36 Second period 8:56 – pp – Makenna Aure
No scoring Third period 6:50 – Kenzie Dunn
7:26 – Madison Lavergne – (Kaitlyn Ronn)
12:01 – Alex Hantge
Chloe Beaubien (32 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Jordan O'Connor (16 saves / 17 shots)


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 NCAA DIII women's ice hockey selections announced | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 D3 Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
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