2009 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2009 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. It began on March 14, 2009, and ended with the championship game on March 22. The quarterfinals were played at the home sites of the seeded teams and the Frozen Four was played in Boston.[1]

2009 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsWisconsin Badgers (3rd title)
Runner-upMercyhurst Lakers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMark Johnson (3rd title)

Qualifying teams

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Wisconsin
 
Minnesota
 
Mercyhurst
 
New Hampshire
 
Minnesota Duluth
 
St. Lawrence
 
Boston College
 
Dartmouth
2009 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.

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Wisconsin WCHA 18–2–5 Tournament champion 5th 2008
2 Minnesota WCHA 22–1–3 At-large bid 7th 2008
3 Mercyhurst CHA 29–5–0 At-large bid 5th 2008
4 New Hampshire Hockey East 24–5–5 Tournament champion 4th 2008
Minnesota Duluth WCHA 17–5–4 At-large bid 8th 2008
St. Lawrence ECAC 24–10–3 At-large bid 6th 2008
Boston College Hockey East 22–8–5 At-large bid 2nd 2007
Dartmouth ECAC 20–9–4 Tournament champion 7th 2008

Bracket

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National Quarterfinals
March 14
National Semifinals
March 20
National Championship
March 22
         
1 Wisconsin 7
Dartmouth 0
1 Wisconsin 5
Minnesota Duluth 1
4 New Hampshire 1
Minnesota Duluth 4
1 Wisconsin 5
3 Mercyhurst 0
2 Minnesota 4
Boston College 3
2 Minnesota 4
3 Mercyhurst 5
3 Mercyhurst 3
St. Lawrence 1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)[2]

Results

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National Quarterfinals

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(1) Wisconsin vs. Dartmouth

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March 14
1:07
Dartmouth0–7
(0–2, 0–3, 0–2)
WisconsinKohl Center
Attendance: 3,023
Game reference
Carli ClemisGoaliesJessie VetterReferees:
Chris Perrault
Dan Lick
Linesmen:
Christine Langley
Tai Thorsheim
0–13:39 – ppKeseley (Lawler, Knight)
0–211:25 – Lawler (Knight)
0–329:36 – Knight (Keseley, Dronen)
0–432:13 – sh – Knight
0–536:34 – pp – Keseley (Duggan, Knight)
0–656:09 – Keseley (Knight, Lawler)
0–759:01 – Ammerman (Keseley, Dronen)
10 minPenalties10 min
32Shots28

(4) New Hampshire vs. Minnesota Duluth

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March 14
1:00
Minnesota Duluth4–1
(0–0, 0–0, 4–1)
New HampshireWhittemore Center
Attendance: 1,410
Game reference
Kayley HermanGoaliesJohanna EllisonReferees:
Derek Zuckerman
Dean Gilbert
Linesmen:
Gary Young
Katie Guay
Irwin (O'Toole)pp – 42:491–0
Holmlöv (Winberg) – 50:082–0
2–111:59 – ppBirchard (Faber)
Mattilia (Blais, Pelttari) – 57:433–1
O'Toole (Larocque, Winberg)en – 59:494–1
10 minPenalties40 min
25Shots22

(2) Minnesota vs. Boston College

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March 14
4:00
Boston College3–4
(1–4, 1–0, 1–0)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 1,530
Game reference
Molly SchausGoaliesAlyssa GroganReferees:
Jay Mendel
Robert Ludwig
Linesmen:
Alicia Hanrahan
Erin Blair
0–10:46 – ppMarvin (Gagnon, Grogan)
0–23:15 – Marvin (Francis, West)
Restuccia (Thunstrom) – 4:351–2
1–38:17 – Drazan
1–48:59 – Francis (Gagnon, Lamoureux)
Restuccia (Stack, Schaus)pp – 34:002–4
Fardelmann (Stack, Taverna)pp – 45:283–4
10 minPenalties25 min
28Shots32

(3) Mercyhurst vs. St. Lawrence

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March 14
3:00
St. Lawrence1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
MercyhurstMercyhurst Ice Center
Game reference
Brittony ChartierGoaliesHillary Pattenden
Batchelor (Emond, Roach) – 3:431–0
1–122:15 – Steadman (Bendus, Bram)
1–234:35 – ppAgosta (Prough, Chouinard)
1–343:35 – Jones
10 minPenalties6 min
13Shots44

National Semifinals

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(1) Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Duluth

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March 20
5:04
Minnesota Duluth1–5
(0–0, 0–3, 1–2)
WisconsinAgganis Arena
Attendance: 2,706
Game reference
Johanna EllisonGoaliesJessie VetterReferees:
Lick/Perrault
Alicia Hanrahan
Linesman:
Erin Blair
0–131:16 – ppLawler (Knight, Matthews)
0–232:33 – pp – Knight (Duggan)
0–336:36 – pp – Lawler (Knight, Duggan)
0–445:26 – Sanders (Ammerman)
0–554:25 – pp – Knight (Duggan)
Rasmussen (Fridfinnson) – 55:081–5
29 minPenalties10 min
29Shots32

(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Mercyhurst

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March 20
8:05
Mercyhurst5–4
(3–1, 2–0, 0–3)
MinnesotaAgganis Arena
Attendance: 2,706
Game reference
Hillary PattendenGoaliesAlyssa Grogan
Jenny Lura
Referees:
Gilbert/Zuckerman
Todd Aldous
Linesman:
Larry Legault
0–15:29 – ppMarvin (Drazan)
Chouinard (McMeekin, Scanzano)pp – 8:381–1
Brampp – 15:472–1
Agosta (Jones, Scanzano) – 18:463–1
Corbett (Chouinard, Cockell) – 23:404–1
Agosta (Scanzano) – 39:555–1
5–251:13 – ppSchoullis (Marvin)
5–355:24 – Marvin
5–458:43 – ppLamoureux (Drazan, Marvin)
16 minPenalties16 min
22Shots37

National Championship

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(1) Wisconsin vs. (3) Mercyhurst

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March 22
12:04
Mercyhurst0–5
(0–0, 0–3, 0–2)
WisconsinAgganis Arena
Attendance: 2,437
Game reference
Hillary PattendenGoaliesJessie VetterReferees:
Zuckerman/Gilbert
Todd Aldous
Linesman:
Larry Legault
0–125:28 – Ammerman (Keseley)
0–228:48 – ppDuggan (Matthews, Lawler)
0–330:38 – Keseley (Lawler, Knight)
0–443:26 – Windmeier (Giles, Duggan)
0–545:38 – Knight (Lawler, Keseley)
12 minPenalties26 min
37Shots32

Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Championship Sites Selected for 2008 and 2009 Women's Frozen Four" (Press release). NCAA. December 12, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "2009 Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  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.