2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. Regional quarterfinals were contested on March 15 and 16, 2013. The Frozen Four was played on March 22 and 24, 2013 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, with the University of Minnesota as the host school.

2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (4th title)
Runner-upBoston University Terriers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrad Frost (2nd title)
MOPNoora Räty (Minnesota)

The University of Minnesota won the title with a 6–3 win over Boston University, becoming the first NCAA women's hockey team ever to complete a perfect season (41–0–0).[1]

Qualifying teams

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Minnesota
 
Cornell
 
Boston University
 
Boston College
 
North Dakota
 
Harvard
 
Mercyhurst
 
Clarkson
2013 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 Minnesota WCHA 38–0–0 Tournament champion 11th 2012
2 Cornell ECAC 27–6–1 Tournament champion 4th 2012
3 Boston University Hockey East 28–6–3 Tournament champion 4th 2012
4 Boston College Hockey East 27–7–3 At-large bid 5th 2012
North Dakota WCHA 26–12–1 At-large bid 2nd 2012
Harvard ECAC 24–7–3 At-large bid 9th 2010
Mercyhurst CHA 29–7–1 At-large bid 9th 2012
Clarkson ECAC 28–9–0 At-large bid 2nd 2010

Bracket

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[2]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 10
National Semifinals
March 16
National Championship
March 18
         
1 Minnesota 3***
North Dakota 2
1 Minnesota 3*
4 Boston College 2
4 Boston College 3
Harvard 1
1 Minnesota 6
3 Boston University 3
2 Cornell 3
Mercyhurst 4*
Mercyhurst 1
3 Boston University 4
3 Boston University 5
Clarkson 3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

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National Quarterfinals

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(1) Minnesota vs. North Dakota

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March 16
4:00
North Dakota2–3 (3OT)
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 2,750
Game reference
Shelby Amsley-BenzieGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Kristine Langley
Leah Wrazidlo
Linesmen:
Kevin Capocasa
Shane Pasky
0–10:52 – Brandt (Kessel, Brausen)
Furia (Dufault) – 14:051–1
Dufault (Karvinen, Jakobsen)pp – 20:292–1
2–236:00 – pp – Kessel (Bozek)
2–3118:51 – ppTerry (Bona, Jalosuo)
14 minPenalties17 min
52Shots60

(4) Boston College vs. Harvard

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March 16
1:00
Harvard1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)
Boston CollegeConte Forum
Attendance: 920
Game reference
Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesCorinne BoylesReferee:
Ryan Hicks
Linesmen:
Cam Lynch
Will Harrop
Parker (Spurling, Reber)pp – 16:001–0
1–117:00 – Skarupa (Bolden)
1–222:11 – Walsh (Burns, Motherwell)
1–335:04 – Carpenter (Bolden)
4 minPenalties8 min
31Shots24

(2) Cornell vs. Mercyhurst

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March 16
1:00
Mercyhurst4–3 (OT)
(1–0, 0–2, 2–1, 1–0)
CornellLynah Rink
Attendance: 2,327
Game reference
Stephanie CiampaGoaliesLauren SlebodnickReferees:
Katie Guay
Pat Silva
Linesmen:
Bridget Waitkus
Bob Sloper
Buquet (Hendrikx, Bestland) – 8:341–0
1–132:29 – ppJenner (Fortino, Rougeau)
1–239:00 – Brown (Jenner)
DeSutter (Dingeldein, Bestland) – 47:292–2
Luczak (Welch) – 58:473–2
3–359:04 – Saulnier (Jenner)
Dingeldein (Kilroy, Janiga) – 64:494–3
14 minPenalties16 min
34Shots32

(3) Boston University vs. Clarkson

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March 16
3:00
Clarkson3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)
Boston UniversityWalter Brown Arena
Attendance: 542
Game reference
Erica HoweGoaliesKerrin SperryReferee:
Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Derek Zuckerman
Peter Terreri
0–14:49 – Poulin (Kohanchuk, Doyle)
Ambrose (Nisbet, Mercer) – 21:441–1
1–237:09 – Kohanchuk (Poulin, Fratkin)
1–349:22 – Lefort
1–449:48 – Warren (Menard, Tutino)
Lambert (Rattray) – 50:002–4
MacAulay (Skirrow, Shields) – 55:203–4
3–559:01 – Lefort
4 minPenalties10 min
37Shots27

National Semifinals

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(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Boston College

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March 22
5:00
Boston College2–3 (OT)
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Corinne BoylesGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Bryan Hicks
Cam Lynch
Linesmen:
Will Harrop
Jamie Colacino
Field (Carpenter, Skarupa)pp – 38:131–0
1–141:42 – ppBrandt (Bozek, McMillen)
1–252:12 – Kortum (Bona, McMillen)
Bender (Skarupa, Trivigno) – 54:122–2
2–361:39 – Davis (Brausen, Lorence)
6 minPenalties6 min
28Shots39

Mercyhurst vs. (3) Boston University

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March 22
8:17
Mercyhurst1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
Boston UniversityRidder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Stephanie CiampaGoaliesKerrin SperryReferee:
Leah Wrazidlo
Linesmen:
Krissy Langley
Kevin Capocasa
0–10:13 – Kohanchuk Poulin, Fratkin)
0–221:00 – Menard (Warren)
0–343:02 – Miller (Kohanchuk)
0–449:57 – Poulin
Cicero (Bestland, Higson) – 58:071–4
10 minPenalties15 min
27Shots33

National Championship

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(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Boston University

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March 24
3:04
Boston University3–5
(1–2, 0–2, 2–2)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Kerrin SperryGoaliesNoora RätyReferees:
Bryan Hicks
Cam Lynch
Linesmen:
Will Harrop
Jamie Colacino
0–111:38 – ppJalosuo (Ramsey, Davis)
0–218:32 – shBrandt (Kessel, Gillanders)
Lefort (Stoneburgh, Poulin)pp – 18:481–2
1–336:02 – Kessel (Menefee, Ramsey)
1–439:48 – ppMcMillen (Menefee, Bozek)
Poulin (Doyle, Cardella)pp – 41:482–4
2–555:27 – Ramsey (Menefee, Kessel)
Kohanchuk (Fratkin, Miller) – 57:083–5
3–659:11 – en – Kessel
8 minPenalties8 min
24Shots29

Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Associated Press (March 24, 2013). "Gophers get first perfect season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 Women's Ice Hockey Tournament | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  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.