2015 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2015 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 14, 2015. The Frozen Four was played on March 20 and 22, 2015 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota with the University of Minnesota as the host.[1]

2015 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
2015 Women's Frozen Four logo
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (5th title)
Runner-upHarvard Crimson (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrad Frost (3rd title)
MOPHannah Brandt (Minnesota)
Attendance6,800

The tournament was won by Minnesota with a 4–1 win over Harvard, giving the Golden Gophers their fifth overall title and third in four years.

Qualifying teams

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Minnesota
 
Boston College
 
Harvard
 
Wisconsin
 
Boston University
 
Quinnipiac
 
Clarkson
 
RIT
2015 Qualifying Teams
  WCHA,   ECAC,   Hockey East,   CHA

For the first time, 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 Minnesota WCHA 32–3–4 At-large bid 13th 2014
2 Boston College Hockey East 33–2–2 At-large bid 7th 2014
3 Harvard ECAC 25–5–3 Tournament champion 11th 2014
4 Wisconsin WCHA 28–6–4 Tournament champion 9th 2014
Boston University Hockey East 25–8–3 Tournament champion 6th 2014
Quinnipiac ECAC 26–8–3 At-large bid 1st Never
Clarkson ECAC 24–10–3 At-large bid 4th 2014
RIT CHA 15–18–5 Tournament champion 1st Never

Bracket

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[1]
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 14
National Semifinals
March 20
National Championship
March 22
         
1 Minnesota 6
RIT 2
1 Minnesota 3
4 Wisconsin 1
4 Wisconsin 5
Boston University 1
1 Minnesota 4
3 Harvard 1
2 Boston College 5
Clarkson 1
2 Boston College 1
3 Harvard 2
3 Harvard 5
Quinnipiac 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

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National Quarterfinals

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(1) Minnesota vs. RIT

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March 14
4:04
RIT2–6
(1–3, 0–2, 1–1)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 1,796
Game reference
Ali BinningtonGoaliesAmanda LeveilleReferees:
Robert Ludwig
Krissy Morrison
Linesmen:
Casey Enge
Josh Brown
0–13:45 – McMillen (Cameranesi, Brandt)
0–24:33 – Schipper (Piazza, Garzone)
Payerl (Bulleid)pp – 9:351–2
1–313:23 – ppRamsey (Brandt, McMillen)
1–428:28 – Menefee (Schipper, Ramsey)
1–534:02 – pp – Brandt (Menefee, Schipper)
Payerl (Bulleid) – 57:412–5
2–659:26 – shStecklein
14 minPenalties36 min
19Shots52

(4) Wisconsin vs. Boston University

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March 14
2:07
Boston University1–5
(0–2, 0–2, 1–1)
WisconsinLaBahn Arena
Attendance: 2,047
Game reference
Victoria Hanson
Mia Becker
GoaliesAnn-Renée DesbiensReferee:
Ray Doocy
Linesmen:
Dave Spivey
Scott Roth
0–12:56 – Pankowski (Channell)
0–215:54 – Zgraja (Rolfes, Turnbull)
0–335:43 – Pankowski (Sylvester, Zgraja)
0–438:59 – Clark (Wellhausen)
0–552:07 – ppRyan (Turnbull, Burke)
Bach (Leslie) – 57:071–5
14 minPenalties19 min
21Shots48

(2) Boston College vs. Clarkson

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March 14
1:00
Clarkson1–5
(0–1, 0–2, 1–2)
Boston CollegeConte Forum
Attendance: 803
Game reference
Shea TileyGoaliesKaitlin BurtReferee:
Will Harrop
Linesmen:
Bryan Hicks
Peter Terreri
0–111:28 – Carpenter (Skarupa, Kent)
0–220:23 – Carpenter (Skarupa)
0–335:55 – Capizzano (Field, Johnson)
Matteucci (Mercer) – 41:501–3
1–453:58 – Skarupa (Carpenter)
1–558:00 – Miano (Skarupa)
10 minPenalties6 min
21Shots31

(3) Harvard vs. Quinnipiac

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March 14
4:00
Quinnipiac0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)
HarvardBright Hockey Center
Attendance: 685
Game reference
Chelsea Laden
Sydney Rossman
GoaliesEmerance MaschmeyerReferees:
Tom Quinn
Shane Belanger
Linesmen:
Adam Saniech
Paul Sacco
0–14:42 – Frazer (Mastel, Laing)
0–29:05 – Mullins (Heffernan)
0–323:37 – Reber (Gedman, Parker)
0–442:42 – ppDaniels (Frazer, Fry)
0–552:00 – Heffernan (Laing)
2 minPenalties6 min
20Shots23

National Semifinals

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(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Wisconsin

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March 20
5:04
Wisconsin1–3
(0–0, 1–3, 0–0)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Ann-Renée DesbiensGoaliesAmanda LeveilleReferees:
Thomas Quinn
Shane Belanger
Linesmen:
Adam Staniech
Paul Sacco
Pankowski (Clark) – 20:521–0
1–128:53 – Brandt (Cameranesi, Menefee)
1–230:52 – Menefee (Wolfe, Brandt)
1–336:54 – ppPannek (Menefee, Brandt)
4 minPenalties2 min
35Shots23

(2) Boston College vs. (3) Harvard

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March 20
8:04
Harvard2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)
Boston CollegeRidder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesKaitlin BurtReferees:
Robert Ludwig
Krissy Morrison
Linesmen:
Scott Roth
Mike Diebold
46:34 – Armstrong (Daniels)1–0
53:00 – shParker (Edney)2–0
2–1Field (Anastos) – 55:37
19 minPenalties4 min
21Shots44

National Championship

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(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Harvard

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March 22
3:04
Harvard1–4
(0–1, 0–0, 1–3)
MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 3,400
Game reference
Emerance MaschmeyerGoaliesAmanda LeveilleReferees:
Shane Belanger
Tom Quinn
Linesmen:
Paul Sacco
Adam Staniech
0–119:09 – Wolfe (Cameranesi, Bona)
0–248:50 – Brandt (Menefee)
Edney (Picard) – 55:061–2
1–356:54 – Lorence (Pannek)
1–458:12 – Bona (Stecklein, Leveille)
8 minPenalties6 min
20Shots33

Tournament awards

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* Most Outstanding Player[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament". NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  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.