Teams | 11 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Ohio State Buckeyes (1st title) |
Runner-up | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (7th title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Nadine Muzerall (1st title) |
MOP | Paetyn Levis (Ohio State) |
The 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This was the first year the tournament featured an expanded field of 11 teams.[1] The first round and quarterfinals were played on at the campuses of seeded teams on March 10 and 12, 2022, while the Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2022 at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. Ohio State won the tournament with a 3–2 win over Minnesota-Duluth making it their first national championship.[2]
Qualifying teams
In the first year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other seven teams were selected at-large. The top five teams were then seeded.
Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
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1 | Ohio State | WCHA | 29–6–0 | Tournament champion | 4th | 2021 |
2 | Minnesota | WCHA | 29–8–1 | At-large bid | 19th | 2020 |
3 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 30–4–2 | Tournament champion | 6th | 2021 |
4 | Colgate | ECAC | 30–7–1 | Tournament champion | 3rd | 2021 |
5 | Yale | ECAC | 25–8–1 | At-large bid | 1st | Never |
Wisconsin | WCHA | 25–7–1 | At-large bid | 16th | 2021 | |
Minnesota-Duluth | WCHA | 24–11–1 | At-large bid | 13th | 2021 | |
Clarkson | ECAC | 22–11–3 | At-large bid | 10th | 2020 | |
Syracuse | CHA | 15–10–6 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2019 | |
Quinnipiac | ECAC | 25–9–3 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2016 | |
Harvard | ECAC | 22–9–1 | At-large bid | 12th | 2015 |
Bracket
First round March 10 BigTen+, CollegeSportsLive | National quarterfinals March 12 BigTen+, CollegeSportsLive, ESPN+ | National semifinals March 18 ESPN+ | National championship March 20 ESPN+ | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 4** | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Quinnipiac | 4 | 8 | Quinnipiac | 3 | ||||||||||||||
9 | Syracuse | 0 | 1 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Yale | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Colgate | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Yale | 2* | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4 | 6 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Harvard | 0 | 6 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2** | ||||||||||||||
3 | Northeastern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Northeastern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | Wisconsin | 2 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Clarkson | 1 |
Note: each * denotes one overtime period[3]
Results
First round
Quinnipiac vs. Syracuse
March 10 | Syracuse | 0 – 4 | Quinnipiac | The Ohio State University Ice Rink | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 11:26 – Taylor House – (Ann-Frederik Naud) 15:59 – Sadie Peart – (Courtney Vorster, Alexa Hoskin) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 2:15 – Jess Schryver – (Zoe Boyd, Lexie Adzija) 19:47 – en – Lexie Adzija – (Zoe Boyd) | ||||||
Arielle DeSmet (27 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Corinne Schroeder (16 saves / 16 shots) |
Wisconsin vs. Clarkson
March 10 | Clarkson | 1 – 3 | Wisconsin | Matthews Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 17:50 – Maddi Wheeler – (Makenna Webster, Brette Pettet) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 10:18 – Daryl Watts – (Nicole LaMantia, Chayla Edwards) | ||||||
Nicole Gosling – (Florence Lessard, Gabrielle David) – 17:59 | Third period | 19:42 – en – Delaney Drake – (Grace Bowlby) | ||||||
Amanda Zeglen (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Kennedy Blair (30 saves / 31 shots) |
Minnesota-Duluth vs. Harvard
March 10 | Harvard | 0 – 4 | Minnesota-Dultuh | Ridder Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 0:49 – Gabbie Hughes – (Élizabeth Giguère, Anna Klein) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 0:25 – Gabbie Hughes – (Anna Klein, Élizabeth Giguère) 13:29 – Gabbie Hughes – (Élizabeth Giguère) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 7:34 – Mckenzie Hewett – (Anneke Linser, Taylor Stewart) | ||||||
Becky Dutton (26 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Emma Söderberg (27 saves / 27 shots) |
National quarterfinals
Wisconsin vs. (3) Northeastern
March 12 | Wisconsin | 2 – 4 | Northeastern | Matthews Arena | Recap | |||
Casey O'Brien – (Makenna Webster, Nicole LaMantia) – 9:30 | First period | 4:17 – Katy Knoll – (Andrea Renner, Brooke Hobson) 19:55 – Skylar Irving – (Katy Knoll, Maddie Mills) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 11:22 – Maureen Murphy – (Chloé Aurard, Brooke Hobson) | ||||||
Brette Pettet – (Sophie Shirley, Grace Bowlby) – 3:35 | Third period | 8:57 – Alina Müller – (Maureen Murphy, Maddie Mills) | ||||||
Kennedy Blair (28 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Aerin Frankel (39 saves / 41 shots) |
(5) Yale vs. (4) Colgate
March 12 | Yale | 2 – 1 | OT | Colgate | Class of 1965 Arena | Recap | ||
Ella Hartje – (Claire Dalton, Rebecca Vanstone) – 9:35 | First period | 18:41 – Kaitlyn O'Donohoe – (Dara Greig, Allyson Simpson) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Tess Dettling – (Emma DeCorby) – 2:05 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gianna Meloni (28 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Hannah Murphy (20 saves / 22 shots) |
Minnesota-Duluth vs. (2) Minnesota
March 12 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 – 1 | Minnesota | Ridder Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 9:50 – Abigail Boreen – (Catie Skaja, Amy Potomak) | ||||||
Mannon McMahon – (Clara Van Wieren) – 14:46 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Gabbie Hughes – 14:36 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Emma Söderberg (37 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Lauren Bench (25 saves / 27 shots) |
Quinnipiac vs. (1) Ohio State
March 12 | Quinnipiac | 3 – 4 | 2OT | Ohio State | The Ohio State University Ice Rink | Recap | ||
Ann-Frederik Naud – 8:26 | First period | 19:03 – Riley Brengman | ||||||
Maya Labad – (Sadie Peart) – 6:56 | Second period | 4:30 – Clair DeGeorge – (Sophie Jaques, Madison Bizal) | ||||||
Taylor House – (Kendall Cooper, Olivia Mobley) – 18:38 | Third period | 2:19 – Sophie Jaques – (Liz Schepers) | ||||||
No scoring | Second overtime period | 2:05 – Clair DeGeorge – (Liz Schepers, Riley Brengman) | ||||||
Corinne Schroeder (73 saves / 77 shots) | Goalie stats | Amanda Thiele (19 saves / 22 shots) |
National semifinals
Minnesota-Duluth vs. (3) Northeastern
March 18 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 – 1 | 2OT | Northeastern | Pegula Ice Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 4:35 – Skylar Irving – (Katy Knoll, Maddie Mills) | ||||||
Taylor Anderson – (Mckenzie Hewett, Naomi Rogge) – 10:05 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Naomi Rogge – (Élizabeth Giguère) – 18:15 | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Emma Söderberg (46 saves / 47 shots) | Goalie stats | Aerin Frankel (48 saves / 50 shots) |
(5) Yale vs. (1) Ohio State
March 18 | Yale | 1 – 2 | Ohio State | Pegula Ice Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Tabea Botthof – (Emma Harvey, Grace Lee) – 2:43 | Second period | 7:08 – pp – Paetyn Levis – (Liz Schepers, Riley Brengman) 10:57 – Jennifer Gardiner – (Riley Brengman) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Gianna Meloni (36 saves / 38 shots) | Goalie stats | Amanda Thiele (23 saves / 24 shots) |
National championship
Minnesota-Duluth vs. (1) Ohio State
March 20 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 – 3 | Ohio State | Pegula Ice Arena | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Naomi Rogge – (Kailee Skinner, Taylor Anderson) – 18:15 | Second period | 4:10 – pp – Paetyn Levis – (Clair DeGeorge) | ||||||
Élizabeth Giguère – (Anna Klein) – 1:47 | Third period | 0:24 – Clair DeGeorge – (Paetyn Levis) 13:30 – Kenzie Hauswirth | ||||||
Emma Söderberg (33 saves / 36 shots) | Goalie stats | Amanda Thiele (17 saves / 19 shots) |
Media
Television
ESPN had US television rights to the semifinals and national championship after entering into a multi-year contract to carry the event.[4] The Quarterfinals were streamed on ESPN+, CollegeSportsLive, and BigTen+. ESPN+ carried the Frozen Four and the Championship, while ESPNU also carried the Championship.[5]
Broadcast assignments
Women's Frozen Four and Championship
- Clay Matvick, AJ Mleczko, and Hilary Knight.
Tournament awards
All-Tournament Team
- G: Emma Söderberg, Minnesota Duluth
- D: Sophie Jaques, Ohio State
- D: Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern
- F: Kenzie Hauswirth, Ohio State
- F: Paetyn Levis* , Ohio State
- F: Naomi Rogge, Minnesota Duluth
See also
References
- ↑ Haase, Nicole (December 16, 2021). "Division I Women's Hockey: NCAA approves immediate expansion of bracket; 11 teams to compete in 2022 National Championship tournament". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Ohio State wins its first title in the 2022 NCAA women's hockey tournament | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 NC Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket | NCAA.com". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ↑ "ESPNU to Televise Women's Frozen Four". sbncollegehockey.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ↑ "ESPN to Present the 2021 NCAA Women's Frozen Four Beginning March 18 as Part of New, Multi-Year Agreement". espnpressroom.com. February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ↑ "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.