The 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eight schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were played at the Erie Insurance Arena on March 15 and 16, 2021, with the Frozen Four played on March 18 and 20, 2021 at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. Daryl Watts of the Wisconsin Badgers scored the tournament winning goal in a 2–1 overtime win against the Northeastern Huskies.[1]
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Wisconsin Badgers (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Northeastern Huskies (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Mark Johnson (6th title) |
| MOP | Makenna Webster (Wisconsin) |
Qualifying teams
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Northeastern
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Colgate
Minnesota Duluth
Boston College
Providence
Robert Morris
In the sixth year under this qualification format, 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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeastern | Hockey East | 20–1–1 | Tournament champion | 5th | 2020 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | WCHA | 12–3–1 | Tournament champion | 15th | 2020 |
| 3 | Ohio State | WCHA | 12–6 | At-large bid | 3rd | 2020 |
| 4 | Colgate | ECAC | 15–6–1 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2018 |
| Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 11–6 | At-large bid | 12th | 2019 | |
| Boston College | Hockey East | 14–5 | At-large bid | 12th | 2019 | |
| Providence | Hockey East | 12–7–1 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2005 | |
| Robert Morris | CHA | 16–7–1 | Tournament champion | 2nd | 2017 |
Bracket
edit| National Quarterfinals March 15 & March 16[2] NCAA.com | National Semifinals March 18 ESPN3/ESPNU | National Championship March 20 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Robert Morris | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 3* | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Colgate | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 1* | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 2* | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Boston College | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wisconsin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Providence | 0 | ||||||||||||
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results
editNational Quarterfinals
edit(1) Northeastern vs. Robert Morris
edit| March 15 2:00 | Robert Morris | 1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Northeastern | Erie Insurance Arena Attendance: 378 |
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| Raygan Kirk | Goalies | Aerin Frankel | Referees: Sarma Ozmen Mike Kaehler Linesmen: Ron Laturi Glen Hagberg | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
(2) Wisconsin vs. Providence
edit| March 16 2:00 | Providence | 0–3 0–1 / 0–0 / 0–2 | Wisconsin | Erie Insurance Arena Attendance: 217 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Sandra Abstreiter | Goalies | Kennedy Blair | Referees: James Visconte Todd Plouffe Linesmen: Brian Kimmins Michael Bontatibus | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 44 | |||||||||
(3) Ohio State vs. Boston College
edit| March 16 7:00 | Ohio State | 3–1 (0–1, 2–0, 1–0) | Boston College | Erie Insurance Arena Attendance: 478 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Andrea Brändli | Goalies | Abbey Levy | Referees: Katy Guay Derek Zuckerman Linesmen: Coby Mason Ryan Chauvin | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 48 | ||||||||||||
(4) Colgate vs. Minnesota Duluth
edit| March 15 7:00 | Minnesota Duluth | 1–0 (OT) (0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Colgate | Erie Insurance Arena Attendance: 487 |
| Game reference | |||||
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| Emma Söderberg | Goalies | Kayle Osborne | Referees: Chelsea Rapin Kelly Cooke Linesmen: Steven Saul Evan Cook | ||
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| 2 min | Penalties | ||||
| 30 | Shots | 30 | |||
National Semifinals
edit(1) Northeastern vs. Minnesota Duluth
edit| March 18 | Minnesota Duluth | 2–3 (OT) (0–0, 2–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Northeastern | Erie Insurance Arena Attendance: 299 |
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| Emma Söderberg | Goalies | Aerin Frankel | Referees: Katie Guay Derek Zuckerman Linesmen: Coby Munson Ryan Chauvin | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 47 | |||||||||||||||
(2) Wisconsin vs. (3) Ohio St.
edit| March 18 12:00 | Ohio State | 2–4 (0–1, 1–2, 1–1) | Wisconsin | Erie Insurance Arena Attendance: 379 |
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| Andrea Brändli | Goalies | Kennedy Blair | Referees: Chelsea Rapin Kelly Cooke Linesmen: Steven Saul Evan Cooke | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
National Championship
edit(1) Northeastern vs. (2) Wisconsin
edit| March 20 7:30 | Wisconsin | 2–1 (OT) (0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Northeastern | Erie Insurance Arena Attendance: 778 |
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| Kennedy Blair | Goalies | Aerin Frankel | Referees: Katie Guay Derek Zuckerman Linesmen: Coby Munson Ryan Chauvin | ||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||
Media
editTelevision
editESPN had US television rights to the semifinals and national championship after entering into a multi-year contract to carry the event.[3] The Quarterfinals were streamed on ncaa.com while ESPNU and ESPN3 carried the Women's Frozen Four and Championship.[4]
Broadcast assignments
editQuarterfinals
- Scott Sudikoff and Kelly Schultz
Women's Frozen Four and Championship
Tournament awards
edit- G: Aerin Frankel, Northeastern
- D: Ashton Bell, Minnesota Duluth
- D: Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern
- F: Alina Müller, Northeastern
- F: Caitlin Schneider, Wisconsin
- F: Makenna Webster*, Wisconsin
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "N.S. player captains Wisconsin to NCAA women's hockey title". cbc.ca. March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Ice Hockey Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ Dilks, Chris (February 23, 2021). "ESPNU to Televise Women's Frozen Four". SB Nation. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Skarka, Michael (February 23, 2021). "ESPN to Present the 2021 NCAA Women's Frozen Four Beginning March 18 as Part of New, Multi-Year Agreement". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "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.