2011 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

2011 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsWisconsin Badgers (4th title)
Runner-upBoston University Terriers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMark Johnson (4th title)
MOP(Tie) Meghan Duggan[1] and Hilary Knight (Wisconsin Badgers)
Attendance3956

The 2011 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. The Frozen Four was hosted by Mercyhurst College at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.[2]

Qualifying teams

2011 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament is located in USA Midwest and Northeast
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Cornell
Cornell
Boston University
Boston University
Boston College
Boston College
Minnesota
Minnesota
Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst
Dartmouth
Dartmouth
Minnesota Duluth
Minnesota Duluth
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2011 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 34–2–2 Tournament champion 6th 2009
2 Cornell ECAC 30–2–1 Tournament champion 2nd 2010
3 Boston University Hockey East 25–6–4 At-large bid 2nd 2010
4 Boston College Hockey East 23–6–6 Tournament champion 3rd 2009
Minnesota WCHA 26–9–2 At-large bid 9th 2010
Mercyhurst CHA 29–5–0 At-large bid 7th 2010
Dartmouth ECAC 22–11–0 At-large bid 8th 2009
Minnesota Duluth WCHA 22–7–3 At-large bid 10th 2010

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 12 		National Semifinals
March 19 		National Championship
March 20
         
1 Wisconsin 2
Minnesota–Duluth 1
1 Wisconsin 3
4 Boston College 2
4 Boston College 4
Minnesota 1
1 Wisconsin 4
3 Boston University 1
2 Cornell 7
Dartmouth 1
2 Cornell 1
3 Boston University 4
3 Boston University 4
Mercyhurst 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Duluth

March 12Minnesota Duluth1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)		WisconsinKohl Center
Attendance: 4,006
Game reference
Kim MartinGoaliesAlex Rigsby
Wong (Irwin, Fridfinnson) – 19:311–0
1–13:06 – Knight (McKeough, Ammerman)
1–27:34 – Duggan (Knight, Decker)
6 minPenalties6 min
30Shots40

(4) Boston College vs. Minnesota

March 12
1:00		Minnesota1–4
(0–4, 1–0, 0–0)		Boston CollegeConte Forum
Attendance: 583
Game reference
Noora RätyGoaliesMolly Schaus
0–10:24 – Motherwell (Kurth)
0–22:45 – Bizzari (Restuccia)
0–38:16 – Stack (Motherwell, Bolden)
0–413:50 – Stack (Motherwell, Welch)
Erickson (Kessel, Bozek) – pp – 51:451–4
8 minPenalties2 min
32Shots28

(2) Cornell vs. Dartmouth

Mar 12
2:00		Dartmouth1–7
(1–2, 0–2, 0–3)		CornellLynah Rink
Attendance: 1,565
Game reference
Lindsay HoldcroftGoaliesAmanda MazzottaReferees:
Dan Murphy
Derek Zuckerman
Linesmen:
Andrew DiFusco
Stephan Drain
0–114:15 – sh – Jenner
Dumais (Sharp, Kliman) – pp – 15:271–1
1–215:58 – Ogilvie (Overguard)
1–327:09 – White (Hughes, Young)
1–429:14 – Fortino (White, Karpenko)
1–544:01 – Karpenko (Johnston, White)
1–647:53 – pp – Karpenko (Fortino, Rougeau)
1–755:02 – pp – Johnston (Overguard, Jenner)
10 minPenalties8 min
21Shots26

(3) Boston University vs. Mercyhurst

March 12
3:00		Mercyhurst2–4
(1–1, 0–1, 1–2)		Boston UniversityWalter Brown Arena
Attendance: 718
Game reference
Hillary PattendenGoaliesKerrin SperryReferees:
Bill Doiron
Julie Piacentini
Linesmen:
Chris Leavitt
Tim Kerrigan
0–111:52 – Wakefield (Kirchner, Boucher)
Agosta (Scanzano, Watt) – 16:031–1
1–228:16 – Poulin (Kohanchu, Cardella)
Agosta – pp – 49:062–2
2–350:56 – Cardella (Watchorn, Miller)
2–459:48 – en – Wakefield
2 minPenalties6 min
32Shots22

National Semifinals

(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College

March 18
4:00		Boston College2–3
(0–2, 1–0, 1–1)		WisconsinTullio Arena
Attendance: 3,482
Game reference
Molly SchausGoaliesAlex RigsbyReferee:
Dan Murphy
Linesmen:
Derek Zuckerman
Andrew DiFusco
0–14:23 – Duggan (Knight, Deluce)
0–211:58 – pp – Ammerman (Decker, Duggan)
Bolden – pp – 28:391–2
Wasylk – 51:232–2
2–359:12 – Decker (Duggan, Knight)
14 minPenalties10 min
25Shots46

(2) Cornell vs. (3) Boston University

March 18
8:00		Boston University4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)		CornellTullio Arena
Attendance: 3,531
Game reference
Kerrin SperryGoaliesAmanda MazzottaReferees:
Dan Lick
Chris Perrault
Linesmen:
Tom Jerome
Dave Spivey
0–15:29 – Overguard (Johnston, Young)
Ward (Poulin, Miller) – 10:371–1
Kirchner (Miller, Holze) – 37:472–1
Kohanchuk (Wakefield) – 38:373–1
Lorms (Kohanchuk, Boucher) – en – 57:204–1
6 minPenalties6 min
31Shots15

National Championship

(1) Wisconsin vs. (3) Boston University

March 20
2:00		Boston College1–4
(0–0, 1–2, 0–2)		WisconsinTullio Arena
Attendance: 3,956
Game reference
Kerrin SperryGoaliesAlex RigsbyReferee:
Julie Piacentini
Linesmen:
Dan Lick
Tim Kerrigan
0–122:25 – Prevost (Kelter, McKeough)
0–235:36 – pp – Ammerman (Decker, Duggan)
Poulin – 36:001–2
1–356:37 – Deluce (Knight)
1–459:42 – en – Prevost
6 minPenalties2 min
16Shots36

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player(s)[5]

References

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