2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams	8
Finals site	Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Champions	Minnesota Golden Gophers (4th title)
Runner-up	Boston University Terriers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Boston College Eagles (4th Frozen Four); Mercyhurst Lakers (3rd Frozen Four);
Winning coach	Brad Frost (2nd title)
MOP	Noora Räty (Minnesota)
	← 2012 ; NCAA women's ice hockey tournaments; 2014 →;

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.

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

Minnesota

Cornell

Boston University

Boston College

North Dakota

Harvard

Mercyhurst

Clarkson

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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

^[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

National Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota vs. North Dakota

March 16
4:00

North Dakota

2–3 (3OT)
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Minnesota

Ridder Arena
Attendance: 2,750

Game reference

Shelby Amsley-Benzie

Goalies

Noora Räty

Referees:
Kristine Langley
Leah Wrazidlo
Linesmen:
Kevin Capocasa
Shane Pasky

	0–1	0:52 – Brandt (Kessel, Brausen)
Furia (Dufault) – 14:05	1–1
Dufault (Karvinen, Jakobsen) – pp – 20:29	2–1
	2–2	36:00 – pp – Kessel (Bozek)
	2–3	118:51 – pp – Terry (Bona, Jalosuo)

14 min

Penalties

17 min

52

Shots

60

(4) Boston College vs. Harvard

March 16
1:00

Harvard

1–3
(1–1, 0–2, 0–0)

Boston College

Conte Forum
Attendance: 920

Game reference

Emerance Maschmeyer

Goalies

Corinne Boyles

Referee:
Ryan Hicks
Linesmen:
Cam Lynch
Will Harrop

Parker (Spurling, Reber) – pp – 16:00	1–0
	1–1	17:00 – Skarupa (Bolden)
	1–2	22:11 – Walsh (Burns, Motherwell)
	1–3	35:04 – Carpenter (Bolden)

4 min

Penalties

8 min

31

Shots

24

(2) Cornell vs. Mercyhurst

March 16
1:00

Mercyhurst

4–3 (OT)
(1–0, 0–2, 2–1, 1–0)

Cornell

Lynah Rink
Attendance: 2,327

Game reference

Stephanie Ciampa

Goalies

Lauren Slebodnick

Referees:
Katie Guay
Pat Silva
Linesmen:
Bridget Waitkus
Bob Sloper

Buquet (Hendrikx, Bestland) – 8:34	1–0
	1–1	32:29 – pp – Jenner (Fortino, Rougeau)
	1–2	39:00 – Brown (Jenner)
DeSutter (Dingeldein, Bestland) – 47:29	2–2
Luczak (Welch) – 58:47	3–2
	3–3	59:04 – Saulnier (Jenner)
Dingeldein (Kilroy, Janiga) – 64:49	4–3

14 min

Penalties

16 min

34

Shots

32

(3) Boston University vs. Clarkson

March 16
3:00

Clarkson

3–5
(0–1, 1–1, 2–3)

Boston University

Walter Brown Arena
Attendance: 542

Game reference

Erica Howe

Goalies

Kerrin Sperry

Referee:
Dina Allen
Linesmen:
Derek Zuckerman
Peter Terreri

	0–1	4:49 – Poulin (Kohanchuk, Doyle)
Ambrose (Nisbet, Mercer) – 21:44	1–1
	1–2	37:09 – Kohanchuk (Poulin, Fratkin)
	1–3	49:22 – Lefort
	1–4	49:48 – Warren (Menard, Tutino)
Lambert (Rattray) – 50:00	2–4
MacAulay (Skirrow, Shields) – 55:20	3–4
	3–5	59:01 – Lefort

4 min

Penalties

10 min

37

Shots

27

National Semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Boston College

March 22
5:00

Boston College

2–3 (OT)
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Minnesota

Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,400

Game reference

Corinne Boyles

Goalies

Noora Räty

Referees:
Bryan Hicks
Cam Lynch
Linesmen:
Will Harrop
Jamie Colacino

Field (Carpenter, Skarupa) – pp – 38:13	1–0
	1–1	41:42 – pp – Brandt (Bozek, McMillen)
	1–2	52:12 – Kortum (Bona, McMillen)
Bender (Skarupa, Trivigno) – 54:12	2–2
	2–3	61:39 – Davis (Brausen, Lorence)

6 min

Penalties

6 min

28

Shots

39

Mercyhurst vs. (3) Boston University

March 22
8:17

Mercyhurst

1–4
(0–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Boston University

Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,400

Game reference

Stephanie Ciampa

Goalies

Kerrin Sperry

Referee:
Leah Wrazidlo
Linesmen:
Krissy Langley
Kevin Capocasa

	0–1	0:13 – Kohanchuk Poulin, Fratkin)
	0–2	21:00 – Menard (Warren)
	0–3	43:02 – Miller (Kohanchuk)
	0–4	49:57 – Poulin
Cicero (Bestland, Higson) – 58:07	1–4

10 min

Penalties

15 min

27

Shots

33

National Championship

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Boston University

March 24
3:04

Boston University

3–5
(1–2, 0–2, 2–2)

Minnesota

Ridder Arena
Attendance: 3,400

Game reference

Kerrin Sperry

Goalies

Noora Räty

Referees:
Bryan Hicks
Cam Lynch
Linesmen:
Will Harrop
Jamie Colacino

	0–1	11:38 – pp – Jalosuo (Ramsey, Davis)
	0–2	18:32 – sh – Brandt (Kessel, Gillanders)
Lefort (Stoneburgh, Poulin) – pp – 18:48	1–2
	1–3	36:02 – Kessel (Menefee, Ramsey)
	1–4	39:48 – pp – McMillen (Menefee, Bozek)
Poulin (Doyle, Cardella) – pp – 41:48	2–4
	2–5	55:27 – Ramsey (Menefee, Kessel)
Kohanchuk (Fratkin, Miller) – 57:08	3–5
	3–6	59:11 – en – Kessel

8 min

Penalties

8 min

24

Shots

29

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

G Noora Raty*, Minnesota
F Marie-Philip Poulin, Boston University
F Amanda Kessel, Minnesota
F Hannah Brandt, Minnesota
D Milica McMillen, Minnesota
D Megan Bozek, Minnesota

* Most Outstanding Player^[3]

References

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

[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.

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Teams	8
Finals site	Ridder Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Champions	Minnesota Golden Gophers (4th title)
Runner-up	Boston University Terriers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Boston College Eagles (4th Frozen Four) Mercyhurst Lakers (3rd Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Brad Frost (2nd title)
MOP	Noora Räty (Minnesota)
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2013 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

Qualifying teams

Bracket

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota vs. North Dakota

(4) Boston College vs. Harvard

(2) Cornell vs. Mercyhurst

(3) Boston University vs. Clarkson

National Semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Boston College

Mercyhurst vs. (3) Boston University

National Championship

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Boston University

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

See also

References