2010 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
Teams | 8 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (5th title) |
Runner-up | Cornell Big Red (1st title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Shannon Miller (5th title) |
MOP | Emmanuelle Blais (Minnesota Duluth) |
The 2010 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 held at the home sites of the seeded teams and the Frozen Four was hosted by the University of Minnesota at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]
Qualifying teams
[edit]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 |
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1 | Mercyhurst | CHA | 29–2–3 | At-large bid | 6th | 2009 |
2 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 28–8–2 | Tournament champion | 9th | 2009 |
3 | Minnesota | WCHA | 25–8–5 | At-large bid | 8th | 2009 |
4 | Harvard | ECAC | 20–7–5 | At-large bid | 8th | 2008 |
Cornell | ECAC | 19–8–6 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never | |
Clarkson | ECAC | 23–11–5 | At-large bid | 1st | Never | |
New Hampshire | Hockey East | 19–8–5 | At-large bid | 5th | 2009 | |
Boston University | Hockey East | 16–9–12 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
National Quarterfinals March 12–March 13 | National Semifinals March 19 | National Championship March 21 | ||||||||||||
1 | Mercyhurst | 4 | ||||||||||||
Boston University | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 | Mercyhurst | 2 | ||||||||||||
Cornell | 3* | |||||||||||||
4 | Harvard | 2 | ||||||||||||
Cornell | 6 | |||||||||||||
Cornell | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota Duluth | 3*** | ||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota Duluth | 2 | ||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 1 | |||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota Duluth | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 3* | ||||||||||||
Clarkson | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Source.[2]
Results
[edit]National Quarterfinals
[edit](1) Mercyhurst vs. Boston University
[edit]March 13 | Boston University | 1–4 (0–2, 0–0, 1–2) | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center Attendance: 1,300 |
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Melissa Haber | Goalies | Hillary Pattenden | |||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 33 |
(4) Harvard vs. Cornell
[edit]March 12 7:00 | Cornell | 6–2 (2–0, 4–1, 0–1) | Harvard | Bright Hockey Center Attendance: 870 |
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Amanda Mazzotta | Goalies | Laura Bellamy Kylie Stephens | Referees: Bill Doiron Julie Piacentini Linesmen: Shane Belanger Chris Leavitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 36 |
(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. New Hampshire
[edit]March 12 | New Hampshire | 1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Minnesota Duluth | DECC Arena |
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Kayley Herman | Goalies | Jennifer Harss | |||||||||
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24 | Shots | 26 |
(3) Minnesota vs. Clarkson
[edit]March 13 4:07 | Clarkson | 2–3 (OT) (0–1, 0–1, 2–0, 0–1) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena Attendance: 785 |
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Lauren Dahm | Goalies | Noora Räty | Referees: Ray Doocy Michael Elam Linesmen: Dan Fitzsimmons Alicia Hanrahan | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
39 | Shots | 35 |
National Semifinals
[edit](1) Mercyhurst vs. Cornell
[edit]March 19 5:04 | Cornell | 3–2 (OT) (1–0, 0–2, 1–0, 1–0) | Mercyhurst | Ridder Arena |
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Amanda Mazzotta | Goalies | Hillary Pattenden | Referees: Ray Doocy Mike Elam Linesmen: Kristine Langley Tai Thorsheim | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 30 |
(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. Minnesota
[edit]March 19 8:38 | Minnesota | 2–3 (0–1, 1–2, 1–0) | Minnesota Duluth | Ridder Arena Attendance: 2,070 |
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Noora Räty | Goalies | Jennifer Harss | Referees: Dan Lick Robert Ludwig Linesmen: Dan Fitzsimmons Alicia Hanrahan | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 24 |
National Championship
[edit]Cornell vs. (2) Minnesota Duluth
[edit]March 21 12:05 | Cornell | 2–3 (3OT) (0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Minnesota Duluth | Ridder Arena Attendance: 1,473 |
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Amanda Mazzotta | Goalies | Jennifer Harss | Referees: Derek Zuckerman Dan Lick Linesmen: Alicia Hanrahan Kristine Langley | ||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
51 | Shots | 64 |
Tournament notes
[edit]Saara Tuominen and Jaime Rasmussen of Minnesota Duluth were the only players to score two points in the championship game.
Two records were set in the championship game: at four hours and twenty-four minutes, the game set an NCAA Frozen Four record for longest game, and Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta set a record for most saves in an NCAA Championship game with 61 saves. The former record holder was Bulldog goaltender Patricia Sautter, who set the previous record in 2003 with 41 saves.[3]
Tournament awards
[edit]- G Amanda Mazzotta, Cornell
- D Laura Fortino, Cornell
- D Lauriane Rougeau, Cornell
- F Emmanuelle Blais*, Minnesota Duluth
- F Jessica Wong, Minnesota Duluth
- F Laura Fridfinnson, Minnesota Duluth
References
[edit]- ^ "Championship Sites For 2010 And 2011 Released". NCAA. Retrieved April 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/032110aad.html[permanent dead link][dead link]
- ^ "High five! Bulldogs win fifth NCAA title with 3-2 triumph over Cornell in triple overtime". UMD Bulldog Athletics. March 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "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.