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* This is the 4th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Norwich. |
* This is the 4th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Norwich. |
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* This is the 2nd of 3 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Middlebury. |
* This is the 2nd of 3 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Middlebury. |
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+ | * This is the 1st of an active 12 consecutive NCAA tournament appearance streak for Plattsburgh. |
* As of 2023, this remains as Concordia's only NCAA tournament appearance. |
* As of 2023, this remains as Concordia's only NCAA tournament appearance. |
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* The MIAC gets two bids for the second time in conference history, the first coming in [[2002 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament|2002]]. |
* The MIAC gets two bids for the second time in conference history, the first coming in [[2002 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament|2002]]. |
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 6 March 2024
The 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion in women's ice hockey. This was the thirteenth time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held and was the eleventh one sanctioned by the NCAA.
Format
Eight teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. This year's tournament field expanded by one team from the previous tournament held in 2011. The conference tournament champions of the ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA, and NESCAC received automatic bids to the tournament. Three at-large bids were also selected. The first round games were held at campus sites on March 10. The semifinal and final rounds were held March 16 and 17 at Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena of Rochester Institute of Technology, the highest remaining seed in the tournament.
Bids
Automatic Bids
- Eastern College Athletic Conference East champion: Norwich Cadets (4th appearance)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference West champion: RIT Tigers (3rd appearance)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (10th appearance^)
- New England Small College Athletic Conference champion: Middlebury Panthers (10th appearance^^)
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association champion: Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons (5th appearance)
At-Large Bids
Pool C (Non-champs from all conferences)
- Amherst Lady Jeffs - NESCAC (5th appearance)
- Concordia (MN) Cobbers - MIAC (1st appearance)
- Plattsburgh Cardinals - ECAC West (8th appearance)
^^ = Middlebury appeared in the 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
^ = Gustavus appeared in 1 of 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
Misc.
- Five of the eight schools who earned bids appeared in the previous season's NCAA tournament
- This is the 9th of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Gustavus.
- This is the 4th of 9 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-River Falls.
- This is the 4th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Norwich.
- This is the 2nd of 3 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Middlebury.
- This is the 1st of an active 12 consecutive NCAA tournament appearance streak for Plattsburgh.
- As of 2023, this remains as Concordia's only NCAA tournament appearance.
- The MIAC gets two bids for the second time in conference history, the first coming in 2002.
- RIT becomes the third school to host the Frozen Four in consecutive seasons. (Elmira: 2002, 2003; Plattsburgh: 2006, 2007, 2008)
- Because of unsolvable distance problems, Concordia becomes the first team to be flown to their tournament game before the Frozen Four in NCAA tournament history.
Seeds
East
- RIT (25-1-1)
- Norwich (25-2-1)
- Middlebury (21-3-3)
- Amherst (21-5-1)
- Plattsburgh (18-6-3)
West
- Gustavus (23-2-2)
- UW-River Falls (23-4-2)
- Concordia-MN (15-5-5)
Results
Quarterfinals
Held at campus sites
-Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena- Henrietta, NY
| Saturday, March 10, 2012 2 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W3) Concordia-MN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| E1) RIT | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
-Kreitzberg Arena- Northfield, VT
| Saturday, March 10, 2012 3 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E4) Amherst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E2) Norwich | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
-Don Roberts Ice Rink- St. Peter, MN
| Saturday, March 10, 2012 2 PM CT |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W2) UW-River Falls | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| W1) Gustavus | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
-Chip Kenyon `85 Arena- Middlebury, VT
| Saturday, March 10, 2012 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E5) Plattsburgh | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| E3) Middlebury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Semifinals
Hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology: Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena- Henrietta, NY
| Friday, March 16, 2012 3:30 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final | |
| E5) Plattsburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E1) RIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Friday, March 16, 2012 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final | |
| W1) Gustavus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| E2) Norwich | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Third Place
Hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology: Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena- Henrietta, NY
| Saturday, March 17, 2012 3:30 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final | |
| E5) Plattsburgh | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| W1) Gustavus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Championship
Hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology: Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena- Henrietta, NY
| Saturday, March 17, 2012 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E2) Norwich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| E1) RIT | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Bracket
Tournament Notes
- After losing the championship to Norwich the prior season, RIT wins its first national title in program history, in what was its last-ever season of play at the Division III level, reclassifying to Division I for the following season.
- Norwich reaches the national championship game for the third consecutive season.
- RIT becomes the first host to win the championship since 2008.
- 3 of the 4 games at the Frozen Four go to overtime, a new record.
- No NESCAC team makes the Frozen Four for the first time in the history of the NCAA Tournament.
- Gustavus claims its fourth 4th place finish in program history and its third in a row.
- The loss by Norwich drops ECAC East teams to 1-5 all-time in the national championship.
- UW-River Falls drops its opening tournament game for the third consecutive season.
- The eight-team format remains the same for six years.
Statistics
Skaters
| Player | Team | Pos. | Yr. | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allie Schwab | Gustavus | F | Sr. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 2 | 12 |
| Kourtney Kunichika | RIT | F | So. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jenny Kistner | Plattsburgh | F | So. | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Kolbee McCrea | RIT | F | So. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| Jillayne DeBus | Norwich | F | Jr. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Amanda Cartony | Gustavus | F | So. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 8 |
| Teal Gove | Plattsburgh | F | Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Julie Fortier | Norwich | F | Sr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lindsey Hjelm | Gustavus | D | Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 8 | 7 |
| Celeste Brown | RIT | F | Fr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Tenecia Hiller | RIT | F | Jr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyne Gove | Norwich | F | Fr. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sarianne Lynn | Norwich | D | Sr. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
Goaltending
| Player | Team | Yr. | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Chamberlain | RIT | So. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 1.32 | .947 | 0 | 182:30 |
| Sydney Aveson | Plattsburgh | Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 7 | 2.27 | .925 | 0 | 185:01 |
| Kelly Fisk | Norwich | So. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 7 | 2.31 | .914 | 1 | 181:44 |
| Danielle Justice | Gustavus | Sr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 10 | 3.21 | .892 | 0 | 186:53 |
All-Tournament Team
- MOP: Laura Chamberlain (G)- RIT
- F: Julie Fortier- Norwich
- F: Jenny Kistner- Plattsburgh
- F: Kourtney Kunichika- RIT
- D: Sarianne Lynn- Norwich
- D: Kristina Moss- RIT
- G: Kelly Fisk- Norwich
