The 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This was the third year the tournament features an expanded field of 11 teams. The first round and quarterfinals were played on the campuses of the top 4 seeded teams on March 14 and 16, 2024, while the Frozen Four was played on March 22 and 24, 2024 at the Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire. Stonehill and UConn each made the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. For the second straight year, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Wisconsin Badgers met for the national championship, and Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 1–0 to claim their 2nd national championship.
Qualifying teams
In the third year under this qualification format, the winners of all five Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other six teams were selected at-large.The top five teams are seeded. SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1Ohio StateWCHA32–4–0At-large bid6th20232WisconsinWCHA33–5–0Tournament champion18th20233ColgateECAC31–6–1Tournament champion5th20234ClarksonECAC32–4–2At-large bid12th20235MinnesotaWCHA27–9–2At-large bid21st2023CornellECAC24–7–1At-large bid9th2020St. LawrenceECAC27–10–0At-large bid10th2017Minnesota DuluthWCHA20–13–4At-large bid15th2023UConnHockey East25–7–5Tournament champion1stNeverPenn StateCHA22–12–3Tournament champion2nd2023StonehillNEWHA20–15–2Tournament champion1stNever
Bids by state BidsState(s)Schools4New YorkClarkson, Colgate, Cornell, St. Lawrence2MinnesotaMinnesota, Minnesota-Duluth1ConnecticutUConnMassachusettsStonehillOhioOhio StatePennsylvaniaPenn StateWisconsinWisconsin <noinclude>
Bracket Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results First Round Connecticut vs. Minnesota Duluth
Stonehill vs. Cornell
Penn State vs. St. Lawrence
Quarterfinals (5) Minnesota vs. (4) Clarkson
Cornell vs. (3) Colgate
St. Lawrence vs. (2) Wisconsin
Minnesota Duluth vs. (1) Ohio State
Semifinals (4) Clarkson vs. (1) Ohio State
(3) Colgate vs. (2) Wisconsin
Championship (2) Wisconsin vs. (1) Ohio State
Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G: Raygan Kirk*, Ohio State D: Cayla Barnes, Ohio State D: Caroline Harvey, Wisconsin F: Joy Dunne, Ohio State F: Kirsten Simms, Wisconsin F: Makenna Webster, Ohio State * Most Outstanding Player
See also NCAA women's ice hockey tournament 2024 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
References
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