2012 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | RIT Tigers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Norwich Cadets (3rd title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Scott McDonald (1 title) |
| MOP | Laura Chamberlain (RIT) |
| Attendance | 1195 |
The 2012 NCAA Women's Division III Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play, that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The Frozen Four will be contested in the arenas of the teams with the better record.
Background
The automatic qualifiers for the tournament include the postseason tournament champions from the following conferences: ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA and NESCAC. The Division III committee consists of the following members: Renee Hellert, New England College athletic director; Michael Letzeisen, ECAC administrator; Brad Marshall, head coach at St. Catherine; Jodi McKenna, head coach at Wesleyan; Steve Nelson, Wisconsin-Superior athletic director.
Qualifying teams
ECAC East, NCHA, MIAC, NESCAC, SUNYAC, ECAC West
| School[1] | Conference | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | NESCAC | 5th | 2010 |
| Concordia | MIAC | 1st | Never |
| Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | 10th | 2011 |
| Middlebury | NESCAC | 10th | 2011 |
| Norwich | ECAC East | 4th | 2011 |
| Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 8th | 2010 |
| RIT | ECAC West | 3rd | 2011 |
| Wisconsin-River Falls | NCHA | 5th | 2011 |
Bracket
| National Quarterfinals March 10 | National Semifinals March 16 | National Championship March 17 | ||||||||||||
| Concordia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RIT | 5 | |||||||||||||
| RIT | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Plattsburgh State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Plattsburgh State | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RIT | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Norwich | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Gustavus Adolphus | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Norwich | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Norwich | 5 | Plattsburgh State | 4 | |||||||||||
| Amherst | 0 | Gustavus Adolphus | 3 | |||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
See also
- 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
References
- ^ "DIVISION III WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF).
- ^ "Women's Division III Hockey 2011-2012 Schedule and Results — Week 24". USCHO (Schedule). 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2021.