2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament
Collegiate ice hockey tournament
The 2012 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 . The Frozen Four were hosted by the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota .
Qualifying teams
2012 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.
Bracket
Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams
National Quarterfinals[ 1] March 10
National Semifinals[ 1] March 16
National Championship[ 1] March 18
1
Wisconsin
3
Mercyhurst
1
1
Wisconsin
6
4
Boston College
2
4
Boston College
6
St. Lawrence
3
1
Wisconsin
2
2
Minnesota
4
2
Minnesota
5
North Dakota
1
2
Minnesota
3
3
Cornell
1
3
Cornell
8***
Boston University
7
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results
National Quarterfinals
(1) Wisconsin vs. Mercyhurst
(4) Boston College vs. St. Lawrence
(2) Minnesota vs. North Dakota
(3) Cornell vs. Boston University
Game reference Kerrin Sperry Goalies Lauren Slebodnick Referee: Bryan HicksLinesmen: Cameron Lynch Andrew DiFuscoPoulin (Menard , Tutino ) – 4:351–0 Tutino (Wakefield , Cardella ) – 5:09 2–0 Boucher (Poulin, Tutino) – 16:453–0 3–1 19:15 – Campbell 3–2 20:10 – pp – Johnston (Saulnier , Jenner ) 3–3 23:31 – Johnston (Saulnier, Gagliardi ) 3–4 24:14 – Fortino (Saulnier, Jenner) Poulin (Warren ) – 35:01 4–4 4–5 36:08 – Jenner (Johnston, Young ) 4–6 40:18 – Johnston 4–7 46:19 – pp – Jenner (Johnston, Young) Menard (Watchorn , Wakefield) – pp – 49:12 5–7 Wakefield (Watchorn, Menard) – pp – 51:06 6–7 Tutino (Watchorn, Poulin) – pp – 58:03 7–7 7–8 119:50 – Rougeau (Campbell)
20 min Penalties 16 min 47 Shots 66
National Semifinals
(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Boston College
(2) Minnesota vs. (3) Cornell
National Championship
(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota
Tournament awards
* Most Outstanding Player [ 2]
See also
References
Tournaments Records and Statistics
2011–12 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship