2015 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:	2015
Gender:	women's
Ncaadiv:	Division I
Division:	National Collegiate
Teams:	8
Frozenfourarena:	Ridder Arena
Frozenfourcity:	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Champions:	Minnesota Golden Gophers
Titlecount:	5th
Champgamecount:	7th
Champffcount:	11th
Runnerup:	Harvard Crimson
Gamecount:	4th
Runnerffcount:	6th
Semifinal1:	Wisconsin Badgers
Frozenfourcount:	8th
Semifinal2:	Boston College Eagles
Frozenfourcount2:	5th
Coach:	Brad Frost
Coachcount:	3rd
Mop:	Hannah Brandt
Mopteam:	Minnesota
Attendance:	6,800

The 2015 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 contested at the campuses of the seeded teams on March 14, 2015. The Frozen Four was played on March 20 and 22, 2015 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota with the University of Minnesota as the host.^[1]

The tournament was won by Minnesota with a 4–1 win over Harvard, giving the Golden Gophers their fifth overall title and third in four years.

Qualifying teams

For the first time, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other four teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.^[2]

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Minnesota	WCHA	32–3–4	At-large bid	13th	2014
2	Boston College	Hockey East	33–2–2	At-large bid	7th	2014
3	Harvard	ECAC	25–5–3	Tournament champion	11th	2014
4	Wisconsin	WCHA	28–6–4	Tournament champion	9th	2014
	Boston University	Hockey East	25–8–3	Tournament champion	6th	2014
	Quinnipiac	ECAC	26–8–3	At-large bid	1st	Never
	Clarkson	ECAC	24–10–3	At-large bid	4th	2014
	RIT	CHA	15–18–5	Tournament champion	1st	Never

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

Results

National Quarterfinals

(3) Harvard vs. Quinnipiac

National Semifinals

(2) Boston College vs. (3) Harvard

National Championship

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Harvard

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

G: Amanda Leveille, Minnesota
D: Megan Wolfe, Minnesota
D: Sarah Edney, Harvard
F: Hannah Brandt*, Minnesota
F: Maryanne Menefee, Minnesota
F: Dani Cameranesi, Minnesota

* Most Outstanding Player^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Women's Ice Hockey Bracket. . NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150320095342/http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/icehockey-women/nc/2014. March 20, 2015. dead.
Web site: Committee releases eight-team field for national championship tournament. . March 8, 2015. NCAA.com. NCAA. March 8, 2015.
Web site: NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book . NCAA.org . March 19, 2023 . March 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320053602/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_frozen4/2023.pdf . March 20, 2023 . live.