2015 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

This is the 2015 NCAA Division III Women's Championship tournament held March 14-21, 2015. The semifinal and final rounds were held at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena in Plattsburgh, New York

Automatic Bids

 * ECAC East champion: Norwich Cadets (7th appearance, 1 championship)
 * ECAC West champion:  Plattsburgh Cardinals (11th appearance, 3 championships)
 * Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: St. Thomas Tommies (3rd appearance, 0 championships)
 * New England Small College Athletic Conference champion: Trinity Bantams (2nd appearance, 0 championships)
 * Northern Collegiate Hockey Association champion: Lake Forest Foresters (2nd appearance, 0 championships)

At-Large bids

 * Elmira Soaring Eagles (11th appearance, 3 championships)
 * Middlebury Panthers (12th appearance, 3 championships)
 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons (8th appearance, 0 championships)

Misc.

 * All 8 teams have previously appeared in the tournament
 * The tournament teams account for 10 titles between them
 * The longest tournament appearance drought belonged to the Trinity Bantams who last appeared in 2010.
 * The two previous champions (Elmira '13 and Plattsburgh St '14) qualified for the tournament

Format
Eight teams participate in a single elimination tournament with the first round on campus sites and the semifinal and final rounds held at the home rink of the highest seeded semifinalist.

First Round

 * Plattsburgh Cardinals defeated St. Thomas Tommies 4-1
 * Norwich Cadets defeated Middlebury Panthers 3-2
 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Lake Forest Foresters 3-1
 * Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated Trinity Bantams 3-2

Semifinals

 * Plattsburgh Cardinals defeated Norwich Cadets 5-2
 * Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons 3-2

Consolation Game

 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Norwich Cadets 4-2

National Championship

 * Plattsburgh Cardinals defeated Elmira Soaring Eagles 3-2