The 2005 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion in women's ice hockey. This was the sixth time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held and was the fourth one sanctioned by the NCAA.
Format[]
Seven teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. The conference tournament champions of the ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, and NESCAC received automatic bids to the tournament. Three at-large bids were also selected, two of which come from the aforementioned automatic-qualifier conferences. The Elmira Soaring Eagles were the top seed, earning a bye to the semifinals and were host for the semifinal and final rounds. The first round games were held at campus sites on March 11 and 12. The semifinal and final rounds were held March 18 and 19 at Murray Athletic Center Arena of Elmira College.
Bids[]
Automatic Bids[]
- Eastern College Athletic Conference East champion: Manhattanville Valiants (4th appearance)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference West champion: Elmira Soaring Eagles (4th appearance)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (3rd appearance^)
- New England Small College Athletic Conference champion: Middlebury Panthers (4th appearance^^)
At-Large Bids[]
Pool B (Teams from non-AQ conferences)[]
- Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers - NCHA* (2nd appearance)
Pool C (Non-champs from all conferences)[]
- Bowdoin Polar Bears - NESCAC (4th appearance)
- Plattsburgh Cardinals - ECAC West (2nd appearance)
^^ = Middlebury appeared in the 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
^ = Gustavus appeared in 1 of 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
* = NCHA did not receive an automatic bid with only six teams, making them a pool B conference
Misc.[]
- These are the exact seven schools who earned bids in the previous season's NCAA tournament
- This is the 6th of 10 consecutive national postseason appearances (AWCHA or NCAA) for Middlebury.
- This is the 4th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Manhattanville.
- This is the 4th of 5 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Elmira.
- This is the 4th of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Bowdoin.
- This is the 2nd of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Gustavus.
- This is the 2nd of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Plattsburgh.
- This is the 2nd of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Stevens Point.
Seeds[]
East
- Elmira (23-3-0)
- Middlebury (23-3-1)
- Plattsburgh (20-5-1)
- Bowdoin (20-4-1)
- Manhattanville (22-3-2)
West
- UW-Stevens Point (22-2-1)
- Gustavus (23-3-1)
Results[]
Quarterfinals[]
Held at campus sites
-Chip Kenyon `85 Arena - Middlebury, VT
| Friday, March 11, 2005 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final | |
| E5) Manhattanville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| E2) Middlebury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
-Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena - Plattsburgh, NY
| Saturday, March 12, 2005 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E4) Bowdoin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| E3) Plattsburgh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
-K.B. Willett Arena - Stevens Point, WI
| Saturday, March 12, 2005 8 PM CT |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W2) Gustavus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| W1) UW-Stevens Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semifinals[]
Hosted by Elmira College: Murray Athletic Center Arena- Horseheads, NY
| Friday, March 18, 2005 3:30 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E2) Middlebury | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| W2) Gustavus | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Friday, March 18, 2005 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E3) Plattsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| E1) Elmira | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Third Place[]
Hosted by Elmira College: Murray Athletic Center Arena- Horseheads, NY
| Saturday, March 19, 2005 3:30 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E3) Plattsburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| W2) Gustavus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Championship[]
Hosted by Elmira College: Murray Athletic Center Arena- Horseheads, NY
| Saturday, March 19, 2005 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E2) Middlebury | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| E1) Elmira | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Bracket[]
Tournament Notes[]
- Middlebury wins their second consecutive national title, becoming the second straight program to go back-to-back after Elmira won the first two NCAA titles in 2002 and 2003.
- The National Championship between Middlebury and Elmira made for the highest-scoring title game in DIII women's ice hockey NCAA history thus far.
- The Plattsburgh vs. Bowdoin First Round game tied for the highest-scoring DIII women's ice hockey NCAA tournament game thus far. (Elmira-Gustavus: 2002)
- This was the first D-III NCAA Women's Ice Hockey tournament where the Frozen Four host school did not win the national championship.
Statistics[]
Skaters[]
| Player | Team | Pos. | Yr. | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Quizon | Middlebury | F | Jr. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Elizabeth Gibson | Plattsburgh | F | Sr. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Lorna Gifis | Middlebury | F | Sr. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jenn Clarke | Plattsburgh | F | Jr. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Charissa Gawant | Elmira | F | Sr. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Andrea Peterson | Gustavus | D | So. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Chantalle Rye | Plattsburgh | D | Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Karen Levin | Middlebury | D | Fr. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Meghan Gillis | Bowdoin | F | So. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Stefanie McLean | Elmira | F | So. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Molly Doyle | Gustavus | F | Fr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jessica Moreau | Plattsburgh | F | So. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Goaltending[]
| Player | Team | Yr. | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Meyer | Gustavus | So. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 2.38 | .829 | 1 | 176:09 |
| Kate Kogut | Middlebury | Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 8 | 2.44 | .916 | 0 | 196:31 |
| Carolyne Roy | Plattsburgh | Sr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 10 | 3.34 | .878 | 0 | 179:31 |
| Edith Racine | Elmira | Sr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 3.52 | .857 | 0 | 119:13 |
All-Tournament Team[]
- F: Charissa Gawant- Elmira
- F: Laura Hurd- Elmira
- F: Emily Quizon- Middlebury
- D: Emily McNamara- Middlebury
- D: Andrea Peterson- Gustavus
- G: Kate Kogut- Middlebury