The 2014 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 fifteenth time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held and was the thirteenth one sanctioned by the NCAA.
Format[]
Eight teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. The conference tournament champions of the ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA, and NESCAC received automatic bids to the tournament. Three at-large bids were also selected. The first round games were held at campus sites on March 14 and 15. The semifinal and final rounds were held March 21 and 22 at Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena of SUNY Plattsburgh, the highest remaining seed in the tournament.
Bids[]
Automatic Bids[]
- Eastern College Athletic Conference East champion: Norwich Cadets (6th appearance)
- Eastern College Athletic Conference West champion: Plattsburgh Cardinals (10th appearance)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: St. Thomas Tommies (2nd appearance)
- New England Small College Athletic Conference champion: Williams Ephs (2nd appearance^)
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association champion: Lake Forest Foresters (1st appearance)
At-Large Bids[]
Pool C (Non-champs from all conferences)[]
- Elmira Soaring Eagles - ECAC West (10th appearance)
- Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons - WIAC* (7th appearance)
- Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers - WIAC (5th appearance)
^ = Williams appeared in 1 of 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
* = WIAC, in its first season of sponsoring women's hockey, did not receive an automatic bid with only four teams
Misc.[]
- Four teams make the tournament that did not do so the previous season (Lake Forest, St. Thomas, Williams, UW-Stevens Point), which has only happened one previous time in 2011.
- This is the 6th of 9 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-River Falls.
- This is the 6th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Norwich.
- This is the 3rd of an active 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance streak for Plattsburgh.
- This is the 2nd of 9 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Elmira.
- This is the 1st of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for St. Thomas.
- As of 2025, this remains as UW-Stevens Point's last NCAA tournament appearance.
- After 4 schools break away from the NCHA, the WIAC gets 2 teams into the field in its first season of sponsoring women's hockey.
- The West region has a record 4 teams qualify for the tournament, preventing first round flights for the first time in the 8-team era.
- St. Thomas and Williams both make their first national postseason appearance since 2003.
- This marks the first time that neither Middlebury nor Gustavus qualify for the national tournament.
- Gustavus misses the national tournament for the first time since 2003.
Seeds[]
East
- Plattsburgh (25-1-1)
- Norwich (25-3-0)
- Elmira (21-5-1)
- Williams (15-9-3)
West
- UW-River Falls (21-4-3)
- UW-Stevens Point (19-5-4)
- St. Thomas (19-5-3)
- Lake Forest (17-5-3)
Results[]
Quarterfinals[]
Held at campus sites
-Ice Hawks Arena- Stevens Point, WI
| Friday, March 14, 2014 7 PM CT |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W3) St. Thomas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| W2) UW-Stevens Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
| Saturday, March 15, 2014 3 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E4) Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| E1) Plattsburgh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
-Kreitzberg Arena- Northfield, VT
| Saturday, March 15, 2014 3 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final | |
| E3) Elmira | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E2) Norwich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
-Hunt Arena- River Falls, WI
| Saturday, March 15, 2014 2 PM CT |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W4) Lake Forest | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| W1) UW-River Falls | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Semifinals[]
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
| Friday, March 21, 2014 3:30 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final | |
| W3) St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E1) Plattsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Friday, March 21, 2014 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W1) UW-River Falls | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| E2) Norwich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Third Place[]
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
| Saturday, March 22, 2014 3:30 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W3) St. Thomas | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| W1) UW-River Falls | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Championship[]
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
| Saturday, March 22, 2014 7 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E2) Norwich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| E1) Plattsburgh | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
2014 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey National Champion Plattsburgh Cardinals
Bracket[]
Tournament Notes[]
- Plattsburgh wins its third NCAA national championship, tying Elmira and Middlebury for the most all-time. (Middlebury has 2 additional AWCHA titles)
- All 3 Plattsburgh national championships have been won on home ice.
- Norwich finishes as national runner-up for the third time in program history.
- UW-River Falls earns its first-ever third place finish in program history.
- St. Thomas reaches the national semifinals for the first time in program history.
- Plattsburgh's 9 goal outburst in the title game breaks the record for most goals in the National Championship game by one team, breaking Amherst's record of 7 in 2010.
- Plattsburgh's championship marks the third straight title won by an ECAC West team. (RIT: 2012; Elmira: 2013)
- The loss by Norwich drops ECAC East teams to 1-6 all-time in the national championship.
Statistics[]
Skaters[]
| Player | Team | Pos. | Yr. | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Vakos | Plattsburgh | F | Sr. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| Chelsea VanGlahn | Plattsburgh | F | Sr. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Chloe Kinsel | UW-River Falls | F | So. | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Courtney Umland | St. Thomas | F | So. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Bridget Balisy | Plattsburgh | F | So. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Katie Batters | UW-River Falls | F | Sr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Brook Story | UW-River Falls | F | Sr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Christina Rozeske | St. Thomas | F/D | Sr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Andrea Ziesmann | Plattsburgh | D | So. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Goaltending[]
| Player | Team | Yr. | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Aveson | Plattsburgh | Sr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 0.92 | .968 | 1 | 195:11 |
| Alise Riedel | St. Thomas | Sr. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 127 | 6 | 1.84 | .953 | 1 | 195:10 |
| Taylor Fairchild | Norwich | Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 2.58 | .915 | 0 | 139:46 |
| Ashley Kuechle | UW-River Falls | Sr. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 8 | 2.68 | .886 | 0 | 179:13 |
All-Tournament Team[]
- F: Bridget Balisy- Plattsburgh
- F: Chloe Kinsel- UW-River Falls
- F: Chelsea VanGlahn- Plattsburgh
- D: Allison Era- Plattsburgh
- D: Brittany Sharman- Norwich
- G: Sydney Aveson- Plattsburgh
