2008 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament May 2025 2008 women's Division I National Collegiate 150px 8 DECC Arena Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs 4th 5th 5th Wisconsin Badgers 3rd 3rd Harvard Crimson 5th New Hampshire Wildcats 2nd Shannon Miller 4th Kim Martin Minnesota Duluth 4,031 for Championship Game The 2008 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were conducted at the homes of the seeded teams and the Frozen Four was conducted in Duluth, MN It began on March 14, 2009, and ended with the championship game on March 22.Championship Sites Selected for 2008 and 2009 Women’s Frozen Four December 12, 2005 NCAA http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/PressArchive/2005/Championships/Championship%2BSites%2BSelected%2Bfor%2B2008%2Band%2B2009%2BWomens%2BFrozen%2BFour.html May 27, 2024 Qualifying teams USA Northeast 550 2008 Qualifying Teams10px WCHA, 10px ECAC, 10px Hockey East, 10px CHA no USA Northeast Harvard bottom ButtonBlue.svg 42.374444 -71.116944 USA Northeast Minnesota Duluth left ButtonRed.svg 46.8 -92.1 USA Northeast New Hampshire right ButtonBlack.svg 43.136389 -70.932222 USA Northeast Minnesota bottom ButtonRed.svg 44.974 -93.2277 USA Northeast Wisconsin bottom ButtonRed.svg 43.0759 -89.4011 USA Northeast St. Lawrence left ButtonBlue.svg 44.589257 -75.160763 USA Northeast Mercyhurst bottom ButtonGreen.svg 42.103443 -80.053094 USA Northeast Dartmouth top ButtonBlue.svg 43.703333 -72.288333 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. SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid1HarvardECAC30–1–1Tournament champion7th20072Minnesota DuluthWCHA31–4–1Tournament champion7th20073New HampshireHockey East26–7–3Tournament champion3rd20074MinnesotaWCHA27–6–4At-large bid6th2006WisconsinWCHA27–7–3At-large bid4th2007St. LawrenceECAC28–9–1At-large bid5th2007MercyhurstCHA27–7–3At-large bid4th2007DartmouthECAC17–7–7At-large bid6th2007 Bracket Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams National QuarterfinalsMarch 15 National SemifinalsMarch 20 National ChampionshipMarch 22 1 Harvard 5 Dartmouth 1 4 Minnesota 2 Wisconsin 3* 2 Minnesota Duluth 5 Mercyhurst 4 3 New Hampshire 3* St. Lawrence 2 1 Harvard 1 Wisconsin 4 2 Minnesota Duluth 3 3 New Hampshire 2 Wisconsin 0 2 Minnesota Duluth 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/WH-D1-2008August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Results National Quarterfinals (1) Harvard vs. Dartmouth "DAR v HAR" March 15 2:00 Dartmouth Harvard 1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2) https://ecachockey.com/boxscore.aspx?id=hKsr7HtisHnT2%2BVMQG%2Fnpkm1MoxupHJqluGHoYgznmf3d%2FaC2AkuVbm80KSCBglQ0iN%2Bij3ARC6c7U2FU56PRIKC2REfBRk667bOBXPaTRbN40tU7ER817fmhvkiFV01S8T03CMbsptNt15OzmE3Gg%3D%3D&path=whockey Dartmouth Big Green @ Harvard Crimson March 15, 2008 ECACHockey.com ECAC Hockey April 20, 2025 Carli Clemis Christina Kessler 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 Parsons – 36:36 19:27 – Brine (Vaillancourt, Farni) / 29:34 – pp – Buesser (Wilson, Bassett) / 33:50 – Vaillancourt (Wilson, Brine) / 45:20 – pp – Vaillancourt (Vaughn, Cahow) / 53:26 – pp – Brine (Vaillancourt) Scott Leavitt Todd Aldous Larry Legualt Bright-Landry Hockey Center 1,497 14 12 31 44 (4) Minnesota vs. Wisconsin "WIS v MIN" March 15 7:00 Wisconsin Minnesota 3–2 OT (1–1, 0–1, 1–0)(OT: 1–0) https://gophersports.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/stats/2007-08/wisconsin/boxscore/9317 Wisconsin Badgers @ Minnesota Golden Gophers March 15, 2008 GopherSports.com University of Minnesota Athletics April 20, 2025 Jessie Vetter Jenny Lura 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 Nash (Hagen, Jakiel) – 8:19 / Knight (Matthews, Windmeier) – 40:14 / Deluce (Zaugg, Duggan) – 61:29 16:56 – pp – Marvin (Ross, Miller) / 39:59 – West (Marvin, Francis) Dan Lick Ron Storey Michael Elam Ridder Arena 1,458 4 4 26 23 (2) Minnesota Duluth vs. Mercyhurst "MER v UMD" March 15 Mercyhurst Minnesota Duluth 4–5 (2–1, 0–1, 2–3) https://hurstathletics.com/news/2008/3/15/031508aaa_352.aspx Minnesota Duluth Rallies to Edge Mercyhurst 5–4 March 15, 2008 HurstAthletics.com Mercyhurst University Athletics April 20, 2025 Laura Hosier Kim Martin 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 4–5 Agosta (Prough) – 0:22 / Chouinard (Payne, Scanzano) – pp – 18:37 / Payne (Agosta, Prough) – 43:00 / Bendus (Chouinard) 0:48 – Fridfinnson (Blais, Irwin) / 35:44 – sh – Demeule / 48:00 – pp – Fridfinnson (Pelttari, Irwin) / 50:00 – pp – Blais (Pelttari, Irwin) / 56:53 – Blais (Trépanier, Irwin) DECC Arena 10 10 28 33 (3) New Hampshire vs. St. Lawrence "NH vs STL" March 15 1:00 St. Lawrence New Hampshire 2–3 (OT) (1–0, 1–1, 0–1)(OT: 0–1) http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_ice_hockey_champs_records/2008/d1/html/unh-stl.htm#GAME.NCA St. Lawrence Saints @ New Hampshire Wildcats March 15, 2008 NCAA.org National Collegiate Athletic Association April 20, 2025 Meaghan Guckian Kayley Herman 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 Duggan (Harbec, Grills) – 4:39 / Harbec (Duggan) – 29:36 26:28 – Birchard (Bellamy, Hitchcock) / 53:28 – Wakefield (Bellamy, Paton) / 62:40 – Wright-Ward (Hitchcock) Patrick Silva Paul Driscoll Robert Tisi, Jr. Whittemore Center 1,607 4 10 22 33 National Semifinals (1) Harvard vs. Wisconsin "WIS v HAR" March 20 5:07 pm Wisconsin Harvard 4–1 (0–1, 3–0, 1–0) http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_ice_hockey_champs_records/2008/d1/html/wis-har.htm Wisconsin Badgers @ Harvard Crimson March 20, 2008 NCAA.org National Collegiate Athletic Association April 20, 2025 Jessie Vetter Christina Kessler 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 Lawler – 20:18 / Giles (Hanson, Duggan) – 22:25 / Zaugg (Lawler, Morris) – 26:56 / Zaugg (Duggan, Deluce) – 43:15 4:42 – pp – Brine (Vaughn, Cahow) Patrick Silva Micheal Elam Tina Simonson DECC Arena 3,023 8 4 28 34 (2) Minnesota Duluth vs. (3) New Hampshire "" National Championship Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota Duluth "WIS v UMD" March 22 12:30 pm Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/stats/2007-08/minnesota-duluth/boxscore/7029 Wisconsin Badgers @ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs March 22, 2008 UWBadgers.com University of Wisconsin–Madison April 21, 2025 Jessie Vetter Kim Martin 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 19:22 – Irwin (O'Toole, Larocque) / 31:48 – pp – Blais (Fridfinnson, Rasmussen) / 38:24 – sh – O'Toole / 57:15 – Demeule (Mattila, Trépanier) Scott Leavitt Ray Doocy Ron Storey DECC Arena 4,031 14 22 28 24 Tournament awards All-Tournament Team G: Kim Martin*, Minnesota Duluth D: Myriam Trépanier, Minnesota Duluth D: Heidi Pelttari, Minnesota Duluth F: Laura Fridfinnson, Minnesota Duluth F: Sara O’Toole, Minnesota Duluth F: Erika Lawler, Wisconsin * Most Outstanding Playerhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_frozen4/2023.pdf 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 References Game references "Game reference" * Category:NCAA women's ice hockey tournaments NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament