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The 11-team field for the 2024 NCAA women’s hockey tournament is set, with the Frozen Four to be held March 22 and 24 at the Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire.
The top two seeds — Ohio State and Wisconsin — were the last two teams standing last season, with the Badgers beating the Buckeyes 1-0 for the national title. The teams have combined to win the past four NCAA tournaments, with the Badgers taking the title in 2023, 2021 and 2019, and the Buckeyes winning it all in 2022. (The tournament was not held in 2020 because of COVID-19.)
The NCAA field consists of the five conference champions — from the CHA, ECAC, Hockey East, NEWHA and WCHA — plus six at-large teams, based on the PairWise rankings. The top five seeds have a first-round bye, with the other six teams squaring off March 14. The regional finals will be hosted by the top four seeds on March 16.
To get you ready for all the action, ESPN college hockey analyst Paige Capistran breaks down all 11 teams in the field and shares her players to watch. Capistran and fellow ESPN analyst Angela Ruggiero also make their Frozen Four picks.
Schedule
All times ET
First round
March 14
No. 8 Minnesota Duluth vs. No. 9 UConn, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Cornell vs. No. 11 Stonehill, 7 p.m.
No. 7 St. Lawrence vs. No. 10 Penn State, 8 p.m.
Regional finals
March 16
No. 5 Minnesota at No. 4 Clarkson, 3 p.m.
Cornell/Stonehill winner at No. 3 Colgate, 3 p.m.
St. Lawrence/Penn State winner at No. 2 Wisconsin, 3 p.m.
UMD/UConn winner at No. 1 Ohio State, 4 p.m.
Frozen Four
at Durham, New Hampshire
National semifinals, March 22, 4 and 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Championship, March 24, 4 p.m. (ESPNU)
The field
Ohio State (32-4-0)
PairWise ranking: 1
How Buckeyes got in: At-large bid
Numbers to know: The Buckeyes have the top offense in the country (5.26 goals per game) and are fifth in defense (1.29 goals allowed per game). Raygan Kirk leads the country with a 0.96 goals-against average, while Ohio State’s balanced attack features 14…
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Publish date : 2024-03-10 19:51:10
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