2012 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament
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{{One source|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament |
| Year=2012
| Gender=Women's
| Division=Division III
| Image=
| ImageSize=150px
| Caption=
| Teams=8
| FrozenFourArena=Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena
| FrozenFourCity=Henrietta, New York
| Champions=RIT Tigers
| TitleCount=1st
| RunnerUp=Norwich Cadets
| GameCount=3rd
| Semifinal1=Plattsburgh Cardinals
| FrozenFourCount=6th
| Semifinal2=Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
| FrozenFourCount2=6th
| Coach=Scott McDonald
| CoachCount=1
| MOP=Laura Chamberlain
| MOPTeam=RIT
| Attendance=1195
}}
The 2012 NCAA Women's Division III Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play, that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The Frozen Four will be contested in the arenas of the teams with the better record.
Background
The automatic qualifiers for the tournament include the postseason tournament champions from the following conferences: ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA and NESCAC.
The Division III committee consists of the following members: Renee Hellert, New England College athletic director; Michael Letzeisen, ECAC administrator; Brad Marshall, head coach at St. Catherine; Jodi McKenna, head coach at Wesleyan; Steve Nelson, Wisconsin-Superior athletic director.
Qualifying teams
{{Location map+ | USA Northeast | width=400 | caption=2012 Qualifying Teams
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{{Location map~ | USA Northeast | label=Amherst | position=bottom | mark= ButtonDarkGreen.svg | link= | lat=42.3709 | long=-72.5170}}
{{Location map~ | USA Northeast | label=Concordia | position=topc | mark= ButtonRed.svg | link= | lat=46.8628 | long=-96.7701}}
{{Location map~ | USA Northeast | label=Gustavus Adolphus | position=bottom | mark= ButtonRed.svg | link= | lat=44.3238 | long=-93.9758}}
{{Location map~ | USA Northeast | label=Middlebury | position=bottom | mark=ButtonDarkGreen.svg | link= | lat=44.008889 | long=-73.177222}}
{{Location map~ | USA Northeast | label=Norwich | position=right | mark= ButtonBlue.svg | link= | lat=44.2084 | long=-72.4913}}
{{Location map~ | USA Northeast | label=Plattsburgh State | position=top| mark=ButtonOrange.svg | link= | lat=44.6926 | long=-73.4669}}
{{Location map~ | USA Northeast | label=RIT | position=bottom | mark= ButtonViolet.svg | link= | lat=43.0847 | long=-77.6715}}
{{Location map~ | USA Northeast | label=Wisconsin–River Falls | position=right | mark= ButtonYellow.svg | link= | lat=44.8530 | long=-92.6222}}
}}
| class="wikitable"
!Conference !Appearance !Last bid |
| Amherst
|5th |2010 |
| Concordia
|MIAC |1st |Never |
| Gustavus Adolphus
|MIAC |10th |2011 |
| Middlebury
|NESCAC |10th |2011 |
| Norwich
|4th |2011 |
| Plattsburgh State
|8th |2010 |
| RIT
|3rd |2011 |
| Wisconsin-River Falls
|NCHA |5th |2011 |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=National Quarterfinals
March 10
| RD2=National Semifinals
March 16
| RD3=National Championship
March 17
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Concordia
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=RIT
| RD1-score2=5
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Plattsburgh State
| RD1-score3=4
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Middlebury
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD1-score5=4
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Wisconsin–River Falls
| RD1-score6=2
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=Norwich
| RD1-score7=5
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Amherst
| RD1-score8=0
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=RIT
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Plattsburgh State
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Norwich
| RD2-score4=4
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=RIT
| RD3-score1=4
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Norwich
| RD3-score2=1
| RD3b-seed1=
| RD3b-team1=Plattsburgh State
| RD3b-score1=4
| RD3b-seed2=
| RD3b-team2=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD3b-score2=3
}}
{{small|Note: * denotes overtime period(s)}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament navbox}}
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