2010 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

Qualifying teams

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.

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams March 12 – 13 March 19 March 21 | RD1-seed1= 1 | RD1-team1= Mercyhurst | RD1-score1 = 4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= Boston University | RD1-score2= 1 | RD1-seed3= 4 | RD1-team3= Harvard | RD1-score3= 2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Cornell | RD1-score4=6 | RD1-seed5= 2 | RD1-team5= Minnesota Duluth | RD1-score5= 2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= New Hampshire | RD1-score6= 1 | RD1-seed7= 3 | RD1-team7= Minnesota | RD1-score7= 3* | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= Clarkson | RD1-score8= 2 | RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= Mercyhurst | RD2-score1= 2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Cornell | RD2-score2= 3* | RD2-seed3= 2 | RD2-team3= Minnesota Duluth | RD2-score3= 3 | RD2-seed4= 3 | RD2-team4= Minnesota | RD2-score4= 2 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= Cornell | RD3-score1= 2 | RD3-seed2= 2 | RD3-team2= Minnesota Duluth | RD3-score2= 3*** Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Mercyhurst vs. Boston University

(4) Harvard vs. Cornell

Kylie Stephens

(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. New Hampshire

(3) Minnesota vs. Clarkson

National Semifinals

(1) Mercyhurst vs. Cornell

(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. Minnesota

National Championship

Cornell vs. (2) Minnesota Duluth

Tournament notes

Saara Tuominen and Jaime Rasmussen of Minnesota Duluth were the only players to score two points in the championship game.

Two records were set in the championship game: at four hours and twenty-four minutes, the game set an NCAA Frozen Four record for longest game, and Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta set a record for most saves in an NCAA Championship game with 61 saves. The former record holder was Bulldog goaltender Patricia Sautter, who set the previous record in 2003 with 41 saves.

Tournament awards

[[NCAA Division I women's ice hockey All-Tournament team|All-Tournament Team]]

• G Amanda Mazzotta, Cornell
• D Laura Fortino, Cornell
• D Lauriane Rougeau, Cornell
• F Emmanuelle Blais*, Minnesota Duluth
• F Jessica Wong, Minnesota Duluth
• F Laura Fridfinnson, Minnesota Duluth

• Most Outstanding Player

References

References

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4. (March 19, 2023). "NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book".