Women’s D-III Hockey

Soaring Eagles Soar

One goal was all it took, as Lauren Sullivan made 30 saves and Elmira defeated Middlebury, 1-0, to claim the women's D-III national championship. Earlier in the day, in a battle of formerly undefeated teams, Plattsburgh blanked Gustavus Adolphus, 4-0. Scoreboard
Upsets!!

Coming into the Frozen Four, there were two undefeated teams; now there are none. At 19:22 of overtime, Sam Curk was sprung on a breakaway inside the blue line and finished by making a nice to move to her backhand to beat Gustavus Adolphus goalie Lindsey Hibbard and send Elmira into the championship game. Earlier, playing a stifling defense, No. 6 Middlebury upset undefeated Plattsburgh, 4-1, scoring an empty-net goal at the end. Scoreboard
Frozen Four

It's down to four teams competing for the Women's D-III Hockey Tournament title, and two teams, Plattsburgh and Gustavus Adolphus, are going for undefeated seasons. Derek Dunning previews the semifinal action. Dunning
Photo: Gustavus Adolphus
Down to four

Middlebury upset Norwich and Elmira upset Bowdoin, while top seed Plattsburgh beat St. Norbert and second seed Gustavus Adolphus beat Wis.-River Falls. The Frozen Four is next week in Superior, Wis. Scoreboard
Previewing the final 8

The final eight get ready to do battle this weekend in the first round of the NCAA Women's D-III National Tournament, and columnist Derek Dunning takes a look. Dunning
Photo: Bowdoin

NCAA Tournament Final

Semifinals

Frozen Four

Down to four

Tournament Preview

Latest D-III Women's News Headlines

Visors, overtime go under microscope in rules committee meetings
The committee will also consider rules changes stemming from events in the 2012 NCAA men's tournament. Jim Connelly reports.
Julie Fortier wins Laura Hurd Award
Norwich's Julie Fortier claimed the 2012 Laura Hurd Award at the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship banquet in Rochester, N.Y.
WIAC defection creates uncertainty for remaining schools
Realignment has hit D-III hockey with the defection of the WIAC schools. What will the future hold for the NCHA's remaining members, and what do the Wisconsin schools plan for scheduling? Jason Karnosky reports.
RIT fans have to divide loyalties
Icing Rule Gets Icy Reception
The rule proposal was released, the coaches were repulsed and that's it, right? Wrong. Nothing is finished in the case of the controversial proposed change to the icing rule. Brian Sullivan reports on how we got to this point and what comes next.