Field Set For Second Women’s Championship

The four qualifiers for the second-ever American Women’s College Hockey Alliance national championship have been announced, as defending champion New Hampshire, ECAC champion and top-ranked Harvard, host Minnesota and Brown will battle Friday and Saturday at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis.

Harvard (31-1-0), the top seed, faces No. 4-seeded Brown (20-5-4) at 5 p.m. CT Friday in the first semifinal, while New Hampshire (22-6-5), in the second position, takes on third-slotted Minnesota (27-3-3) at 8 p.m.

The semifinal losers will play for third place Saturday at 4 p.m., and the championship game is scheduled to face off at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the event are $10 for both games either day or $15 for the tournament, and can be purchased through the Minnesota ticket office by calling (612) 624-8080 or 1-800-U-GOPHER.