2013 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion in women's ice hockey. This was the fourteenth time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held and was the twelfth one sanctioned by the NCAA.
==Format==
Eight teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. The conference tournament champions of the ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, NCHA, and NESCAC received automatic bids to the tournament. Three at-large bids were also selected. For the first time in its history, the Division III women's Frozen Four was held at a predetermined site. Typically, the highest available seed to host does so provided they meet hosting requirements and geographical provisions. The first round games were held at campus sites on March 9. The semifinal and final rounds were held March 15 and 16 at Wessman Arena of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, which won the bid to host this year's Frozen Four over Norwich University's Kreitzberg Arena.
== Bids==
=== Automatic Bids ===
* Eastern College Athletic Conference East champion: Norwich Cadets (5th appearance)
* Eastern College Athletic Conference West champion: Plattsburgh Cardinals (9th appearance)
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (11th appearance^)
* New England Small College Athletic Conference champion: Bowdoin Polar Bears (5th appearance)
* Northern Collegiate Hockey Association champion: St. Norbert Green Knights (1st appearance)
=== At-Large Bids ===
==== Pool C (Non-champs from all conferences) ====
* Elmira Soaring Eagles - ECAC West (9th appearance)
* Middlebury Panthers - NESCAC (11th appearance^^)
* Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons - NCHA (6th appearance)
^^ = Middlebury appeared in the 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
^ = Gustavus appeared in 1 of 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
== Misc. ==
* Five of the eight schools who earned bids appeared in the previous season's NCAA tournament
* This is the 10th of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Gustavus.
* This is the 5th of 9 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-River Falls.
* This is the 5th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Norwich.
* This is the 3rd of 3 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Middlebury.
* This is the 2nd of an active 12 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance streak for Plattsburgh.
* This is the 1st of 9 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Elmira.
* As of 2023, this remains as St. Norbert's only NCAA tournament appearance.
* As of 2023, this remains as Bowdoin's last NCAA tournament appearance.
* The NCHA gets two bids into the tournament field for just the third time, but the second time in three years.
* After a team is flown before the semifinal round for the first time ever the prior season (Concordia-MN), St. Norbert faces the same fate this tournament, due to geographical issues.
* On November 1, 2012, Wessman Arena of UW-Superior becomes the first-ever predetermined Frozen Four site for the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was awarded the championship rounds over Kreitzberg Arena of Norwich University, the only other location to submit a bid.
== Seeds ==
East
# Plattsburgh (25-0-2)
# Norwich (22-3-3)
# Bowdoin (21-4-2)
# Middlebury (18-7-2)
# Elmira (21-5-1)
West
# Gustavus (26-0-1)
# UW-River Falls (21-6-2)
# St. Norbert (18-9-2)
== Results ==
=== Quarterfinals ===
Held at campus sites
-Kreitzberg Arena- Northfield, VT-Don Roberts Ice Rink- St. Peter, MN
-Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
-Sidney J. Watson Arena- Brunswick, ME
=== Semifinals ===
Hosted by University of Wisconsin-Superior: Wessman Arena- Superior, WI
=== Third Place ===
Hosted by University of Wisconsin-Superior: Wessman Arena- Superior, WI
=== Championship ===
Hosted by University of Wisconsin-Superior: Wessman Arena- Superior, WI
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== Bracket ==
== Tournament Notes ==
* After a two-year absence from the national tournament, Elmira wins its third national title in program history, and first since 2003.
* Middlebury reaches the national championship game for the fifth time, and first time since 2007. 
* 3 of the 4 games at the Frozen Four go to overtime, a new record.
* Plattsburgh claims third place for the third time in program history, and second in a row.
* Gustavus claims its fifth 4th place finish in program history and its fourth in a row.
* UW-River Falls drops its opening tournament game for the fourth consecutive season.
== Statistics ==
=== Skaters ===
Top Scorers
Player 	Team 	Pos.	Yr.	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG
Ashley Ryan 	Elmira 	F 	So.	3 	2	3	5	4 	0 	10
Teal Gove 	Plattsburgh	F 	Sr.	3 	4	0	4	1 	0 	8
Katie Sullivan 	Middlebury 	F 	So.	3 	3	0	3	2 	2 	7
Sam Curk 	Elmira 	F 	Sr.	3 	1	2	3	3 	2 	9
Lauren Greer 	Middlebury 	F 	Sr.	3 	1	2	3	1 	2 	11
Allison Era 	Plattsburgh	D 	Jr.	3 	1	2	3	0 	2 	8
Jenny Kistner 	Plattsburgh	F 	Jr.	3 	1	2	3	0 	4 	11
Emma Rutherford	Plattsburgh	F 	So.	3 	1	2	3	2 	0 	8
Lindsey Hjelm 	Gustavus 	D 	Sr.	3 	1	2	3	3 	8 	15
=== Goaltending ===
Top Goaltenders (minimum 90 minutes played)
Player 	Team 	Yr.	GP	W	L	SA 	GA	GAA 	SV% 	SO	TOI
Lauren Sullivan	Elmira 	Sr.	3 	3	0	108	3 	0.90	.972	2 	199:18
Annabelle Jones	Middlebury 	So.	3 	2	1	83 	4 	1.24	.952	0 	193:42
Sydney Aveson 	Plattsburgh	Sr.	3 	2	1	62 	5 	1.69	.919	1 	177:51
Lindsey Hibbard	Gustavus 	Fr.	3 	1	2	59 	9 	2.71	.847	0 	199:22
=== All-Tournament Team ===
*F: Jenny Kistner- Plattsburgh
*F: Ashley Ryan- Elmira
*F: Taylor Steadman- Elmira
*D: Lindsey Hjelm- Gustavus
*D: Heather Marrison- Middlebury
*G: Lauren Sullivan- Elmira
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