2011 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament will involve 8 schools in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I (NCAA)|Division I college ice hockey. The Frozen Four will be hosted by Mercyhurst College at Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. 
==Background==
The Wisconsin Badgers (34-2-2) enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed and they will host the defending National Champions, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (22-8-3) at 7:00 PM CT. The Cornell Big Red (30-2-1) come in as the No. 2 seed and are hosting the Dartmouth Big Green (22-11-0) at 3:00 PM ET. The Boston University Terriers (25-6-3) are the No. 3 seed in the tournament who will play host to the Mercyhurst Lakers (29-5-0) at 2:00 PM ET. Finally, the Boston College Eagles (23-6-6) will be the No. 4 seed and they will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers (26-9-2) at 1:00 PM ET. All Regional games will be played on Saturday, March 13th.
==News and notes==
*March 18: Senior Jillian Kirchner and junior Jenelle Kohanchuk scored in a 50-second span, as the Terriers advanced to the national championship game. Kirchner's goal was the game winner as the Terriers improved to 27-6-4 and became the first Hockey East school to advance to the national title game.http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/031811aaa.html
==Game Summaries==
===Regional Matches===
Date 	Time 	Teams 	Score 	Notes
March 12	1:00 pm ET	Minnesota (26-9-2) at Boston College (23-6-6) 	Boston College, 4-1http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/2011-03-12/boston-college-heads-frozen-four	Stack with two goals, Schaus with 31 saves
March 12	7:00 pm CT	Minnesota Duluth (22-8-3) at Wisconsin (34-2-2) 	Wisconsin, 2-1http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/2011-03-13/wisconsin-advances-fifth-frozen 	Duggan scores the game winner to send UW to 5th Frozen Four
March 12	3:00 pm ET	Dartmouth (22-11-0) at Cornell (30-2-1) 	Cornell, 7-1http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/2011-03-12/cornell-moves-frozen-four 	Matches NCAA record for goals
March 12	2:00 pm ET	Mercyhurst (29-5-0) at Boston University (25-6-3)	Boston University, 4-2http://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/2011-03-12/boston-first-ever-frozen-four	Terriers make their first trip to the Frozen Four
===Frozen Four - Louis J. Tullio Arena, Erie, Pennsylvania===
==All-Tournament team==
*Forward: Brooke Ammerman, Wisconsinhttp://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/032011aad.html
*Forward: Meghan Duggan, Wisconsin
*Forward: Carolyne Prevost, Wisconsin
*Defense: Alev Kelter, Wisconsin
*Defense: Catherine Ward, Boston Universityhttp://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/032011aab.html
*Goaltender: Molly Schaus, Boston College
==References==
Category:2010–11 NCAA Division I women's hockey season
Category:NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship