2007 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2007 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 eighth time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held and was the sixth one sanctioned by the NCAA.
==Format==
Seven teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. The conference tournament champions of the ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, and NESCAC received automatic bids to the tournament. Three at-large bids were also selected, two of which come from the aforementioned automatic-qualifier conferences. The Plattsburgh Cardinals were the top seed, earning a bye to the semifinals and were host for the semifinal and final rounds. The first round games were held at campus sites on March 9 and 10. The semifinal and final rounds were held March 16 and 17 at Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena of SUNY Plattsburgh.
== Bids ==
=== Automatic Bids ===
*Eastern College Athletic Conference East champion: Manhattanville Valiants (6th appearance)
*Eastern College Athletic Conference West champion: Plattsburgh Cardinals (4th appearance)
*Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (5th appearance^)
*New England Small College Athletic Conference champion: Amherst Lady Jeffs (1st appearance)
=== At-Large Bids ===
==== Pool B (Teams from non-AQ conferences) ====
* Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers - NCHA* (4th appearance)
==== Pool C (Non-champs from all conferences) ====
* Middlebury Panthers - NESCAC (6th appearance^^)
* RIT Tigers - ECAC East (1st 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
* = NCHA did not receive an automatic bid with only six teams, making them a pool B conference
== Misc. ==
* Five of the seven schools who earned bids appeared in the previous season's NCAA tournament
* This is the first time in the seven team format with two first-time participants since 2004.
* This is the first NCAA tournament in which two teams from the ECAC East earned bids. (2 ECAC East teams qualified in the 2001 AWCHA edition.
* This is the 8th of 10 consecutive national postseason appearances (AWCHA or NCAA) for Middlebury.
* This is the 6th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Manhattanville.
* This is the 4th of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Gustavus.
* This is the 4th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Plattsburgh.
* This is the 4th of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Stevens Point.
* This is the 1st of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Amherst.
== Seeds ==
East
# Plattsburgh (25-0-2)
# Middlebury (21-3-2)
# RIT (22-3-2)
# Amherst (19-5-3)
# Manhattanville (19-7-1)
West
# Gustavus (25-2-0)
# UW-Stevens Point (18-6-2)
== Results ==
=== First Round ===
Held at campus sites
-Chip Kenyon `85 Arena - Middlebury, VT
-Don Roberts Ice Rink- St. Peter, MN
-Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena- Henrietta, NY
=== Semifinals ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
=== Third Place ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
=== Championship ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
== Bracket ==
== Tournament Notes ==
* Plattsburgh wins their first-ever national championship in program history, avenging last year's loss to Middlebury in the championship game on home ice.
* Plattsburgh vs. Middlebury becomes the second ever Championship rematch, and first since Elmira vs. Manhattanville in 2002 and 2003.
* Plattsburgh becomes the first team to win the national championship on home ice since Middlebury in 2004.
* UW-Stevens Point finishes in third place for the second consecutive season.
== Statistics ==
=== Skaters ===
Top Scorers
Player 	Team 	Pos. 	Yr. 	GP 	G 	A 	P
Danielle Blanchard 	Plattsburgh 	F 	So. 	2 	1 	3 	4
Tarasai Karega 	Amherst 	F 	So. 	3 	3 	1 	4
Shannon Tarrant 	Middlebury 	D 	Sr. 	3 	1 	3 	4
Nicole Grossman 	UW-Stevens Point 	F 	So. 	3 	2 	1 	3
Annmarie Cellino 	Middlebury 	F 	So. 	3 	1 	2 	3
Abby Kurtz-Phelan 	Middlebury 	F 	Sr. 	3 	1 	2 	3
Karen Levin 	Middlebury 	D 	Jr. 	3 	1 	2 	3
Michelle Sosnowski 	UW-Stevens Point 	F 	So. 	3 	1 	2 	3
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=== Goaltending ===
Top Goaltenders (minimum 90 minutes played)
Player 	Team 	Yr.	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA 	SV% 	SO	TOI
Lani Wright 	Middlebury 	Fr.	3 	2	1	65	4 	1.34	.938	0 	178:49
Breanne Doyle	Plattsburgh 	Sr.	2 	2	0	57	3 	1.50	.947	0 	120:00
Krystyn Elek 	Amherst 	Fr.	3 	1	2	77	5 	1.94	.935	0 	154:22
Amy Statz 	UW-Stevens Point	Sr.	3 	2	1	94	8 	2.61	.915	0 	183:43
=== All-Tournament Team ===
* F: Danielle Blanchard- Plattsburgh
* F: Shay Bywater- Plattsburgh
* F: Tarasai Karega- Amherst
* D: Ellen Sargent- Middlebury
* D: Shannon Tarrant- Middlebury
* G: Breanne Doyle- Plattsburgh
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