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NCAA Women's Frozen Four


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The NCAA crowns its women's national champion at the culmination of the college hockey season, the Frozen Four, each March.

In 2023, the University of Wisconsin claimed its record-breaking seventh NCAA title thanks to a thrilling 1-0 win over Ohio State on Sunday afternoon at AMSOIL Arena.

Kirsten Simms scored the lone goal for the Badgers while Cami Kronish stopped all 31 shots she faced to shutout the top-ranked Buckeyes.

The Frozen Four crowns the winner of the NCAA Tournament, which has been held since 2001. The tournament expanded to its current 11-team format in 2021. The tournament opens at four regional sites held on the campus of each of the top four seeds, with the winners advancing to the Frozen Four.

The 2024 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four will be held March 22-24 at the Whittemore Center Arena on the campus of the University of New Hampshire.

All-Time Women's Frozen Four Tournament History

Year Champion (Record) Score Runner-Up Site
2023 Wisconsin (29-10-2) 1-0 Ohio State Duluth, Minn.
2022 Ohio State (32-6-0)  3-2 Minnesota Duluth University Park, Pa.
2021 Wisconsin (17-3-1) 2-1 (OT) Northeastern Erie, Pa.
2020 Canceled due to Covid-19
2019 Wisconsin (35-4-2) 2-0 Minnesota Hamden, Conn.
2018 Clarkson (36-4-1) 2-1 (OT) Colgate Minneapolis, Minn.
2017 Clarkson (32-4-5) 3-0 Wisconsin St. Charles, Mo.
2016 Minnesota (35-4) 3-1 Boston College Durham, N.H.
2015 Minnesota (34-3-4) 4-1 Harvard Minneapolis
2014 Clarkson (31-5-5) 5-4 Minnesota Hamden, Conn.
2013 Minnesota (41-0-0) 6-3 Boston University Minneapolis
2012 Minnesota (33-5-2) 4-2 Wisconsin Duluth, Minn.
2011 Wisconsin (37-2-2) 4-1 Boston University Erie, Pa.
2010 Minnesota-Duluth (31-8-2) 3-2 (3OT) Cornell Minneapolis
2009 Wisconsin (33-2-5) 5-0 Mercyhurst Boston
2008 Minnesota-Duluth (34-4-1) 4-0 Wisconsin Duluth, Minn.
2007 Wisconsin (36-1-4) 4-1 Minnesota-Duluth Lake Placid, N.Y.
2006 Wisconsin (36-4-1) 3-0 Minnesota Minnesota
2005 Minnesota (36-2-2) 4-3 Harvard New Hampshire
2004 Minnesota (30-4-2) 6-2 Harvard Providence
2003 Minnesota-Duluth (31-3-2) 4-3 (2OT) Harvard Duluth, Minn.
2002 Minnesota-Duluth (24-6-4) 3-2 Brown Durham, N.H.
2001 Minnesota-Duluth (28-5-4) 4-2 St. Lawrence Minneapolis