2026 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament

2026 NCAA Division III Women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams	13
Finals site	Hunt Arena,; River Falls, Wisconsin;

The 2026 NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament is an ongoing single-elimination tournament with thirteen schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division III college ice hockey. The first round was played on the campuses of the higher seeds on March 14, 2026, and quarterfinals will be played on the campuses of the top three seeded teams and highest remaining unranked team on March 21, 2026. The Frozen Four is set to be played on March 27 and 29 with a site to be determined.^[1]

Qualifying teams

Elmira

Endicott

Augsburg

Plattsburgh State

Nazareth

Wilkes

Wisconsin–River Falls

Amherst

Norwich

Adrian

Hamline

Saint Benedict

Williams

2025 Qualifying Teams
MIAC, WIAC, LEC, NESCAC, CNE, SUNYAC, UCHC, NCHA, MAC,

The eight winners of their conference tournaments will receive automatic berths to the tournament. The other five teams will be selected at-large. The top three teams are seeded.^[2]^[3]

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Wisconsin–River Falls	WIAC	27–1–0	At-large bid	17th	2025
2	Norwich	LEC	25–2–0	Tournament champion	13th	2023
3	Nazareth	UCHC	25–1–1	At-large bid	5th	2025
	Adrian	NCHA	24–5–0	Tournament champion	9th	2024
	Amherst	NESCAC	19–2–6	Tournament champion	11th	2025
	Augsburg	MIAC	21–4–1	At-large bid	2nd	2025
	Elmira	UCHC	19–5–2	Tournament champion	20th	2025
	Endicott	CNE	21–4–2	Tournament champion	5th	2025
	Hamline	MIAC	20–5–1	At-large bid	3rd	2019
	Plattsburgh State	SUNYAC	20–6–1	Tournament champion	21st	2025
	Saint Benedict	MIAC	16–7–4	Tournament champion	1st	Never
	Wilkes	MAC	24–1–1	Tournament champion	2nd	2025
	Williams	NESCAC	17–4–5	At-large bid	4th	2019

Bids by state

Bids	State	School(s)
3	Massachusetts	Amherst, Endicott, Williams
3	Minnesota	Augsburg, Hamline, Saint Benedict
2	New York	Elmira, Nazareth
1	Michigan	Adrian
	Pennsylvania	Wilkes
	Vermont	Norwich
	Wisconsin	Wisconsin–River Falls

Bracket

First Round March 14		Quarterfinals March 21			Semifinals March 27		Championship March 29

			Williams	0

		1	Wisconsin–River Falls	1
Plattsburgh State	1

Williams	2*
					1	Wisconsin–River Falls

						Amherst
Saint Benedict	1

Amherst	2*
		Amherst		3

		Elmira		0
Elmira	3

Augsburg	1






			Hamline	0

		2	Norwich	1
Endicott	0

Hamline	3
					2	Norwich

					3	Nazareth



			Wilkes	1

		3	Nazareth	2*
Adrian	1

Wilkes	2

Note: each * denotes one overtime period

Results

First Round

Plattsburgh State at Williams

March 14, 2026
3:00 pm

Plattsburgh State

1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)

Williams

Lansing Chapman Rink, Williamstown, Massachusetts

^{[Game reference 1]}

Maddy Stetson

Goalies

Erin Pye

Referees:
Ryan St. Louis
Sarah Hickman
Linesman:
Kelly Harris

Mackellar (Puc, Balfour) – 25:19	1–0
	1–1	42:26 – Fetherston (Bond)
	1–2	63:18 – Littlewood (Gallagher, Mead)

4 min

Penalties

6 min

29

Shots

24

Saint Benedict at Amherst

March 14, 2026
3:00 pm

Saint Benedict

1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)

Amherst

Orr Rink, Amherst, Massachusetts
Attendance: 313

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Lexi Badali

Goalies

Natalie Stott

Referees:
Matt Berg
Marissa Peri
Linesmen:
Stacey MacKinnon
Jeny Collins

Jusczak (Lewis, Stinnett) – pp – 20:40	1–0
	1–1	47:28 – Abban (Brown, Flynn)
	1–2	62:36 – Dann (Fu)

8 min

Penalties

4 min

25

Shots

45

Adrian at Wilkes

March 14, 2026
3:00 pm

Adrian

1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Wilkes

Toyota SportsPlex, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 198

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Kiera Stack

Goalies

Audrey Milne

Referees:
Bree Kraut
Alexander Glushek
Linesmen:
Nosike Onyemaobim
Mason Hoeffner

	0–1	18:24 – Ferry (Zingaro)
	0–2	26:57 – Bush (Hudakova)
Ben (Simon) – pp – 34:36	1–2

2 min

Penalties

4 min

33

Shots

29

Elmira at Augsburg

March 14, 2026
4:00 pm

Elmira

3–1
(0–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Augsburg

Ed Saugestad Rink, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 350

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Olivia Last

Goalies

Marissa Paaske

Referees:
Tom Wasczczak
David Berndgen
Linesmen:
Joe Setrum
Eric Frykman

Toole (Andrews, Dougherty) – 26:24	1–0
	1–1	26:37 – Allen (Grundhoffer)
Comeau (Boyle) – 34:33	2–1
Boyle (Dougherty) – sh – 39:35.1	3–1

6 min

Penalties

2 min

21

Shots

31

Endicott at Hamline

March 14, 2026
4:00 pm

Endicott

0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)

Hamline

TRIA Rink, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 257

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Lauren Ferrari

Goalies

Kendra Nordick

Referees:
Dan Olson
Kailey Welch
Linesmen:
Jake Caneff
Joe Bennek

	0–1	32:04 – Thorson (Sandy, Klemz)
	0–2	45:22 – pp – Abrahamson (Chamernick, Ryskamp)
	0–3	58:17 – en – Abrahamson

10 min

Penalties

8 min

19

Shots

44

Quarterfinals

Williams at (1) Wisconsin–River Falls

March 21, 2026
4:00 pm

Williams

0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

Wisconsin–River Falls

Hunt Arena, River Falls, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,267

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Erin Pye

Goalies

Jordan O'Kane

Referees:
Haylee Mello
Dan Olson
Linesmen:
Dan Brickman
Jake Caneff

0–1

27:16 – Aure (Bell)

4 min

Penalties

8 min

37

Shots

46

Elmira at Amherst

March 21, 2026
3:00 pm

Elmira

0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)

Amherst

Orr Rink, Amherst, Massachusetts
Attendance: 542

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Oliva Last

Goalies

Natalie Stott

Referees:
Mark Knapp Jr
Nicole Harris
Linesmen:
Danika Korpacz
Madeline Lane

	0–1	32:59 – Reynolds (Dann, Mancini)
	0–2	40:41 – pp – Flynn (Dann, Reynolds)
	0–3	42:39 – Marleau (Mancini, Reynolds)

8 min

Penalties

4 min

35

Shots

42

Hamline at (2) Norwich

March 21, 2026
3:00 pm

Hamline

0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)

Norwich

Kreitzberg Arena, Northfield, Vermont
Attendance: 1,375

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Kendra Nordick

Goalies

Madison Brunet

Referees:
Tai Thorsheim
James Troup
Linesmen:
Paul Lennon
Jonathan MacDougall

0–1

1:00 – Lisac (Brady, Brooks)

6 min

Penalties

8 min

32

Shots

23

Wilkes at (3) Nazareth

March 21, 2026
3:00 pm

Wilkes

1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)

Nazareth

Rochester Ice Center, Fairport, New York
Attendance: 505

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Audrey Milne

Goalies

Mia Gonsalves

Referees:
Thomas Waszczak
Michael Roberts
Linesmen:
Nosike Onyemaobim
Mason Hoeffner

Pacilio (Bell, Ng) – 36:33	1–0
	1–1	46:30 – sh – Boettcher
	1–2	64:33 – Marchese (Skibinski, Mannila)

8 min

Penalties

8 min

31

Shots

37

Semifinals

Amherst vs. (1) Wisconsin–River Falls

March 27, 2026

Amherst

v

Wisconsin–River Falls

Hunt Arena, River Falls, Wisconsin

(3) Nazareth vs. (2) Norwich

March 27, 2026

Nazareth

v

Norwich

Hunt Arena, River Falls, Wisconsin

Note: all times eastern

References

^ Staff, USCHO (March 8, 2026). "Bracket unveiled for 2026 NCAA D-III women's hockey tournament". www.uscho.com. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
^ "NCAA Division III women's hockey tournament". USCHO.com | NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
^ "2026 DIII women's ice hockey championship: Scores, bracket, schedule | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

Game References

^ "Plattsburgh State at Williams". ephsports.williams.edu. Williams College. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
^ "Saint Benedict at Amherst". athletics.amherst.edu. Amherst College. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
^ "Adrian at Wilkes". gowilkesu.com. Wilkes College. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
^ "Elmira at Augsburg". athletics.elmira.edu. Elmira College. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
^ "Endicott at Hamline". hamlineathletics.com. Hamline University. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
^ "Williams at Wisconsin–River Falls". uwrfsports.com. University of Wisconsin–River Falls. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
^ "Elmira at Amherst". athletics.amherst.edu. Amherst College. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
^ "Hamline at Norwich". norwichathletics.com. Norwich University. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
^ "Elmira at Amherst". nazathletics.com. Nazareth University. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.

[1] Staff, USCHO (March 8, 2026). "Bracket unveiled for 2026 NCAA D-III women's hockey tournament". www.uscho.com. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[2] "NCAA Division III women's hockey tournament". USCHO.com | NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

[3] "2026 DIII women's ice hockey championship: Scores, bracket, schedule | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

[4] "Plattsburgh State at Williams". ephsports.williams.edu. Williams College. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

[5] "Saint Benedict at Amherst". athletics.amherst.edu. Amherst College. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

[6] "Adrian at Wilkes". gowilkesu.com. Wilkes College. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

[7] "Elmira at Augsburg". athletics.elmira.edu. Elmira College. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

[8] "Endicott at Hamline". hamlineathletics.com. Hamline University. March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.

[9] "Williams at Wisconsin–River Falls". uwrfsports.com. University of Wisconsin–River Falls. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.

[10] "Elmira at Amherst". athletics.amherst.edu. Amherst College. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.

[11] "Hamline at Norwich". norwichathletics.com. Norwich University. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.

[12] "Elmira at Amherst". nazathletics.com. Nazareth University. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.

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