2021 CHA women's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:College Hockey America
Gender:Women's
Dates:March 4–6, 2021
Teams:6
Finalarena:Erie Insurance Arena
Finalcity:Erie, Pennsylvania
Champions:Robert Morris
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Paul Colontino
Coachcount:3rd
Prevseason Year:2020
Nextseason Year:2022

The 2021 College Hockey America Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th tournament in league history played between March 4 and March 6, 2021, at the Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. Robert Morris won its third tournament and earned College Hockey America's automatic bid into the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Format

All six CHA teams participated in the tournament. On the first day of the tournament, the top two seeds received a bye, while the #3 seed played the #6 seed, and the #4 seed played the #5 seed in the quarterfinal round. On the second day, the semifinal games featured the #1 seed against the lower remaining seed, while the #2 seed played the higher remaining seed. On the third and final day, the CHA championship was played between the two semifinal winners. There was a total of five games.[1]

Standings

On the basis of points per game played, Mercyhurst (1.24) was the #2 seed in the tournament, and Robert Morris (1.21) was the #3 seed.

RoundMatchNameTeam 1Team 2
1March 4Quarterfinal 1 (#3 v. #6)Robert Morris 4vRIT 0
2March 4Quarterfinal 2 (#4 v. #5)Syracuse 6vLindenwood 0
3March 5Semifinal 1 (#1 v. #4)Syracuse 3vPenn State 2
4March 5Semifinal 2 (#2 v. #3)Robert Morris 3vMercyhurst 2 (OT)
5March 6Championship GameRobert Morris 1vSyracuse 0

The tournament's Most Outstanding Player was Robert Morris sophomore forward Maggy Burbidge, who scored the winning overtime goal in the semifinal game.[1]

Robert Morris senior forward Lexi Templeman, freshman forward Ellie Marcovsky, junior defender Gillian Thompson, Syracuse senior defender Jessica DiGirolamo, and Syracuse senior goaltender Allison Small joined Burbidge on the 2021 all-tournament team.[2] [3]

The tournament champion earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament to determine the national champion. The Robert Morris Colonials were the number 8 seed out of 8 in the tournament and faced #1 seed Northeastern on March 15 in Erie, Pennsylvania, losing 5-1.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 CHA Tournament. March 6, 2021. 2021-04-25.
  2. Web site: 2020-21 RMU Women's Ice Hockey Roster. 2021-04-25.
  3. Web site: 2020-21 Women's Ice Hockey Roster. 2021-04-25.