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Augsburg, Amherst, Middlebury and defending champion Wisconsin-River Falls were the top four seeds and got first-round byes when the bracket was unveiled Sunday for the 2025 NCAA Division III women’s hockey tournament.<\/p>\n

River Falls was preselected to host the March 28 semifinals and March 30 championship game.<\/p>\n

Gustavus Adolphus, Plattsburgh, Endicott and Colby were selected to host first-round games Saturday, March 15.<\/p>\n

\u2022 St. Norbert will play at Gustavus Adolphus, with the winner playing at Augsburg on March 22.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Elmira travels to Plattsburgh, with the winner traveling to face Wisconsin-River Falls.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Endicott will host Nazareth in a bracket that feeds into a quarterfinal game at Middlebury.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wilkes will play at Colby, and the winner will face Amherst.<\/p>\n

See the full bracket on USCHO’s NCAA tournament page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The field expanded from 11 teams to 12 for the 2025 tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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