Badger Women’s Hockey to open 2023 NCAA Tournament against LIU

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - For the 10th-straight season the Wisconsin women’s hockey team earned a bid for the 2023 NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.

The Badgers will head to Hamilton, New York for a regional semifinal game against Long Island University on Thursday. The winner between LIU and Wisconsin will move on to face Colgate on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT.

The winner of the regional will advance to the 2023 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four in Duluth, Minnesota.

The #Badgers will face LIU on Thursday night in Hamilton, New York with the winner to face Colgate on Saturday pic.twitter.com/0AT1yh4Yv2
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey) March 5, 2023

The Badgers hold a 2-0-0 all-time record against LIU, playing the Sharks during their inaugural season in 2019-20. The Sharks will make their first NCAA tournament appearance after winning the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance regular-season and tournament titles. LIU is coached by former Badger Kelly Nash, who’s in her first season leading the program.

Next Stop, Hamilton! Women's Hockey Draws No. 6 Wisconsin in NCAA Opener

📰: https://t.co/kvZJmkcBdF
— LIU Women's Hockey (@LIUWHockey) March 5, 2023

Wisconsin has only seen Colgate once in program history, UW dropped a 4-3 double-overtime contest to the Raiders in the semifinal round of the 2018 NCAA Women’s Frozen Four in Minneapolis. Colgate won the 2023 ECAC Tournament with an 8-2 win over Clarkson on Saturday.

Coverage and ticket information for the games in Hamilton, New York, will be available in the coming days.

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