NCAA.com | March 10, 2014 Field of eight set for DIII Women's Ice Hockey Championship Share INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Committee has announced the eight teams selected for the 2014 NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship. Of the eight teams in the championship field, five of the teams received automatic qualification berths as winners of their conference championship. Three institutions were selected from Pool C, which consists of independent institutions and institutions from automatic-qualifying conferences that were not the conference champion.Conferences and teams receiving automatic qualification:ECAC DIII Women’s East Hockey League -- NorwichECAC DIII Women’s West Hockey League -- Plattsburgh StateMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference -- St. Thomas (Minn.)New England Small College Athletic Conference -- WilliamsNorthern Collegiate Hockey Association -- Lake ForestThe three at-large selections are Elmira, Wisconsin-River Falls and Wisconsin-Stevens Point.Four first-round games will be played at campus sites March 14 or 15.The highest-seeded team advancing from the first round will host the semifinals March 21 and the third-place game and finals March 22.In 2013, Elmira defeated Middlebury 1-0 in Superior, Wis., to win its third NCAA Division III Women’s Ice Hockey Championship title.Related:Interactive BracketPrintable BracketSelection Show 3 storylines to watch in 2022 NC women's college hockey national championship Here are three storylines to watch in the 2022 NC women's national championship between Ohio State and Minnesota Duluth. READ MORE UNBELIEVABLE: Gustavus Adolphus scores with 0.1 seconds left to tie Middlebury in national championship and force OT With 0.1 seconds left in the 2022 DIII women's ice hockey national championship game, Molly McHugh of Gustavus Adolphus tied the game to force overtime. READ MORE College hockey: 5 takeaways from the women's Frozen Four semifinals Here are the five biggest takeaways from the semifinals of the 2022 women's college hockey Frozen Four. READ MORE