2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
 2001 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (1st title) |
| Runner-up | St. Lawrence Saints (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
|
| Winning coach | Shannon Miller (1st title) |
| MOP | Maria Rooth (Minnesota Duluth) |
| Attendance | 5178 |
The 2001 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved four schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The 2001 tournament was the first women's ice hockey tournament to be sponsored by the NCAA. The tournament began on March 23, 2001, and ended with the championship game on March 25.[1]
Qualifying teams
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Dartmouth
Minnesota Duluth
Harvard
St. Lawrence
The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 18.
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth | ECAC | 26–3–1 | Tournament champion |
| 2 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 26–5–4 | Tournament champion |
| 3 | Harvard | ECAC | 23–10–0 | At-large bid |
| 4 | St. Lawrence | ECAC | 23–7–3 | At-large bid |
Brackets
[edit]Frozen Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota
[edit]| National Semifinals[2][3] March 23 | National Championship[4] March 25 | ||||||||
| 4 | St. Lawrence | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Dartmouth | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | St. Lawrence | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Duluth | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Harvard | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Minnesota Duluth | 6 | Consolation Game[5] | ||||||
| 1 | Dartmouth | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Harvard | 3 | |||||||
Tournament awards
[edit]- G: Tuula Puputti, Minnesota Duluth
- D: Isabelle Chartrand, St. Lawrence
- D: Brittny Ralph, Minnesota Duluth
- F: Amanda Sargeant, St. Lawrence
- F: Maria Rooth*, Minnesota Duluth
- F: Tammy Lee Shewchuk, Harvard
References
[edit]- ^ "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. March 23, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. March 23, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. March 25, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. March 25, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. March 25, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.