2001 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

NCAA Women's National Collegiate
Ice Hockey Tournament
	2001 Frozen Four logo
Teams	4
Finals site	Mariucci Arena; Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Champions	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (1st title)
Runner-up	St. Lawrence Saints (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Dartmouth Big Green (1st Frozen Four); Harvard Crimson (1st Frozen Four);
Winning coach	Shannon Miller (1st title)
MOP	Maria Rooth (Minnesota–Duluth)
Attendance	5178
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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[]

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[]

Frozen Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota[]

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

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All-Tournament Team[]

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

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

References[]

^ "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
^ "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-23. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Minnesota-Duluth". USCHO. 2001-03-23. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
^ "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

External links[]

NCAA Women's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com

[NCAA_Championship_Information-1] "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

[2] "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-23. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

[3] "Box Score: Harvard vs. Minnesota-Duluth". USCHO. 2001-03-23. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

[4] "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

[5] "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

[6] "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.

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