2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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]

2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's
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, 3,079 for Championship Game
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Qualifying teams

Dartmouth

Minnesota Duluth

Harvard

St. Lawrence

2001 Qualifying Teams
WCHA, ECAC

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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Tournament awards

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

References

1. "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
2. "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. March 23, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
3. "Box Score: Harvard vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. March 23, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
4. "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. March 25, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
5. "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. March 25, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
6. "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. March 25, 2001. Retrieved February 20, 2009.

External links

• NCAA Women's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com