2002 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

The 2002 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 tournament began on March 22, 2002, and ended with the championship game on March 24.^[1]

2002 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament

2002 Frozen Four logo
Teams	4
Finals site	Whittemore Center Durham, New Hampshire
Champions	Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (2nd title)
Runner-up	Brown Bears (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Minnesota Golden Gophers (1st Frozen Four) Niagara Purple Eagles (1st Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Shannon Miller (2nd title)
MOP	Kristy Zamora (Brown)
Attendance	5153
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Qualifying teams

Minnesota

Minnesota Duluth

Niagara

Brown

2002 Qualifying Teams
WCHA, ECAC

The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 17.

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type	Appearance	Last bid
W1	Minnesota	WCHA	28–3–5	Tournament champion	1st	Never
W2	Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	22–6–4	At-large bid	2nd	2001
E1	Niagara	ECAC	26–7–1	At-large bid	1st	Never
E2	Brown	ECAC	24–7–2	Tournament champion	1st	Never

Brackets

Frozen Four – Durham, New Hampshire

	National Semifinals[2] March 22					National Championship[2] March 24
	E2	Brown	2
	W1	Minnesota	1
						E2	Brown	2
						W2	Minnesota Duluth	3
	W2	Minnesota Duluth	3
	E1	Niagara	2			Consolation Game[2]
						W1	Minnesota	2
						E1	Niagara	2

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• G: Tania Pinelli, Niagara
• D: Larissa Luther, Minnesota Duluth
• D: Meredith Ostrander, Brown
• F: Kelly Stephens, Minnesota
• F: Joanne Eustace, Minnesota Duluth
• F: Kristy Zamora*, Brown

* 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. "Women's Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

External links

• NCAA Women's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com