2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
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2001 Frozen Four logo
Teams4
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)
Attendance5178, 3,079 for Championship Game

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]

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Qualifying teams

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Dartmouth
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Minnesota Duluth
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Harvard
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St. Lawrence
2001 Qualifying Teams
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The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 18.

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
1 Dartmouth ECAC 26–3–1Tournament champion
2 Minnesota Duluth WCHA 26–5–4Tournament champion
3 Harvard ECAC23–10–0At-large bid
4 St. Lawrence ECAC23–7–3At-large bid

Brackets

Frozen Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota

National Semifinals [2] [3]
March 23
National Championship [4]
March 25
      
4 St. Lawrence3
1 Dartmouth 1
4 St. Lawrence 2
2 Minnesota Duluth4
3 Harvard 3
2 Minnesota Duluth6Consolation Game [5]
1 Dartmouth 2
3 Harvard3

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Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* 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.