![]() 2001 Frozen Four logo | |
Teams | 4 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (1st title) |
Runner-up | St. Lawrence Saints (1st title game) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Shannon Miller (1st title) |
MOP | Maria Rooth (Minnesota Duluth) |
Attendance | 5178, 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]
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 |
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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 |
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 |