2002 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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2002 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
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2002 Frozen Four logo
Teams4
Finals site
Champions Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs  (2nd title)
Runner-up Brown Bears  (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Shannon Miller  (2nd title)
MOPKristy Zamora (Brown)
Attendance5153, 3,102 for Championship Game

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]

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Qualifying teams

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Minnesota
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Minnesota Duluth
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Niagara
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Brown
2002 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 17.

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth TypeAppearanceLast bid
W1 Minnesota WCHA 28–3–5Tournament champion1stNever
W2 Minnesota Duluth WCHA22–6–4At-large bid2nd2001
E1 Niagara ECAC 26–7–1At-large bid1stNever
E2 Brown ECAC24–7–2Tournament champion1stNever

Brackets

Frozen Four – Durham, New Hampshire

National Semifinals [2]
March 22
National Championship [2]
March 24
      
E2 Brown2
W1 Minnesota 1
E2 Brown 2
W2 Minnesota Duluth3
W2 Minnesota Duluth3
E1 Niagara 2 Consolation Game [2]
W1 Minnesota 2
E1 Niagara 2

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. 1 2 3 "Women's Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 27, 2014.