2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
 2001 Frozen Four logo | |
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota–Duluth (1st title) |
| Runner-up | St. Lawrence (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Shannon Miller (1st title) |
| MOP | Maria Rooth (Minnesota–Duluth) |
| Attendance | 5178 |
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]
Qualifying teams
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 | |||||||
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(s)
References
- ^ "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-23. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Minnesota-Duluth". USCHO. 2001-03-23. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Box Score: St Lawrence vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. 2001-03-25. Retrieved 2009-02-20.