2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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]

2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
2001 Frozen Four logo
Teams4
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Duluth Bulldogs (1st title)
Runner-upSt. Lawrence Saints (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShannon Miller (1st title)
MOPMaria Rooth (Minnesota Duluth)
Attendance5178

Qualifying teams

Dartmouth
Minnesota Duluth
Harvard
St. Lawrence
2001 Qualifying Teams
WCHA, ECAC

The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 18.

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth Type
1DartmouthECAC26–3–1Tournament champion
2Minnesota DuluthWCHA26–5–4Tournament champion
3HarvardECAC23–10–0At-large bid
4St. LawrenceECAC23–7–3At-large bid

Brackets

Frozen Four – Minneapolis, Minnesota

National Semifinals[2][3]
March 23
National Championship[4]
March 25
      
4St. Lawrence3
1Dartmouth1
4St. Lawrence2
2Minnesota Duluth4
3Harvard3
2Minnesota Duluth6Consolation Game[5]
1Dartmouth2
3Harvard3

[6]

Tournament awards

* Most Outstanding Player

References