2001 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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, 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][2] The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the St. Lawrence Saints 4–2 to win the tournament.

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.

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[3][4]
March 23 		National Championship[5]
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[6]
1 Dartmouth 2
3 Harvard 3

Results

National Semifinals

Dartmouth vs. St. Lawrence

March 23Dartmouth1–3
(0–3, 0–0, 1–0)		St. LawrenceMariucci Arena
Game reference
Amy Ferguson / Meaghan CahillGoaliesRachel Barrie
0–14:34 – Fiacco (Simard)
0–25:45 – pp – Chera Marshall (Powers, Kingsbury)
0–318:47 – pp – Jessica Wilson (Sargeant)
Haggard (Pietrangelo – pp – 45:411–3
4 minPenalties4 min
32Shots17

Harvard vs. Minnesota Duluth

March 23Harvard3–6
(0–0, 1–1, 2–5)		Minnesota DuluthMariucci Arena
Attendance: 2,099
Game reference
Jessica RuddockGoaliesTuula Puputti
0–122:38 – pp – Sanna Peura (Brittny Ralph, Hanne Sikio)
Tammy Shewchuk (Tara Dunn, Pam Van Reesema) – pp – 37:521–1
1–241:18 – Erika Holst (Maria Rooth)
1–342:51 – Maria Rooth (Joanne Eustace, Laurie Alexander)
1–443:46 – Hanne Sikio ((Sanna Peura, Erika Holst)
1–547:52 – Maria Rooth
Jennifer Botterill (Tammy Shewchuk) – 50:552–5
Tammy Shewchuk (Jamie Hagerman) – 52:163–5
3–658:58 – Maria Rooth (Joanne Eustace, Laurie Alexander)
4 minPenalties2 min
31Shots36

National Championship

March 25St. Lawrence2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)		Minnesota DuluthMariucci Arena
Attendance: 3,079
Game reference
Rachel BarrieGoaliesTuula Puputti
Amanda Sargeant (Jessica Wilson, Shannon Smith) – pp – 11:221–0
1–117:40 – Jennifer Hempel (Navada Russell)
1–225:36 – Maria Rooth (Navada Russell)
1–336:05 – Hanne Sikio (Sanna Peura)
1–445:22 – Laurie Alexander (Maria Rooth)
Isabelle Chartrand (Gina Kingsbury) – pp – 59:062–4
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots36

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player

References

  1. ^ Hunt, Paula (March 24, 2001). "HOCKEY; St. Lawrence Surprises Dartmouth". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Retrieved February 20, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Box Score: St. Lawrence vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. March 23, 2001. Archived from the original on November 6, 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. March 23, 2001. Archived from the original on January 8, 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "Box Score: St. Lawrence vs. Minnesota Duluth". USCHO. March 25, 2001. Archived from the original on November 6, 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  6. ^ "Box Score: Harvard vs. Dartmouth". USCHO. March 25, 2001. Archived from the original on March 21, 2003. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
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