2002 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

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]

2002 NCAA Women's National Collegiate
Ice Hockey Tournament

2002 Frozen Four logo
Teams	4
Finals site	Whittemore Center Durham, New Hampshire
Champions	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (2nd title)
Runner-up	Brown Bears (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Minnesota Golden Gophers (1st Frozen Four) Niagara Purple Eagles (1st Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Shannon Miller (2nd title)
MOP	Kristy Zamora, Brown
Attendance	5153

Qualifying teams

The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 17.

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type
W1	Minnesota	WCHA	28–3–5	Tournament Champion
W2	Minnesota–Duluth	WCHA	22–6–4	At-large Bid
E1	Niagara	ECAC Eastern	26–7–1	At-large Bid
E2	Brown	ECAC	24–7–2	Tournament Champion

Brackets

Frozen Four – Durham, New Hampshire

	National Semifinals[2] March 22					National Championship[2] March 24
	E2	Brown	2
	W1	Minnesota	1
						E2	Brown	2
						W2	Minnesota–Duluth	3
	W2	Minnesota–Duluth	3
	E1	Niagara	2			Consolation Game[2]
						W1	Minnesota	2
						E1	Niagara	2

All-Tournament Team

• G: Tania Pinelli, Niagara
• D: Larissa Luther, Minnesota–Duluth
• D: Meredith Ostrander, Brown
• F: Kelly Stephens, Minnesota
• F: Joanne Eustace, Minnesota–Duluth
• F: Kristy Zamora, Brown*

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

1. "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
2. "Women's Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 27, 2014.

External links

• NCAA Women's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com