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2002 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament
NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament
NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2002 |
| Gender | women's |
| NCAAdiv | Division I |
| Division | National Collegiate |
| Image | 2002wmfrozenfour.gif |
| ImageSize | 150px |
| Caption | 2002 Frozen Four logo |
| Teams | 4 |
| FrozenFourArena | Whittemore Center |
| FrozenFourCity | Durham, New Hampshire |
| Champions | Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs |
| TitleCount | 2nd |
| ChampGameCount | 2nd |
| ChampFFCount | 2nd |
| RunnerUp | Brown Bears |
| GameCount | 1st |
| RunnerFFCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| FrozenFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | Niagara Purple Eagles |
| FrozenFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Shannon Miller |
| CoachCount | 2nd |
| MOP | Kristy Zamora |
| MOPTeam | Brown |
| Attendance | 5153, 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.
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 | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | Minnesota | WCHA | 28–3–5 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
| W2 | Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 22–6–4 | At-large bid | 2nd | 2001 |
| E1 | Niagara | ECAC | 26–7–1 | At-large bid | 1st | Never |
| E2 | Brown | ECAC | 24–7–2 | Tournament champion | 1st | Never |
Brackets
Frozen Four – [[Durham, New Hampshire]]
March 22 March 24
| RD1-seed1=E2 | RD1-team1=Brown | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=W1 | RD1-team2=Minnesota | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=W2 | RD1-team3=Minnesota Duluth | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=E1 | RD1-team4=Niagara | RD1-score4=2
| RD2-seed1=E2 | RD2-team1=Brown | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=W2 | RD2-team2=Minnesota Duluth | RD2-score2=3
| RD2b-seed1=W1 | RD2b-team1=Minnesota | RD2b-score1=2 | RD2b-seed2=E1 | RD2b-team2=Niagara | RD2b-score2=2
Tournament awards
[[NCAA Division I women's ice hockey All-Tournament team|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
References
References
- "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA.
- . ["Women’s Frozen Four Records"](http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/frozen_4/2013-14/011-Women.pdf). *NCAA*.
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