The 2001 American Collegiate Women's Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion in women's ice hockey. This was the second and final edition of the tournament, as the NCAA would start to sponsor its own tournament starting with the 2001-02 season.
Format[]
Four teams were invited to participate in a single elimination tournament held March 9th and 10th, 2001, to determine a national champion. The champions of the ECAC East conference tournament and the MIAC received automatic bids to the tournament. Two at-large bids were also selected. This was a change from the previous season, when only the conference tournament champions of the ECAC East and MIAC were invited for a best-of-three series. This year, all tournament games were held at the ESL Center in Rochester, New York.
Bids[]
Automatic Bids[]
- Eastern College Athletic Conference East champion: Middlebury Panthers (2nd appearance)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (1st appearance)
At-Large Bids[]
- Saint Mary's Cardinals - MIAC (1st appearance)
- Williams Ephs - ECAC East (1st appearance)
Misc.[]
- This is the 2nd of 10 consecutive national postseason appearances (AWCHA or NCAA) for Middlebury.
Seeds[]
East
- Middlebury (21-1-1)
- Williams (20-4-1)
West
- Gustavus (22-5-1)
- Saint Mary's (21-6-1)
Results[]
Semifinals[]
Hosted by ESL Center- Rochester, NY
| Friday, March 9, 2001 4 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W2) Saint Mary's | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| E1) Middlebury | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Friday, March 9, 2001 7:30 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| E2) Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| W1) Gustavus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Third Place[]
Hosted by ESL Center- Rochester, NY
| Saturday, March 10, 2001 4 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W2) Saint Mary's | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| E2) Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Championship[]
Hosted by ESL Center- Rochester, NY
| Saturday, March 10, 2001 7:30 PM ET |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| W1) Gustavus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E1) Middlebury | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Bracket[]
Tournament Notes[]
- Middlebury wins back-to-back national championships and the first two awarded in Division III women's ice hockey.
- This served as Gustavus' only runner-up finish in a national tournament until 2022, where they fell in overtime in the NCAA tournament final against the same Middlebury program.
Statistics[]
Skaters[]
| Player | Team | Pos. | Yr. | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Labbe | Middlebury | F | Sr. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Erin Neil | Middlebury | F | So. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Angela Kapus | Middlebury | F | So. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tennie McCabe | Saint Mary's | F | Fr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Catherine Elkins | Middlebury | D | Jr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Amber Neil | Middlebury | D | So. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 players tied with 1 point | |||||||
Goaltending[]
| Player | Team | Yr. | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Hutchinson | Middlebury | Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0.50 | .971 | 1 | 120:00 |
| Missie Meemken | Saint Mary's | So. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 2.01 | .944 | 0 | 119:15 |
| Monelle Quevillon | Williams | So. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 4 | 2.02 | .940 | 0 | 119:02 |
| Molly O'Donnell | Gustavus | Fr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 3.94 | .863 | 0 | 106:41 |
All Tournament Team[]
- F: Angela Kapus- Middlebury
- F: Michelle Labbe- Middlebury
- F: Becca Levine- Gustavus
- D: Sarah Carpenter- Middlebury
- D: Amber Neil- Middlebury
- G: Missie Meemken- Saint Mary's