2003 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2003 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. It began on March 21, 2003, and ended with the championship game on March 23. A total of four games were played.

2003 NCAA Women's National Collegiate
Ice Hockey Tournament

Teams	4
Finals site	Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, Minnesota
Champions	Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (3rd title)
Runner-up	Harvard Crimson (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Dartmouth Big Green (2nd Frozen Four) Minnesota Golden Gophers (2nd Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Shannon Miller (3rd title)
MOP	Caroline Ouellette, Minnesota–Duluth

Frozen Four

	National Semifinals March 21					National Championship March 23
	2	Harvard	6
	3	Minnesota	1
						2	Harvard	3
						1	Minnesota–Duluth	4**
	1	Minnesota–Duluth	5
	4	Dartmouth	2			Consolation Game
						3	Minnesota	2
						4	Dartmouth	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Notes

• UMD made women's hockey history as the Bulldogs won their third straight NCAA Frozen Four tournament. The Bulldogs defeated Harvard in a double overtime win 4–3.[1] The game was held in Duluth, Minnesota in front of the largest crowd in women's hockey NCAA history (5,167).[2] Nora Tallus scored the game winner 4:19 into the second overtime.[3]

All-Tournament Team

• G: Amy Ferguson, Dartmouth
• D: Julie Chu, Harvard
• D: Angela Ruggiero, Harvard
• F: Caroline Ouellette, Minnesota–Duluth*
• F: Jenny Potter, Minnesota–Duluth
• F: Hanne Sikio, Minnesota–Duluth

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

References

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/sports/hockey-minnesota-duluth-makes-it-three-straight.html
2. "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
3. Borzi, Pat (2003-03-24). "HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-22.