2003 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

2003 NCAA National Collegiate women's
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)
	← 2002 ; NCAA women's ice hockey tournaments; 2004 →;

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.

Qualifying teams

Minnesota Duluth

Harvard

Minnesota

Dartmouth

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2003 Qualifying Teams
WCHA, ECAC

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	29–3–2	Tournament champion	3rd	2002
2	Harvard	ECAC	30–2–1	Tournament champion	2nd	2001
3	Minnesota	WCHA	27–7–1	At-large bid	2nd	2002
4	Dartmouth	ECAC	26–7–0	At-large bid	2nd	2001

NCAA 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]

Tournament awards

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 Sikiö, Minnesota Duluth

* Most Outstanding Player

References

^ Borzi, Pat (March 24, 2003). "HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight". The New York Times.
^ "Memorable Moments". Minnesota Duluth Athletics. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
^ Borzi, Pat (March 24, 2003). "HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2019.