2003 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament May 2025 2003 women's Division I National Collegiate 150px 4 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs 3rd 3rd 3rd Harvard Crimson 1st 2nd Dartmouth Big Green 2nd Minnesota Golden Gophers 2nd Shannon Miller 3rd Caroline Ouellette Minnesota Duluth 5,167 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. The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs defeated the Harvard Crimson 4–3 in double overtime for their third straight national championship. As of 2026, they are the only women's hockey team to have won the NCAA tournament in three consecutive years. This was the first women's hockey final to go to overtime and the only one until 2010. Qualifying teams USA Northeast 450 2003 Qualifying Teams10px WCHA, 10px ECAC no USA Northeast Minnesota Duluth left ButtonRed.svg 46.8 -92.1 USA Northeast Harvard left ButtonBlue.svg 42.374444 -71.116944 USA Northeast Minnesota bottom ButtonRed.svg 44.974 -93.2277 USA Northeast Dartmouth top ButtonBlue.svg 43.703333 -72.288333 SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth TypeAppearanceLast bid1Minnesota DuluthWCHA29–3–2Tournament champion3rd20022HarvardECAC30–2–1Tournament champion2nd20013MinnesotaWCHA27–7–1At-large bid2nd20024DartmouthECAC26–7–0At-large bid2nd2001 NCAA Frozen Four National SemifinalsMarch 21 National ChampionshipMarch 23 Consolation Game 2 Harvard 6 3 Minnesota 1 1 Minnesota Duluth 5 4 Dartmouth 2 2 Harvard 3 1 Minnesota Duluth 4** 3 Minnesota 2 4 Dartmouth 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) The championship game was attended by 5,167. This set a new record for single-game attendance in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey, which would not be surpassed until January 26, 2008 (when 5,377 attended a Wisconsin home game at the Kohl Center against the St. Cloud State).Women's Ice Hockey Attendance Records 2023-24 Attendance http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_icehockey_rb/Attendance.pdf NCAA July 19, 2025 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.https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/sports/hockey-minnesota-duluth-makes-it-three-straight.html HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight The New York Times March 24, 2003 Borzi Pat The game was held in Duluth, Minnesota in front of the largest crowd in women's hockey NCAA history (5,167).http://www.umdbulldogs.com/viewmoment.php?height=500&width=700&modal=true&id=113 Memorable Moments Minnesota Duluth Athletics May 3, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110725165915/http://www.umdbulldogs.com/viewmoment.php?height=500&width=700&modal=true&id=113 July 25, 2011 Nora Tallus scored the game winner 4:19 into the second overtime.https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/sports/hockey-minnesota-duluth-makes-it-three-straight.html HOCKEY; Minnesota-Duluth Makes It Three Straight Borzi Pat March 24, 2003 The New York Times July 22, 2019 en-US 0362-4331 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 * Category:NCAA women's ice hockey tournaments NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament